Nightly Ramble:Oranges, Oil, And Snow

* Cold here in Rochester… didn’t get above 25 today, which is about correct for this time of year, but it’s the first really cold day we’ve seen this season.

* I see California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking for

Some short shots here as I shiver a bit from the cold:

* It occurs to me that Michael Devlin could run for Congress. He seems uniquely qualified. The True Crime Blog has some additions to that case, by the

* Still spending a good deal of time with the new TV.  Watching the playoffs, mostly.  One point of annoyance we have found, is that the brand name of the TV is so recent, that nobody’s got remote programming codes

* I’m still in “new toy” mode with the new TV set.  I don’t know how long this is going to last but I haven’t had this much fun with a new piece of equipment in years.  Saturday, will run

When I was growing up, there was a fairly good sized box standing in the corner the living room.  In my earliest memories, it towered over me by at least a foot and a half. In retrospect, it was a

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -George Santayana

It fascinates me, that so many people expected change for the better when the Democrats to power , at the first of the year.  Of course, it

Years ago, there was a tagline: “Not tonight, dear, I have a modem”.

Well, my twist is, not tonight, dear, I have an HD TV with 5.1 surround. To say the very least, I’ve been having some fun with it.

You’ll recall I’ve been making noises about running over to Northeastern Ohio. We decided yesterday was the day. Subject of trip? Railfanning, and Lighthouses.

My wife is into lighthouses, and the boys are into trains.  The southern and eastern shores

It’s been an extraordinarily long day at work, and I am overtired, so I’m probably not going to write a great deal in this night’s ramble.  I hope you’ll understand that I’ll run into these days once in a while.

Michelle Malkin:

My blogging has been lighter than usual the past few weeks due to family time, Fox News duties, holiday chaos, holiday illness–and, yes, planning for a trip to Iraq. As you know, ex-CNN newsman Eason Jordan extended an

Let’s talk about anger.

First, perhaps it’s useful to get a working definition, from the above link at Dictionary.com:

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Some added pictures from the New Years Day celebrations over Niagara Falls, last night.

Sorry I was so brief in my description last night, as you can imagine I was rather tired.  I should make mention that these were taken

We’ve been doing this every year, now for many years… going off on a near-midnight ramble to Niagara Falls to watch the fireworks display.

This year, unlike previous years, it rained.  50° outside.

Foreigner was playing in queen Victoria park,

Bits Notes: I had written this last night, but never transmitted it. Oops. 

I had planned to make a run to someplace special today.  The reason is clear enough if one looks at the calendar; this is the only day

By the time most of you read this, that Bastard of Baghdad will have been executed for his crimes against humanity, and specifically his fellow Iraqis.  If I was to take a cue from the mainstream news services, I would