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Are You an Old Fart?

This was e-mailed to me and I thought I would post it.
Old Farts are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, Old Farts remove their caps and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them.
Old Farts remember World War II, Pearl [...]

The greatest athletes

There is a story in the American Spectator today entitled Good Sports, Great Sports. It is an excellent reminder of who the real atheletes are and that the “..NFL can’t shine the boots of U.S. fighting men.”
From the article:
…Yet my enthusiasm for the NFL stars’ athleticism has been overshadowed this year by reports of [...]

The Parowan Prophet

Many of you know that I was born in Cedar City, Utah. And while I will always consider southern Utah to be home, I will not miss the Parowan Prophet. Well, maybe just little.
Parowan is a town about 20 miles away from Cedar City and when I was a kid, this guy [...]

The blood-sucking lawyers

If you are reading this from my facebook profile, you already know that I received a traffic violation a week or so ago. I was going a little fast on the way to work and, frankly, got caught.
Being a resident of Texas for about 16 months has been quite educational, but even I was [...]

News Flash – Prison isn’t comfortable

In this story by Fox News, the lady who climbed a fence and ran away from prison 30 years ago and who has since be re-arrested, has said that prison isn’t “comfortable.”
Huh?
Last time I checked, that wasn’t one of the purposes of prison. A quote by her attorney takes the cake:
“There’s nowhere she can go [...]

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