* The Music:

The Moody Blues: “To our Children’s Children’s Children”

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I’ve always been a Moodies fan, and this album since it came out in 69, has always been one of my ‘Desert Island collection’.  Inspired by the Moonlanding which

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

If you’re interested in the full list of pet food that has been recalled, here you go.

This is some major brands affected here (the place making the pet foods brands it for a LOT of people)  and there’s a

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If this is Saint Patrick’s Day, why isn’t the snow green?   When it comes to weather in Rochester, the phrase “Luck of the Irish” just does not seem to apply.   By the way, it was sixty degrees on Wednesday.   Mother

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There is a paper in New York willing to dig into the Valerie Plame scandal, and it is not the New York Times.   The Rome Sentinel does what the main stream media either can not or will not do,

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davidl on March 17th, 2007

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Remember, there was much talk within the Kerry camp that Joe Wilson might be the new administration’s Secretary Of State. The vainglorious Mr. Wilson surely had his eyes on that prize.

And any concern about the secrecy of his

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

More evidence that our school systems are failing us totally:

WHAM-TV Rochester, NY (Rochester, N.Y.) – It’s called Black English Vernacular – or more commonly – Ebonics.

In a newsletter to staff, Rochester City School District officials say it is

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Eric Florack on March 17th, 2007

Just a little over three and a half years ago, I began this blog as a creative writing outlet and a chance to hone my skills. When I launched Captain’s Quarters, I had no idea how it would grow, that

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davidl on March 17th, 2007

Henry WaxmanHenry Waxman was digging for dirt.  All he got was hot air.  The Intelligence Identities Protection Act(IIPA), has several very specific requirements as to who is covered by the act.

Waxman was like a pitbull in asserting that the CIA

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