Peter Porcupine

Patty Mickley, again - Remember Again

2010-09-11T23:59:00.001-04:00

Porcupine first wrote this post on the Fifth Anniversary of Sept. 11th - and repeats it now to honor the memory of Patty Mickley....Her name was Patricia L. Mickley, but everybody called her ‘Patty’....

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Writings from OTB (Other People's Blogs)

2010-01-20T12:12:00.004-05:00

In the wake of the Scott Brown victory, I posted this on Media Nation, in response to his article in the Guardian by liberal media commentator Dan Kennedy - http://www.dankennedy.net/. Please...

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Dulce et Decorum Est - 2009

2009-11-11T00:44:00.001-05:00

War is HellGen. William Tecumseh Sherman (Observation in a letter, 1864)The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month.Once, every schoolchild knew this story, and all society stood for...

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Patty Mickley - One of the 2,996

2009-09-11T09:32:00.001-04:00

Once Again, The Last Best Hope...

2009-07-04T12:52:00.001-04:00

~Fifth Edition, this is Porcupine's Annual Post for July 4th~Faulkner Mural, 'The Declaration of Independence '- National Archive, 1936Courage, then, my countrymen; our contest is not only whether we...

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Dying Gasps?

2009-04-24T09:52:00.001-04:00

Porcupine often watches those segments of the WGBH show, “Greater Boston” that interest him. At the very least, it provides a window into a mindset (GOP Party Chair Jennifer Nassour was on recently,...

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BiCentennial Interview

2009-02-12T20:38:00.004-05:00

“Yes, I had been chosen to Congress then from the wild West, and with hayseed in my hair I went to Massachusetts, the most cultured State in the Union, to take a few lessons in deportment.”-- Abraham...

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Northern Exposure

2009-01-16T17:12:00.003-05:00

Porcupine is in Maine, looking out at the chunks of ice in the sub-zero harbour. Massachusetts just wasn't cold enough.Porcupine is listening to 740AM, a Canadian radio station run by CARP (Canadian...

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Exercise Your Civic Rights!

2009-01-08T11:17:00.003-05:00

I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character. George H.W. Bush, First Inaugural Address,...

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The Company You Keep

2009-01-07T14:30:00.004-05:00

Endeavor, as much as you can, to keep company with people above you.... Do not mistake, when I say company above you, and think that I mean with regard to their birth; that is the least...

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The First Face of Janus - 2008 Scored!

2008-12-31T12:59:00.004-05:00

Below are Porcupine's Predictions for the year 2008. So what was Porcupine's track record for 2007? These were predictions from New Year's Eve, 2007 that Porcupine still believed would come to pass.A...

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Perspective on Perception

2008-10-30T12:17:00.000-04:00

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. William James (1842–1910), The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902).Porcupine is fascinated by...

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Oh, the Huge Manatee!!!

2008-10-10T17:01:00.003-04:00

As a change of pace for our holiday weekend, Porcupine would like to salute a new neighbor - a Florida manatee skulking about in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis.Like most residents of South Florida, he...

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Debate Libation

2008-09-26T22:41:00.004-04:00

Porcupine is tipsy, as he began a drinking game shortly after the beginning of tonight's debate.He had another drink every time Sen. Obama said, "Sen. McCain is absolutely right...."Both did very...

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I TOLD You I was Sick~

2008-09-26T00:05:00.004-04:00

Earlier today, the Instapundit Glenn Reynolds had a poll up about Sen. McCain's determination to hold a meeting with his rival Sen. Obama and Congressional leadership to agree upon a financial...

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Who Am I?

2008-09-21T12:55:00.005-04:00

I am under 45 years old.I love the outdoors.I hunt.I am a Republican reformer.I have taken on the Republican Party establishment.I have many children.I have a spot on the national ticket as Vice...

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Memento Mori - Seven Years Out...

2008-09-11T13:18:00.003-04:00

By The Company He Keeps...

2008-08-23T12:36:00.004-04:00

Porcupine is writing this at 11:30 am on Friday, August 22, 2008. (Note: Due to the genuinely crappy Internet connection available on Cape Cod during the summer, Porcupine has been unable to access...

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We Now Return To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming....

2008-08-08T08:58:00.001-04:00

This blog has been underused due to a confluence of technical and medical issues. Beginning today, posting should resume on the previousm schedule - to wit, when Porcupine has something to say!

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Honors in the Alternative Universe

2008-06-25T18:22:00.000-04:00

Porcupine enjoys a good celebration, and this one was special. Porcupine attended the First Annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner, of the Massachusetts Republican Party, at the Westin Hotel. As you can see,...

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Tiny and Parrish

2008-06-18T00:01:00.004-04:00

Porcupine was there for the great champion games of the 1980's - the celebrations at Boston City Hall, the parades. But Porcupine's favorite players were never Bird, or Ainge, or Havilichek, or...

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Aha! I KNEW Something Was Amiss!

2008-05-31T10:57:00.003-04:00

Almost two years ago, Porcupine wrote about his profound discomfort at the BodyWorks exhibit of plastinated human remains being displayed at the Boston Museum of Science. His post then, aclled Human...

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Sunday Summer Sing Along - Early Edition?

2008-05-30T00:10:00.005-04:00

The Democratic National Committee's Rules & Bylaws Committee will proceed on May 31 during a much-anticipated meeting to reconsider issues in the Florida and Michigan delegate flap at the...

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Memento Mori - 2008

2008-05-26T21:57:00.000-04:00

Porcupine's parents are buried here. At the National Cemetary in Bourne, mother and father are awaiting Eternity together. When Porcupine's mother died, his father made a military joke. "We'll be...

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A Boy Will Always Need His Mother....

2008-05-11T21:54:00.001-04:00

Porcupine lost his own mother when she was 64, and cannot imagine a richer experience than to have a wonderful mother throughout an entire life. A very happy Mother's Day to Roberta McCain!

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