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Government Plans Mass Murder of Illegal Immigrants (Okay Owls But Owls Are People Too)
The Federal Fish & Wildlife Folks are planning to kill 500,000 barred owls that have migrated across an invisible border from the Eastern US to the West Coast and threaten the perpetually helpless spotted owl. In 30 days they plan to start luring them into places with owl recordings & killing them.
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Communication & Organizational Leadership Degrees Offer Flexibility in Today's Job Market
A liberal arts degree used to be basic to virtually any career in business. Then we passed through a period of specialization in college training and sadly lost some of the flexibility that college-educated men and women possessed.
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Ammeters, Voltmeters and Multi-meters, Oh My!
If you're interested in tuning sound systems, wiring electrical and electronic systems from security cameras to model trains and slot cars, you might just need one of these. I didn't know I needed a current-measuring tool. Turns out my multimeter has helped me to avoid electrocuting myself.
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Surviving a Wolf Pack Attack
This generation embraces nature, jogs wilderness trails, pursues wild animals as if they all have the temperament of fluffy bunnies. They believe stories like the one about how wolves don't attack people. Going into the wild with faulty knowledge can get you killed. Here's how to avoid that.
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Building a Homemade Telescope Eyepiece
Build your own eyepieces for your telescope projects.
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Building Your Second Homemade Telescope - Part 1
Pretty much everybody starts out building a simple refractor telescope like Galileo did. But your second one ought to be a Newtonian reflector. It's tradition. Resistance is futile. Here's a Dobsonian reflector that's pretty doable even for an beginner.
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Should I Castrate My Young Male Dog
Ask many veterinarians or animal activist and they'll tell you to neuter your male dog by six months. What they don't tell you is that there are health and psychological consequences for early castration of male dogs.
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What Causes Hot Spots on Dogs?
Hot spots are a painful summer problem for most dogs. Labs and other big dogs seem particularly susceptible to them. Here's what causes them and what you can do to prevent their occurrence in spring and summer or year-round.
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How to Identify and Avoid an Online Romance Scam Artist
The Internet is a wide-open social wonderland with countless possibilities to meet new people. Unfortunately, it is also the Serengeti Plains for cyber predators, and you, my dear, are a gazelle.
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New Treatments for Hepatitis C – Pros & Cons
Hepatitis C now has a cure. But is it a cure if most of those suffering from Hep C can't afford the cure. Take a look at the new treatments that can cure Hepatitis C. Then look at the price tag.
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Potato Salad in Red
My Sweet Baboo suffers terribly in the heat of Western Washington. Those 85 degree temperatures can be brutal to someone who has lost their heat resistance after nearly 5 years in residence in a climate that consists largely of drizzle and mild...
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It's Not About the Constitution! (Roberts certainly got that right).
The Supreme Court ruled today that gay marriage is legal in all 50 states - like it or not. Let the lawsuits begin.....
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Picking a Dog With the Right Personality for You
Want to make sure you have the right dog for you? Try this personality test before you take the little fellow home to avoid winding up with a cute dog that makes you both miserable.
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Alone and Uncontaminated
Here's where I get crossways with Eastern Mysticism. The gurus look within to find perfection in being uncontaminated by the outer world. Christians look in another direction to achieve perfection.
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Do We Really Want Greedy Corporations in Space?
In the movie Aurora, an Air Force General comments that private individuals should not be allowed in space lest they put nukes up there. Should we be suspicious of Evil Corporations in Space?
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Why the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories are Balderdash
Thanks to the Internet, unending Youtube videos and a mainstream media determined to crucify George W. Bush in order to boost Democrat credibility, I'm still getting 9/11 conspiracy emails.
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Adventist Politics and Dr. Carson - Am I a Sinner If I Put Up a Yard Sign?
The Seventh Day Adventist Church has posted a notice to its employees and members warning them that Adventists "...should not become preoccupied with politics." Too late for me, I suppose
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Should People Be Allowed to "Interpret" the National Anthem
A recent article in one of the conservative news websites call for laws to prevent rock n' roll versions of the national anthem to be sung in public. Really?
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If You're Looking for a Conspiracy, Look in the Right Place
I'm kind of sick of getting posts from really nice people who have been sucked into promoting lies because they got a post from a friend. Monsanto and Aspartame aren't the enemy people.
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Religion and Ideology In Its Proper Place
When background becomes foreground, you can bet someone's hiding something. All sorts of unpleasant things ensue, when people seeking to accumulate power hide behind either religion or ideology.
