Why am I so bad at following my own advice?
If I tell you that you shouldn’t take things too personally, you can bank on the fact that I do, and that I will obsess endlessly about them, wondering if I should have done or said something differently.
If I tell you not to be afraid,...
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Central PA Weather
Thursday, Sep 2
Fair
Currently: 85˚F
Feels Like: 86˚ F
Hi: 94˚, Lo: 69˚
Wind: calm, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: CALM (0) 
Tonight: 69˚
Sunset: 7:38 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Friday, Sep 3
Hi: 91˚, Lo: 63˚
Wind: 8, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: N (11) 
Saturday, Sep 4
Hi: 73˚, Lo: 55˚
Wind: 17, Gust: N/A MPH
Wind Direction: W (264)
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776. It seems fitting to acknowledge we need to return to common sense.
If I tell you…
Canada expects health care costs to exceed capacity
According to Reuters, “Ontario says healthcare could eat up 70 percent of its budget in 12 years, if all these costs are left unchecked.” The Reuters article is worth reading for all those who thought Obama Care was a good thing. At the end of the article you will see a heading called “Winners...
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WikiLeaks video – how accurate is it?
The video is here. I’m not embedding it because it is filled with leftist propaganda. It looks like few if any commenting on the video were ever in the military. I retired after 22 plus years in the military. I can tell you from first hand experience that this video does not tell the...
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The whole world Needs A Leader Like This
This Post is about another email rumor or erumor. This one is part truth and part fiction according to Snopes. Of course it is from 2005 and nothing new. Below is the email as it was sent:
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IPad – is it all it is cracked up to be?
Remember, the first people that buy the IPad are either technology companies or raving Apple fans. It is like the Obama election. At first everyone is in love. After all it is new and exciting. It holds many promises for the future. The fans waited in line for hours just to catch a glimpse...
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US Debt will reach 90% of GDB in 2020
CBO reports that the Debt will rise to 90% of GDP. Anyone who doubted my previous writings on the current administration need not look any further. Even the Washington Times has to admit that President Obama’s 2011 budget caused the non partisan Congressional Budget Office to send out this warning. Does anyone understand what...
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VAT Tax looking more serious
In October of 2009 Nancy Pelosi was calling for a Value Added Tax or VAT. (refer to article on the Wall Street Journal). It appears that it is not a dead subject. After all, we have to pay for these huge entitlements like Health Care, Medicare and Social Security to name a few.
What does...
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Sign posted on Hwy 61, between Pottsville and Frackvile PA
A friend sent me the following email that will no doubt hit you soon. While the sentiment of the email is certainly true, the sign is not in Pennsylvania. As a matter of fact it looks photoshopped to me. The first I found it was on the Survivalist Blog which says it is in...
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Christians and Obama Care
Recently friends asked me why I don’t support the current Democratic Health Care plan aka Obama Care. After all I’m a Christian and the same people who ask know I give until it hurts. Why then would I be against this course of action? It is not that Christian’s are against charity, quite the...
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Find out how your Congressman voted
I was recently contacted by an owner of a website that tracks how Senators and Representatives in Washington have voted on the major issues of the day. It is a very interesting and easy to use down-loadable PDF for each state. Here is the link to how Pennsylvania Congressman have voted on the major...
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