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What if ………..

May 26, 2010
By Bruce

Oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate that is more than alarming. Is there an end in sight? Nothing so far has had any real effect at stemming the flow. BP and other major league oil companies continue to come up with costly plans to bring an end to...
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Drill Baby Drill!

May 1, 2010
By Bruce

“Drill Baby Drill” was the battle cry of John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Republicans during the Presidential election of 2008. I haven’t heard that battle cry for over a week now. Perhaps they are all down on the Louisiana coast line helping with the worst oil spill in the history of mankind ……...
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1895 8th Grade Final Exam

April 11, 2010
By Bruce
1895 8th Grade Final Exam

  What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895… Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas ,...
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A Woman of Malice – Ann Coulter

March 29, 2010
By Bruce
A Woman of Malice – Ann Coulter

Every now and again a person appears on the scene who is so arrogant, self centred and mean spirited that they make “Evil” sound like a good thing to be. Ann Hart Coulter is one of those people. Born in New York City on December 8th 1961, Ann got educated and pissed off at...
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Pay at the Pump Credit Card ZIP Code Solution.

March 23, 2010
By Bruce
Pay at the Pump Credit Card ZIP Code Solution.

For travellers to the States, when trying to get gas at a service station, and the pump asks for your zip code, and you are frustrated with having to go in and pay cash or leave your credit card at the counter, the following works with a Visa credit card and probably will with...
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Google 411 – Good One…NO, GREAT ONE!

March 23, 2010
By Bruce

Here’s a number worth putting in your cell phone, or your home phone speed dial: 1-800-goog411 or 1-800-466-4411.   This is an awesome service from Google, and it’s free — great when you are on the road.  Don’t waste your money on information calls and don’t waste your time manually dialing the number.   I am...
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