Category Archives: Blogbits

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Never seen it put better.

Posted on June 11, 2017 by On the North River

Dr. Jerry Pournelle on his page “Chaos Manor”. One story about “professionalism” in government. George H. W, Bush, Bush I, was the essence of the establishment, and believed in government professionalism and competence. The Foreign Service is the professional diplomatic … Continue reading →

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The ‘Alt-View’

Posted on June 6, 2017 by On the North River

Alt-Christianity The 21 Theses of Alt-Christianity Is It Time for a New Christian Mindset in the West? In recent years, the Alt-Right—along with the Alt-West, Alt-Lite, and the Hard Right—has come to the forefront of the political scene. This has … Continue reading →

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Movies that won’t play.

Posted on May 26, 2017 by On the North River

I’ve decided to follow up on an earlier post (Movies I’d watch) where I lamented on the interesting movies that get made but the majority of intelligent movie fans will not get to see in their home town. A fair … Continue reading →

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The answer is ‘Yes’.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by On the North River
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I’ll have a coffee and think about it.

Posted on May 22, 2017 by On the North River

Starbucks and Spider Webs …caffeine is known to be toxic in very high quantities. An old, fascinating, science experiment tested, in a very unique way, just how toxic certain chemicals are – including caffeine. The results show the effect of … Continue reading →

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Doug: John is my heart

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Doug

John Is My Heart (this one deserves reposting).   This is a well-written article about a father who put several of his kids through expensive colleges but one son wanted to be a Marine. Interesting observation by this dad.  See … Continue reading →

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Pure Gold from Chaos Manor

Posted on May 8, 2017 by On the North River

Dr. Pournelle’s blog His reader writes about automated vehicles This seems to be the anniversary of an interesting event. The officers charged with beating Rodney King were acquitted. So the black community in LA behaved like a collection of depraved … Continue reading →

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Scott Adams has the quote of the day.

Posted on May 6, 2017 by On the North River

“My recommendation to the public is to refuse to re-elect any politician who votes for a healthcare bill that YOU don’t understand. If you don’t understand a healthcare bill, that means it is designed to screw you. “ The Healthcare … Continue reading →

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Amazon Marketplace is the new Thieves Market…

Posted on May 5, 2017 by On the North River

First, I’m not stupid.  I thought this was a bogus offer from the first; the price was too low, the seller was too new, the 100% rating was suspect. First I should mention that I risked no money only Amazon … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day from Instapundit

Posted on May 3, 2017 by On the North River

COMMENT OF THE DAY: “I love your sarcasm, but in all seriousness, I am sick unto Heaven of this talking point. At this stage in the game, the Bonapartists and the Nazis combined haven’t blamed ‘the verdammt Russians’ as much … Continue reading →

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