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  • On the Moraine, Part XIII

    We had five or six old five-gallon cans that would nicely fit in the trunk of the 1956 Chevy. So, often, the first task on Saturday mornings was to put the cans in the trunk and drive over to Cynthiana to fill them up.
  • The past privileges of federal workers
    It is time to bring accountability to all jobs. All jobs should feel the hot breath of accountability.
  • On the Moraine, Part XII
    Television left our house for good when a new show came on called “Mr. Ed.” For you younger folks, this was a comedy about a talking horse. That was the end of television in our home.
  • Keep turning over the rocks
    The mainstream media is now self-reporting on their bad acts during the Biden Administration. Exhibit One: Jake Tapper’s book forthcoming book, “Original Sin.”
  • On the Moraine, Part XI
    We had not had the McNary Farm long when, one Saturday night, we made a social call. I would have been seven or eight years old.
  • Alcatraz
    Alcatraz was given up for Marion, Ill. because of cost. Alcatraz was three times more expensive to operate than any other federal prison. Everything that comes on and off the island is delivered by boat. This is expensive.
  • On the Moraine Part X
    One of my fond memories as a boy was fishing in our pond. It was a small pond, remnants of which are still visible.  
  • Are we being trapped?
    I had been thinking about satellite congestion for several weeks. However, when I got out the calculator and started working through the numbers above, I wasn’t impressed, and it wasn’t going well.
  • On the Moraine Part IX
    On the farm, we were always experimenting, growing various items. I emulated my parents in this regard.  
  • You bet your life
    If you haven’t taken and understood an advanced course in probability and statistics, you can’t begin to understand how bad the odds are for the individual bettor. And the individual bettor is often the one who is the most desperate player.
  • On the Moraine Part VIII
    This tractor is what I learned to drive – in the third grade. This tractor was also responsible for my interest in mechanical things, ultimately leading to my mechanical engineering education at the University of Cincinnati.  
  • I am skeptical of the skeptics
    The naysayers have done an excellent job keeping us focused on the things that don’t matter so that they and their compatriots can continue to do real damage.
  • On the Moraine Part VII
    Another feature on the McNary Farm was the orchard. It sat behind the main house, backed up to the property line. It was in a corner of the permanent pasture, but had its own fence to protect it from our imaginary cattle (remember, we had no livestock).
  • Less government, please
    We need a national concurrence as to what are appropriate government-funded activities.
  • Are you in turmoil?
    The founding fathers saw the purpose of the federal government solely to defend the borders and promote free trade between the states. In the ensuing 250 years, it has become an unrecognizable monster.
  • On the Moraine, Part VI
    You haven’t lived until you have sat in front of a bushel basket of green beans and told to snap them.
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