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Field trips are interesting things. The supposed rationale for providing field trips is to enhance the curriculum. By far the best field trips I have taken my classes on are the sails on the restored oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald. These sails take our classes out into the Delaware Bay [...]
Sean Hannity brought up tonight the issue Gert has been screaming about; namely, why hasn’t anyone asked Obama about his previous drug use?
When Bill Clinton ran for president, the “tried it but didn’t inhale” defense got exposure everywhere. Sixteen years later we have a man who has written books about [...]
Stop the ACLU has a video up that connects the dots pretty well between Obama and his associates. Stop the ACLU is promoting this for the undecideds. There are 16 days until the election. If one cannot make up his mind by this point, perhaps presidential indecision isn’t his [...]
Our reading anthology used to include Chris Van Allsburg’s Jumanji. I am a huge fan of Van Allsburg’s and looked forward to the unit I created for this book each year. I told my students each year that I never saw the movie and was not interested in ever doing [...]
Research shows that children who are read to excel. Teaching in an Abbott district brings students tot he classroom who have not read good literature. The Read Aloud time is the special time in our jam-packed schedule. It is the highlight for both students and me daily.
We are nearing the [...]
I received the following letter today from Rep. Frank LoBiondo.
Dear [Bob],
Thank you for contacting me regarding your opposition to H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilzation Act of 2008. It is good to hear from you on this important legislation.
H.R. 1424 authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase up to [...]
A commenter (Maine Yankee) over at MichelleMalkin.com (not me as I have requested for years for her to add me to her exclusive community to no avail) speaking about the roughing up the MSM is doing to Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher, which included reports that Joe does not have [...]
I’ll be the first to admit I was not particularly comfortable with the Phillies line-up going into the season. For the past decade there has been a solid core, but just not enough depth to play consistently over the length of the season.
Truth be told, the Phils played well again [...]
Back in 2005, New Jersey Governor Corzine ran on a platform to increase our tax rebates 10% annually. He also stated:
I want to restore people’s trust in what should be the people’s government. We can, and I will, lead this state on the path of honest, open, and [...]
I failed.
I thought I could do it. I thought what I made fit, but in the end I failed.
Cate offered a challenge the other day to make a dinner for four for $7.00 or less. The idea is that in these times of financial ruin (okay, [...]
Several years ago I spent some time documenting the ridiculous of sin taxes. Taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, and the like are promoted as a way to curtail behavior society scofts at. The more a government taxes these things, the fewer citizens will participate in them thus society is better off.
Of [...]
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I sat in meetings all day as the students had a day off. At one point I got a hankering for smoked salmon. It’s something I’ve been meaning to make.
After work I went shopping. Charcoal is becoming harder to find. This is not good. Home Depot was [...]
Do you know who Neel Kashkari is? Most folks don’t. He’s 35 and earned his MBA from Wharton six years ago.
He is now in charge of at least $700 billion tax dollars. His lineage is Wharton, Goldman Sachs, deputy to Paulson.
Do you think he’s up to the task?
Hat [...]
Michelle Malkin has been leading the reasoned discourse and Neil Cavuto has been consistent in his steadfastness that the government has meddled too much in the financial mess.
I know we are all labeled crybabies. But it certainly appears to me that the markets would be no worse if we hadn’t [...]
So the AP published this photograph yesterday of Gov. Sarah Palin. The young man photographed is looking up at the vice presidential candidate. The way the photograph is cropped and the angle from which it was taken adds innuendo where there is none.
The question is whether or not it [...]
We were told we needed to pass the bailout in a hurry to stabilize the financial markets. Since Congress overstepped its purview, the Dow has tumbled about 1000 points. My 403(b) statement arrived today. The news there is even worse. Sigh . . .
So, we are beginning the eCache [...]
Just so it isn’t lost in the shuffle, AIG deserves to be left to die. Why are we surprised the $85 billion we gave them to remain solvent was used on spas. Government money is squandered when it is given.
