“The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves”
An Army Reserve Major was charged for defrauding Gold Star families
Caz Craffy, major in the U.S. Army reserve, was one of the financial counselors working for the Army. He leveraged his status with the Army to defraud Gold Star families. He faces charges that include securities fraud and wire fraud. Craffy fooled the families of fallen service members into engaging in poor investments. Despite these […]
Student Loans: A Modest Proposal
Well, we all know what happened with the Supreme Court – they looked at Biden’s student loan cancellation program and decided (amazingly) that financial matters are Congress’ purview and that ol’ Joe was overstepping his authority a tad. OK, a few light-years. Lot of folks on the left side of the aisle, notably the Free […]
The anniversary we missed (that no one was missing at all)
July 1 has come and gone, and for many of us, the 50th anniversary of something we grew up with and knew as a fact of life: that letter that started with “Greetings”.[/caption] Yes, the draft. The draft was a fact of life in those ancient times – its existence was a constant in our […]
Solar Maximum – coming to a planet near you soon
Every 11 years or so, our Sun tends to get its knickers twisted and cycles from minimum to maximum activity levels. At solar minimum, the sun’s magnetic field is strong and organized, with two clear poles like a normal dipole magnet, James said. The magnetic field acts as a “giant forcefield” that contains the sun’s […]
Hunter Biden plea deal on tax and gun charges; likely to avoid jail
Hunter Biden has agreed to a plea deal involving tax crimes and gun possession. He will plead guilty to the tax crimes, considered as misdemeanors, and admit to the gun charge. The plea deal involves his being handed a probation sentence, as well as Biden’s agreeing to go through a “diversion program” for the gun […]
Rainbow LGBTQ flag flown over veteran facilities
VA officials at Biloxi raised up a rainbow LGBTQ flag at the Biloxi National Cemetery and at their VA medical campus. There were other US flags showing, but one was replaced by the rainbow flag. State Republican leaders are calling on the VA to lower these flags and to restore the US flags that normally […]
Want to make $168,000? Herd goats
Only in California…Someone smart said “hey, we have all these fire-hazard brush lands around homes and apartments that are hard to clear in an ecologically sound manner – let’s let critters graze there!” Quieter than weedwhackers and brush-hogs, more ecologically sound, and what the hey – when your grazers are inefficient, dinner on the hoof. […]
Texas falls short
It’s Memorial Day. Like many, I spent it with family – local members being my daughter, her Uncle Sam’s Misguided Child husband, and a couple of my favorite grandchildren. OK, they’re all favorites, but these two are the youngest and localest. After dinner and a swim, on to vege out a bit. Just finished “Mister […]
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