The great masses of the people … will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. – Adolf Hitler One of the first blogs on this site was a rant about WGN TV and Chicago Tribune meteorologist Tom Skilling and how I think he is the worst example of scaring […]

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There has been a ton of discussion of the Bush legacy with his disastrous presidency coming to an end next Tuesday. Liberals have been pounding on all of the failures, proclaiming him the worst president ever. Conservatives have tried to find successes, including Bush himself, who has been trying to use the last days of […]

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Actually, it may have been my only true present, but who says that no one listens to you, or in this case reads. A friend, who happens to be a vegetarian, read my tirade here about PETA a few weeks ago and found a t-shirt, which she gave to me for Christmas: P.E.T.A. – People […]

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Earlier in the week, it was announced that Scribner would be paying a reported $8 million to soon-to-be-former-First lady Laura Bush. Mrs. Bush’s memoir will reportedly discuss her recollections of personal and historical moments, especially her eight years in the White House. Mrs. Bush’s attorney, in an interview, said that she has yet to begin […]

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I admit to being a late comer to Facebook, but it is a nice tool to find old friends and keep in touch. However, they are now being prudes, as the “PC Police” are out in force. What do I mean? The website has begun to censor pictures posted to the site from women in […]

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I was going to write on a number of topics, but time is short, and I’m too tired. So, suffice it to say that whatever it is you celebrate: Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, or just plain Thursday, let me wish you a happy holiday season. Of course, I also wish for a very Happy New Year […]

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That is a line from the film “Jaws” when the mayor of fictional Amity wants to keep the beaches open on July 4th even as he knows that there is a shark in the water. This is my reaction when it became public that Drew Peterson, under suspicion for the death of his second wife […]

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