Bob McCarty Writes

Please join me in observing a moment of silence — moment over — as I mark the passing of a dear friend, Java, shown at right during his percolating days. His death came as a shock to me as he was not even a year old when he died this morning at approximately 9:45 [...]

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I saw a cool combination four-hole toaster/two-egg cooker at Mental Floss this morning and was truly interested until, that is, I read one line of a customer review by someone named “Tim” from Atlanta (see red text below):

PRO’s:
1. Basically it does what it says-
2. I like the toast/muffin & eggs getting done at the same [...]

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Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree.
Williams, West Virginia’s [...]

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Unlike the lead poisoning most often associated with toxic paint on toys and other made-in-China products, another type of lead (sounds like “reed”) poisoning never surfaced as a tactic in Hillary Clinton’s so-called “kitchen sink” strategy aimed at cutting Barack Obama’s lead in the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. And for good [...]

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Some folks these days think Wal-Mart is too big, too unfriendly to its workers and/or too reliant on cheap goods and services from China. Well, whether you like Wal-Mart or not, you have to admit one thing: the company makes money –- and lots of it!
I’ve read Wal-Mart’s even trying to get into banking, [...]

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