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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.

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Illness in the family so I’m finding it difficult to get out on the water lately so a lot of non-kayak posts. Union-buster is a pejorative term, Why isn’t company-busting likewise? http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dreamliner-nightmare/2011/05/12/AFzqFz2G_story.html We need MORE right to work states! Why … Continue reading →

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Union Brew House

I don’t always launch from the same spot or even the same river or in the same state, but when I stop for a beer at the end of the day its always at the same place. The ever friendly … Continue reading →

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The Raid on Osama Bin Laden: a Critique A very reasoned critique of the Raid. The desire (and need) for politicians to” grandstand” along with the insatiable pressure from the media makes it almost impossible to maintain any semblance of … Continue reading →

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Got to learn the correct way to post links on my blog.

Until then: C’mon, who’s with me? “We’ll start the war from right here!” http://theothermccain.com/2011/05/09/start-the-war-from-right-here/ One of the things about Obama, the man obviously either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about America History. Looking back into our shared history as Americans … Continue reading →

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Wessagusset Beach area in Weymouth: Updated July 2013 (2020)

The South Shore Yacht Club, located on the Back River and accessed from the Abigail Adams Park off Route 3A. The Back River is navigable up to the Fish Ladder in Jackson Square in Weymouth but is not very deep … Continue reading →

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Don’t bring a cat to kill a terrorist!

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Don-t-Bring-a-Cat-to-Kill-a-Terrorist

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From Business Week

Why Bin Laden Lost Al Qaeda’s leader died because he was outgunned. He lost because he was wrong Doug Kanter/AFP/Getty Images ByBrendan Greeley The United States has no purpose. That is perhaps its greatest achievement. America’s founding document, its Declaration … Continue reading →

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from Theo Spark…

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The jokes have started…..

A man walks into a bar and orders a Bin Laden Bartender asks, what’s a Bin Laden? Man says 2 shots with a splash of water. From Theo Spark

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