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A More Perfect Union

November 4, 2008

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May we all be as gracious in victory and defeat as John McCain in concession and as dignified and determined in citizenship as President-Elect Obama.

"Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters."

          – Abraham Lincoln

A Glass Act - Sunday, September 21, 2008.  From a story in today's Charlotte Observer, Rick Rothaker wrote of the day the news broke, "at a restaurant at the base of the Merrill tower, the takeover news was rippling through lunchtime conversations.  General manager Melonee Gilchrist said the firm's investment bankers were taking the news as expected. 'They're drinking,' she said."  (more) 

The War - Monday, October 8, 2007.  I watched the recent Ken Burns documentary, The War -- an oral history by and about about the men and women who experienced WWII.  What a remarkable piece of work.  (more)

The Other Branch of Government - Friday, April 20, 2007.  The law is something of a mystery to most people.  In fact, it's apparently a mystery to a good many North Carolina state lawmakers.  (more) 

Pneumonia - Monday, April 16, 2007.  I was out of the office last week with pneumonia.  If you've never had it, avoid it at all costs.  I had it for two weeks before I got really sick and went to the doctor.  When pneumonia gets bad, it gets scary.  The infection makes breathing painful - like having broken ribs.  I was amazed at how much energy and strength I lost.  Pneumonia is no laughing matter - it's not just a bad cold.  Fortunately, modern antibiotics and a week of rest had the desired salutary effect and I am on the mend. 

Property Taxes (civic pneumonia) - Tuesday, March 13, 2007.  A while back, I received a tax notice from the Catawba County Tax Collector for the boat I keep on Lake Norman in Catawba Country.  A few weeks later, I received a tax notice from the Mecklenburg County Tax Collector for the same boat, which, as I said, is kept on Lake Norman in Catawba County.  As it turns out, Mecklenburg Country uses database software to identify taxable property owned by Mecklenburg County residents but kept outside Mecklenburg Country.  I understand that I do not have to pay the Mecklenburg County tax if I can show that I paid taxes on the property in the country in which the property is kept.  Sounds fair, right?  (more)

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– Mr. Spock, "Amok Time," stardate 3372.7

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