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LiveJournal 2000 to 2003

by Jim Howard February 6, 2010

  I been doing ShowMeBlog a long time.  I been using TypePad since 2003 but before doing it on TypePad I hosted it on LiveJournal and if you want to read about what I was doing during those years:  Jim Howard
  I been blogging since June of 1982!    Some of you have been reading [...]

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Flag is upside down over Fort Worth

by Jim Howard February 5, 2010

"A woman who says she is upset about the direction the country has taken has upset veterans and service members with her protest. She's flying the American flag upside down outside her Fort Worth business…"  Fox News Houston
 This woman is a right wing protester.  Not as many would think some left wing liberal.  She thinks [...]

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Lockheed Martin F-35

by Jim Howard February 4, 2010

[/caThe Joint Strike Fighter was supposed to be the program that broke the mold, proof that the Pentagon could build something affordable, dependable and without much drama.ption]

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Charter Communications Paying via Telephone!

by Jim Howard February 1, 2010

  I have reported here on my problems with getting Charter Communications to install service.  I have also reported on their service and the Internet speed that I am getting.   I think the full story of all this is posted on HNB: Fort Worth TX.    So I will [...]

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Wolf Moon Tonight

by Jim Howard January 30, 2010

“Tonight’s full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.
This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion [...]

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Weather

by Jim Howard January 28, 2010

  It is 56 with rain today.  The low tonight will be 35 F.  Now Friday the high will be 40 with a low of 27.  So I wonder if we are going to have some ice on the ground?
  I do not have to get out in it so I guess it does not [...]

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They Don’t Care About Us

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010

Michael Jackson’s long time choreographer Travis Payne and MJ dancers Performed with the Dancing inmates on January 19, 2010. Sony Studios made this event possible!

"They Don’t Care About Us" is the fourth single from Michael Jackson’s album HIStory. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. In the US, [...]

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Whip A Vote for Health Care Reform

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010

“Dear Supporter,
The headlines are ominous. "Large scale health care reform is dead," reads one newspaper. "Time for Democrats to cut their losses?" asks another. But now is not the time for scaling back reform. That’s why we need your help to whip votes for comprehensive health reform.
A comprehensive bill is the only way to fix [...]

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Live Video

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010
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Supreme Court Ruling bad for America

by Jim Howard January 24, 2010

 
(CNN) – In his weekly radio and video address Saturday, President Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this week easing some campaign finance regulations.
"This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy," Obama says in the address. "It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to [...]

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9-year-old DFW boy dies at school

by Jim Howard January 22, 2010

“THE COLONY — Grief counselors were on hand at a Lewisville ISD school on Friday after a fourth grade student apparently killed himself on campus yesterday.
It has been a painful day for most at Stewart’s Creek Elementary School, as they have processed what has happened.
They got a real-life lesson they had no choice but to [...]

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“Low-tech radios” connect some Haitians

by Jim Howard January 21, 2010

  Here is a not well written story on CNN about “low-tech” radios (ham radio!) helping some Haitians.

“(CNN) — In the brutal aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, Jean-Robert Gaillard turned to his low-tech radio for solace and for a lifeline.
When the earthquake hit, the 57-year-old from Petionville, Haiti, found most [...]

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Drunk police officer crashes into police officer

by Jim Howard January 20, 2010

“By BILL MILLER in Star-Telegram
wmiller@star-telegram.com
A Plano police officer was drunk and off duty when his pickup collided with the patrol car of a fellow officer early Friday, according to a report released Tuesday by police officials.
Officer Ray Wilde, 37, also was speeding and he failed to heed a red light when the wreck happened 2:45 [...]

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Sarah Palin coming to Texas

by Jim Howard January 20, 2010

  Fox News reports:
“AUSTIN, Texas — Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is heading to Texas to campaign with Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Feb. 7.
The Perry campaign issued a statement Wednesday saying the former Alaska governor will join Perry at a rally in the Houston area. More details will be released in the [...]

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