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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.

Hosting Page

Posted on August 12, 2011 by On the North River

The Duxbury Seniors Citizens Club… had their final goodbye luncheon this month. Disbanding after 44 years these lovey ladies (sprinkled with a few lads) leave these few pictures to remember them by. I’m happy to host this page for them, … Continue reading →

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Friday News

Posted on August 11, 2011 by On the North River

First, I promise to get out on the water tomorrow and come back with more pictures and words not about Obama or the economy or the riots. Unless I paddle by Barry drowning in Cape Cod Bay then I’ll take … Continue reading →

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Thursday News

Posted on August 11, 2011 by On the North River

Sinkhole found in I-90 tunnel (The Big Dig) Four feet deep, 190 feet long, some ramps and drainage pipes as well as 8 train tracks have already sunk up to 8 feet. (located under South Station so the commuter rail … Continue reading →

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Wednesday News

Posted on August 10, 2011 by On the North River

THE riots in London and elsewhere in Britain are a backhanded tribute to the long-term intellectual torpor, moral cowardice, incompetence and careerist opportunism of the British political and intellectual class. The view from Australia, the writer used to live in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday News- 8/9/2011

Posted on August 9, 2011 by On the North River

The Heralds token liberal columnist, Margery Eagan. We’ve run out of hope, Obama “Barack Obama should curse the Wall Street greed heads and the Tea Party know-nothings and move boldly to rescue the great beleaguered American middle class. But he … Continue reading →

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Work for Boeing go to space.

Posted on August 8, 2011 by On the North River

Boeing Workers Will Fly to ISS Aboard Their Company’s New Spaceship Sign me the F**k up. NOW!

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Welcome to Black Monday

Posted on August 8, 2011 by On the North River

The country is in the very best of hands. Barney Frank: US credit down because of military spending Words fail me. “Tea Party Downgrade”? They Can’t Possibly Sell That Of the administration’s alternative theories, the most ludicrous is the claim … Continue reading →

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On Sunday pause and remember the 31 Americans recently killed in Afghanistan.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by On the North River

Afghanistan isn’t worth the loss of the lives of so many brave and exceptional Americans. Two things wrong with the story I’ve heard from the AP and CNN reports; (three things, why are the only reports on this tragedy coming … Continue reading →

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Duxbury by the sea

Posted on August 6, 2011 by On the North River

Hanging out without a kayak with a Nikon.

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Saturday News

Posted on August 6, 2011 by On the North River

Hosting a New Page on this Blog, The Duxbury Senior Club. The World from Berlin ‘The Biggest Loser is the Average American’ Dos Amerikana is kaput! (My translation may be a bit off). One of Google’s self-driving cars has driven … Continue reading →

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