Category Archives: Soapbox

Repost: Don’t Email me that!

Posted on February 17, 2009 , 4:28 am by Mike

Excuse me if this seems too direct, but someone has to say it. I don’t want the Forward that you think is so funny. I spend a few minutes a day weeding though all the jokes that people send me. … Continue reading →

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Strange Week!

Posted on December 15, 2008 , 11:59 pm by Mike

So far me week is off to a very strange start. I went to work Sunday night and it was raining an 47 degrees. That is above normal temp for this time of year up here. At 3am I went … Continue reading →

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Good News – U.S. gasoline price marks biggest drop ever

Posted on October 13, 2008 , 12:48 am by Mike

I don’t buy a lot of gasoline. The last time I bought gas for my Toyota the price was $4.10 a gallon. I filled it up Saturday and was amazed to find it was down to $3.29… Sunday I filled … Continue reading →

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Heaviest Element Yet Known to Science

Posted on October 7, 2008 , 3:45 am by Mike

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Chicago war zone

Posted on October 6, 2008 , 10:59 am by Mike

Chicago War Zone Information Body count: In the last six months 292 killed (murdered) in Chicago vs. 221 killed in Iraq. Senaators. Barack Obama & Dick Durbin, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Gov. Rod Blogojevich, House leader Mike Madigan, Atty. Gen. … Continue reading →

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MDW – 96 – Don’t Panic!

Posted on September 30, 2008 , 11:02 am by Mike

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MDW 96 Fall is falling around here. The leaves are turning colors and the air is a bit cool. Been wet and rainy the last couple of days. Autumn Girl – by Snowball Johnny Personal stuff Fall Sugar Island Trip … Continue reading →

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10 minute video everyone should see

Posted on September 29, 2008 , 12:08 am by Mike

You really should see this video. It explains just who’s “Failed policies” caused the mess on Wall Street and Main Street. I got caught in this bubble and lucky (so far) that I’m still doing OK.. Please watch this! ***UPDATE*** … Continue reading →

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$700,000,000,000 in debt? Is that the only way?

Posted on September 24, 2008 , 9:56 pm by Mike

NO it’s not the only way to fix this problem. First, there are a bunch of MBA’s on wall street that got greedy that caused this. We shouldn’t bail them out. We could do something I heard about and it … Continue reading →

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Don’t email me that!

Posted on September 23, 2008 , 11:25 am by Mike

Excuse me if this seems too direct, but someone has to say it. I don’t want the Forward that you think is so funny. I spend a few minutes a day weeding though all the jokes that people send me. … Continue reading →

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RELAX – The world is NOT coming to an end as we know it!

Posted on September 23, 2008 , 2:02 am by Mike

Relax! Damm it! I’ve noticed a lot of people panicking over the stock market lately. The whole reason for this is that people are paying way too much attention to the 24/7 news coverage. The Fox News, CNN and MSNBC’s … Continue reading →

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