Author Archives: James Rising

Is there a doctor..or a dog in the house? Man’s best friend just got a few more gold stars. Trained dogs are now sniffing out cancer. And according to a study done by someplace called the Pine Street foundation they … Continue reading →

Tom Petty wrote: “The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part” That is the mode we at the … Continue reading →

Do we really want the government counting cherries in our pies? Who doesn’t like a nice thick slab of pie? Maybe a little vanilla ice cream on top after it’s been heated up a little bit, or possibly a wedge … Continue reading →

School Daze Assignment: Pick anywhere in the world and enterprise a story: The top of Mt Washington in New Hampshire is 6,288 above sea level. Mount Washington once held the world record for directly measured surface wind speed, at 231 … Continue reading →

The new breed of answering systems is driving me to drink. Not that it would be a long trip but still. Now you get to have long conversations with these systems that almost always end badly. The phone company information … Continue reading →

We’ll never know. In fact we may never know anything for sure again. The news is that Navy Seal Team Six busted into a compound in Abbottabad Pakistan, (34°10′9.67″N 73°14′33.60″E / 34.1693528°N 73.242667°E ). Among those killed were one of … Continue reading →

I know more about the guy sitting across from me at lunch the other day then I want to. It happens more and more often lately. I will be having a pleasant lunch with a business associate or maybe even … Continue reading →

Tuesday Morning review Black Swan (2010) R 108 min

Image is everything. You can make all sort of changes in a country, stop genocide, improve the quality of life for the citizens and make yourself a power in the world but if you have a gun on your flag … Continue reading →

Here are, in chronological order, some columns that focus on the 9/11 tragedy. In case we ever forget. It’s been four years since the barbarians from the East showed us their asses and did the cowardly deeds that resulted in … Continue reading →