Archive for August, 2023
Fox News took Glenn Beck off the air when he was the most-watched personality. Ditto O’Reilly. Enter Carlson. Look at Alex Jones. Now Glenn Beck again. Apple removed his podcast from their archives with no warning. Over the last few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I listen to the Megyn Kelly show most days, and I can tell you that you should probably listen or watch the Thursday the 17th show. It is an interview with Sage Steele, a biracial female sports caster who has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been a video gamer most of my life. Starting with Intellivision, going on to Nintendo, SNES, N64, Game Cube, various Gameboy models, a brief foray into the disappointing-to-me Playstation and Playstation 2, the Sega Dreamcast, the modern Nintendo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hansens and Christensens and all the other sens spread out over the Lake Country of Northern Minnesota. We fished lakes teaming with fish, cleared timber from forests that reached as far as the eye could see, planted crops, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family came to the New World back in the 1800s. We settled in Northern Minnesota because it was close enough to the old country to feel like home. More lakes than you could shake a long boat at in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family took a lot of legacies from the British Isles. We also left a lot of legacies there. Sometimes we were peaceful. Sometimes not so much. Sometimes we took their daughters to be our wives. Sometimes we sent our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family spread out a fair bit back in the old days. We started in Sweden, but spread out all over. Sometimes through fair trade. Sometimes less fair trade. We settled lands that were not inhabited. Other times we settled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family has had a long history of doing interesting things back in the old days. We are proud Scandinavians and the family tales say we used go a Viking. You might gently call that trading. A more honest description[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…