In a show of strength, the OS editors have decided to revoke Steve Blevins weekend pass and will see to it that he remains committed to the asylum from which he wrote yesterday. Spurning constant requests to the contrary and in an effort to make OS look and feel like an… Read full post »

I am an independent contractor sort which means I am in an environment full of others of the same ilk. It's hard to get fired because it just costs the company. It also makes it doubly hard to remain tactful. I guess that is second nature  to those who are "employed".… Read full post »

This was intended to be a much longer post but I ....just a minute, something sticky here on the keyboard.

 O.K. Back.I was coming in to work and remembered the front door was unlocked probably so 10 miles  back, door was locked,turn around drive back towards the office, but now I'm la… Read full post »

You didn't have to like him  or his politics to listen. The sonorous quality of Paul Harvey's voice and his never failing hook at the segue just made you want to listen.

Bloggers here and everywhere could learn from his style. It had human interest. It had a flavor that couldn't… Read full post »

December 31,2009

The First Post of mine, trivial as I have seen by any was made 01/01/09.

This first year cruising the site, making some friends along the way and enjoying the passion of many is wrapping up today. An interesting read it has been.

I hope to have time in… Read full post »

Here's my contribution to the game today. Two are true and one is not.

1.) I worked backstage with a magician in college and learned the secret (won't be able to tell however) of the most often used technique to make levitation appear to be real.

2.) I have had the… Read full post »

Most of the addictions in the crowd of OS readers will be missed by the very people who have them. Missed or mislabeled. Oh sure, substance abusers have often had others tell them they are addicted. They get it from all angles. It's usually pretty easy to spot a substance abuser.… Read full post »

2008

o.k.

that was easy

now let's try 2009

what are you going to do first?

Briefly...what made you come here to blog? Why not locally on some stop light  issue? Stir up some passion, get somebody else to change city hall?

There are some very good writers appearing here at times. Others appear to have just found another place to rant. You may already being thinking… Read full post »

In  an effort to trim the stimulus bill, the much anticipated $15,000 credit for first time homebuyers has been removed. Touted by the National Association of Realtors , and other leaders throughout the housing industry, its inclusion was hoped to be a much needed boost to uplift the slumping sa… Read full post »