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State of the Union

Tonight the President will deliver the State of the Union address. A State of the Union address is required by the U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3, Clause 1.The President shall from time to time give to the Congress information … Continue reading

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A Public Service Announcement

Last night Super Bowl LIV was played. In case you went to a Super Bowl party, the final score was Chiefs 31 — 49ers 20. I post the score as a public service.  I started my campaign last year when … Continue reading

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Groundhog Day — 2020

Groundhog Day has been around since 1887, but its traditions go back much further than that. The original Groundhog Day has nothing to do with repeating the same day over and over, but the 1993 Bill Murray movie was such … Continue reading

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February

I know you’ve heard this from me before, but here we are in February — my least favorite month. Every year I try to change my attitude about the month, but I haven’t made much progress. I suppose I could … Continue reading

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Those Poor Birds

In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that President Trump had a thing against wind power and especially windmills. Here’s his quote on the subject:  “If you love birds, you’d never want to walk under a windmill, because it’s a very sad, … Continue reading

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It’s Not the Heat, or the Humidity — it’s the Wind

Haven’t heard too much about the wall being built along our southern border lately, but some news blew in last night. According to the news I read from a couple of sources, a section of the wall was taken down … Continue reading

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Super Bowl LIV

Super Bowl LIV is on tap for this Sunday. For some reason I haven’t heard quite as much hype about it this year… maybe San Francisco and Kansas City just don’t generate that much interest. From what I’ve heard, Kansas … Continue reading

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Xin Nian Kuki Le

Well, we’re now into the 2020s (“twenty-twenties”) or “two thousand (and) twenties” decade in the Gregorian calendar… but the Chinese New Year doesn’t begin until today (January 25th.) And the festival will last until February 8th — about 15 days. … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Predictions

Every year, sometime before the first pre-season NFL game is played, I use my excellent analytic and forecasting ability to predict who will play in the Super Bowl. Here’s the way it works — I write down the name of … Continue reading

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Chopsticks

I’ve mentioned numerous times in the past that we often go out for Asian food. Before we moved from Vienna, we went to a Chinese restaurant pretty much every week. Since moving here to Shepherdstown, we often go to Kome … Continue reading

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