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Do-It-Yourself Firestarter
With the holidays and winter bearing down upon us, it's time to think about getting the fireplace up and running. Starting fires is always problematic, but not with these handy homemade fire-starters.
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Quick Post Thanksgiving Turkey Cleanup
The worst thing about Thanksgiving is what to do with that horrible looking turkey carcass left on the table. Today, my wife and I had the turkey cleared off in 30 minutes I kid you not.
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Atheists at Play - The Bait and Bash Game
Atheist are constantly posting challenges on the Internet, demanding that Christians defend their belief in God. When one answers such challenges, beware. This is not a call for a friendly debate.
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The Problem With What 97% of Scientists Know
"There are lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
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How I Spent My Kids' Adolescence and Survived To Tell the Terrible Tale
It is a known fact that parents of teens are 20-50% stupider than the average hall monitor. You can do nothing about it, save to sit quietly in your bedroom not bothering these newly minted geniuses.
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Easy Mini- Pecan Pies
These little mini-pies are nice and tasty, but don't come out too sweet, which I like very much. They only take a few minutes to whip up. All you need's a good muffin pan or two.
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Homemade Vegetarian Meat Substitutes
Looking to cut the red meat out of your diet. Going vege? Here's an old Chinese substitute for meat you can make at home economically.
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STOP THE ROCKET TO NOWHERE
Senator Richard Shelby has quietly inserted a requirement into a Senate appropriations bill that will cripple the fledgling private commercial space industry with crippling paperwork.
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The Etiology of Smart Car Tipping.
Smart Car Tipping, Occupy Wall Street, NSA spying, corporate raiding - where is all this coming from? The answer, dear friends is in our backyards.
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Build a Handy Beach Rack for Your Canoes & Kayaks
Got a patch of beach and tired of hauling your canoe from the garage or checking for water moccasins under the boat when you leave it on the beach. Here's an easy to build, safe canoe/kayak rack.
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Boost Your Brand - Strategic Marketing Plans
Want to succeed with your new business or new product. You need more than a business plan. You need to build your secret weapon - the Strategic Marketing Plan. Here's how it's done.
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Protecting Your Ears When Swimming in the Lake
When I worked at Lone Star Camp, we used a homemade solution for protecting the kids' ears from infections caused by the lake water. It was quite effective. The smell of the stuff still takes me back.
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The Magic Cure for All our Political Ills
My email box gets loaded down with three kinds of posts from the Paulistinians. (1) Vaccines are evil. (2) Modern Medicine is Evil. And (3) Genetically Modified Food is evil. I think I get it now!
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Uncle Tom's Deliriously Delicious Pimento Cheese
Pimento sandwiches are such lovely things. I like mine with tomato slices on homemade bread. Adjust this recipe by adding more, reducing amounts or adding your favorite stuff to make it perfect.
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Emergency Man Pizza
If you're cooking for yourself, batching it or alone in the house and hungry, here are instructions for making the emergency man pizza so that it doesn't taste entirely like cardboard and shoe polish.
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Have a Happy Lasagna Day with an easy vegetarian lasagna
Celebrate Lasagna Day in honor of Garfield's favorite food. This one even a ham-handed hubby can make with a few ingredients and no pasta boiling or concerns about what al dente' means.
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Hearth Bread
No eggs required in this bread recipe. This may be my new favorite everyday bread recipe.
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Potato Cheddar Chowder
Every once in a while you want a nice thick creamy hot bowl of soup. Most chowders are a bit greasy for me so I use just a little olive oil in place of the usual butter. I do not mash the potatoes either. I like little chunky bits in my chowder. I...
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Why I Think Soccer is A Subversive Sport
Why I Think Soccer is a Subversive Sport I grow ever more weary of people telling me what a wonderful sport soccer is and how it’s “taking over America”. This sends a chill up my spine. While it may be true, I believe that such a thing would...
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Take a Ritalin: Is it Really the Doctor's Fault You're So Messed Up?
ADHD folk used to be hunters, cowboys or cavalry soldiers. There was a place for us once. We need to find that place again before the bean counters send us to the gulags as incorrigibles.
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The Writing Life: How to Avoid Literary Peonage
It's easier than ever to be exploited in today's writer's market.
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The Secret to Writing Like Dan Brown
Have you ever told yourself "I could write that well - I wonder why I can't be a big successful writer too?"
