Episode 51 of the old Robin Hood TV series from the 50′s was called “Outlaw Money”. In the episode the Sheriff arranges for the arrest of the person in charge of minting coin for Nottingham and replaces it with his own man who mixes in base metal for silver coins while the Sheriff pockets the [...]
Archive for March 21, 2011
“Outlaw Money” in North Carolina
Posted: March 21, 2011 in economy, odditiesTags: currency, the courts
Confession good for the… Business?
Posted: March 21, 2011 in business, catholic, odditiesTags: catholic, confession, datechguy on daradio
One of the side effects of the move of my show to Saturday Mornings has been a disruption in my faith life. My parish has confession at noon on Saturdays. Since the show moved to 10 to noon I haven’t had the chance to go to confession there or at my normal backup confession spot. [...]
Good advice for candidates everywhere
Posted: March 21, 2011 in politicsTags: ladd ehlinger jr, political campaigns
Ladd Ehlinger Jr. explains the rules to candidates everywhere. There are two points of his ten that should be in the front of the mind of any political campaign.: 1. It’s a Marketing Campaign, Stupid Just because the common nomenclature is “political campaign,” it doesn’t change the fact that you are embarking on a short-term [...]
Andrew Sullivan at the Mendoza line
Posted: March 21, 2011 in internet/free speech, politicsTags: andrew sullivan, election 2008, irony, libya, obama
At least according to Dan Riehl at Riehl world view who recalls an old Sullivan Post per election concerning Barack Obama: On October 27, 2008, Andrew Sullivan posted: The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote For Obama. Given all this playing out today, I thought I’d go back and have a look. It’s high comedy [...]
