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Entries from August 2008

Obama-nation

August 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Is it possible that Obama could really effect change if elected President? Sure. He would change into just another politician who begins with great promise and then is gradually villified when the lofty changes he envisioned prove to be out of reach of the Washington crowd who’s top priority is raising money to get re-elected.
I’ve [...]

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Tags: Commentary

For Beth and Bill and Jill

August 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This post is especially for the three most faithful readers of the Second, Second Best Blog, each of whom has mentioned the disappointment they experience when checking here and finding nothing new. Sorry. Writing is a rather slow process for me. I have to get kind of worked up about something before the words will [...]

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Tags: The Life Story

Old Hernandez Had Some Trees

August 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Old Hernandez had some trees,
E I E I O,
And on those trees he had some leaves,
E I E I O,
With a leaf leaf here,
And a leaf leaf there,
Here a leaf, there a leaf,
Everywhere there’s leaf grief,
Old Hernandez had some trees,
E I E I O

The tree men came and brought some saws,
E I E I O,
Those [...]

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Exxon-Mobil, Movie, Mystery Car

August 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Exxon-Mobil just scored the largest profit in American history. All three of the major American car manufacturers are in deep do, due to falling car sales. Think maybe Exxon-Mobil ought to help them out? After all, EM’s profits are due in large part to the car makers past success. Just a thought.
Just went to see [...]

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