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Are Great Men Entitled to a Less Strict Moral Standard
Should we let the great leaders of our world slide a little when it comes to moral behavior? After all they bear such a heavy burden of responsibility & it is only sex (or graft, or the odd murder).
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Uncle Tom's Home Made Granola
What's cool about homemade granola is you can put the stuff you like into it. Just remember it won't contain any preservatives so store it in an airtight container.
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What's Wrong with the Collective?
The president encouraged us all to "collective action" in his State of the Union address. So why did that send conservatives into low Earth orbit?
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Honeymama's Rolls
My grandmother got the name Honeymama from cousin Jeff. Grandpa called her "Honey". Jeff's Mom called her "Mama". Jeff put the two together and she was Honeymama ever after. Her rolls were legendary.
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Oatmeal Patties (Modified Seventh-Day Adventist Recipe)
You can substitute oatmeal for meat in your meals, which will lower your grocery costs and help you fight cholesterol. Serve these oatmeal patties with mushroom gravy!
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Manly Cooking: Potato Bread
Every modern man needs a cooking specialties if he wants to impress his mate & avoid having to do the dusting. Grilling meat? Cliche at best. Here are some ways to show off your mad cooking skills.
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So You Want to Run a Nonprofit Organization?
So, you've decided that the corporate rat race is not for you. You want to do some good in the world, save the planet, work for the children, or at least you want to be able to tell the Miss America judges that's what you want to do when you win the...
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Pretty Good Cole Slaw Dressing
Cole slaw is a nice addition to all sorts of meals. It goes great with fish, chicken, barbecue and all sorts of great Southern and Southwestern dishes. This is a really quick Cole Slaw dressing that reminds me of Kraft Cole Slaw dressing. It...
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So the Republicans Want Advice?
(c) 2013 by Tom King Apparently the Republicans have decided to seek the advice of their constituents to find out what went wrong in 2012. They've set up a website to mine the opinions of the (hopefully) mostly conservative folk who take the time...
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The S.O.B. Salad
Here's a quick south of the border (yes, that's what the initials are for) salad. You may not have thought of making a salad with a baked potato in it, but it's really a neat little salad variant.
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Opening A Day Care Center in Texas
You’ve decided to open a day care center in Texas. You have a long row to hoe to be ready to open your doors. The first thing you really need to do is read the state minimum standards for child care facilities. If you get through that thing and...
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Halloween Treat - Open Your Own Wand Shop
If you have a lathe, it's pretty simple to make beautiful magic wands for the neighbor kids who come trick or treating. There are two steps to this project. The first is to make a small "Wandmaker Shoppe" sign to place in your front flower bed or...
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What to Do With a Gigantic Zucchini
Everybody has a friend who plants a vegetable garden and overplants the squash. They inevitably drop by with some yellow squash, a cucumber or two and (if you're lucky) a couple or three tomatoes. And there's always this one giant zucchini.... ...
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Indie Filmmaking in the Internet Age
It's pretty much cliché now that the world of film-making is in the midst of profound changes. Film schools are pouring out legions of new filmmakers armed with low cost technology that would have made their forefathers in the movie industry green...
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Print Stand for a Cranky HP 6122
I can't get rid of my HP 6122. Practically none of the newer printers allow me to refill the cartridges with ink. Most of them have a chip that won't allow it. I tried one of those supposedly cheap-to-print Kodak printers and discovered that when it...
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Bipolar on the Job: What's an Employer to Do?
Many people are not aware that Bipolar Disorder is now considered a disability protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Since 2003, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has held that people with mental disabilities like...
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Mama's Homemade Nanner Puddin'
Ever once in a while you get a powerful craving for homemade banana pudding. You can't make it like this out of a box. It takes a good hour or so before it's ready and even then you can't eat it till it's cooled down, but in this case, the wait is...
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Why the Left and Right Are So Polarized
If you listen to the great political debates of our time, you will soon come to realize that the two opposing sides are mostly talking at each other with little movement in any direction toward agreement on the great issues currently plaguing us....
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On Taking Up the Writing Lifestyle
- DO NOT PANIC - Every writer should have a little sign hanging over their desk with "Do Not Panic" written on it. Writing is not a pursuit for the weak of nerve. By that, I do not mean shy people can't be writers. They do it all the time. It's...
