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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.

Interesting Times…I fear.

Are We in Revolutionary Times? By Victor Davis Hanson Legally, President Obama has reiterated the principle that he can pick and choose which U.S. laws he wishes to enforce (see his decision to reverse the order of the Chrysler creditors, his … Continue reading →

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Wis. Gov. Walker hits Obama over economy in GOP weekly address

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False God

  “ What Bill Clinton Knows“ by Daniel Greenfield Clinton, like McCain, underestimated the power of the machine behind Obama. The new world order of digital power, manufactured cult-of-personality media complex and sheer arrogant rule-breaking. Slick Willy had tasted two … Continue reading →

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Once around the internet, just for fun.

Victory for Martha Payne as Argyll and Bute council backs down on school dinner blog ban A council has overturned a ban which prevented British schoolgirl Martha Payne from posting pictures of her school dinners on her blog Neverseconds. A … Continue reading →

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November 6th, 2012: The issues, the Oil Pipeline.

Energy Abundance vs. the Poverty of Energy Literacy In the midst of all the debate over fossil fuels, we seem to have forgotten this fundamental role of energy in life. We think that all we need energy for is to drive … Continue reading →

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November 6th, 2012: The issues, a series of personal observations.

It’s as if all this went down a memory hole, but this is the first in a series of reasons that I believe prove that Barack Obama has proven himself unworthy of the office of the Presidency. Obama’s United Auto … Continue reading →

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No more lifeboats left on EU Titanic………..Nigel Farage

Double Feature “2016”…………………from Dan Friedman Coming to a theater near you this summer, “2016,” a major film production that extrapolates what America might look like at the end of Obama’s second term.

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For the boys

Fifty Year Old Manure Spreader = $1 (Washington, D.C.)………….. Fifty-year old manure spreader. Not sure of brand. Said to have been produced in Kenya. Used for a few years in Indonesia before being smuggled into the U.S. via Hawaii. Does … Continue reading →

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Historic war plane lands in Connecticut

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“Swatting” is related to my earlier posts on Caller ID spoofing. Updated Feb 2013.

It’s not just telemarketers anymore. I’ve, previously,  written some annoyed posts about the new wave of telemarketing and political phone calls that have bogus or deceptive Caller ID names and numbers. Today in the news are stories making the rounds … Continue reading →

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