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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.

Trip to Cuba

sonia-bel: Trip to Cuba This is a very strange girl, naked pictures of herself on her blog, anti-communist and democrat. Loves Obama, hated George Bush. But this post is good and very interesting.

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Wednesday News

The Bronte’s and the London riots You couldn’t get further away from the England of the Brontes if you traveled to the Moon. More, I’m afraid. Find the scooter looters: Thieving riot thugs caught on camera ambushing biker Teenager, 16, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday News

Report: Pakistan Granted China Access to U.S.’s Top-Secret Bin Laden Raid Chopper Neither Pakistan or China is our friend, Pakistan merely hates us, China is spending every penny from their profits in their trade with us to build a war … Continue reading →

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“In Britain, everything is policed except crime.”

Lessons for us from London in flames “Within living memory, the city in flames on our TV screens every night governed a fifth of the Earth’s surface and a quarter of its population. When you’re imperialists on that scale, there … Continue reading →

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Monday News (back before I started to write, you know descriptive titles)

Advice from Curtis & Leroy: Limit all US politicians to two terms.. One in office One in prison…… Illinois already does this and it appears it’s starting to work for them. That’s what I am, far right. I always wondered … Continue reading →

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August. If your not out on the water now, you never will be.

I love a co-operative subject. This group was the “Paul Johnson Paddle” if I got the sign right as I drove up. If not please someone correct me. River flowers are beautiful in August. Got there at slack water. By … Continue reading →

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Sunday News

Telecom Italia sells unit to Burlington firm I still have an interest in these things. Orion spaceship The comments at the Herald website were the usual whining about wasting money in space. Let me say this very slowly,”You can’t spend … Continue reading →

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Saturday News

The North River Great Race_July 30.  Photos! Meant to try it this year, but I was busy falling off a paddleboard in Hingham Harbor taking a class in SOT paddleboarding. So, how bad do they think the riots and lawlessness … Continue reading →

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Mention at 11, thank you so much.

Veteran fears patriotism, his faith at odds at Mass By Joe Fitzgerald Bob sounded defensive at the beginning of his call. “Look, I’m not a guy who normally picks up the phone to call someone like you.” He identified himself … Continue reading →

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The South River in Scituate and Marshfield

One hundred and thirteen years ago there was a single entrance to the Atlantic for two separate rivers, the North River which ran from Hanover to Scituate and the South River that ran through Marshfield. One storm, in one night, … Continue reading →

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