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Monthly Archives: February 2007
The Last Free State ?
I met Shamus from New Jersey soon after and heard about his FreeState experience. Shamus was at least in his late thirties. He told me he was a management consultant in the real estate business. Turns out he grew up in Schodack, a Rensselaer county boy ! Shamus got a good chuckle out of the Christopher Walken spoof with a reference to Schodack. Mayor ? He’s basically tired of taxes and regulations and has started in on a commitment within two years. I didn’t catch his marital and children status, but he was excited about the prospects and fighting the good fight with good people. He figures he can restructure his job so he can work at home most of the time. It’s still America, thank goodness. A beer later . . .
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The Man Who Sold the Moon
The Astronaut Farmer is being released this February. It stars Billy Bob Thorton as Charles Farmer, a former astronaut driven to space travel travel against the wishes of the government and perhaps his own better sense. Aside from the typical … Continue reading
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Why Do I Gotta Support Soldiers ?
The people who do not support our troops are probably being shot at right now. A few articles about the absurdity of this citizen rally cry is the argument they can make against war itself, not the troops. They don’t talk about why the average soldier can’t have a beer when he gets home. Ernie Pyle would have captured that irony.
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