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New Phishing Attack - Hijacking Your Open Browser Tabs
(c) 2012 by Tom King Scambusters latest edition has an enlightening article about a new way evildoers have of harvesting your passwords and stealing your money. If like most people you use the same password or two or three regular passwords for...
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Texas Culture Explained
Actually I’m from North Central Texas, but I lived more than a decade in East Texas which is like a separate country within Texas. They say that the Ft. Worth is where the West begins. Well I grew up on the line. Ten miles either way I was in East...
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How Do I Make My Bird Food Last Longer?
Here's how to save yourself some time and effort refilling that bird feeder.
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Fly Me to the Moon - Gingrich Ain't Wrong
In what Paulestinians consider a major mistake, Newt Gingrich made a statement in the debate this week that we should establish a colony on the Moon! Ron Paul shot back with the predictable, "Maybe we ought to send some politicians to the moon." ...
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Part 5: Acts of Heroism During the Recent Alien Invasion
Part 5: Acts of Heroism by Ordinary Individuals During the Recent Alien Invasion (c) 2012 by Tom King One of the curious things about the response of the general populace during the recent alien invasion was a general lack of the expected mass...
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Pull Out Scanner Shelf for A Rolltop Desk
My rolltop desk was getting crowded what with the printer, a 22 inch long scanner, a monitor and a pile of assorted debris. The scanner had the largest footprint so it was the obvious device to remove from the top of the desk. The first step was...
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Capitalism vs Communism Explained
(c) 2011 by Tom King So, you ask, "What's the difference between capitalism and communism. I suspect that whoever asked this question is writing a paper for a poli-sci class and is already half in the bucket for Karl Marx. But I shall indulge the...
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Can Hope Carry Us Through
When Victor Frankel stood stripped naked before his Nazi guards and the vile Dr. Joseph Menegele, he realized suddenly that these evil men had no power to harm him. Yes, they could damage, even kill his body, but they had no power to possess his...
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Easy Canoe and Kayak Rack for Your Pickup
This easy-to-build boat carrier is perfect for safely strapping your canoe or kayak to your pickup.
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Finding the Great Nebula in Orion
There are three very recognizable constellations in the night sky of the northern hemisphere: Scorpio dominates the late spring and summer southern skies, obvious because it looks like a big scorpion, Ursa Major or the Big Dipper - visible year round, and Orion the hunter, a winter constellation.
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Benches for a Woodland Amphitheater
Find yourself a contoured spot where a hill or natural slope provides a place for seating above the stage area and in a few hours - voila! You've got an amphitheater. Creating your own amphitheater can provide a place where you can have outdoor worship, show a movie some night or have a campfire.
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Part 7: Acts of Heroism During the Recent Alien Invasion
Alfonso Greenbough, Alf to his friends, when he actually had any, looked up from his bowl of tomato soup as the patio door shattered into a million pieces. Alf didn't bother to count the pieces as he was far more interested in the gray cylinder that...
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Canoe Shelf Rack
Hang your canoe on a wall or the side of your garage with this handy dandy canoe rack. Just a few bucks worth of stuff from Home Depot and you have a safe, dry place for your boat. How cool is that?
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Homemade One Wheel Kayak Cart
Here's a quick and portable tool for getting your boat down to the beach on your own. The wheel carries one end. You carry the other one - easy peasy.
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Dog is God Spelled Backward
They say God sends you a dog if you need one. I'm here to tell you that this is so. After my daughter's beagle Suzy died, my wife and I felt as though we couldn't bear to have another dog. We turned down gifts of dogs and puppies almost weekly...
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The ABC's of Caring for Peace Lilies
Note the lack of "droop" in the leaves of this healthy peace lily. Overview The peace lily is considered by experts to be one of the top ten easiest house plants to grow. It grows well in low light and, according to NASA, does a bang-up job of...
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Building a Log Playhouse
I built one of these for our day care center in Keene almost by myself. My 12 year old helped me a little. It's really not a lot of heavy lifting. The cabin passed our day care licensing inspection at the time. Since then, they've found harmful...
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Pros & Cons of Commission-Based Careers
In a down economy, commissioned-based jobs remain relatively easy to find. Employers risk little when they bring on commission-based workers. If the employee produces, - well and good. If not, they don’t last long. If you are considering...
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Can the IRS Tell My Preacher What Not to Preach?
And the answer is…… “We don’t really know yet.” A lot of folks don’t understand what a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation is. It is simply a designation for tax purposes. It means no board member, “owner” or director receives a...
