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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.

Looking for my country on Memorial Weekend.

More Than 30 Blocks Of Grey & Decay I believe a country and a community will have a lot of what it values most. Our country has a lot of debt, a lot of vehicles, a lot of bombs, a … Continue reading →

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Sign the Reverse Course Petition

A customer’s letter to the appeasers of Amazon.com; Update: Sign the Reverse Course Petition by Michelle Malkin  •  May 24, 2012 05:27 PM I received the following statement from Amazon.com today regarding its decision not to renew its membership with the American … Continue reading →

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Great Comment, what’s Lucas doing now that he doesn’t make movies?

OK, here’s the comment of the week found within a review of the movie “Battleship”… “Besides, who would want to see a movie called Littoral Combat Ship?” Take more than two seconds to figure out, which is which? From Coyote, … Continue reading →

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Visit Enchanted George Anderson Forest

So I received a invitation in the (E)mail from the NSRWA, which is a group I joined last month during the Annual River Cleanup and at which I had a very nice time, despite being mistaken for a criminal. (What … Continue reading →

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North River

These guys are scuba diving for moorings. Explanation, the mooring buoys are secured to large weights on the bottom (usually 6 to 10 cement blocks attached to a heavy chain), once settled into the mud they are a fixed point … Continue reading →

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Breaking News

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson apologize for a rush to judgement in the Treyvon Martin case! (Photos)…by Michael Haltman at TPC

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English satire, Biggest WWII warrior and Sacrilege!

Greeks apologise with huge horse 15-05-12 THE nation of Greece said sorry to the European Union with a present of an enormous wooden horse. In theory these would still fit Left outside the European Central Bank in the dead of … Continue reading →

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Around the Porch

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Grins and warnings from old Blighty, plus local idiots.

My old colleagues (the old farts) will get a grin from this… Archaeology…………. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, French scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion … Continue reading →

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Photos never lie.

As I’ve always said… Photographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People #3. Just a Normal, Happy Family … … the Manson Family, that is. Charles Manson is the most famous serial killer of all time, and maybe the most … Continue reading →

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