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....than playing Bear on the stock exchange. I filled my truck's tank at $2.19 per gallon and the next day the price dipped to $2.14, then $2.07. I woke up this week to $1.99 gas, then spotted a station where it was selling for $1.98. Tell you what: I'm going to nurse my quarter tankful and...

My fav gasoline cheapie station broadcast the good news today: $2.31 per gal for regular --- down from $2.47 just a couple of days ago. Nothing seems to be working the way it should. Bush's hurricane-generating machine has broken down, the French are under assault by Islam, and Muslims are...

In June, 2000, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences issued its report on climate change --- after several years of measurements. It was greeted by a great squall of alarm from the news media. Setting the tone was CNN which proclaimed the report was a “unanimous decision that global warming is...

Tacitus, the gabby Roman historian of 1 A.D., reported a new scam making the rounds in ancient commercial circles: A tax of four per cent on the sale of slaves was remitted, an apparent rather than a real boon, for as the seller was ordered to pay it, purchasers found it was added as part of...

When I went to bed last night the bottom price of gasoline in Birmingham was $2.47. When I awoke this morning it had plunged to $2.41, falling six cents in about eight hours. What's going on here? Last week the liberal nutburgers assured us rising prices were due to the president's...

Not only has poll after poll shown that the worthies of our national news media are overwhelmingly liberal in outlook, they are also thoroughly unionized. Those national-level journalists in the print media mostly belong to the Newspaper Guild, which got its start in the 1930s with Roosevelt’s...

Iraq has voted in its new constitution overwhelmingly. All sides participated peacefully in the voting.. I can't blame you for perhaps being uninformed on this subject, although it has world-shaking implications. The U.S. news media apparently didn't consider it such a much, just judging by the...

Doctors offices advise me that flu shots will be delayed at least one week this year because of Katrina and her running mate. Transportation into and out of this area has been totally screwed up. They hope injections will proceed next Thursday. Like a lot of folks, I used to look upon...

As a matter of fact, I devoutly believe one of our problems is a lack of selective killing. I know literally dozens and hundreds of individuals whose absence from this sphere would make the air cleaner, the gene pool deeper and more potent, and all of us sleep a little easier. But there are all...

Teaching Math In 1950 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Teaching Math In 1960 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of...

Compares GOP to Nazis; he's flagellated by Jewish groups, asked to apologize. Since Byrd is a former member of the Ku Klux Klan he is apparently presumed to have special insights into the totalitarian psyche. :biggrin2: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050303/D88J6OG00.html

MoveOn.org, that recent insurgency of the blogosphere, is making heroic noises about taking command of the Democrat Party. Yet to date every leftist crusade MoveOn espoused has flopped heroically, reports Rolling Stone. Can the problem be the organization is composed of wealthy, upper-middle...

Perhaps there's no way, hints The American Spectator as it probes the mind of the new DNC chairman: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7819

Dear Staff, Please be advised that the following are new rules and regulations implemented to raise the efficiency of our institution. ATTIRE: It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada sneakers and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are...

....of order in the modern office: 1. I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either. 2. I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by. 3. Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along...

Currently thery're a big seller in New York City, that world Mecca for flapping lips. Seems a lot of people have a strong motive for shutting other people up. http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/40168.htm

And GP films are on the upswing, What gives? Has Hollywood got religion (fiscal version)? Is it the current political climate? http://www.variety.com/VR1117918193.html

Yep, few weeks back I was contacted by Nielsen Media research, Inc. who asked me to be one of their TV guinea pigs.The wife and I spent the past week logging in every show we watched and how long we watched it. They even wanted to know how long each set was on even if nobody was paying attention...

My daily fishwrapper gets downright informative sometimes. Today it unloaded a real tidbit about the Richard Scrushy trial now fizzing along in federal court. You may remember Scrushy was collared by the feds for wrecking a multi-billion-dollar corporation, HealthSouth, with bogus accounting...