Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader J.B.G. sent: News from England: Big brother to switch off your fridge: Power giants to make millions – but you must pay for ‘sinister’ technology

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I can remember back in April of 1980 I was quite concerned that Zimbabwe (the former Rhodesia) had been taken over by Comrade Robert Mugabe, a quintessential African Dictator. Sadly, the passing of 33 years has not seen freedom and justice prevail in Zimbabwe, nor here in these United States. Yes, all these years later, Mugabe is still in power, and we now have our own would-be African Dictator, with a similar ideology. To clarify: I am outspokenly anti-racist. But please just dispassionately look at the similar collectivist roots and the totalitarian goals of Robert Mugabe, Jacob Zuma, François Bozizé (the recently-deposed dictator of the Central African Republic,) Omar al-Bashir and many others. Compare their ambitions with those of Barack Obama. There are some frightening similarities.

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I see that Camping Survival now has full size O.D. nylon sandbags starting at 44 cents each and priced as low as 32 cents each, if purchased in large quantity.

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I heard that our friend Enola Gay is selling her Naturally Cozy home business. That is a great opportunity for someone who is handy with a sewing machine. As I see it, the advantages of this business are: Non-controversial merchandise, lightweight and compact products–hence they can be mailed inexpensively, and plenty of repeat customers.