Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

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Ahab , from What Would John Wayne Do, has moved. Accordingly, his information on the sidebar has been updated. Check out his new digs.

One of my oldest daughter's friends, when she was still young enough to be at home, told me "I wish I had a Dad like you." Thi...

Richard Bach wrote about the light in the toolbox in his book "One" that I read way back in high school. He spoke of how machines ...

My sister has moved to Roanoke VA and will be visiting this weekend. Her daughter has the misfortune of sharing a birthday with a terrible ...

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. It has been over two months since my last post. No, nothing wrong, I just haven't taken the time ...

Before you can go, you must be able to stop. The left front brake caliper is long gone. It was removed when it detached itself from it'...

She has been silent now for over five years. She lost her voice when her constant companion contracted multiple sclerosis and was no longer ...

Today we had a little discussion where I work about President Bush and the job he is doing. Unfortunately, half of the discussion was conduc...

Happy Memorial Day! Thank a veteran.

My "vacation" is about at an end. Tomorrow I rejoin the workforce. I did get the Suzuki up and running, but it will need a few mi...

My last day at the old job was Wednesday, I don't start at the new job until a week from Monday, so for these ten days or so I'm off...

We have heard it all our lives, about how the world is going to hell in a handbasket and that young people just don't have what it takes...

I got this from Sketch , who had forwarded it via email. I should have posted it sooner, but I didn't check my email until late. One o...

I found this at Hammer's blog (address below) and thought I'd give it a whirl. Hammer's 500 meme whenyouronlytoolisahammer.blogs...

I have several things percolating in my brain right now, none of them have pushed their way to the front yet. Some of the things I have bee...

ABC News has an article today in Google News about Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman, you may remember, was a professional football player with the...

I got this in an email from an old Navy buddy of mine, and with his permission I am posting it entirely. The only changes to the original p...

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Liviu Librescu first saw the face of evil when he was 10 years old. Born in 1930 to a Jewish family in Romania, his homeland was overrun by ...