Reality Check

Firearms20Aboard20and20Piracy20-20SailNet20Community

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:20:56 +0000

Firearms20Aboard20and20Piracy20-20SailNet20Community Apparently this is a pretty “hot button” issue. Americans are considered “arrogant” by many Europeans - and a good portion of that belief appears to come specifically from the Rights and Freedoms enjoyed by Americans. In the thread on Sailnet.Com (an excellent resource for Sailors by the way) the question was initially asked about the idea of [...]

Mast Stepping - the easy way | Winds of Change

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:47:39 +0000

Mast Stepping - the easy way | Winds of Change Check out my sailing blog site. I’m a new sailor (did I mention that yet???:) ) and we raised our mast for the first time yesterday on our little 25 foot sailboat. It’s on the trailer at the moment due to the change in weather. I think [...]

Reality Check and TransAsian Axis Podcasts

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:36 +0000

The Trans-Asian Axis Well.. haven’t posted here in some time either. So… updates. I’m working on preparing the office for a new podcast, same show, same old host (me) - Looks like I am missing show number 8 at the moment. It was on Olav’s machines, and… well, old news we won’t revisit. I’ll look for it [...]

Winds of Change

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:50:20 +0000

We have found our boat - think I mentioned that. We’re headed out to pick her up on Saturday. I’ve started a blog to track our “travels through change” as we learn to sail, clean up and prepare our boat and take courses. Here’s the link: Winds of Change I hope you’ll visit us there and comment! We [...]

Our Boat | Winds of Change

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:03:34 +0000

Our Boat | Winds of Change My wife and I have decided that we’re going to pursue a new life. The link above will take you to that blog. We will be setting sail this spring for parts unknown.. ok, well, we’ll be in the Pueblo Reservoir a lot on our new boat, “Winds of Change” In a couple [...]

Sprint Broadband Direct Goes Offline July 31 - Service you thought died long ago finally does… - dslreports.com

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:03:14 +0000

Sprint Broadband Direct Goes Offline July 31 - Service you thought died long ago finally does… - dslreports.com Sprint Broadband Direct Goes Offline July 31 Service you thought died long ago finally does… 02:17PM Monday May 19 2008 by Karl tags: business · wireless · alternatives · trouble · Sprint Broadband Direct Remember Sprint Broadband Direct? Sprint is e-mailing the [...]

Ubuntu: Skype VOIP and Ham radio notes

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:27:10 +0000

I used to have Skype set up on my systems so that folks could call and leave me a voice message for the podcasts. I never really got much in the way of feedback via voice, only email. So, at some point I simply stopped using Skype. It still shows up [...]

Ubuntu Linux

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:14:54 +0000

Somewhere along the way, many years ago I started using various distros of Linux. I’ve used Slackware, Redhat (several versions), CentOS, and recently started using Ubuntu 8.04. My old laptop is a Compaq Presario 2170US and has been through a couple of hard drives, the original being a 40 gig drive that finally bit the dust after [...]

FrontPage Magazine

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:49:37 +0000

FrontPage Magazine America in Ashes? By Christopher S. Carson FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, May 23, 2008 The latest audio message from al-Qaeda, reportedly from Osama bin Laden himself, is only the most recent confirmation that the jihadist threat to the West remains real and deadly serious. But the fact that it could take the form of nuclear terrorism should be [...]

Free Republic yanking comments!

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:53:36 +0000

Latest Articles A very interesting phenomenon has erupted over on FR today. The site mods are removing any and all comments questioning the newest and most recent “signups”, ALL apparently from China in the aftermath of the 7.8 Earth Quake that hit Sichuan and Chengdu China last Monday. It is disheartening and even in my opinion [...]

AFP: Pandas safe at famous park after China quake: report

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:21:46 +0000

AFP: Pandas safe at famous park after China quake: report China is reporting that over 50,000 people are known to have been killed in the 7.8 Quake that shook Sichuan province on Monday. On a lighter note, the Pandas are OK! This, ladies and gentlemen is a reason why we will be at war with China within a [...]

Socialism; say Yes or No

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:13:22 +0000

Someone on FreeRepublic said, “We don’t have a choice”. I vehemently stand against that statement. Socialism; say Yes or No Ladies and Gentlemen…. I beg to differ. America has a choice. While our choice in Presidential candidates has somehow been dictated to us by some lame-brained dumbasses in the various parties, we certainly DO have a CHOICE. We [...]

lgf: We Got Mail! - There are still “Dumbasses” who BELIEVE in a conspiracy theory

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:05:00 +0000

lgf: We Got Mail! Apparently there are STILL kooks who believe that the attacks on 9-11-01 was a US Government Conspiracy. Anyone with a lick of sense already knows this was a conspiracy, but it was a conspiracy carried out by terrorists, and not people in the US Government. That ANYONE could believe the US Government [...]

Bees Disappearing - Colony Colapse Disorder

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:04:44 +0000

No one seems to know what is causing the disappearing bee problem. Just over a year ago, I reported on this (http://realitycheck.blogsome.com/2007/02/28/honey-bees-dying-us-wide/) and I have heard people say I wasn’t reporting clearly, or was making it up. Fox News carried a short segment today with a bee keeper from Pennsylvania who stated exactly what I stated many [...]

Happy Beltane!

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:57:59 +0000

As opposed to the Socialist Party in America and other parts of the world, May Day, or as it was originally known, Mayday - the first of May denotes not “solidarity” with the Communists of the world but rather an ancient practice of ringing in the Spring time. In the ancient world, Beltane (spelled in several [...]

Welcome To The New Home Of The Falcon Party | Falcon Party

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:27:20 +0000

Welcome To The New Home Of The Falcon Party | Falcon Party The Falcon Party has launched. America, the home of the Brave, Land of the Free will remain so with men and women who believe in this country. This site is a blog site, for the moment and is promising to grow based on the principles of [...]

Students want chance to defend themselves

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:46:29 +0000

Students want chance to defend themselves Hey folks, here’s something we found a few minutes ago on our site posting about this…..PLEASE EVERYONE READ THIS CAREFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here’s the text of a message one of site admins posted, which includes the quotes. Links follow: Just noticed something between the CNN article Rick posted and the one I just posted… Quote: “I [...]

Brigitte Bardot on trial for Muslim slur - Yahoo! News

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:14:19 +0000

Brigitte Bardot on trial for Muslim slur - Yahoo! News 1 hour, 26 minutes ago Brigitte Bardot on trial for Muslim slur PARIS (Reuters) - French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her controversial remarks about Islam [...]

American Thinker- Print Article

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:43:34 +0000

American Thinker- Print Article February 15, 2007 Cultural Marxism By Linda Kimball There are two misconceptions held by many Americans. The first is that communism ceased to be a threat when the Soviet Union imploded. The second is that the New Left of the Sixties collapsed and disappeared as well. “The Sixties are dead,” wrote columnist [...]

‘Report on Sept. 6 strike to show Saddam transferred WMDs to Syria’ | Jerusalem Post

taarealitycheck@gmail.com (Rick Donaldson) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:10:22 +0000

‘Report on Sept. 6 strike to show Saddam transferred WMDs to Syria’ | Jerusalem Post n upcoming joint US-Israel report on the September 6 IAF strike on a Syrian facility will claim that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein transferred weapons of mass destruction to the country, Channel 2 stated Monday. Furthermore, according to a report leaked to [...]