Category Archives: Blogbits

Good Stuff from the Blogs

Mel Brooks birthday… yesterday.

Posted on July 2, 2022 by On the North River

Thanks for all the birthday greetings! To tell the truth, I don’t feel like 96 at all—I feel a lot more like 95. — Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) June 30, 2022 only Mel Brooks could figure out how to get Count Basie … Continue reading →

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Kitten rescue.

Posted on June 10, 2022 by On the North River

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Robert Brantley (@robertbrantley_) Turns out the kitten rescuer is a professional shooter. As Robert Brantley was driving down the backroads of northeast Louisiana on Tuesday, something caught his eye. The professional … Continue reading →

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In great deeds… annual repost.

Posted on June 6, 2022 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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The creative mind.

Posted on May 15, 2022 by On the North River

Now that’s just too cool!  

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Gleaned from the blogs.

Posted on March 26, 2022 by On the North River

  And finally, seen on the road from Texas back to California…

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Reynolds’ Laws

Posted on January 6, 2022 by On the North River

Reynolds’ Laws Reynolds’ First Law “Subsidizing the markers of status doesn’t produce the character traits that result in that status; it undermines them.” Reynolds’ Second Law “The more a government wants to run its citizens’ lives, the worse job it … Continue reading →

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DST, Fall Back!

Posted on November 7, 2021 by On the North River
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“Ale vs Stout” weekend is here. Reposted from 2019

Posted on August 20, 2021 by On the North River

It’s a sure sign that the summer is drawing to a close; this weekend is for many college students the date that they quit their summer job and head back to school. We were on Cape Cod one summer at … Continue reading →

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In great deeds…

Posted on June 6, 2021 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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Memorial Day Repost

Posted on May 29, 2021 by On the North River
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