Category Archives: Blogbits

Good stuff from our friends

Again, miss-use of the word.

Posted on July 7, 2015 by On the North River

The moment all of you tech geeks have been waiting for: the first ever robot wedding took place in Japan on June 27. Crowds paid $81 to witness the historic occasion. The ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ are Frois, a robotic creation … Continue reading →

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Meat on the table, as pilots say…

Posted on July 1, 2015 by On the North River

Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight New stealth fighter is dead meat in an air battle I’m afraid that George Bush carries some of the blame for this, the whole story of development is a decades long horror story.  … Continue reading →

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Happy thought!

Posted on June 29, 2015 by On the North River

I can’t wait until Granny, on her death bed, marries her favorite granddaughter, and the IRS watches all that Estate Tax money just drifting away into the sunset – instead of into the IRS coffers. Two same-sex anyones even when … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Peel, we’re needed!

Posted on June 26, 2015 by On the North River

Dapper and discreet, Avengers gentleman who charmed us all: Bowler-hatted star Patrick Macnee dead at 93 Sitting up at night, wiggling the rabbit ears (Huh?) and being enthralled by the wonderful and often outrageous stories from Old Blighty. They should … Continue reading →

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Cast Iron

Posted on June 22, 2015 by On the North River

Food Thread: Ironworker Edition [CBD] —Open Blogger “Commenter (mostly lurker) Lando034 has done something wonderful with his new cast-iron pans after his vintage pans were “lost” by the movers. But first some background on cast iron cookware.” Terrific article on … Continue reading →

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That’s my life you’re talking about.

Posted on June 4, 2015 by On the North River

Banks Curtail Employee Use of Voice Mail Voice mail is viewed as an expensive vestige of a bygone era J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. , are either eliminating or considering paring back a … Continue reading →

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Doug: Last…

Posted on June 3, 2015 by On the North River

The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget by Kent Nerburn Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark except … Continue reading →

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In Texas it’s legal to hunt near bait.

Posted on May 4, 2015 by On the North River

A joke about the (Texas) cowboy, the Indian and the Muslim sitting around the campfire. The Indian says sadly, “Once we were many, now we are few.” The Muslim says happily, “Once we were few, now we are many!” To … Continue reading →

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Hump Day

Posted on April 8, 2015 by On the North River

Let the fun and frivolity begin!

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Wow

Posted on April 7, 2015 by On the North River

The Forest of War A forest outside Leningrad. In the forests surrounding the Neva Bridgehead area in Russia the trees carry a deep scar of history. All through the forests are the remnants of war.

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