Federal Governmental Control Over our Lives

August 28, 2011

As Lazarus Long (a 2000 year old man) said:
Political tags–such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and. so forth–are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest [...]

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Hey – We ALL make mistakes

August 15, 2011

It is interesting, however, that certain people get passes. Other political figures (who shall go nameless but are not in the favor of Hollywood or much of the news) are ostracized and labeled stupid when they make such a statement.This man, however, seems to get a pass and is always considered “intelligent”. It is only the hyprocracy that I [...]

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Government considering renting out properties that they have foreclosed.

August 12, 2011

This question was posed today:
News came out yesterday that the Obama Administration is considering turning gov’t-owned foreclosures into rental properties. Definitely a touchy subject among some. What do you think about the idea?

My opinion and response:
A horrible idea. Will add to the housing crisis and further aberrate the housing industry by putting private folks in [...]

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Federal Budget 101

August 4, 2011

This was sent to me by a friend – a good point:
The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we created a breakdown of federal spending in simple terms. Let’s put the 2011 federal budget into perspective:

U.S. income: $ 2,170,000,000,000
Federal [...]

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DO WE SEE BEAUTY?

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THE SITUATION
In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man [...]

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My Ring

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Jewelry has never been something that I value much. I  skipped the bracelets and the necklaces for the most part – other than to perhaps buy something for a significant other. I do like watches but recently purchased a Timex to replace my broken Citizen’s watch (paid $35 for it) and have liked that watch [...]

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Elly’s April 2011 Visit

April 10, 2011

Living up here at Love’s Landing places us a bit far from the kids and their kids. We really value the opportunities to get with any of them. This weekend Kim went down to get Elly and brought her up for a couple of evenings. We basically proofed up the house and set into the [...]

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Perhaps All of us Have Some Prejudice

April 1, 2011

If you look at what prejudice is, it is simple. It is prejudging. Unfortunately the majority of those walking this planet are prejudiced. This word is usually associated with racial issues but that is only a small part of it.
The real problem, a problem of sanity really, is that folks do not observe well. When [...]

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The Day the Democrats Took Over

September 21, 2010

The day the Democrats took over control of Congress was not January 22nd 2009, but two years earlier on January 3rd 2007.  They took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the start of the 110th Congress. The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end [...]

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A True First – I’m pretty sure

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Today, a unique picture was taken. We did it in the spur of the moment – my daughter-in-law, Malika,  snapped it.
I believe this is the first picture ever taken, along our own Risley lineage, of 4 generations of Risley males, all with the name Risley, in a single pose. Here stands great granddad (Uncle Guy), [...]

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How Did Jefferson Know?

June 23, 2010

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of  the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: “This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever together at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
Here [...]

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Why Ham Radio?

June 6, 2010

Some folks ask why would anyone have an interest in Amateur Radio. Our world is so different today with Facebook, Twitter, Email, Websites, Skype, etc., etc.,etc. The world grows smaller each day as we download our Itunes, text message our friends on the Iphone and carry the internet, essentially, in our pockets.
In the early days, [...]

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