The Emperor’s New Clothes Comes t0 a Slave Flick We saw “12 Years a Slave.” After preparing for something as hard to watch as Schindler’s list or Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful,” we saw a politically correct movie with flat performances and rather[...]
Archive for February 22nd, 2014
February 22nd, 2014 - 10:25 am § in The Ave Scene
Marina Fire in La Conner
This video of voyeurs at the fire at Shelter Bay is very disturbing. Worse may be coming. I think Shelter Bay is leased from the Swinomish People. This raises a LOT of questions? What sort of lease is there? Whose fire department answered the call?[...]
Ukraine Parliament Votes To Oust Yanukovich, Sets May Election
Live Updates Meanwhile, back in Sochi Bob Costas, the NBC sports host, noted how Ukrainian athletes at the games were showing their concern for their country’s political unrest. Costas celebrated the the Sochi Olympics but went on to say , “all of which is truly wonderful, but s[...]
February 22nd, 2014 - 8:55 am § in Misc.
South Carolina: Emergency
TEA PARTY NEEDS YOU! Sent from Lee’s iPhone Dear Stephen, Most folks will stay up all night for family emergencies. But I’ve been touched by how many patriots there are all over South Carolina who are willing to work around the clock and volunteer on my campaign, to ensure Lindsey Graham is [...]
February 22nd, 2014 - 8:49 am § in America
What is Monopsony?
We all know what a monopoly: is one seller with many buyers. Exxon’s ancestor, Standard Oil, controlled all the oil in the US. A monopsony (pronounced muh-NOP-suh-nee) is one buyer with many sellers. So if Amazon become the only way of selling books, it will be a monopsony, the only op[...]