"Ain't this tournament fun?" Bryant Gumble

http://ping.fm/iKDzQ Housing set up for another drop in value?

Four Tips to Prevent a Mountain Lion Attack: http://ping.fm/w0H3Q
3 sighted in Eugene?

http://ping.fm/LXMOg Coach Kent fired ... Coach Kent will be missed.

What's New | "UO's Eaton sets world record" | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon http://ping.fm/th7OV

http://ping.fm/CrO1I $250,000 ... because ODOT has extra money after fixing all the roads. Amazing!

http://ping.fm/4gTTM ...I received my Lead-based paint certification in February.

http://ping.fm/bqF2s The atrocities of war are immensely disturbing.

Flyboys by James Bradley

This morning I finished reading James Bradley's Flyboys. It chronicles the unfortunate fates of 8 Navy pilots in our war with Japan. [My grandfather was a Navy Flyboy in WWII.] To tell the story Bradley explains Japan’s war history, philosophy, and strategy as well as US battles and strategies. It is a very well researched and written book, however the atrocities of war are immensely disturbing.

Eugene, OR makes the list - top places to retire! http://ping.fm/6aycu #eugene

It is amazing how many taxes each of us pays and how complex the US tax system is. When will honest politicians stand up?http://ping.fm/Vya7I

"He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends." Prov 17

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Cal Thomas: Dialogue is helpful, Obama's progressivism is not | Washington Examiner

Cal Thomas: Dialogue is helpful, Obama's progressivism is not | Washington Examiner

Abortion groups tangle over Tim Tebow's Super Bowl ad - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com http://ping.fm/UfbEA

Oregonians ... if you have not turned your ballots, please don't forget today ... vote "NO" on Measures 66 & 67.

"One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal ..." Phil 3

this is turning into a great game ...

Boy's Quotes of the Month

“If we end the war that would be bad, because the bad guys won’t be fighting and they will do other bad things” Zane, age 7

“If he (The President) stops it (war) we probably won't be free any more.” Zane, age 7

“We always win … couldn’t we give someone else a turn”. Luke, after the Duck's loss at the Rose Bowl, age 6.

“I think it’s a good idea, when every time you leave the house, to have a parachute and a backup one … just in case. … I think I’ll do that when I grow up.” Zane, age 7

http://ping.fm/bfoTM The books I read in 2009. There are some good ones on the list.