42 days ago by Obi's Sister

I don’t know about you, but 2011 was not a stellar year here at the little praxeum. So I’m not mourning the passing of this sad, disappointing year; neither am I looking at 2012 with hysterical dread like some. (On a personal note: Dear MIL come home from hospital yesterday. Heartfelt thanks for the ...

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94 days ago by Obi's Sister

Really, folks, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. In anticipation of a deflated holiday retail season due to the sucky economy and the fact that unemployment has reached Great Depression levels, the Obama Administration announced yesterday a new tax on the sales of fresh Christmas trees. Real ...

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103 days ago by Obi's Sister

Well, after a week of non-planned-mental-absence, nothing much has changed. While I gather what is left of my thoughts, amuse yourself with the following: Eric Holder hasn’t quit, yet. The Herman Cain smears have started, right on schedule. Our beloved Gerard has pulled a Lazarus on us. Thankfully, ...

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127 days ago by theprincesjewel

So, anyway, been starring in the show "Your government bureaucracies at work" without even knowing it. I just realized I don't remember how to make a cut. Crap. Let's try even though it doesn't quite look right. (attempts one and two did not wor ...

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128 days ago by Ken

- Ten States Granted Easements to Lessen Costs - Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has filed suit on behalf of the state of Georgia against the Environmental Protection Agency. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution story states that Olens filed suit because the the rule would cause a major disruption in ...

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158 days ago by Buzz Brockway

Apparently there just aren’t enough companies out there offering mortgages, and you people just won’t live where you’re told. Later this week, the Atlanta Development Authority will begin offering mortgages at 3.5% with up to $50,000 in down payment assistance to those who are willing to live where ...

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163 days ago by Ken

We all know that Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo writer and Lord of Excess, would have likely had the internet hard-wired into some type of brain port if he had chosen to continue his existence. Senior citizen or not, Thompson embraced new experiences and over-stimulation and so the internet – if done ...

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164 days ago by Todd Rehm

The issue that may ultimately doom the statewide T-SPLOST is the clash between the need for regional planning and the ultimate self-interest of rational voters. An economically-rational voter might consider the benefits he or she will derive from their extra penny sales tax and decide it’s not worth ...

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176 days ago by Todd Rehm

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The photo above shows the ...

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186 days ago by Obi's Sister

(h/t Icarus on Facebook) Breaking: Reid appoints John Kerry, Patty Murray, and Max Baucus to Super Committee Honestly, folks, the jokes will write themselves. (Here is where I pine inconsolably for No Sheeples Here, who is lost to the bloggysphere. She’d have a field day with this one.) Filed under: ...

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