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We Need To Be Responsible and Raise Taxes
I don’t like paying taxes. When I get up in the morning, I don’t say, “Oh boy, today I get to pay taxes on stuff.” I don’t think anyone likes having to pay their tithe to the various governments.
Posted in Gov't and Politics
Tagged budget, deficit, federal, gop, libertarian, money, republican, revenue, services, spending, state, taxes, tea bagger, tea party
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Wait, how big is NASA’s budget again?
2009 WNBA – Chicken Littles
With the announcement by Bill Laimbeer of his resignation as the head coach of the Detroit Shock, the WNBA naysayers have been having a field day about how this is the death of the league. Seriously? You’re going there?
Posted in Women's Basketball
Tagged basketball, budget, chicken little, coach, cooper, economy, fail, Laimbeer, operations, roster, salary, sports, succeed, thrive, wnba, women's, zierden
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Obama’s First Budget – The Emperor Overlord’s Initial Thoughts
As Emperor Overlord of the United States, I have to give that new kid, Obama, credit. He doesn’t do things small. A $3.55 trillion budget. That takes some brass ones, it does. I should probably say a little something about this amusing little income/expense outline of his.
Posted in Gov't and Politics
Tagged banks, billion, budget, congress, economy, emperor, government, healthcare, medicare, obama, overlord, president, rebate, stimulus, taxes, trillion, wealthy
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If TV Can, Why Can’t the Big Screen?
It makes no sense that a TV show and a movie of the same franchise should have budgets so grossly out of whack.
Posted in Gripes
Tagged budget, chronicles, firefly, movie, serenity, television, terminator, ttscc
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Third Millennium TVs
This past week has found the family entering the twenty-first century in terms of television: that’s right, we now are finally switching from CRT to LCD. Starting a few weeks ago, two of our TVs started their death throws. Our kitchen set would randomly turn itself off (often less than ten minutes after turning on) and would usually refuse to turn back on for hours at times. Very VERY frustrating. Our main TV in the family room…well, it’s been quirky … Continue reading
Posted in Journal
Tagged budget, coach potato, digital, dtv, family, flat panel, hdtv, lcd, personal, television, tv
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If We Can Send…
Today, I was standing in line at the store. There were a few people behind me, and one pair was talking. One of them started a sentence with, “If we can send a man to the Moon…” Argh. Oh, how I hate hearing that phrase. I didn’t used to, twenty-to-thirty years ago.
Posted in Musings
Tagged apollo, budget, costs, drive, education, exploration, imagination, lunar, moon, nasa, rocket science, space, technology, wonder
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