A blog about politics, business, faith and life in and around Greater Binghamton, NY
By Jim Willis on Dec 25, 2007 in Society & Culture | 0 Comments
Have you ever wondered how the little song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” got its start? For those of us who are not part of a liturgical church (observing the liturgical calendar), the Twelve Days of Christmas are generally a corny song we sing at family gatherings.
For those in liturgical churches, the Twelve Days of [...]
By Jim Willis on Dec 24, 2007 in Business, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
The Press & Sun-Bulletin reports a PA business, located in nearby Montrose, PA, has received nearly half a million dollars to switch from burning oil to burning wood. Oh, and it’s being funded by a grant from the State of Pennsylvania. Which leads me to think the taxpayers in PA are about as nuts as [...]
By Jim Willis on Dec 20, 2007 in Society & Culture | 1 Comment
To all my Democrat friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion [...]
By Jim Willis on Dec 19, 2007 in Society & Culture | 1 Comment
Warning: To avoid embarrassing yourself, please stop right now and close the door, or wait until you’re alone before reading the rest of this post. Why? Because if you’re like me, you may just laugh out loud, thereby drawing curious stares from those around you.
Here’s the setup: Periodically, a militant vegetarian (sometimes called [...]
By Jim Willis on Dec 18, 2007 in Education, Gov Eliot Spitzer, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
Only in New York would you find a state facing a $4 BILLION budget gap, and a recommendation from the governor’s own appointed education panel to spend an ADDITIONAL $3 BILLION on our public university system. Let’s see, back when I went to school, 4+3=7. So $7B in the hole is better than $4B in [...]