Kim Jong Un, Shaka Zulu, and Funeral Rites

Dear Readers: A little history for my history fans today. Watching the news unfold about the dramatic amounts of grief being shown by the North Koreans at the death of Kim Jong Il reminded me of the 1827 death of Nandi, mother of Zulu warrior Shaka Zulu. Some background: After giving birth to her illegitimate [...]

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I see….Islamist Extremists Only Start Fires.

Dear Readers: I must admit, this has been a very unsettling Christmas for me. Why? On Christmas Eve, I came across this news story: Egypt’s richest library goes up in smoke Egypt has lost an important part of its cultural heritage after important manuscripts and up to 200,000 books were destroyed by fire in the [...]

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If CA is Hell, NY is Hell’s Toilet

Dear Readers: There is an urgent news item I need to share with you today that goes to the heart of Tea Party activism: Defending our constitutional liberties that are being eroded by preening elites and do-gooder bureaucrats. After reviewing the news I am about to share, I think that if California is regulatory Hell, [...]

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Holiday Stress Relieving Videos

Dear Readers: I was sharing these with my fellow SLOBs, and decided to put up a post hoping to entertain and lighten your spirits during the crazy Christmas Season. The first from the Anchoress, who sums up Obama pronouncement that he is the fourth BEST President: Next to Obama, Bill Clinton is a model of [...]

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CA X-Mas: 3 Occupoopers, 2 Mountain Lions, and a San Diego Petition Drive

Dear Readers: Between the Young Prince’s 10th Birthday Party, my profit-center activities, and Horemheb’s engagement in Santa Barbara, I have hit the stress level I normally feel Dec. 23rd. So, yesterday, I decided to engage in a little light reading. There were some real chestnuts to be roasted! The Occupoopers decided their little Civic Center [...]

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