Monthly Archives: April 2009

Illigitimas Non Carborundum – Schools – Focus on Cause, Not Symptom – Hot Button Religion!!! (Issue 206)

I frequently receive e-mails urging me to participate in some kind of organized effort to write to Congressman regarding issues about this that and the other. It’s not my cup of tea to lend my energy to such useless and worthless efforts.
 
The latest is about an issue which crops up periodically and has for the past [...]

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White Lightning, Appalachian Mountain, & Moonshine Liquor Stills (Issue 205)

A couple of weeks ago I made a trip to North Georgia to visit the Foxfire Museum. Normally we think of a museum as being a large building, with artifacts from a particular period of time. But this museum, sits on the side of a mountain, and is comprised of many buildings. Each old building [...]

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Piracy in the Sea of Aiden and the Actions of the US Government (Issue 204)

In my article number 198, I wrote about the piracy off the coast of Somalia and the rescue by the United States government. Some disagreed with my position.
 
To explain a bit further, from the standpoint of right and wrong, I only understand that which is wrong from two things and that is thievery and violation [...]

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Trail of Tears, Foxfire Mountain Survival, Primitive Life 1700s. My Trip to the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City, GA. (Issue 203)

 
Yesterday, I had a wonderful trip with my grandchildren and daughter in law to the North Georgia Mountains. We went to the area of Clayton, Mountain City, and Dillard, Georgia. Close to the North Carolina border.
 
It was breath-taking scenery from Gainesville going past Tallulah Falls and seeing the awesome sight of the beauty of the [...]

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Dialectic – A Specific Mode of Arguement, Art of Examining Statements Logically (Issue 202)

There is such a diversity of ideas, language, opinions, and arguments about what is actually taking place in America and the world; it is difficult to sort through to figure out truth from fiction.
 
Just seeing all the signs hundreds were carrying at the recent Tea Party protest gatherings presents a picture of diversity in what [...]

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