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#86 – The Little Known
In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote the famous novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. The book’s premise is that modern science, stripped from the constraints of ethics and nature, will end up creating monsters. Headliners News by the Numbers 0.7%Despite high mortgage rates of 7 to 7.5 percent, U.S. home prices rose by 0.7 percent in Continue reading
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#81 – Still Hot and Still Broken
PERSONAL As I post this blog, my air-conditioning unit at home has been out of service for nearly a week. My service provider has placed an order for the needed circuit board with Carrier. Now we wait. Today has been one week. I realize there is nothing more I can do but trust that God Continue reading
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#70 – And The Year Is Young
Students Missing from Public SchoolsParents have grown dissatisfied with public schools. According to a Gallup poll, before COVID-19, 51% of parents were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their child’s education. Now three years later, that satisfaction has fallen to 42%, the lowest in more than 20 years. Nearly a quarter of Americans, or 23%, said Continue reading
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#62 – December Clear and Cold
$40 MILLIONWith nearly $40 million in donations, Bankman-Fried became the second-largest individual donor this year to the Democratic Party. George Soros gave $128 million to be the number one donor.~~~ FYI $275 MILLIONThe United States has authorized a new $275 million aid package to Ukraine to address “critical security and defense needs,” according to the Continue reading
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Post #54 – Where to Start?
QUOTE:It is so easy to be wrong – and to persist in being wrong – when the costs of being wrong are paid by others.~~~ Thomas Sowell QUOTE:The party of old left-wing progressives has become one of rich regressives. And once country-club Republicans are becoming a party of middle-class populists.~~~ Victor Davis Hanson 66 YEARSThe Continue reading
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Post #53 – Winds of Change Moving
Barges are Beached on the Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River is at the lowest it’s been in decades. Barges are backing up because of it, running aground and wreaking havoc on the regional supply chain. No one knows when the weather will change to bring rain. Some 2,000 barges are reportedly clogged in the channels along Continue reading
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Post #41 – Summertime Preparations for the Fall
Eclipse Over TexasA total solar eclipse will take place, April 8, 2024, and Central Texas will be an ideal location for viewing the rara celestial display. Waco sits very close to the middle of the path of totality. There is usually pleasant weather in April and easy access due to Interstate 35. Ya’ll come, here!—- Continue reading
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Post #37 – Saucy Summer Times
Argentina’s Government Collapsing, People Refuse to Work Amid Major Subsidy Cuts Members of social and trade union organizations protesting on July 20, 2022, in Buenos Aires, in demand of a universal basic income. The impoverished South American country struggles to repay its US $44 billion dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid rampant Continue reading
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Post #34 – Summer Sizzles
Reflections after the 4th:When a man or woman follows their conscience and God’s Word and directs their course in life without turning or hesitation, they might be called patriots. QUOTE:”When the psalmists and Old Testament prophets saw politically, economically, or religiously powerful people being unjust, corrupt, or excessively violent, they prayed and spoke out in Continue reading
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Post #27 – Headlines in Bits & Pieces
Headline: Union Pacific Railroad Announces Delays, Cutbacks in Fertilizer Shipments. The company removed rail cars to ease congestion and added 100 additional locomotives to its fleet. Union Pacific serves key agricultural areas like Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and California. Less available fertilizer means less crop production, which equals rising food prices. Source: Allan Stein, Continue reading
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