Author Archives: aboright

According to the NYT today (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30film.html?hp) the last Kodachrome processing facility in Parsons Kansas will close today. I bet my kids don’t even know who Paul Simon is, never mind what he probably imagined woul… Continue reading →

Sitting in the lobby of the hotel in Tucson, listening to Bing Crosby singing “it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas”, watching the palm trees whip in the wind and the rain come down in buckets as el nino enjoys itself in the city that gets … Continue reading →

Canada continues its record of excellence in cold weather sports other than hockey, stranding 260 motorists between Sarnia and London due to a snowstorm yesterday, more than twice as many as the 100 stranded outside Buffalo on December 10. Canadia… Continue reading →

Ignore her. Dinner and a show with her sister and spouses; priceless. For which there is your brothers’ mastercards. Continue reading →

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Think it’s a sign of trust? Americans are willing to turn their back to Canadians without worrying about the longest undefended border in the world? Maybe its that the US is kind of busy on the other border at the moment, and they know Canadians a… Continue reading →

Now that the golden calf of refinancing homes and mortgages has been eviscerated, and the carcass of our hamburger / class-action suit / Black Friday based economy has been thoroughly picked over (apparently the last time the US had the current 11… Continue reading →

Then it probably helps to know how and what we are currently using. Not having a picture of that was frustrating me, until someone at work send me this graphic which, compliments of the US Energy Dept., does a nifty job of putting a lot of informa… Continue reading →

American people have spoken. Wholesale changes in our elected representatives. Too bad none of the politicians are paying attention. Republican leadership say they are going to focus on beating Obama in 2012. Democrats are going to elect Reid and … Continue reading →

Nice that Newt Gingrich took the time to telephone to tell us that if we are Patriots, believe in Family Values, and are Moral, we need to vote Republican. He worked out well when he had his chance the last time people wanted to “throw the bums ou… Continue reading →