This is all very interesting, but ...

Wasn’t there some famous event that took place on this day? Some tragedy that resulted in a huge loss of human life? Something we ought to be remembering?

Ah! There ya go! On December 7, 1946, a fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia killed 119 people, making it the deadliest hotel fire in United States history.

Not to mention, Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928!

Get your Christmas cards in the mail quick, boys & girls!

Be on the safe side -- pick out cards that feature fuzzy bunnies instead of reindeer ...

Happy Rama-Hana-Quanz-mas, y'all!!!

And another thing -- isn't it time for our political leaders to abandon that antique nonsense of taxing us to pay for their spending? We are already borrowing 41 cents of every dollar we spend: I say, have the courage of your convictions and borrow the whole thing! Let the Chinese pay for it!

After all, who do you think the Chicoms are gonna loan their money to, if not us? The Europeans ? !? (Snort!)

Gotta love those falling unemployment numbers!

Of course, they are falling (in large part) because so many of the "discouraged" long-term unemployed have simply given up on trying to find jobs.

It's a bit like saying, "Euthanise 'em when they get sick, and we'll have the healthiest society on the planet!"

Good evening, Scott! I hear you won your election. Congratulations!

Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

Carry on ...

Hobbits 3.
Orcs 2.

Stay tuned.

Message to Mitt Romney:

"Money can't buy me love!" ~~ Paul McCartney (1964)

“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”

~~ Napoleon Bonaparte

... shared sacrifice ...

Now, there's a catchy slogan!

“It only stands to reason that where there’s sacrifice, there’s someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there’s service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.”

~~ Ayn Rand ; The Fountainhead (1943)

An hours drive in any direction puts one outside the State of Connecticut.

Yes, you're right!

Unfortunately, then you're in New York ... or New Jersey ... or Massachusetts ... or Rhode Island ... or the People's Paradise of Vermont ...

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