Month: July 2009

When Our Dreams Step Forward

Forty years ago, NASA made dreams come true, as humans stepped foot for the first time on the moon. What has impressed me is hearing over and over the praises of former NASA directors who recall the importance each member of the...

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Goodbye, Sarah

Here on Ocracoke Island, I have no cell phone signal and I have to go to a local coffee shop to receive Internet access. I don’t even have a car right now because the radiator hose blew up while I was waiting to load the car...

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Hooray Recession Ending!

Wall Street is up! Goldman Sachs is raking in the dough! Spread the good news. As for this story, it’s probably best to ignore it all together, because who wants to be a party pooper? The U.S. manufacturing sector is...

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Open Thread

Best bumper stickers on the ride through the Outer Banks yesterday: <img width="450" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y41/cabingirl/DSC_0001-5.jpg?t=1248706561"BooMan is still recovering from the long...

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Impeach Obama!

Let’s see. Obama has been President for a little over six months. During that time, he hasn’t always done everything I wanted him to do. I disagreed with his policies on a number of matters. And I have been...

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