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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Perspective – if Time is Money
A million seconds is about 11 days. A billion seconds is about 31.5 years. A trillion seconds is about 31,790 years. May help make the federal budget and deficit easier to understand. Read more
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Warren Zevon – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They brought Warren Zevon into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I’m fairly certain that they brought Willie Nelson in last year, so I should have expected it – but I didn’t. Some of the singers I have enjoyed aren’t the real smooth types. Warren Zevon wrote words that told a story – and Read more
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Report on Veteran’s Suicides
Mary Pat Campbell has written an article based on the Veteran’s Administration most recent report on suicides. She’s an actuary, so I tend to take her work a bit more seriously than a lot of others. The article is at: https://marypatcampbell.substack.com/p/movember-2024-vet2erans-and-suicide?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email For folks who need a bit of encouragement to follow the link, here are Read more
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John Buhmiller’s Rifle
Last month, Rock Island Auction sold John Buhmiller’s African rifle (along with a lot of memorabilia). It’s on a large commercial Mauser action – and, frankly, not one of the Buhmiller rifles that interest me the most. I’d prefer to see the rifle he used at the end of his African hunting – either 470 Read more
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An Explanatory Graph
As always, I find graphs and charts to be a fast way of getting information on trends. These are taken from https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/make-america-affordableagain on Lairwyn’s Linx. There are more than a few implications, and the format doesn’t require intensive study. There is a lot more information – and conjecture in Bezmenov’s essay – these graphs are Read more
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SNAP Data by State
Tyler Durden, at ZeroHedge, published an intriguing map covering the use of th Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by state. The article is at https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/new-mexico-state-most-dependent-food-stamps – and I’m including some highlights to encourage people to follow the link and read the whole article. It starts with a description of how the map was developed from Visual Read more
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