Category Archives: current events

Unrelated and Incomplete Things Pondered

Quote of the Day: “I’m a limousine ridin, jet flyin, kiss stealin, wheelin dealin son of a gun. Whooooo!” Ric Flair Did you know under the Obama administration if you and your spouse die the GOVERNMENT can decide who raises … Continue reading

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Ignorance, Tyranny and Health Insurance

Quote of the Day: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” –Act IV, Henry VI, William Shakespeare Today’s QOTD is TB’s all time favorite widely misunderstood quotation. The line was written not in commentary of lawyers filing … Continue reading

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Observations From An Interesting Weekend

Quote of the Day: “And that’s the way it is.” –Walter Cronkite Like most everyone else with even the mildest sporting interest, TB watched with anticipation, hope and fear as Tom Watson lined up his putt for par on the … Continue reading

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PhilosoBuffett

Quote of the Day: 1. If it’s too good to be true it usually is. 2. Always look at how much the other guy is making when he’s trying to sell you something. 3. Stay away from leverage. –Warren Buffett, … Continue reading

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Who Are You People Anyway?

Quote of the Day: “A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.” –Vice President Dan Quayle TB is loadin up the truck and gettin ready to head out for the long 4th of July … Continue reading

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I’m a Ramblin Baen

TB went to see “The Hangover” last night. It’s the funniest damn movie I’ve seen in quite a while, a true classic. If you haven’t seen it, you must. In some ways its a “formula” movie in that its a … Continue reading

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TB’s High Wealth Spending Consulting Service Strikes Again

Quote of the Day:     “The moment is long overdue for us to become moral and worthy ancestors.”     –Peter Peterson, billionaire co-founder of Blackstone Group who cashed in his chips at the high water mark of Wall … Continue reading

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Cloud Talk

Quote of the Day:     From The Simpsons, episode 8, year 1 KEARNY: You know, when you look up at clouds in the sky, they start looking like stuff. OTHER BULLY: No, they don’t. KEARNY: Yeah, they do.  Like that one over … Continue reading

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REBRANDING! It’s the Latest Party Craze

Quote of the Day:     “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”     –George Orwell The Michael Steele helmed GOP is a blank stare creating machine. Politico reported yesterday (May 13, 2009) … Continue reading

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Can I (Hurl) Right Now?

Quote of the Day:     “The media’s the most powerful entity on Earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” … Continue reading

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