Basil’s Blog

Got a new car back in December. I like the new Chevrolet. It’s what I wanted in a car. So, we got it.
It’s the first car I’ve had with a CD player built-in. So, that tells you about the level of importance … or lack of importance … I put on the music system in [...]

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You know what’s funny about the New Hampshire primary results?
All the polls showed Barack Hussein Obama leading Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton in that state … and Clinton up and beat Obama.
Okay, I’ll admit it. The conspiracy theorist in me says it was all a setup to make Clinton “the comeback kid II.” But that’s silly.
Here’s [...]

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In The Music Man, Professor Harold Hill, after escaping the other salesmen on the train, arrives in River City, Iowa. And discovers that he’s not exactly welcome. And that the characters are stubborn, as they sing the lyrics to the song Iowa Stubborn:
And we’re so by God stubborn
We could stand touchin’ noses
For a week at [...]

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I saw a story about the mayor of Anderson, Indiana, losing an election, but refusing to leave office.
The deal is that there’s a lawsuit filed by some folks that worked for sitting mayor Kevin Smith (no, not Silent Bob). The suit charges that Kris Ockomon, who won the election, didn’t meet the residency requirements to [...]

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Sometimes, you find yourself looking for things you never expect.
Like recently, before Christmas, the Wife and I were doing some shopping. In Wal-Mart, of course. Because the Wife likes Wal-Mart. I don’t, but she does. She’d take a vacation at a Wal-Mart if she could.
Anyway, while finishing up shopping, or trying to at least, she [...]

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Last month, I listed my plan for a college football playoff. After the bowl games so far, it still looks like a good idea to me.
The winners of the 11 major conferences would take the top 11 seeds, just like in the NFL. Then, 5 wild-card teams are added to the mix, making a field [...]

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Lots of families have Christmas traditions.
I’m thinking I’ve developed a really bad one. Again this year, I was sick Christmas. And am just now recovering, although I haven’t fully.
A last-minute change in plans meant that my daughter and son weren’t able to come here for Christmas Eve, as was the original plan. So, I [...]

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I hereby resolve to:

Vote for conservatives
Watch TV
Kick the neighbors’ dogs
Throw rocks at the neighbors’ cats
Eat three meals a day
Be a pain in the ass
Spend lots of time on the computer
Not get fired
Apologize when I’m wrong
Never be wrong

Happy New Year!

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