Miss Kathy and I have enjoyed having UPS and FedEx delivery at this gate. We have taken full advantage to say the least. One of the areas where we were seriously lacking was a decent medical emergency kit. We were bare minimum in the medicine cabinet. A few gauze pads, some surgical tape and every day band aids was just about it. Both of us agreed this was just plain damned silly since we spent Continue reading Stocking Up Andy’s note: Before you go busting my ass about specific facts and figures cited in this article treat it as I did — it is a modern day parable. One fact that is indisputable — Government is only going to get bigger. It never gets smaller. From 2008 to 2012, private sector jobs decreased 6.6% while Federal Employment grew 11.7%.
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the Continue reading Our Government 
The welcome mat Here we are on the best morning of the week. The pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning are always such a pleasure. The coolness belies the intense heat that will be harsh reality in just a few hours. Additional interest is provided this morning by an advancing line of storms to the north. A little rain would be nice for a change. . . . . . . . . Continue reading On a Sunday Morning…….. 
If you have gotten an email from me in the past 2 years, you might have noticed the signature line right below my name. It read: “The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” – Thomas Jefferson OR “The right to be left alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas Continue reading The Karmic Skinny  |