"I agree with you, and I wish they would. But the truth is, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. And I'm guessing the government back home's decided it's time to get the Star Empire's merchant shipping out from under before it all comes apart." "I can't believe this is happening." She shook her … Continue reading Who Defines Reasonable?
Category: Politics
Day 4 of the water main break
A light snow and cold fell Friday, the water started backing up underneath our driveway. Things starting to ice up along the waterway. And no crew to repair the water main. We've been told the break is in the old main, and we assume that means we haven't been switched over to the new mains … Continue reading Day 4 of the water main break
New Water Mains, Burst Water Mains
Another photo essay today. Seems like after all the working on new water mains the past few months, we have a burst pipe of some sort up the street. It must have burst sometime Tuesday night, because when the water overflowed our driveway (more on that later), it froze and left ice on the driveway. … Continue reading New Water Mains, Burst Water Mains
State of the (dis)Union
Okay, disclaimer, I'm naturally skeptical of President Obama. If you don't want to read something skeptical about him and his State of the Union address, don't read any further.... President Obama gave his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday evening. A lot of commentary has and will be done on it. Much of it … Continue reading State of the (dis)Union
Real Estate — Market Forces or Government Manipulation
I was griping a bit today to a coworker that rides the same bus to the same office building downtown. My story. Bought a house 10 years ago for $116K with a city down-payment grant. Put new siding and windows on it -- $20K. got it assessed at around $125K when we considered putting in … Continue reading Real Estate — Market Forces or Government Manipulation
Water Main Improvement — Interim Progress Report
Our section of Kansas City is going through a "small water main improvement project." Apparently our section of the city is the last part of the Northland to go through it -- the process starting about 10 years ago, and our section will get done over the next year.The process started in August, and they … Continue reading Water Main Improvement — Interim Progress Report
Sending the government to the Weight Loss Camp (i.e. “Fat Farm”) or Can Government win “The Biggest Losers”?
Okay, I think I may get highly political in this column today. First, let me say that I think the current government impasse -- lack of funding -- is a bad thing. Our government ought to be able to work together. Second, let me say that the results of the lack of funding may be … Continue reading Sending the government to the Weight Loss Camp (i.e. “Fat Farm”) or Can Government win “The Biggest Losers”?
We need more than good intention government
First rule of good leadership: Don’t give a command you know won’t be obeyed. First rule of bad governance: pass a law if it has good intention or purpose, without worrying whether it can be carried out or not, and without considering its potential side effects. In one of my favorite science fiction books, … Continue reading We need more than good intention government
Politicians and their children are a class apart.
Politicians and their children are a class apart. I normally wouldn't plan on doing two blogs in a row on the same topic, but I was doing my usual scan of the day's news stories, and ran across the story about Gov. Christie's comments which I am using as the root for this blog. The … Continue reading Politicians and their children are a class apart.
Talk about a misleading headline….
Talk about a misleading headline.... A friend and former coworker of mine recently has been pasting and posting a lot of pro gun-control links and posts on her Facebook page. I have remained very quiet and not responded to any of them. But when she posted this link, I was so shocked, and not in … Continue reading Talk about a misleading headline….
At The Rainbow 