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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

Hail and farewell, Furry Beast.

Posted on February 28, 2013 by On the North River

I lost an old friend this month. Terry McCutchen, AKA “The Furry Beast”. I’ll willing to bet that the average intelligence of the country dropped a point when he passed away. While I was putting together the Tank post (proceeding) … Continue reading →

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Boys with Toys.

Posted on February 28, 2013 by On the North River

These Vehicles Are Tons of Fun, and Good for Thwarting Road Rage Private Tank Owners Roll Out Heavy Weaponry; A Spin in Parking Lot [By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS/WSJ] “Lance Miller, a 41-year-old from Loudonville, Ohio, sold his elegant little Stuart, … Continue reading →

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Rainy day harvest

Posted on February 27, 2013 by On the North River

The AR-15 Is More Than a Gun. It’s a Gadget In the past two decades, the AR-15 has evolved into an open, modular gun platform that’s infinitely hackable and accessorizable. With only a few simple tools and no gunsmithing expertise, … Continue reading →

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Mom’s second hospital newsletter.

Posted on February 26, 2013 by On the North River

Love hurts: Man arrested for releasing helium balloon with his girlfriend Anthony Brasfield saw romance when he released a dozen heart-shaped balloons into the sky over Dania Beach with his sweetie. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper saw a felony. Brasfield, … Continue reading →

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Do the math.

Posted on February 26, 2013 by On the North River

Do the numbers; 7,000 deaths from firearms (including Police shootings, home self-defense and suicides), 32,000 deaths from drunk driving. NRA   4 Million Members. AAA 50 Million Members. It makes WAY more sense to blame AAA for drunk driving then NRA … Continue reading →

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Glenn Reynolds..Podcast.

Posted on February 26, 2013 by On the North River

“If you’re the president, if you’re a member of Congress, if you are a TSA agent, the only reason why somebody should listen to what you say, instead of horsewhipping you out of town for your impertinence, is because you … Continue reading →

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Doug: Skidboot

Posted on February 26, 2013 by On the North River

This just in…………tissues? What great outlook Skidboot Website

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Mom’s hospital newsletter.

Posted on February 25, 2013 by On the North River

Mom is at the local hospital due to constipation (!) So I thought I’d put together a newsletter for her to cluck over. Horse meat found in Ikea’s Swedish meatballs STOCKHOLM –  Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe’s … Continue reading →

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I surf the internet so you don’t have to!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by On the North River

Republican State Representative in Florida Seeks End to State’s Ethanol Mandate State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) will introduce legislation this year to repeal a state law requiring Florida service stations to sell only ethanol blended gasoline. Energy experts … Continue reading →

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EPA and the Asteroid, Both are likely to end civilization, neither are elected.

Posted on February 21, 2013 by On the North River

Bad news: The asteroid that just missed Earth is coming back. And… NASA estimates the flyby asteroid was the largest to approach this close in more than a century. On Earth it would weigh about 130,000 metric tons. That’s even larger … Continue reading →

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