tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60672522012-02-15T22:43:27.886-08:00Comments and Observations on Politics, Society, Personal Rights, Ironic Contradictions and Affirmations, Humorous Relationships, Connections, Amusements, Distractions; Building Blocks of Daily Life in the United StatesFred Holmesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-80401516464484040192010-04-04T08:02:00.000-07:002010-04-04T08:02:43.869-07:00

Since September 11, 2001 the news consists, in large part, of a cascading tsunami of 'terrorist bombing' reports. I've gotta say, So WHAT! Is there some real NEWS value in that? Are ANY of us really SURPRISED? And by 'us' I don't just mean us Americans. I'm talking about the universal 'us'; anyone with a pulse and consciousness. What are we expecting from individuals whose lives are so entirely

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-4510554979803760452009-11-23T04:57:00.000-08:002009-11-23T05:00:21.676-08:00

$53,000,000,000,000.00 (fifty-three trillion, the TOTAL US debt in the aggregate, all values taken into account) in 2009 has about the same buying power as $3,529,467,725,824.10 (three trillion, five hundred twenty-nine billion, four hundred sixty-seven million, seven hundred twenty-five thousand, eight hundred twenty-four dollars and ten cents) had in 1940.Annual inflation (a compound amount)

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-72180600218923226932009-08-04T16:59:00.000-07:002009-08-04T17:04:00.402-07:00

Mr. Clinton is still a force to be reckoned with.The world owes him much. This nation owes him much more.Two young enterprising if foolish journalists owe him their lives and their freedom.Thanks, Mr. Clinton, you done good.Hey, all the rest of you good folks in high places.Pay attention.

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-81772325655190798372009-07-17T14:32:00.000-07:002009-07-17T15:23:18.655-07:00

The more I Tweet, the Twittier I feel.In reviewing the tweets of some of those whom I was formerly following, I discovered a vast dissimilarity in the topics being discussed or tweeted about. That seems inconsistent with the intent of the whole exercise, in my limited ability to comprehend such esoteric matters.Seems to me, dontcha know, that the entire thing is devoted to the idea of aggregating

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-62721815611166590462008-10-16T13:53:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:56:48.191-07:00

This would be really insulting…If it weren't so damn funny!

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-90190798982982324082008-08-07T05:35:00.001-07:002008-08-07T05:35:37.944-07:00

Now, let me see.Do I understand this proposition? Iraq. The nation we invaded and conquered back in 2003, for the gross transgression of being guilty of the mistake of having Saddam Hussein as its President at the time, now has accumulated enormous capital surpluses; something near or exceeding seventy-nine Billion dollars (give or take a few); and WE, the United States, having accumulated

Fred Holmesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067252.post-90849052212425968222007-09-17T04:58:00.000-07:002007-09-17T09:14:28.061-07:00

It's been months since my last post. I've been pre-occupied. Well, not exactly pre-occupied, really. Just lazy.But I've been saving up, and I've got a list of things I'm going to comment on during the next few days, so stay tuned.Today, it's the inordinate preoccupation with homeland security engulfing this nation. First thing is the term 'Homeland Security'. Man, I despise that phrase. It sounds

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What a WeekAt first, as the election results began to trickle in from the East coast, I wondered if this was not just going to be another mid-term election with a monumental ho-hum attached. I got distracted. Logged on and checked my email. Browsed a couple of the forums. Checked my PayPal stats. Checked my AdSense stats. Pleasantly distracted, I moseyed back to the living room and clicked the

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Genealogy or the Never Ending QuestionsI suppose everyone goes through it. You reach an age at which you suddenly come to the realization that there is more life behind you than ahead of you. Then, it becomes terribly important to connect with those ancestors with whom you share an increasingly palpable commonality.This is the point at which you decide that it is time to examine all of that

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