“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
As promised we will now move into the HOH rise to power within the expanding Pilot Oil empire in the vehicular retail fuel distribution industry. From the start of the business until Big Jim's buy out of Marathon's ownership, the company grew primarily through internally generated cash flow, smaller bank loans and funding from Marathon. … Continue reading House of Haslam, Part 2 – The Rise To An Industry Power
I am using the privileges Wolf has given me as an author to bring a PSA. I will resume the HOH series real soon, hopefully this weekend. Good teachers matter. We all know good, sincere teachers in schools. We also know teachers exist in every occupation as well as other areas of our existence. Teachers … Continue reading Back In My Day: Good Teachers Mattered Then and They Matter Now
Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President: AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS. This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open - VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both). … Continue reading Dear KMAG: 20220718 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic
Many of you are going to say, "Who?" Others are going to be aware of one or more of the key big three male members of the subject family. You may even wonder how a discussion about them will be the least bit interesting. Well, grab your favorite beverage and get comfortable. This will be … Continue reading Back In My Day – The House of Haslam, Part 1
H/T Cthulhu Unfortunately this is all to true. Recently we all heard of Scotland targeting sheep and cattle for removal. A really STUPID MOVE since they produce food from rocky hilly areas unsuitable for crops. So I thought I had better dust off this article I wrote months ago and publish it. I am not … Continue reading Mr Global’s Attack on FOOD Part III
Thanks to TradeBait's recent story centered on Elvis Presley, I was actually in an Elvis mood when my wife - an Elvis fan long before we met - decided that "we" were going to see the new Elvis movie at the earliest opportunity. Not having been to very many movies recently, I'm pretty much immune … Continue reading Movie Review: Elvis (2022)
Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President: U.S. President Donald Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump while departing for Palm Beach, Florida from the White House in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young - RC11859C4760 AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS. This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open - VERY OPEN – a … Continue reading Dear KMAG: 20220711 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic
Continuing with our newly created theme I need to bring things forward in a more intense way because the primary subject of today's thread would undoubtedly want it that way. She is remembered for the intensity of her stare. It was a glare that could cause knees to buckle of grown women and men. In … Continue reading Back In My Day – The Warrior Queen
A Note from Wolf..... This is TradeBait's first authored post - upgraded (at my insistence) from a comment he made on today's open thread. I look forward to many more! https://youtu.be/0FT3SmZ_zx0 Time for a TB story as eyes roll. It’s OK, it’s your day off. Wolf said he looked forward to these in his other … Continue reading Back In My Day…
Joe Biden didn’t win. This is our Real President: AND our beautiful REALFLOTUS. This Stormwatch Monday Open Thread remains open - VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KAG/KMAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both). … Continue reading Dear KMAG: 20220704 Joe Biden Didn’t Win ❀ Open Topic / Independence Day Message