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The Devil's Advocate – Pat Robertson

January 15, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 349 Views 0 Comments idiot, idiocy, pat roberston, satan, Haiti, Devil

I honestly can think of nothing more vile and hateful than the things that come from the mouth of Pat Robertson. Who can forget his blaming feminism and abortion for the attack on the 9/11, and now, as is so often the case, he’s blaming the victims in Haiti for their own misery. According to Robertson, the reason for the earthquake there, and the poverty of the country is because back during the days of French Colonialism, the Haitians made a pact with Satan to get the French out.

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What To Do If You Are Allergic to Wi-Fi?

January 15, 2010August 10, 2015 335 Views 0 Comments Wi-Fi, Technology, Electromagnetic Emissions

According to report on Discovery News, a man in Sante Fe claims he’s sensitive to wi-fi signals. According to the report, he has a number of doctor’s statements attesting to this sensitivity, and now he’s suing his neighbor because she won’t turn off all her electronic devices.

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A Celebration

December 25, 2009August 10, 2015 B. John 314 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Carols

Christmas Concert – December 2007 – The Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music
Choir: the Antonine University Choir, the NDU Choir and the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory Choir
Choir Direction: F. Khalil Rahme
Under the Direction of Dr. Walid Gholmieh

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The Christmas Song

December 24, 2009August 10, 2015 B. John 297 Views 0 Comments Nat King Cole

“The Christmas Song”, commonly subtitled “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire“, is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to “stay cool by thinking cool,” the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born.

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Jingle Bell Rock – Hall and Oates

December 21, 2009 B. John 303 Views 0 Comments

Another 80’s classic Christmas song. This time it’s Hall and Oates performing Jingle Bell Rock. It was first released by Bobby Helms in 1957 and has received frequent airplay during every Christmas time since then. “Jingle Bell Rock” was written by Joe Beal, a Massachusetts-born public relations man, and Jim Boothe, a Texas writer in the advertising business. It was also recorded by Bill Haley and the Comets.

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An Early Return for My Annual Visitor

December 11, 2009August 10, 2015 289 Views 0 Comments Birds, Cardinal

Each year, usually when the weather is like this in January or February, I get a visitor. She’s been coming around every year for at least five or six years, and this year she’s about a month early. She also has a boyfriend this year. Earlier this morning I heard a tapping on the sliding glass door in the dining room. When I went to look, there she was, a cardinal tapping on the door, then flying into it trying to get in, or seeing herself in its reflection. I’m not sure which.

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AIG Executives Say They'll Quit

December 7, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 278 Views 0 Comments AIG, Government Bailout, Bailout, TARP

The New York Times has a Reuters report that five AIG executives wrote letters on December 1 stating they may quit if their salary and bonuses are cut.The senior executives at American International Group told the insurer last week they may quit if their compensation was cut significantly by the U.S. pay czar, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. I think this would fall under the auspices of that grand old southern phrase, “Well bless their hearts.”

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Broken Wrist a Pre-existing Condition

November 29, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 389 Views 0 Comments Harvard, CNN, Economics, Healthcare Reform, Health Insurance, Health care reform, Public Health Insurance, Health Care Insurance Reform, United Healthcare, David Brooks, Greg Mankiw

Today’s stupid health insurance company tricks includes one lady’s experience of having her insurance company deny paying for the treatment of her broken wrist because it was a “pre-existing condition,” my experience with having denial codes that even the insurance company can’t explain, and the writings of some conservatives who say we can’t reform heath care insurance because it would make a more decent society and let us enjoy more leisure time.

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Thanksgiving 2009

November 26, 2009August 10, 2015 323 Views 0 Comments thanksgiving

I’m not home in North Carolina this year, and I really wish I was. I wasn’t feeling at all well Monday night/Tuesday morning, so I didn’t make the drive. So I’m a little homesick, but very thankful for many great blessings.

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A Good Friend Who Doesn't Know He's a Good Friend

November 24, 2009 B. John 477 Views 2 Comments Friends, news, national public radio, NPR, life, Carl Kasell, Carl Kassel

Carl Kasell is retiring from NPR as the Morning Edition news anchor after holding the job for 30 years since the inception of the program. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Carl Kasell, and I don’t think I’d ever seen a picture of him until his retirement was announced this week, but I knew that voice as well as that of my best friends.

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An Explosion of Crazy

November 12, 2009September 29, 2018 494 Views 0 Comments Joshua Basso, Marine Reservist, Jasen Bruce, Greek Orthodox, Tire Iron, Terrorism, Terrorist, Priest, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission

We’ve got crazies coming out of the woodwork. In Tampa we have a guy calling 911 for phone sex, and another guy taking a tire iron to a Greek Orthodox Priest (because we all know how easy it is to mistake them for Arab Terrorists), and a “Christian” group wanting to try to incite people to gay bash so they can become martyrs charged under the revised hate crimes law. WWJW