I had the pleasure of watching tonight’s presidential debate with my [...]
The federal government has spent more than $1 trillion the last couple weeks stabilizing the financial markets. For the first time in four years, the Dow closed below 10,000. That was after the rush to bailout. Here’s my prediction: soon we will be told $1 trillion isn’t enough to do [...]
I am addicted to the Renowned Mr. Brown preparation of Boston butts. The peppery taste along with the finishing sauce I make makes for a wonderful dance of spices in my mouth.
Gert watched a cooking show a few months ago about barbecue. She picked up that seeded [...]
What kind of reporting is this? What the House passed yesterday is not $700 billion. The House could not pass the bill when it was that dollar figure. The bill was stuffed with $150 billion worth of pork. That ,eans the bill was $850 billion. Why did the AP [...]
Many years ago there was a movie starring Dennis Quaid called D.O.A. I believe it was a re-make. Anyhow, in the beginning of the movie Quaid is in a police station being interrogated. He says we would like to report a murder. When asked who was murdered he says Me.
It’s [...]
It was a rough day at the office . . . it was long too. I left haggard and ready to plop and zone out. With this being Gert’s night to cook, I had Chicken Parmigiana on my mind.
Ah, but all that went to hell when Gert called and asked [...]
Last evening the Senate passed 75-24 the new bailout bill. This bill comes in at 452 pages. It needs all those pages for the pork that is stuffed into this thing. I’m rushing off right now, but it specifically targets a children’s toy manufacturer of wooden arrows. There is also [...]
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Copyright © 2008 eCache. This feed is provided for personal non-commercial use only. It is expected that you are reading this material in your news aggregator. If you are reading this elsewhere, that site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact lawyer-at-ladow-dot-net so we know [...] Dear reader, as you ponder the bailout and whether or not the federal government should take $700 billion from us to prop up bad business models, consider the following:
The financial crisis is virtual. Bad loans that banks have made at the government’s insistence has caused the banks to not have enough cash on hand. No one knows the value of the bad loans so the government has tried to purchase or insure the loans with taxpayer money.
The [...]
We all have off days. Sarah Palin will have a grand opportunity this week to make up for her interview with Katie Couric. This is just an abysmal answer.
I am a fan of Saturday Night Live and Tina Fey. Their politics do not suit me, but I can [...]
It looks like Congress has found a way for the government to spend $700 billion and everyone, at least in D.C., be happy. The taxpayer feels as though he has visited the proctologist.
The compromise seems to be that the government instead of buying the bad debt will insure it. The [...]
A few years ago Millville began a Summerfest event in July. As part of this event there is a chili contest. We have gone every year save this year as we were out of town. We enjoy this event.
Millville is not a booming metropolis and this event [...]
Paul Newman was the epitome of class. I may not have agreed with his politics, but he held himself well. We are a poorer society now. I grew up with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. I recall seeing the latter in the theater alone. My mother [...]
For all of you who are willing to entrust our government managing with $700 billion of our money to bailout a corrupt and flawed banking system, you may want to listen to how the Treasury Department arrived at the figure. From Forbes.com:
“It’s not based on any particular data point,” [...]
Here is the post everyone has been waiting for: a clip from The View. Well, it’s the best quality of this song that I could find. Forget that Whoppee is in it.
Anyhow, today it dawned on me that I liked the jingle I kept hearing for Atlantis. The more [...]
This video is going viral. It very simply highlights the financial mess we’re in now . . . set to music. It’s a bit long, but well worth it. I just wish the last minute was dropped. Just so there is no misunderstanding, I am not supporting McCain-Palin.
The hits just [...]
I do not usually call my representatives. Today I did. I shared with Rep. Frank LoBiondo that I want him to vote against any taxpayer dollars spent on correcting this financial mess. What LoBiondo will do, I don’t know. I will keep a careful watch, however.
After the call, I [...]