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Designing a Staff and Volunteer T-Shirt for Your Fund-Raiser
Most of the time when you are designing a T-shirt for a charity event or for volunteers at a charity golf event, you'll be simultaneously raising funds to pay for the shirts. The shirts can, themselves, provide additional revenue to the...
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Build a Makeshift Camp Shower With Hot Running Water
Making a warm water shower for your primitive campsite is relatively simple. All you need are some ropes. sturdy green saplings, lashing cord, a couple of heavy duty black trash bags, a tarpaulin, a rubber band and an ice pick or sharp stick. ...
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Make a Pair of Homemade Hurache Sandals
Hurache sandals, the sort made famous by the beach boys are an ancient design often seen in the mountains of Mexico. The soles are everything from animal hide to old car tires. They're fun to make and you can even run in them. The Tarahumara tribes of Mexico use them as running shoes.
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Uncle Tom's Never-Fail Bread Machine Wheat Bread Like Grandma Made
Mmmmmm..........good! You can buy a bread machine, but that doesn't guarantee your bread will be any good. It promises to be easy to do, but in reality, mmmmmmmmmm not so much! There is a secret to making bread and I will share it with you. It...
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A Simple Wooden Guitar or Banjo Stand
Need a handy place to hang your guitar when you're onstage and not using it. Sure you can buy fold up steel or aluminum guitar stands, but why not give yourself a handmade custom look?
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Sword Making for the Home Workshop
A look at how to make a sword in your own shop Includes tips for how to shape, temper and harden the blades.
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How Fast Is My Radio Controlled Airplane?
Ever wondered how fast your radio-controlled airplane could actually fly? Here's a quick way to figure it out. No algebra, I promise. You need a stopwatch, a measuring tape and a calculator.
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Picking the Perfect Pontoon Boat Propeller
A pontoon boat is a different animal from bass boats and ski boats. Here's what you should know about picking out just the right prop for your pontoon boat.
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Making a Custom Double-Bladed Paddle
If you're a kayaker, you're boat is probably beaten up, dented and battered, but add this beautiful double-bladed paddle you built yourself and you'll be the classiest paddler in the flat stretches.
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Types of Canoe/Kayak Trailers
Here are some basic canoe/kayak trailer designs you can build yourself with a little ingenuity from an old boat or utility trailer.
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Home-Built Canoe or Kayak Trailer
We took an old boat trailer and welded onto it a structure that would carry multiple boats, have a low center of gravity, not wobble too much, and not create too much wind resistance. Here are the steps to build a DIY kayak/canoe trailer.
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Eye Splicing Illustrated - Making a Permanent Loop in a Rope
Tying an eye splice looks harder than it really is. Once you have in your mind the over and under weave pattern you use to interlace the loose strands from the end into the strands in the shaft, tying the splice becomes a matter of repeating the...
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Universal Health Care - A Very Bad Idea
So am I an ignorant troglodyte because I think universal government-run healthcare is a bad idea. Given the state of the VA healthcare system, I don't think so.
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Light One Candle this Christmas
On December 21 Poland was in the midst of a Christmas crackdown by the Russians. I remember praying for the Polish people. Try lighting a candle for freedom this Christmas - our most cherished gift!
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What Do We Do With the Tea Party?
The original Tea Party participants sought to influence politicians, not to become politicians. A recent poll came out that says a Tea Party candidate would draw more votes than either a Republican or Democrat. That sparked a spate of anti-third...
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Making an Emergency Stretcher
Most of the time, I'd tell you not to move an injured person. It's too easy to add to the damage that's been done. Wait for the emergency guys to come. The para-medics have the tools and the equipment to safely move the injured person. You probably...
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Taking Down an Antenna Tower
Taking down an old or damaged antenna tower can be a difficult job. If you can afford to hire a crane, do so, but if the tower isn't more than 25 or 30 feet you can safely lower the tower if you take some simple precautions. Start by finding a pair...
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PVC Kayak Cart
Handy little beach cart you can glue together with a few PVC pipe and some wheels. Easy peasy and you can make it so that it breaks down by not glueing some of the joints.
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Get Your Bowin' Barak Doll Today!
Fresh from Obama's Leaders of the World Obeisance Tour, comes this exciting commemorative. Get yours now!
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Splicing a Three Strand Rope
Splicing a 3 strand rope is a skill cowboys, Boy Scouts and sailors have known for centuries. Not very many people know how any more. The picture sequence below shows how to do a simple braided splice. Remember to make the strands go over...
