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-Benjamin Franklin
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More Charts as August Begins
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My Cheap, Accurate Pistol
I’m not much of a collector. A collector has a theme to the collection. John McBride’s collection included American Military firearms. I’m not sure how a collector would describe my TT Olympia – it’s a Chinese copy of the Walther that beat out the Colt Woodsman at the 1936 Olympics. Somehow mine isn’t marked with Read more
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It’s Gerrymandering When The Other Side Does It
There’s a bit of discussion going on about redistricting Texas seats in the House of Representatives between Decennial Censuses. The Governor of Illinois has badmouthed it as Gerrymandering. Illinois has 3 Republican Representatives and 14 Democrats. In the last election, Kamala Harris got 54.37% of the votes, Trump got 43.47%. 3 out of 17 is Read more
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Thoughts on Immigrants and Immigration From 2018
There are some strangely irrational arguments going on about immigration. There is a simple answer. Like all humans, each potential immigrant is unique. The management concept that regards humans as interchangeable is unsound. Each immigrant has unique skills and abilities. Some make our society a better place to live, some worsen it. That makes for Read more
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Echelon Insights and American Political Tribes
Echelon Insights ( https://echeloninsights.com/tribes/ ) identifies 8 political ‘tribes’ that determine our nation’s electoral results. It seems more sensible than a 2 party system – personally, if I had to classify my voting pattern, it would be ‘reliably republican’ – and I don’t particularly like the Republican Party – it’s just that the Dems are, Read more
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Comments From My Favorite Heavyweight Boxer
I began watching Mohammed Ali when he boxed as Cassius Clay in the Olympics. Part of it was probably the time, another part was watching how different physical gifts lead to different lives – sizewise, I could have dressed out of Ali’s closet, but could never have accomplished what he did. I still recall with Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 