Archive for April, 2008

From the Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work Files comes yet another example of bad accounting when it comes to the government – especially the New York State government. The New York Racing Association announced this week it’s closer to emerging from bankruptcy. NYRA holds the state’s franchise to run thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct, Belmont...
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Once again Kyle Busch, the driver of the 18 M&M’s car in NASCAR, has proven he does not know how to race. Everyone thinks he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, but reality is this. He does not know how to race. He’s a wreck waiting to happen everytime he climbs into the seat...
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So, just how does one turn $40 into $400,000? The answer — do business with the City of Rochester, New York. In the continuing saga known as the Fast Ferry business venture, which went down about as fast as the Titanic on open water, Maplestar, the company that ran the business into the ground and...
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It is no secret that gas prices keep going up, and up, and up, and up. Of course many government officials are trying to figure out how to bring the gas prices down and I’ve already addressed that issue in earlier blogs. Today I want to applaud some lawmakers, and also point out some...
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A couple interesting news stories rise to the top of the pile for today I thought I would comment on here. 1) Senator Clinton Threatens to “Obliterate” Iran In a recent interview on ABC’s Good Morning America Senator Hillary Clinton said she would do whatever is necessary as President to prevent Iran from threatening Israel with...
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From time to time there are huge benefits of getting up at 3:30 in the morning. When the nice weather arrives, I get to enjoy some wonderful afternoons since I finish work at 12noon. Of course I also see some great sunrise moments too. But, today was especially nice. While watching the evening news last...
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Another weekend has come and gone and that means it’s time to look over some weekend sports blunders. 1) NBC Hockey When will these guys get it right! Okay, they’ve figured out how to fix the white balance so you’re no longer blinded by the bright white ice. You can actually see the players and you...
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Late for work? Looking for a good excuse? Then read on, maybe you’ll find something here that will work for you. CareerBuilder.com did a survey and they found nearly one in four U.S. workers have made up fake excuses for arriving late to work. Some of the more inventive excuses include; 1. While rowing across the...
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Have you noticed how many words are going through a transformation of definitions which have no connection with the original definition at all? In this PC world we live in, it seems people randomly redefine words so the meaning is twisted to fit a situation which has no connection to the definition of the...
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So, how will he back out of this one? Just who will he throw under the bus as he does another one of his political two-step dances trying to explain away his own lack of faith basis? If you haven’t heard yet, Senator Obama is back at it again as controversy swirls around yet another...
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