What Did We Do Before We Had The Talkies?

Hey folks I know that this topic won't generate a lot of interest but I just felt that I had to say something about it.  Lately the movie industry has gone almost completely over to the technical wonders of special effects, video effects, and sci-fi or horror themes it seems …

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Bottom Line - Dispute over drug in feed limiting US meat exports

There have been many discussions about food additives over the years.  Everything from sterioids to antibiotics have been discussed.  The drug mentioned in this article known as ractopamine hydrachloride is used to enhance growth while maintaining a lean quality to the  …

NYT: Want the American Dream? Move to Canada - US news - The New York Times - msnbc.com

Well now this article is really saying nothing new.  Many Americans are and have been for some time well aware of this issue.

Watch out, 1%; the kids will be back - 1 - Wealth distribution - MSN Money

Several people have conveyed considerable anger in their comments here on the vine about our nations economy and the gap between the ultra rich and middle Americans.  The "Occupy Movement" struck me as being a bit weak and ineffective but this article implies that they are s …

American Iron Lives But Only In the Garages of The Wealthy

Anyone who has reached my age (67 years) or somewhere close can certainly remember the glory days of the muscle car and the affordable joy of having a hot ride.  I was always a GM fan and salivated at the thought of owning a GTO Judge or a Hurst Olds 442 or a SS396 Chevelle  …

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Upon Discovering That I Have Become Useless

In our current economic down turn (oh heck call it what it is - depression) there are a lot of people searching for jobs that are sufficient for them to support their families.  For a time these people are able to get by on their unemployment compensation but  …

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A former U.S. general has finally had the courage to speak up on the critical situation that we face on our Mexican border with the drug cartels.  In this MSN video he says exactly the same thing that many of us here in the U.S.

Not much of a movie fan but this one I gotta see!

I just recently saw a trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest movie called "Hysteria."  It is about the invention of the first sexual vibrator for women and it looks absolutely hilarious.  We live in such a constrained, stodgy, and ultra conservative society th …

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Are We Slowly Poisoning Ourselves? What Do You Think?

As a youth the family farm was a given.  People made a fairly decent living raising livestock and producing grains and dairy products.  However times have changed considerably.  Thanks to the concept of "economy of scale" the family farm has slowly become a vanishi …

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Russia Reports Nuclear Explosion hit Vast Military Tunnel Network 8/24/11 - YouTube

My first summary seems to have vanished so here is my re-edit. This youtube presentation raises a whole lot of questions for which there are no real clear answers.

Are We Winning Yet?

The news headlines are increasingly reporting a rise in the degree of violence and unrest in Iraq as we plan our withdrawal from that troubled area.  That is not what was intended to happen.  We were supposed to pacify Iraq, establish peace and order, and leave behind a …

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Third-Hand Smoke: What Are the Dangers to Nonsmokers? - MSN Health & Fitness - Quit Smoking

As a former smoker who smoked for 53 years before finally giving it up I agree with the pressures to reduce or even eliminate the smoking habit.  However I question the validity of this article on the grounds that it is perhaps going a bit overboard. After all the human spec …

Police say man killed wife, attacked others | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

In our local news this article caught my attention because of the murder weapons used in this brutal slaying.  This man first attacked his wife with a box cutter then beat her to death with a 25 pound rock.  They were estranged and she had a protective order out against …

Is Butter or Margarine Healthier? - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Cholesterol

A lot is said in many articles about the health benefits or lack thereof regarding many of our food items.  One issue that is seldom mentioned is allergies or adverse reactions to the synthetic food stuffs becoming so common and prevelent today.  One look at food lables …

Attack of the Big Bad Bureaucracy....Again

Well first it was Girl Scout Cookies in Georgia, then a lemonade stand at an art fair in Oregon, and now another lemonade stand in Texas.  Yep we Americans love the entrepreneurial spirit don't we?  We have so many rules and regulations that it is hard to do anything an …

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Look What Happened While We Weren't Looking

The old story about Nero and the burning of Rome seems to have a bit of a counterpart in today's society, particularly with respect to our war on drugs.  How you say?  Well we as a society keep denying, at least officially, that our efforts to abolish the drug trad …

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Warning! Naughty Article from a Dirty Old Man

I just came from a couple of web sites where I was trying to discover just what a "table shower" was when it was mentioned in connection with massage services.  Before I go into the point of this article let me tell you something about myself.  First of all I am a  …

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Should I Go Paperless? That's What They Keep Telling Me.

Lately I get what seems like a constant stream of letters and notifications from the various institutions I deal with telling me that I would be so much better off if I would go paperless.  In most cases this entails giving them my banking information (account and routing nu …

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They Called Me a Sexual Predator

This article highlights a trend within American society that is becoming oppressive and destructive to our social fabric.  As a people we are succumbing to extremism at every level.  We seem to have forgotten how to find the 'middle of the road' in our lives. The result …

McDonald's Beating Video in MD a Hate Crime?... | Gather

This kind of behavior calls into question the methods used today to raise our children.  I personally feel that this is what we got after the Dr.

Condom Campaign Targets Kids as Young as 11

It seems that Philidelphia has the 5th highest rate of sexually active kids under age and they also have problems with increasing numbers of STD cases among kids in that age group.

Clothing Can Be Hazardous To Your Health.

Lately I have pretty much had my fill of threads dealing with politics and religion. Frankly I think that the entire population of our planet is going completely bonkers.

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