June 2010
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Border Security Versus The Environment?
Drugs and criminals are a lot like water—they flow to the place of least resistance. Our nation’s borders are no different. We have locations along our southern border that are “highways” to the most dangerous sort. Drug smugglers, human trafficking, and even whole cartels are slicing into our nation in our proverbial “chinks” in the armor. Shocking, to me, is the biggest hurdle to combating these...
September 2009
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What Would You Do With REAL Freedom?
We all talk about freedom. Freedom from tyranny, freedom from persecution or freedom from an oppressive government. By comparison, we live in a blessed and free world when viewed from the reference of Iran, North Korea, or even Saudi Arabia.
But what if we were confronted by freedom. Freedom like our Founding Fathers knew it. Free to keep your entire paycheck. Free to hunt, fish or boat without...
June 2009
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RT from 6/9: Will DPRK have more fireworks for 4 July just as they did for Mem Day and 7/4/06? http://is.gd/16Fr7
Cell phones and landlines have been messed up all afternoon. While the peace & quiet has let us get a lot done, tomorrow is a catch up day.
Best RT @davidrisley Iphone cannot be updated at this time because activation server is temporarily unavailable.” Damn fruit. ;-)
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iPhone 3.0 rush has crashed iTunes servers… Way to go Apple. iphone3.0 fail At least mine didn’t get bricked like some others.
Further proof that PR firms are stuck in 1.0 and need to embrace 2.0 http://ping.fm/lJzLV
#dennismillershowFAIL Want to get word out on Freshman 50 & share show clip—paid membership req’d. http://ping.fm/fKIpT
Dennis Miller had on Brian Miller, a vet running for congress in AZ. Announced the Freshman 50, a effort to bring 50 fiscal conservatives to the House in 2010. Very important effort. Find out more at http://ping.fm/CUcF0
Kids are still asleep, now just to get a little more work done before they wake up…
Discovering more people who love good cigars and fine scotch… Need to start planning my own “Big Smoke” DM me if you’re interested!
UN formalizes sanctions against DPRK. NKorea threatens 3rd nuke test. Long range missile near ready for launch. http://bit.ly/mPsxq
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WatchI’ve been echoing Gary’s comments on Facebook’s Vanity URLs since it was announced… That commercial was justification that the “Facebook Rush” will be a fundamental branding shift.
gary:
Why Facebook fan page Vanity URL’s will change the game Just watch the video.
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DPRK Looking to Shoot Off a Longer Range Missile?
DPRK clearing shipping lanes: http://bit.ly/HSah8
It should come as no surprise that after the complete lack of response from the rest of the world, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) have prepped a more advanced launch facility, rolling out a longer-range rocket and have begin clearing “shipping traffic” from the most likely launch lane.
With China...
Chocolate covered bacon… Chocolate-yum. Bacon–yum. Together-not so much. http://bit.ly/guJlS
RT: @SocialMedia411 “Twitter is the biggest thing in politics since the invention of babies to be kissed” (AP): http://bit.ly/ixmwL
The dialog between Muslims and the US has been reset or did Obama just open the door for extremists to come closer? http://bit.ly/lj1b3
DPRK preps another, bigger missile. Are they fishing for more incentives to stop or is the situation getting worse? http://bit.ly/cC1xR
Rumors flying about bomb threats to Air France… If the FRENCH aren’t safe, we’re all in trouble http://bit.ly/7Nz42
SM aggregators are messed up. Some work well with FB Fan Pages while others work well with just Facebook. Some play well with Tumblr and others don’t like Twitter.
It looks like some clients will maintained with HelloTxt and others with Ping.fm – Nothing but a massive headache.
Why are SM aggregatators giving me so much trouble lately?
Man’s house broken into twice in same week by same man… 2nd time gets caught by owner with a gun. Great 911 tape! http://bit.ly/12JwB5
May 2009
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Obamaniacs loosing steam?
RT: @thejoelstein I vaguely remember voting for Obama because he said he’d get us out of Iraq. Also, it’s far less exciting than promised that he’s black.
This is not the first person I’ve read or listened to make similar statements in the last week. Where’s the magic? Where’s the CHANGE? Where’s the universal peace that was supposed to explode over the entire world as...
April 2009
9 posts
WatchTed Nugent explains in blunt language the freedom associated with firearm ownership. How would society benefit from even less restrictions on firearms, unrestricted conceal carry, and some old school justice.
Old Irish Rebellion Tune for Tax Day Tea Party
Many anthems and tunes are being wielded around for the tea parties. This one struck a chord with me.
Being a history buff, a lover of Celtic heritage (I am about as Irish as Napoleon) and a father often intersects in strange places. My boys and I love to sing to the Pub music that speaks of things too “mature” for them, but make them clap and laugh anyway. My oldest son, William...
WatchFor my Good People Day shoutout, I choose my wife, Nicole!
I confess that I wasn’t following Gary this time last year, but I have to say this idea is spectacular. We all go around fretting over people/situations that have “wronged” us and never enough about the people have done right by us.
Sure, some people may say, “oh, how uninspired, his wife,” but that simply...
North Korea's Space Launch Shows Deepening Crisis
Why Iran and DPRK Joining the Space Family is a Prelude to Deepening Crisis — Part 1 By Matthew Olson, MileageMayVary.org Summary
The world watches as a multi-stage heavy lift rocket system sits on a launch pad in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK). As of 4:00 EST on April 2, military officials indicated to CNN that imagery shows the Kwangmyeongseong-2 (hereafter referred...
March 2009
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Schools inflict another casualty... History
US History suffers again when school administrators see history as violence…http://tinyurl.com/d35opc
Getting Launched
After some minor hiccups, www.MileageMayVary.org is online. Stay tuned as I open the file cabinet and get started…
Kicking this off right...
So much in life causes us to hold back. Don’t want to offend someone around the water cooler, don’t want to be labeled as “that guy” when spouting off on politics, or even affraid to be labeled by supposedly “tolerant” people. Enough is enough.
This will be a mish mash of my thoughts, viewpoints and rantings.
Why do my opinions matter more than others? They...
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