Category Archives: Blogbits

Good Stuff from the Blogs

A Wonderful Story.

Posted on June 19, 2019 by On the North River

Blink The long occupation of Poland by the USSR was the usual story of socialist oppression, poverty, and desperation, and it seemed at the time like it would never end. But in the 1980s, the spirit of liberation was in … Continue reading →

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Technical assistance from John McAfee. (NSFW)

Posted on June 17, 2019 by On the North River
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Cheeky

Posted on June 15, 2019 by On the North River

Talk about buns of steel. A cheeky new “sport” in Russia has been pitting female fitness enthusiasts against each other in a one-on-one “booty slapping” contest. Why are there no bikinis?

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Interesting development.

Posted on June 14, 2019 by On the North River

GOOD NEWS: New Vaccine Might Prevent Development Of Alzheimer’s The department’s newsroom website stated that the vaccine uses virus-like particles (VLPs) to eliminate the tangling of the tau protein, which when accumulated in the brain can interrupt neurons in the … Continue reading →

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PETA Fights for Oysters’ Rights in Push for Veganism!

Posted on June 9, 2019 by On the North River

When I saw this, at first I thought it was another spoof from “The Babylon Bee”. In its new crusade for veganism, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has rushed to the defense of oysters and other bivalves, … Continue reading →

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Watching the Ship.

Posted on June 9, 2019 by On the North River

The Ship What is dying I am standing on the seashore, a ship sails in the morning breeze and starts for the ocean. She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her till at last she fades on … Continue reading →

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In great deeds…

Posted on June 7, 2019 by On the North River

I read today as a prelude to a story about D-Day commemorations the phrase “This will be the last significant observation of this event. Because only a handful of living veterans are now participating and none will be alive for … Continue reading →

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Greatest Generation.

Posted on June 5, 2019 by On the North River

D-Day veteran, 97, parachutes into Normandy 75 years later

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Lighter side.

Posted on June 3, 2019 by On the North River
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Digital movies revisited.

Posted on June 1, 2019 by On the North River

Digitally converted by Hollywood.  (2012) Back in 2012 I mouthed off on my personal opinion in regards to the rapid changeover to digital film-making and digital movie projection and the subsequent disappearance of actual film. Here’s an update… Digital technology has … Continue reading →

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