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Volleyball Post from a Tire
This is an old-fashioned volleyball standard - the kind my teachers at Keene Public School used to make. I hear they are banned from public schools now, but they're still around out there. Some kid inevitably turned one on its side and rolled it...
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Luggage Rack Kayak Cradle
Need a quick carrier for your canoe or kayak. Got a luggage rack? Then you're in luck. With a couple of cheap foam "noodles" a knife and some zip ties you can have yourself a kayak rack toot sweet.
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The Case Against Globalization
Okay, let me make this simple. God told Habbakuk to write his message large that "he who runs may read it". Okay here goes.... 1. If we put all power in the hands of global government...2. If we do away with nations and countries as John Lennon...
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How to Repair Sticky Piano Keys
© 2009 by Tom King (some rights reserved) Moisture is the enemy of your piano. If the instrument sits near a drafty window, a door or along an outside wall, the moisture can get inside and cause the keys to swell and become hard to play....
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Outrage Christian Style: HBO Braces for the Storm
Last night "Curb Your Enthusiam's" Larry David did a bit where he accidentally urinated on a picture of Jesus in a Catholic family's bathroom. He left the urine on Christ's face and the women of the household thought the fluid was tears and fell...
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The Indestructible Homemade Bed
I built about 50 of these back when we were starting up Odyssey Harbor in the early 80's. We knew we were getting emotionally disturbed kids with violent tendencies and we wanted beds that would survive the onslaught. I designed this and set up an...
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How to Draw a Compass Rose
Drawing a map? Want to spruce up your pool area? A compass rose can add a nautical touch to any map or real-life area! Here's how to paint one by hand and set a maritime mood.
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Stiffening a Hollow Flag Pole
My wife nagged me for 8 years after we moved here to cut down the giant C-Band satellite dish sitting in our front yard. Finally, despite my nagging doubts about the safety of doing so, I unbolted the thing and pushed it off the pole. I missed one...
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What is The Primary Source of Energy in America
This question is as much a philosophical one as a scientific one. Your 8th grade science teacher, asking such a question, probably wants you to give “the sun” for an answer. The Hebrew scriptures rather agree on that score documenting the...
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The Big Obama Mountain
DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2008 ST JOHN'S, Antigua - Antigua's prime minister wants to rename the island's highest mountain peak "Mount Obama" in honor of the U.S. president-elect. "Boggy Peak," as it is currently known, soars more than 1,300 feet over the...
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Now They Tell Me My Dog Don't Love Me
The Chicago Tribune says dogs don't love us. They cite some so-called expert that says dogs only like us for the Pup-a-Roni snacks. The Trib says they don't miss us when we're gone and that their affection can be had for a plate of hamburger. ...
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Lou Costello Buys a Computer
ABBOTT: Super Duper Computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. ABBOTT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don't own a...
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Those Other Burdens...
If you ever sat in Sunday School (or in my case, Sabbath School), you probably heard a preacher tell you to lay down your burdens. "Just ask God to forgive your sins and you just lay them down at Jesus' feet and all your burdens will be gone."...
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A Baker's Dozen - My Favorite Media Personalities, Journalists & Commentators
Walter Cronkite Over the years I've watched a lot of news and editorial programs on radio and TV and read a lot of stuff in the newspapers. I'm going to list here, my personal top ten figures in the news media who influenced me along the way....
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People Should Not Die............Period
"Except maybe old people, people with disabilities and the politically inconvenient." There's this massive campaign underway on Facebook today where you get this post that says, "No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one...
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The Screwworm Letters: Part 1
Letter to a protege' "with apologies to C.S. Lewis" From: Uncle Screwworm - Administrative Assistant, Office of...
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Climate of Fear
The rhetoric in this countryhas become ridiculous - on both sides! Saying this will not get me a large audience as a blogger. Many conservatives have decided that telling lies is okay as long as your intent is good. The hard left has been doing so...
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The Danger of Expanding Bureaucracies
Bureaucracies remind me of the old monster movie, The Blob. They just keep absorbing everything around them and expanding uncontrolled. Once created, they're almost impossible to get rid of.
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American Psychiatric Association Warns Therapists Not to Treat Homosexuals
How politics wiped out an entire mental illness by printing a new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Mental health by decree. No therapy needed (or permitted) even if you want it.