Monthly Archives: November 2011

Virgin Galactic Tours

November 1, 2011 – 6:23 am

The Space Shuttle ATLANTIS flew its final mission to the International Space Station in July 2011. Its landing signaled the end of the four shuttle fleet’s service to the nation and the world. The decision to retired the orbiters was taken by President GW Bush, who considered the $4 billion budget would be better spent […]

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What’s Your Number?

November 1, 2011 – 5:50 am

The BBC News reported the birth of Baby # 7,000,000,000 in the Philippines. Later in the day they added a calculator to divine where readers should in the scheme of things. Having been born in May of 1952 I ended up the 2,620,399,874th person alive on Earth and the 75,870,745,158th person to have lived since […]

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Kind Words From The Far Right

November 1, 2011 – 5:18 am

Thirty summers ago I was stuck in New York waiting for a doorman job in Gemany. My pockets were empty and my rent was a month late. Many of my friends worked at Danceteria on West 21st Street. I ate at the BBQ on the roof and drank for free. The owner was a fan […]

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