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Brains are Doing It for Themselves

This is an interesting article about Google, about it’s a great place to work, so why are so many people leaving? To paraphrase the Eurythmics and Aretha, brains are doing it for themselves. I was just thinking the other day … Continue reading

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Not So Fast

The media chorus is unanimous. The race is over. Barack Obama has won. Hillary should drop out. Tim Russert and Time Magazine have declared the winner, and it is Barack Obama. No it isn’t. He doesn’t have enough delegates to … Continue reading

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Give It Up, Barack

Barack, I am speaking to you as a friend, if not, you know, a brother. Back when you launched your campaign for the Presidency of the United States, you can’t have believed that you had a real shot at it. … Continue reading

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Sunday Drive

We went for a drive in the country on Sunday, and I took a few pictures with my trusty Canon PowerShot A540. Click on the images to see the full-size version.     

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When the Redbuds Bloom

Spring is busting out all over here in Tennessee. The first sign of Spring in Tennessee is the blooming of the redbuds, followed by the dogwoods. The first signs are often followed by brief cold snaps that the natives call … Continue reading

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Obama Feels the Pain of Bigoted, Gun-toting, Religious Nuts

Barack Obama said, at a fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday, explaining working class voters’ frustrations, “You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been … Continue reading

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Who won? – Part II

My cousin Andy thinks it was a draw (see comment on previous post). it looks to me like the Iraqi Army came out slightly ahead, but what do I know? The New York Times has reported it as more like … Continue reading

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Who won?

Who won the recent battles in Iraq? It is clearly too soon to tell. The military and political complexities are sufficiently murky that both sides are laying claim to possession of the Iraq political football. Democrats, surprise, surprise, are calling … Continue reading

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Paranoia and Guilt

“Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable. I can assure you it is not. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope … Continue reading

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First Joe, and now Hillary

It looks to me like Hillary is being drummed out of the Party for being too right-wing on Iraq and NAFTA. And this despite that fact that she is against the war and has agreed to undo NAFTA. But she … Continue reading

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