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When an Engineer owns a dog

This is what happens when an Engineer has a dog. You have to watch this, even if you aren’t an Engineer or a dog lover. When_Engineers_Own_Dogs Pretty good huh? I liked it. I wish I had something like that when I had the two retrievers. They would have loved the machine. They would chase balls [...]

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Earth Day predictions from 40 years ago

Earth day turns 40 today. On the first earth day there were predictions made about the future and our environment. Most of these predictions came from “experts” in their fields. Check some of them out: “We have about five more years at the outside to do something.” • Kenneth Watt, ecologist “Civilization will end within [...]

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The Gun Is Civilization

Interesting take and one you don’t hear much. . . . . . As the Supreme Court hears arguments for and against the Chicago, IL Gun Ban, I offer you another stellar example of a letter (written by a Marine) that places the proper perspective on what a gun means to a civilized society. Read [...]

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Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance

This is from Red Skelton’s television show in 1969.  It is terrific!  I don’t remember this particular show, but I did watch Red Skelton every chance I could.  I always loved him and his show.  This certainly puts the Pledge of Allegiance in a different light. His comment about the pledge being banned because of [...]

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The one thing……

Of all the “services” that our Federal Government provides for it’s citizens, one that is actually enumerated in the Constitution is the census.  Yes, the Constitution provides for the Federal Government to conduct a census every 10 years.   So every 10 years for over 200 years the government has been counting us.  You would think [...]

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