Aug 21, 2010 My thoughts on... 1 Comment
A recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that nearly 20% of Americans believe President Obama is a muslim instead of a christian. Of course the liberal media were quick to insist that those folks are wrong in believing that, but are they? Watch this short video and decide for yourself…
Aug 17, 2010 Things I like 1 Comment
On October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit one of the most momentous home runs ever to fly out of a Major League ballpark. Trailing the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1 heading into the bottom of the 9th of the final game of the National League playoff series, the Giants rallied to beat the Dodgers and advance to the World Series against their iconic cross-town rivals the New York Yankees thanks to Thomson’s enormous blast into the Polo Grounds’ left-field bleachers. Here is the now-famous video of the exciting event:
The “Shot Heard ‘Round The World” catapulted Thomson’s image as a good, solid power hitter into that of a veritable baseball legend. Today, few baseball fans even remember the ensuing World Series (which the Yankees won in six games), but every true fan of America’s Pastime is familiar with that one giant swing of the bat that sent the Dodgers packing and the Giants on to the 1951 Fall Classic.
Bobby Thomson passed away last night at his Georgia home. He was 86.
Aug 17, 2010 My thoughts on... Leave a comment
The Democrats in Washington currently have total control of our federal government, and they certainly aren’t shy about using their stranglehold on power to ram through legislation that the majority of the American people do not want and the Constitution simply doesn’t authorize. Do you agree with them or President Reagan? Please watch this short video and decide for yourself.
If you agree with Reagan, please pay a visit to your designated polling place on November 2 and send Obama, Reid, Pelosi and the rest of the arrogant Dems a loud and clear message.
Aug 8, 2010 My thoughts on... 1 Comment
When Barak Obama was running for President in 2008, he said repeatedly that he would bring “hope and change” to the American people. Well, the “hope” part hasn’t worked out all that well, but the “change” part has surely succeeded beyond even his wildest expectations. Problem is, the change we got is a far cry from what the vast majority of those who voted for him thought they would be getting.
During the campaign candidate Obama promised to be our first “post-racial” president, ending once and for all the racial divisions that have persisted ever since the end of the Civil War. But instead, as President his words and deeds have increased the level of racial tension in America to a level rivaling the one we endured before the death of Jim Crow.
Next we have Obama’s miscalculation on the economy. The Obama White House insisted that the passage of Congress’ gargantuan “stimulus” package would prevent unemployment from rising above 8%. Well, unemployment has been hovering at around 10% ever since its passage, and the employment outlook is looking even worse going forward from here. In short, we have little to show for the largest increase in the federal deficit since our nation was born way back in July 1776.
Another plank in candidate Obama’s platform was the promise to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On the campaign trail, he often repeated the promise that Guantanamo would be closed within a year of his inauguration, but here we are just 4 months shy of the beginning of the third year of his presidency and Guantanamo Bay is still up and running just as before. Why? Because he and the “experts” advising him miscalculated the difficulty in finding another place to put the terrorists detained there.
And now for the biggie: Health Care. Obama, Pelosi and Reid promised the rank and file Democrat members of Congress that if they would vote for the bill’s passage against the wishes of their constituents, the “dumb masses” would ultimately see the light and end up supporting it after they “found out what was in it”. But even after the President has given approximately 1,000 speeches on health care, roughly 60% of all Americans now want the monstrosity repealed at the first opportunity.
At every turn Mr. Obama has made the wrong choice after consulting with his army of “experts”. All of those miscalculations will come back to haunt him and the Democrats in Congress in November 2010 and 2012. And that will be a good thing indeed for the huge majority of Americans who truly love their country.
Aug 5, 2010 Technology Leave a comment
I love my new Samsung Moment smart phone, but there is one little annoyance with it that has been driving me crazy. When using the slideout keyboard, the backlighting on the keyboard goes out after about two seconds, which makes typing blog posts and text messages in low light quite aggravating.
After struggling with this problem for several weeks, I finally went to Google to see if there is a way to increase the length of the timeout setting. Well, there isn’t. But I did learn that there is a neat little app that keeps the keys lit up the entire time that the keyboard is extended. Simply open the “Market” and search for “Lit Keys”.
Lit Keys does exactly what the name inplies, and it does it extremely well. If you’re as frustrated as I was with the ridiculously short backlight timeout, download and install Lit Keys. Trust me, you’ll be thrilled with how well it works.
Jul 16, 2010 My thoughts on... Leave a comment
The NAACP has just denounced the Tea Party for being a “racist organization”, but are they? Well, check out this video from a recent Tea Party event and decide for yourself.
Jul 15, 2010 Things I like 1 Comment
I have tried various varieties of superglue over the years, and most of them tend to “hold” quite well for a short time before ultimately failing. But one brand has been working exceptionally well for a good while now.
The makers of “Gorilla Glue” advertise it as being the best super glue on the market so I decided to give it a try on a pair of shoes that had literally come apart at the seams. I purchased a bottle, then read the directions and followed them caredully as I glued the shoes back together. And after 6 weeks they are still together even though I do a lot of walking on a daily basis.
I’ve used Gorilla Glue on several other items as well, and the results have been spectacular. If it keeps performing as well as it has so far, Gorilla Glue will always be the only glue in my workshop even though it costs approximately double the price of most other brands.
Jul 14, 2010 Technology Leave a comment
A while back I wrote about the wonderful Internet radio service Pandora, and after all this time I still love it. Even better, I’m now able to listen to my favorite Pandora radio stations on my Android based smart phone. I simply visited the “Market”, searched for “Pandora”, and boom, there was an excellent app just waiting for me to download and install it.
If your smart phone happens to be based on a different operating system, don’t despair because Pandora has created apps for virtually all of them. Simply visit the app store that serves your phone and you’re sure to find a Pandora app for your phone as well.
