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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

New York Jets = Retama de Guayacol

Retama de Guayacol = The underside of the barnacles which attach themselves to ships, I think. Whatever the precise meaning is, it ain’t a compliment. How do the New York Jets do it? How do they retain the ability and … Continue reading

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Regan and Alzheimer’s

Not a typo, I meant Regan, not the great Ronald Reagan. Like most people, I have had family and friends affected by Alzheimer’s. Whenever I pray for an Alzheimer’s patient, I always think of the movie and novel, The Exorcist. … Continue reading

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Obama Named NBA Rookie of the Year

In a surprise announcement, President Barack Obama was named the NBA rookie of the year for the upcoming 2009-2010 NBA season. While Obama is not officially on any NBA rooster, the vote comes after some spirited pickup games at the … Continue reading

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Presidential Query: Who Moved My Gonads?

Charles Krauthammer does a great job of exposing the cynicism behind those who opposed war efforts in Iraq, but claimed that Afghanistan was where the US should be focused. Now in power, their gonads have retreated so far and so … Continue reading

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WSJ Editorial Page: The Real Conservative Agenda

WSJ Editorial page mission statement: We speak for free markets and free people, the principles, if you will, marked in the watershed year of 1776 by Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations.” So over the … Continue reading

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Government To Expand Permanent Underclass

As government prepares to complete it’s takeover of medicine, the Taxman — which it has successfully kept hidden in the basement, drugged, with the windows covered in newspapers and the boom-box going full blast — can be hidden no longer. … Continue reading

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The Arrogance of the Florida Marlins Ownership

This morning I was in my car early heading to work at 6am. I was looking forward to at some point today blogging about what a great season the Marlins had. I was very surprised to hear from Joe Rose, … Continue reading

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What Sildenafil has joined, let no natural disease put asunder

It would be hard to describe how much I enjoyed this story. This from a statement by the Brazilian National Social Security Institute (INSS): “The social security system was planned so that the wife receives her husband’s pension for only … Continue reading

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U2: Practicing What They Preach?

Jack Woltz, prior to Khartoum losing his head … a man in my position can’t afford to be made to look ridiculous U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight Pity the nation that won’t listen to … Continue reading

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Podhoretz On Jews And Their Liberalism

The Norman Podhoretz opinion article in the Sept 13th WSJ – re why Jews tend to be liberal – would still be worth reading if it did not include the following paragraph: All the other ethno-religious groups that, like the … Continue reading

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