2014

A prepper’s holiday season

The United States Army spends at least a million dollars on every guy (and yes- it’s still a guys-only club) they train to wear a green beret. Don’t get caught up in the Rambo fantasy- the Special Forces isn’t the same as SEAL Team 6, Delta, the Ranger Battalions or Marine Force Recon.  Sure- they Read More

We once rioted over a tax on tea

Michael Brown didn’t deserve to be shot dead. Darren Wilson shouldn’t have had a big guy tussle with him while still in his cruiser. People taking to the streets rioting, looting and attacking cops isn’t the answer. “Leaders” like Al Sharpton screaming injustice over this small piece of stupidity in the corner of the insane Read More

How to get fast affordable business internet in Dayton

Hint- it’s not from Time Warner, it’s not from AT&T and it’s not Cincinnati Bell (they use AT&T’s pipes). In Dayton- the city- you can’t and won’t get fiber from any of the standard providers. T-1’s and fractionals are expensive. DSL is dog slow. And you can’t get real upload speeds from cable. What’s a Read More

Tax dollars chasing tax dollars for no tax dollars

If the headline sounds stupid, think about this: The Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority owes $1.1 million in back taxes on the parking garage on Patterson Boulevard next to the CareSource building at 220 E. Monument Ave. The 220 E. Monument Ave. building is current on its taxes, but the garage is behind. via Delinquent Downtown Read More

Thanks to a man named Shirley

For the life of me, I don’t remember how I got invited, but at age 22, freshly out of the Army on Temporary Disabled Retirement Leave, I found myself in a basement in Vandalia with a bunch of superheroes. Most of them, gray haired, and close to, or recently retired, they all shared a common Read More

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