After a long absence ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Random thoughts often coalesce at the end of long days ... here you will find my random thoughts, whenever the mood strikes me.
Inlaid Waterfall at Budapest Castle
KPOO
"Kay-poo": a nomadic term of intelligence meaning keen perception of the obvious
Dec 9 ... A high-level NC government official said today that "... the state budget deficit could get better or worse if tax revenues in 2011 are higher or lower than expected."
President Barack Obama said today that one "gets a check and then they can spend money." Genius
President Barack Obama stated: "I am the President and cannot support boycotts. (5 second pause) ... or not support them."
A Penn State professor, expert on terrorism and head of an NGO, stated this week that "In addition to looking where we have been for terrorists, we should look elsewhere."
North Carolina Governor, Bev Perdue, stated in an address recently in Charlotte that the primary goal of NC secondary schools should be to 'prepare students for college or to enter the workforce'.
Dec 9 ... A high-level NC government official said today that "... the state budget deficit could get better or worse if tax revenues in 2011 are higher or lower than expected."
President Barack Obama said today that one "gets a check and then they can spend money." Genius
President Barack Obama stated: "I am the President and cannot support boycotts. (5 second pause) ... or not support them."
A Penn State professor, expert on terrorism and head of an NGO, stated this week that "In addition to looking where we have been for terrorists, we should look elsewhere."
North Carolina Governor, Bev Perdue, stated in an address recently in Charlotte that the primary goal of NC secondary schools should be to 'prepare students for college or to enter the workforce'.
My Blog List
Web Spots I Like to Visit
- African Cooking Recipes
- Babelfish - Language translations
- Castles of Germany
- Fact Check - Keeps politicians "honest"
- Galileo Project
- Home of Duke Univ Basketball
- Japanese Castles
- Japanese Language Learning
- Library of (US) Congress
- My Family Tree
- NASA
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab
- National Public Radio
- Singer/Songwriter Vienna Teng
- US National Hurricane Center
- Weather Underground