Tonight was my school’s Back-to-School Night. I sounded like an idiot with my first group. Time to return to Toastmasters . . . There were two T-shirts that caught my attention worn by parents in the building: I Live at the Corner of Bite Me Blvd. and No Frickin’ Way [...]
I’ll grant that my initial reaction to McCain’s move was WTF? followed closely by This may be a very good political move. Then it dawned on me that while it garners all the attention now and shines an interesting, if not positive, light on McCain, it only works in [...]
Michelle Malkin has two must read posts today. Before you go over, allow me to state that these issues are the reason you do not have to accept Obama or McCain. Neither will do his duty (nor Biden, for that matter) this week and vote on the massive bailout Congress [...]
A couple years ago I documented the state of a couple pairs of shoes. The Camp Mocs got so bad I ditched them several months ago. The Bluchers lost the stench and returned to being my comfy shoe. But they were not in good shape and [...]
About a week before you listed this hunt we were on the Wildwood Boardwalk. I had taken some photographs of one of the tramcars. I even have some shots with the GPS. I considered listing this myself. Then came this cache. Of course, I had [...]
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‘Twas at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse today for a terracache. As I left the gardens to take a shot from the front I noticed these. In 2003 the lighthouse was renovated. There was a campaign drive to raise funds for that project. Many [...]
Gianna Jessen has been all over this week. Her story is an incredible one.
Jessen was born in 1977. She wasn’t supposed to be. Her 17 year-old mother was seven and one-half months pregnant with Gianna when she decided to abort her. Yup, a saline solution was injected into her fetus. [...]
I just don’t get it.
When I was in college, one of my majors was Business Administration. I studied finance, economics, etc. I distinctly recall learning about free markets. Free markets are the hallmark of capitalism.
Today the United States government nationalized insurance. On this day, Constitution Day, it seems even more [...]
I backed Fred Thompson earlier in this campaign cycle. The reason I did so is that he was right on the issues; primarily that there are limits to the federal government. Those limits were placed there in the Constitution. Fred understands those limits.
If the government stuck to what it’s supposed [...]
It occurs to me there are folks I routinely turn off.
I mentioned earlier that Keith Olbermann came on the NBC football halftime show. I turned the channel. Howard Eskin was announced as coming on the Football Night in Philly show; I turned the television off.
Here is a list (it will [...]
Y’think liberal media bias is made up? Allow me to introduce you to Jill Greenberg . . . Speaking of media bias, I actually turned off NBC’s halftime report as soon as I heard Olby. I couldn’t stand to hear if the there was a Worst Person in the [...]
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The American flag flies prominently atop Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River. I took many shots of the flag today. One can go to the top of the fort and get very close to the pole.
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I am quite familiar with this lighthouse. My first documented visit here was almost six years ago, but I am rather certain I had been here earlier.
After Beetle’s first soccer game, she and I headed out for some caching today. She was excited to [...]
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‘Twas out and about today at Fort Mott and saw these cannon balls. I learned later in the day that apparently cannon balls is a naval term. Other branches of the military, at least in 1864, call these projectiles.
Nevertheless, my four-year-old daughter pointed out Mickey [...]
Two years ago the Rutgers University football team played well on a Thursday evening on national television. They beat then third-ranked Louisville on ESPN. It’s true Rutgers had a decent team that year, but the magic-in-the-bottle can be condensed to that one game.
With the nation’s attention on the Scarlet Knights, [...]
I’ve been pondering the election booth of late. I am on record that neither Barack Obama or John McCain meet my standards for President of the United States. The addition of Joe Biden and Sarah Palin to the tickets has not changed that opinion.
I’ve been challenged as to how I [...]
I am reading a purely asinine thread on a discussion board that has drifted from its original content. Fancy that! Anyhow, it seems to have become defending whether or not all gifts are gifts. Should one always politely accept the gift, no matter how unwelcomed it truly is?
The majority, it [...]
With the start of a new school year, there are new union publications flooding our mailbox. As longtime readers know, my wife and I are public school teachers. We are essentially forced to join the union. Even if we did not, we have to pay the dues. It’s just easier [...]
