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How many do you have?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by On the North River

It was love at first sight, the moment I saw my first Leatherman I knew I had to have it. I lost a couple in the house fire, but today I still have six…and I don’t think I’ve bought my … Continue reading →

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Drive-ins going down.

Posted on August 13, 2013 by On the North River

by Arthur Tilley America’s drive-in movie theaters are on the brink of extinction. At their peak in the 1950s and ’60s, the country boasted over 4000 of the open-air cinemas. Today, there are 368, and these holdovers from the analog … Continue reading →

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Top quote

Posted on August 11, 2013 by On the North River

In the immediate aftermath of his attack, the U.S. media, following their iron-clad rule that “Allahu akbar” is Arabic for “Nothing to see here,” did their best to pass off Major Hasan as the first known victim of pre-Post-Traumatic Stress … Continue reading →

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Rebloged from Maggie’s Farm

Posted on August 11, 2013 by On the North River

An angel visited me Well, as close to an angel as I have ever identified. Like most angels, she just looked like an ordinary middle-aged person. Unremarkable, unmemorable.  Angels are simply messengers, aren’t they? They aren’t gods, and they don’t … Continue reading →

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The Muslim Demographic Explosion: reblogged from Maggies Farm

Posted on August 8, 2013 by On the North River

 

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So, when exactly did we lose control?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by On the North River

Android 4.3’s New ‘Always-On’ Wi-Fi Feature Buried in Settings “To improve location accuracy and for other purposes, Google and other apps may scan for nearby networks, even when Wi-Fi is off,” describes Google. Messages From New Amber Alert Program Startle … Continue reading →

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Fox Poll

Posted on August 5, 2013 by On the North River

Question of the Day Q: Would you eat a hamburger made of artificial meat created in a lab? Yes No Not sure Answer: Qualified Yes, because the only way I would eat an artificial hamburger is if I was on … Continue reading →

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What would happen in Your Town?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by On the North River

Armed citizens force officials to back down A group of 160 citizens, many if not most of whom were armed, confronted government officials Tuesday who had attempted to have a wounded Army veteran kicked out of a meeting due to … Continue reading →

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It’s Basic.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by On the North River

As a Basic cable subscriber, I have been paying less than ten bucks for Comcast TV to deliver the “over-the_air” channels along with the hi-speed internet. Then the FCC got involved last year and granted Comcast the right to encrypt … Continue reading →

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G*d_D*mn it! I missed!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by On the North River

Massive solar flare narrowly misses Earth, EMP disaster barely avoided The earth barely missed taking a massive solar punch in the teeth two weeks ago, an “electromagnetic pulse” so big that it could have knocked out power, cars and iPhones … Continue reading →

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