Monthly Archives: December 2022

Winter Storm Elliot

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Fec

About a month ago, the overnight temperature dropped to 24 degrees and I was awakened as my furnace, just outside my bedroom window, failed to come on. As it is relatively new, I assumed the gas line and/or regulator had … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom Principle

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Fec

“There does eventually come a time when complete lies must be abandoned, especially when every single one of the US personnel in Iraq could never, ever, verify any finding of WMDs whatsoever. So it turned out that the pre-invasion testimonies … Continue reading →

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Zelensky Addresses Congress

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Fec

When I think about being one of Mike Rowe’s seven million unemployed men, as the Wife had six trees removed and created an horrible mess for me to clean up, I see things like Zelensky’s visit to DC as among … Continue reading →

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SBF Payoffs

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Fec

0,ACROSS THE AISLE PAC,,5000.0,FTX US 1,ACTIVATE AMERICA,,22000.0,FTX 2,ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES FUND,,105000.0,FTX US 3,ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY,DEM,9756.2,ALAMEDA RESEARCH 4,AMERICA UNITED,,1300000.0,FTX 5,ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY,DEM,10780.0,ALAMEDA RESEARCH 6,AXNE PAC (AMERICANS X-PECT NEW ENERGY),,5000.0,FTX 7,BFB PAC,,5000.0,NOT EMPLOYED 9,BLUE NEVADA PAC,,5000.0,FTX 10,CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY,DEM,9756.2,ALAMEDA RESEARCH 11,CENTER FOR ESSENTIAL … Continue reading →

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MIT Media Lab

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Fec

Shortly after the spectacular demise of FTX, Mathew Crawford dropped this amazing long post at Zero Hedge. As we watch Congressional hearings on SBF, we shouldn’t overlook certain aspects of the article, related to Gary Gensler, the current SEC head. … Continue reading →

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Mike Rowe Can Kiss My Ass

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Fec

Besieged as I have been, these last six weeks, with offers to deliver pizzas or work in a warehouse, I was not amused by Mike Rowe’s latest contention that men have largely given up and spend all day in front … Continue reading →

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We Are All Communists, Now

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Fec

Last night, the reality of our new condition hit me like a diamond bullet between the eyes. We are all Communists, now, and to be farmed like mushrooms. Dissent lies in not participating in government psyops like Twitter. Death is … Continue reading →

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I Was a Visual FoxPro Developer

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Fec

Since 1985, I have created and maintained databases on PCs using a succession of products starting with dBase and proceeding over 25 years to Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9. I’ll never forget the day in 2010 when I went to install … Continue reading →

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