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Greetings from China

Since updating FB or Twitter is forbidden, I guess I must go through the effort of an actual post. Here in Chengdu, our hotel has over $2 million in luxury vehicles parked out front. Times are obviously good, at least for some. Along those lines I saw an American style “motor mile” ranging from Toyota [...]

How the dollar could save California

As is well-established by now, there are several fiscal problems confronting California and its citizens at once. To wit, we have crushing pension commitments to public employees that are very difficult to get out of, plenty of upside-down and unaffordable mortgages (despite the inept government efforts to prop up housing), and major budget deficits that [...]

Happy birthday, Preston!

Super Bowl prop picks

For entertainment purposes only, here are some wagers on today’s Super Bowl one might consider, if there is a legal wagering outlet in your local jurisdiction. I’ll update after the game with actual results. Most of these go with the theme that defensive preparation will allow for some elements of the 2 offenses to get [...]

The excuses for bigger government we keep hearing

Ever turn on the TV and hear any of this? [Consumers/Parents/Children/Teens/Seniors] don’t have [information/time/brainpower] to make these decisions for itself, we need [insert regulation/ban/public service campaign here] “It’s gone too far — there is no choice left but to [insert more government here]“ “It’s a slippery slope — we should nip this in the bud [...]

Science project prompts SD school evacuation

Science project prompts SD school evacuation – SignOnSanDiego.com. Forgive me if there is more to this story, but on the face of it this is the height of ridiculousness. You can bet that this administrative staff has spent 10 times the effort training for the incredibly rare events of school shootings and bombings  than they [...]

From Dodger game 1

Swinging does not impress me.

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