tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116481662026-04-07T15:20:52.368-05:00<i>Personal reflections on current events.</i>hblhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074794608286775728noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648166.post-48835346858283192172023-11-14T10:17:00.001-06:002023-11-14T10:17:12.976-06:00

Two days ago, the wind blew a lot of leaves into our yard.&nbsp; The next day, the wind direction changed and blew them all out to our neighbor's yard.&nbsp; I expect this back-and-forth will continue until we get out there and rake them up. :-)

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At last!&nbsp; No smoke in our sky.

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Marking time waiting for vax availability.....

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The following link is to an M4a audio file containing a snippet of a composition I heard on the radio.&nbsp; Can anyone identify the larger work it came from? https://drive.google.com/open?id=12sdH8HWjwqBsV0veo7huFiO-DEthZt-j

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It is possible the problems with annoying downloads are behind us. To recap, the Internet radio was receiving a barrage of downloads that interfered with audio streams. After installing the Norton Mobile Security app, actual installations were blocked but the downloads were still a problem. Eventually, Norton gave a list of apps to disable; one of which was an app titled "phone." After

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As reported previously, Google Play seems to think my Sungale Internet Radio is a game machine. And, it has been busily downloading unneeded and unwanted games to my radio. Well, it seems it (Google Play) has outdone itself. I began seeing notifications that Unfortunately com.google.provision has stopped. So far, so good. I am no longer having my radio programs being interrupted by the

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Okay, this blog's formatting has gotten a bit ragged since I last posted. I will need to put some work into it. My current issue is a beef I have with Google/Android. I recently purchased a Sungale Internet Radio. Note the last word: Radio. The Sungale device has been described as an Android phone device without the phone. But, it is a radio. That is it's purpose. So, why is Google Play

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FBI director Comey today characterized Hillary Clinton's handling of State Department email as extremely careless--but not intentional, and declined recommending prosecution to Justice. This despite finding Secret and Top Secret messages on Clinton's private servers.So, contrary to everything I was taught, ignorance of the law is a defense.

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Here's a nice quote to keep in mind when observing politicians today: (Consensus) should be about finding the middle ground in the national interest. But in reality it always becomes about finding the middle ground between political parties. KASSAM: UKIP Doesn’t Need ‘Forward Thinking’It Needs Someone With The B*llocks To Smash The Establishment

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Entitlement reform is one of these perennial topics of discussion in politics with the usual theme: Yes, we must reform Social Security and MediCare. What is usually forgotten is that those two items are not entitlements. Rather, they are benefits that were paid for with paycheck deductions.But, goes the counter argument, those programs are out of or nearly out of funds. To which one should

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I had been getting an email newsletter from Bill Kristol (Kristol Clear). In a recent mailing, Kristol allowed as how he couldn't support Donald Trump. That he and all the other conservatives would likely rally around an independent Republican for president. So, I rebuked him saying he would do well to remember the fate of the Whig party.That was the last I've heard from him.

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All you Republican hopefuls out there running for election in 2016 listen up. You would do well to obey the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shall not speak ill of any fellow Republican. So repent and get back to the issues. Prove to us you are running for something and not against someone.

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We are on temporary hiatus. Be back soon.

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Town Hall reported on a speech by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on what the Republicans must do going forward if they expect to win the confidence of voters. I feel it is worth repeating here:So let me suggest an alternative course: opportunity conservatism. Republicans should conceptualize and articulate every domestic policy with a single-minded focus on easing the ascent up the economic

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President Obama has been going around saying it is up to the Republicans to come up with a budget solution that avoids going off the so-called fiscal cliff.&nbsp; But the Republicans control only the House, not the Presidency.&nbsp; So what's wrong with this picture? Here's what's wrong:&nbsp; The responsibilities of the Members of the House and Senate rest with their districts and their

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The President is on the campaign trail yet again beating the drums for a job-killing tax increase on the wealthy while warning of dire consequences if we go over the cliff.&nbsp; But, doesn't the legislation now exist which avoids the cliff? [A] bipartisan majority in the Republican-held House of Representatives passed a package of measures to solve the fiscal cliff back in August.&nbsp; The

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ALLEN WEST CONCEDES AFTER PRELIMINARY RECOUNTAllen West has conceded the election to Democrat Murphy.&nbsp; But, it seems to me, it was more the idea that the recount was such a fiasco West simply gave up rather than the recount showed who really won.&nbsp;Then there is Gertrude Walker, the 32-year-veteran election supervisor of St. Lucie County, who has spent much of the last two weeks

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD ORDERS RETABULATION OF ALL EARLY VOTES IN ALLEN WEST RACE Allen West continues to fight the Democrat machine: The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board has ordered the retabulation of all the county’s early votes in the highly contested congressional race between Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) and Democrat Patrick Murphy, according to Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, a volunteer

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First St. Lucie County, Florida now Cuyahoga County, Ohio.&nbsp; According to news reports Obama got more than 99% of the vote in over 100 Cuyahoga County precincts.&nbsp; Sixteen precincts reported zero votes for Romney,&nbsp; 24 precincts reported exactly one vote,&nbsp; and so on.Considering how important the swing state of Ohio was to the national election, one would think that such

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The Chicago motto&mdash;Vote early and often&mdash;apparently has gone national this election: BREAKING: Massive Voter Fraud in St. Lucie County, Florida UPDATE: Partial Recount in Tight Florida House Race Between West and Murphy Obama Likely Won Re-Election Through Election Fraud The Romney campaign team was stunned at the election results and are now trying to figure what they did wrong.&

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Controversial Texas license plates put Perry on the spot The Texas DMV has approved a specialty registration plate showing three crosses (a symbol of Calvary) and the motto One State Under God. Not unexpectedly the action brought out the anti-religion crowd and, with the current election cycle under way, are trying to make it an issue for Gov. Perry: But critics said the decision smacks of

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Marxist Prof. to Protesters: Violence Only Avoidable if ‘1% Accept the Decisions of the 99%’Q: What do you call the 1%?A: Employers.

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Killing Energy, Killing Jobs, Killing America America has been under attack since Barack Obama took the oath of office on January 20, 2009. The primary target has been the nation’s ability to generate energy for electricity and transportation, without which this nation will slide into Third World status and economic decline. This appears to be the goal of this administration from the President

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Mark Block: 'Herman Cain Never Sexually Harassed Anybody' “First of all, Herman Cain never sexually harassed anybody,” Block said. “Period. End of story.” Block said the only people who spoke publicly in the article are the ones who were in the best position to know and that every negative story regarding Cain has been attributed to unnamed, anonymous sources. Sounds like dirty tricks to me.

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Struggling Huntsman tries to turn around bidSo he thinks this will work? While campaigning Huntsman said:Without naming Perry, Huntsman snapped back on Twitter, saying: "To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy."Okay. You're crazy.Or, maybe delusional.How about 'clueless RINO.'

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