Author Archives: Crusty

It was great to see John Stossel on Bill O’Reilly tonight. I’m not sure if John was completely unprepared or if he was intentionally deferring a bit to Bill in his first appearance on his new network… In any case, … Continue reading →

There are so many stories like this of government meddling in people’s lives doing more harm than good. Whatever happened to simple common sense? http://www.startribune.com/local/64672702.html

Unintended consequences can be fascinating. Let’s look at Cash for Clunkers. A key selling point is that it will reduce carbon emissions. Well it will, by about one one-hundredth of one percent. Or put another way by 1/9,260th of our … Continue reading →

Perhaps not as easy a determination as some might think. At least it’s not for me. Officer Crowley, in uniform and responding to a report of a burglary at Gates house, asked Gates for ID. Rather than provide ID Gates … Continue reading →

Well, sort of. So I’ve been doing some research for my next project. Part of this involves finding out what other similar books are already out there, how well are they selling, etc. This morning I stopped in one of … Continue reading →

Last year we got a new ski boat. We keep it moored in a marina not far from our home. One time last summer I found the cover sunk down in one corner and filled with water but otherwise it … Continue reading →

For about 3 decades Northwest Airlines has been my airline of choice. Last year they agreed to be acquired by Delta. OK. 3 weeks ago I received a letter in the mail from US Bank stating that they were immediately … Continue reading →

Headline: 300 Afghan women find their voice. If you read this story it sounds like a fairly peaceful protest march. No mention of bearded men lining the streets and pelting the women with rocks. Interesting…

On vacation but had to post this from a sign at a teaparty. A Taxpayer Voting for Obama is like a Chicken Voting for Colonel Sanders.