edited by: Bob DeMaura,
New Hampshire Editor
Wishing everyone the very happiest of holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year!
"I have some concerns about the direction that the party has taken in recent years."
Warren Buffet is buying American stocks and has a great op-ed in the NY Times today. The money quote:
Vanity Fair has published their picks for the 25 best news photos of all time....pretty powerful images.
Jeff Jacoby is right. Barney Frank and many of his colleagues are clueless and complicit in the current financial meltdown. [...] 
The Boston Globe reports on this talented and autistic teen, recently appointed to the Governor's Youth Council. A story of hope and inspiration for this Dad of an autistic kiddo.
In regards to the inaction and ineptness of Congress in dealing with the financial industry meltdown:
If you're over the age of 10 and live in New Hampshire or Massachusetts, chances are pretty good that you've been to Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire. In fact, this small amusement park has been around since my grandfather was a young (ok, [...] 
Welcome to Carnival of the Recipes, Wimbledon Edition! To me, The Championship's Wimbledon herald the arrival of summer and after a long winter and wet spring up here in New Hampshire, summer is a very good thing! I've never played tennis, don't pretend to understand [...] 
It's probably been at least a year since I hosted Carnival of the Recipes, so it's about time I step up to the plate and host another of these recipe extravaganzas. Check back here on or about Saturday, June 28th for the latest in good [...] 
Granite Geek references a compelling financial analysis supporting the savings achieved driving a hybrid vehicle. With today's gas prices around town topping $3.65/gallon, using 500 less gallons annually provides over $1,800 in annualized savings. I know yesterday we filled both of our gas guzzlers to [...] 
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| You scored as Roman Catholic You are Roman Catholic. Church tradition and ecclesial authority [...] Brush that snow off Depending on where you live in New Hampshire, expect another 4"-12" of snow this evening into Saturday morning. Add that to the 90+ inches we've already enjoyed and I'll say, without reservation, I'm so done with winter.I'm glad to see that at least [...] How obsolete are your skills?
From one of my new favorite local NH reads, Granite Geek, comes a link to a fun list of "obsolete skills". I'm amazed at how many "obsolete skills" I either possess or possessed at one time, which surely places me in the "damn, I'm getting old" category.
Anyway, [...] Tidbits from my Google Reader
The folly of gun buy-back programs, courtesy of Marginal Revolution.
Congress and DOJ should have far more pressing matters than the headline grabbing steroids in baseball saga. Apparently not, as ESPN is now reporting DOJ may be looking at a criminal investigation into Roger Clemens' recent testimony. [...] Murderer paroled, murders once again
Stop me if you've heard this one before -
Psychopath scumbag kills_____________ (fill in the blank here..mother, father, kids, stranger, lover), spends a decade or two in prison, is paroled or released by a judge, and murders once again. Meet Daniel T. Tavares, 41, who was serving [...] Boston Marathon and Autism My wife received her official acceptance into the Boston Marathon. Very cool! I couldn't be more proud of her! In addition to running 26.2 miles, she's using this race to raise money and awareness for autism, a disorder that has certainly impacted our [...] Midwest Airlines Midwest Airlines get's my vote as one of the most civilized, passenger-centric airlines in service today. From the big wide seats, friendly staff, clean aircraft, and on time service, I'd rank them 4/4 stars. An added feature is that they take credit cards on [...] Banning Obese from Restaraunts
A bill introduced in Mississippi would ban restaraunts from serving obese diners. The bill is dead on arrival, but it's got alot of folks twisted up in their extra large undies. I'd agree this type of legislation is a bit far fetched and a complete waste of legistlator's time. [...]
Premature Celebration Sunday's Union Leader featured 2 Patriots fans who, anticipating a Superbowl win, acquired vanity plates touting the perfect Pats. Looks like they were a little premature in establishing thier bragging rights.(photo Union Leader) [...] It's Not Easy Being Green The Compact Fluorescent Light bulb (CFL) continues to be promoted to the masses as the right thing to do for the environment. In fact, Congress has passed legislation that will eliminate most incandescent bulbs by 2012, just a short 4 years from now. The benefits of [...] A not so Happy Lunar New Year
In my profession, I work with colleagues in the Far East, primarily China and Malaysia. The Chinese Lunar New Year pretty much shuts down these countries and much of the Far East for a week or more, as folks traditionally travel to visit with family and celebrate the New Year. [...]
Can you spell Momentum?
O-B-A-M-A.
Forget what happened in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan and Nevada...Coming out of a huge South Carolina victory and heading into Super Duper Tuesday on February 5th, the junior Senator from Illinois has the mass and velocity which yields momentum; and he's got it, big time. As [...] American eVoice - BIG FRAUDULENT SCAM
Reviewing this past month's phone bill, my wife discovered a $16 charge for "American eVoice", billed through ILD Teleservices. This is a service we never ordered or authorized. I believe we've been had. A quick Google on American eVoice points to widespread fraud:
Some complaints about American eVoice [...] Motherly Love (not)
Elisa Dekuiper, 27, of Manchester, NH, wins, hands-down, the "loser of the week" award. From WMUR:
A Manchester woman (Elisa Dekuiper) was arrested Friday morning after she was found to be intoxicated when she brought her 3-year-old son to a hospital, police said. Police said Dekuiper [...] W is for Wolfowitz and Bush and Shameless
Wolfowitz is back, this time working for SecState Rice, leading a high level panel on arms control and disarmament. Geez, let's bring back Rumsfeld too.
The Moderate Voice accurately includes "screw-up", "smarmy", "corruption", "cronyism" in its assesment of this shameless appointment. January 20, 2009 can't arrive [...] TSA On the Job
Heartbreaking & Close to Home
There's very little anymore that can "shake me to the core". This tragic story is certainly an exception. I can't stop thinking about Kaleigh and Shane who were the same age as 2 of my 4 children. Sickening and beyond belief. [...]
Campaign Limericks
Laugh out loud limericks from Andrew Sullivan:
Here is the candidate Fred And these are the words that he said "I want Law and Order so I'm closing the border If you want me, I'll be in my bed." There once was the mayor called Rudy Who [...] Cloned Food? Delectable or Dangerous?
The FDA says cloning Bessie the cow will yield safe eats. Call me skeptical. Back in the early 90's, another US Agency, the EPA, mandated higher oxygenation in gasoline to reduce auto emissions and improve air quality. The air improved, but the additive MtBE has fouled watersheds around [...]
Vytorin Vanquished
Earlier this month, I wrote about a drug I take to control my high cholesterol, VYTORIN. It had been reported that the drug makers, Merck and Schering-Plough had completed the clinical trials two years ago but continued to withhold their findings. Conventional (and medical) wisdom suggested that the reluctance [...]
Snowblower Tragedy
A third grader from Milford NH died yesterday from injuries suffered when she fell into the path of a snow blower last month. It just doesn't get much more horrific than that.
My 6 year old son came outside last night while I was clearing the driveway and [...] Child of the 60's
I received the following in my email last week, and found the observations noted were quite similar to my own childhood experiences growing up in the 60's and 70's:
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue [...] NEATORAMANH Primary Night - Live
McCain Wins - Congratulations Senator, now get a speech writer...quickly. Your victory speech had us all running for the bathroom, bar and food network reruns....you're still my guy, but damn, this ain't the Senate chamber. Fix the speech thing, quick.
Hillary Wins - so much for the pols and [...] McCain for President I will be voting for John McCain on January 8th. When it comes to honesty and integrity; unwavering courage and conviction; experience and ability to drive change, Senator McCain is unmatched.John McCain will bring back fiscal discipline along with tax relief - more specifically, by [...] Blog Info:
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