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Every Christmas, The Same Stupid Gripe

December 30, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 456 Views 0 Comments happy holidays, CNN, Roland Martin, Seasons Greetings, Christmas

I had planned on a slow work week leading up to the holiday, and had attempted to be somewhat ahead of the game when it came to preparing for the holidays, but it didn’t work out that way. For that reason, I never got around to really writing anything about the holiday, but I could not let pass without comment this whole “war on Christmas bullshit” that seems to crank up every year. An example is a commentary on CNN by some guy named Roland Martin. Obviously, he perceives this concerted attack on Christmas by…well, he’s never clear about that other than categorizing the enemies of Christmas as “politically correct idiots”.

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Cold Coming To Tampa

December 28, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 474 Views 0 Comments

Winter may be making a brief appearance in Tampa next week. It’s 77 degrees as I write this on Friday afternoon, but according to a report in the Tribune, by next Thursday, we could have temperatures close to freezing, with a wind chill of near 25.

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News for the Week Ending December 21, 2007

December 21, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 497 Views 0 Comments polygamy, Residency, rustlers, teachers, Marriage, Polk County, Schools, Bartow, horses, Miami-Dade

We are winding down towards the end of the year, but instead of getting slower, we just got really busy for this week at work. I’ll still do my best to get some stuff posted here for you. We’ve got sex stings, porn and horse rustling.

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Late Heading Home

December 7, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 768 Views 0 Comments Travel, Weather, Reston, United, Dulles Airport, Snow, Virginia

I’ve been in Reston, VA since Tuesday. I flew up for a series of work related meetings at my company’s headquarters. Now I’m trying to get home. Due to some slightly bad weather, things are running about ninety minutes behind (so far). I’m hoping it doesn’t get any worse.

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Thanksgiving Summary

December 2, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 470 Views 0 Comments thanksgiving, Boone, North Carolina, Blowing Rock

I know it’s a bit late, but I thought I’d write an update from our Thanksgiving trip to North Carolina.

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News for The Week of Nov. 30, 2007

December 1, 2007 B. John 481 Views 0 Comments Marijuana, Pot, Dr. Robert Cade, Gatorade, I-4, Mausoleum, Tongue

Lots of weirdness this week with a guy’s girlfriend biting off his tongue, and a couple of cops getting run over by another police car during a chase. And probably the big story was a roadside cleanup crew finding 60 lbs. of pot on the side of I-4.

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News For the Week Ending November 23, 2007

November 23, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 460 Views 0 Comments Auto Repair, Lug Nuts, Tacoma Washington

This is a summary of the news items that didn’t merit a full post, but were worth a comment due either to their weidness or importance. These all happened during Thanksgiving week of 2007. We’ve got people trying to remove tire lug nuts with shot guns, and more Episcopalian shennanigans.

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Fake News, So Why Not a Fake News Conference

November 5, 2007 B. John 487 Views 0 Comments Harvey E. Johnson, FEMA, news, Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff

Well, by now most of you have heard the story of the fake FEMA press conference. Apparently, a couple of weeks ago during the height of the California wildfires, Deputy Secretary, Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, was asked questions by other FEMA employees posing as reporters. Real reporters were notified of the conference only 15 minutes before it started, and were only allowed to listen via a listen-only conference line.

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A Mighty Heart

October 31, 2007 B. John 538 Views 0 Comments Thriller, Drama, CIA, Time

The film is based on Mariane Pearl’s account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl’s life and death.

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News for the Week Ending August 12, 2007

August 13, 2007 B. John 560 Views 0 Comments Spam, va, Bay Pines Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, Paramedics, PC Word, Pinellas

This is a summary of the minor but interesting or odd ball news items from the week ending August 12, 2007.

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Restoration of Constitutional Rights

July 17, 2007September 29, 2018 1291 Views 0 Comments Bill Nelson, Mel Martinez, Declaration of Independance, Thomas Jefferson, Habeas corpus, S 185, S 2022, U S Senate

Dear Senators Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson:

The history of the present King … [George] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.