Admittedly, I have a small town sense about the world in which I live. It doesn’t need to be as complicated as some make it to be.
Take capitalism for instance. The way I was taught, businesses create widgets to sell. Folks either buy the widgets or not. Government’s role in [...]
The other night Gert and I were comfortably slouching in the loving room watching the children play. I noted how wonderful our family is. We are blessed.
Beetle participated in her first parade today. She rode on a float and then performed on stage with her dance class. Friends and family [...]
I fell asleep while attempting to post this. That is how tired I have been with the advent of school. On top of that, my feet are out of shape; too much walking on concrete in dress shoes. I so need a foot massage, but Gert is asleep. 
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Who would have thought abortion would end up being a central issue in this campaign? But when you have one candidate claiming he doesn’t want his daughters “punished with a baby”, it’s pretty hard to escape the issue.
Interestingly, Sen. Obama was born 4 August 1961. His mother, Ann [...]
Apparently Alan Colmes posted about Republican VP candidate Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin. On air he praised the selection of a woman. On his blog he smeared her. The title of post was Did Palin Take Proper Pre-Natal Care?
Colmes, noted that Palin was in Texas when her water broke in [...]
Call me a softie, but I have always enjoyed this little romantic comedy. Yup, Sorkin is a lefty and his movie is replete with liberalism. This movie was the launching pad for The West Wing, another liberal media-blast that I found interesting.
Anyhow, I love this little monologue even if I [...]
Hot damn, I didn’t know she smoked!
For years I have wanted to computerize my lesson plans. Yes, I have typed my lessons. But each year it is the same process. I have been able to copy-and-paste, but that is inefficient. I have run into all sorts of troubles trying to [...]
When Sarah Palin’s name was first presented to me this morning I immediately was negative. The first thing I think of when I hear Alaska is Ted Stevens. The last thing McCain should want to do is put Alaska front and center in this campaign. Stevens is the poster boy [...]
Well, I nodded off after I heard “I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.” I am now catching highlights.
Obama just doesn’t get it, but I will happily accept the raise he stated he will give me. It just goes to show he will not honor the [...]
It’s scary to realize these folks actually live in the same country as I do. To each his own, but my goodness, there are some warped people walking around the streets.
To read the premise behind this video, check out Michelle Malkin (who still hasn’t opened up her sites for [...]
George Will describing Obama’s desire to tax windfall profits (whatever they are) of oil companies in order to issue a rebate to citizens states:
Obama is unintimidated by the rule against legislating about subjects one cannot define.
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Copyright © 2008 eCache. This feed is provided for personal non-commercial use only. [...]How come my daughter’s pre-school can have an automated call system that begins speaking when I pick up the telephone but the telemarketers have a delay? . . . Speaking of telemarketers, the silly group that has been bombarding us this week seemed to stop when I asked to speak [...]
All that hype about Hillary’s speech led to a ho hum speech. She took care of herself. She was not particularly emphatic for Obama. Consider me a skeptic, but it feels like she is positioning herself for 2012.
Yeah, 2012. You heard Bill today, yes? Candidate X will not be able [...]
Here is part of an interview Barack Obama gave in 1995 to pump sales of his book Dreams From My Father
At 2:14 Obama states:
In times of economic scarcity generally the politicians of this country right now want to look for scapegoats.
Contrast that with this Obama for [...]
This summer I have been off-schedule. Blog reading and iPod listening have taken a backseat to lots of fun activities. Today has been the first day in some time I sat down and read my blogs. Even so I am not done.
I ran across a post by Sweetnicks that [...]
We eat a lot of hamburgers. With the addition of the OTG, we are eating much better hamburgers. After a disappointing DNF this morning, Fritz and I came home and fired up the grill. The burgers were excellent, the rolls toasted just so, [...]
Teaching writing is the most difficult subject for me to teach. Purposely writing mistakes to model the process is a challenge.
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