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Recipes

After writing a blog with a recipe, something dawned on me. Most of us that enjoy cooking comfort food seldom really need a recipe, just an idea and maybe some basic ingredients. Of course if all...

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T. Boone Pickens, an oil mans point of view.

If you don't know who this man is, research it! I don't think the man is left or right, just pragmatic, something most folks seem to have forgotten how to be. He make some great points, and no excuses...

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The things a “LIBERAL” reads early on Sunday mornings.

Now that I've got your attention, this is an article that caught the eye of this "TYPYCAL LIBERAL" who advocates the Mormon model for social welfare, OMG those that can, should have to give back...

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What can’t you live without in your kitchen?

I have several things and thought I would share them. I'm sure we all have those items that we just can't live without. Mistreat the pan on top and you DIE! The item on the bottom I bought on a whim...

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Oil or ? and where should we drill?

I'm sure there are those of you that remember my T. Boone Pickens blog. Well, I'm going to expand on that. For those of you who feel absolutely committed to gasoline, fine! I could care less! Me, I...

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Profiteering is NOT the American way or is it?

Well, as you can tell from my last blog, I've put profiteers in my sights. Profiteering at the expense of the pocketbooks of the American public when it comes to the price of gasoline is reprehensible...

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National Health Care and an interesting opinion

I tend to read Ed Lotterman's columns because they tend to be in plain English when dealing with the subject of Economics. I agree with some of his columns and disagree with others. Opinions are like...

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Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei NSDAP

                                    Did I get your attention with the title? This blog was inspired by a fellow bloggers admonition to watch the History Channel and learn about Adolf Hitler and the...

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Jesus in the Quran?? Can it be?

I got the idea for this blog this morning while listening to a local AM talk radio show. The topic was religion in politics and a gentleman called in and dropped the above bombshell. Needless to say,...

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News flash from Fox News

I keep hearing how Fox News is sooo great. If this is peoples idea of greatness, I just don't understand it. In a recent interview Fox News host Geraldo Rivera sparked outrage--including from his own...

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If you could ask Gov. Romney any question, what would it be?

I'm sure all of us would love the opportunity to do just that. No scripts, just stand 2 feet away and ask just one question and expect to get a straight forward, plain English answer. I doubt I would...

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This is for the ABO crowd. You know who you are.

I was reading news articles this morning and came across this. I wonder if these issues have been brought up by YOUR media. Mitt Romney's plan to reduce Federal spending includes cuts to border...

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Reality ??

I read this commentary and it helped me understand certain peoples difficulty wrapping their head around certain facts. You see, it simply doesn't fit their definition of reality. See if they accepted...

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I really thought it was a joke, really!!!!!!!

I really did! I read this article and I thought, naw, that just isn't possible. So I went to youtube, boy was I wrong! Now I know I'm just a simple minded liberal, but really, this guy gets air time on...

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How to distort the truth without lying ?

Who wrote this is of no consequence. Where I found it is of no consequence. The subject matter is of no consequence. What is of consequence is how easy it is to completely distort what a person says by...

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MARRIAGE IS CIVIL RIGHT ( RITE) AS WELL AS RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT

Using tradition as justification for denying a basic human right is as antiquated as this style of text. Selective use of biblical text from Leviticus while ignoring other parts of Leviticus makes...

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This is when you don’t get a re-do!

Yes, I am fairly liberal on social issues. Does that make me stupid or silly as some have said? I truly don't care! I oppose the death penalty and this article shows why. I really hope the relatives...

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Ever wonder what the air could look like without the EPA?

The EPA, that annoying job killer that so many want to dismantle, has the responsibility of keeping the air we breath and the water we drink relatively  clean. A health forest is essential to cleansing...

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What the next World War might look like

There is a lot of talk about building up our military at a substantial cost to us the taxpayer. There will be skirmishes  for sure, but nothing  big enough to justify the dollars spent. How many of you...

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This is a Man and a Company that GETS IT! A celebration of what America...

I have made no secret of my distain for big businesses that put profit ahead of morality. Kind of like, all for me, and screw the rest of you. GSK is an extreme example, but it is happening far to...

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