Category Archives: Holidays

Oh, Noes! Climate Change (Hoax) Almost Ruined Thanksgiving!

You had to know it was coming. Prior to every big holiday, there seems to be at least a few stories which combine AGW and the holiday in some fashion. And, right on time, here we have uber GINK (green inclinations, no kids) Jess Zimmerman, one of Grist’s leading proponents of population reduction, going unhinged: […]

Who’s Up For A Christmas Tree Tax?

Yes, you can thank the Obama administration for this one (Heritage) President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees. OK, it’s not much, and it only applies […]

Happy Halloween!

Independence Day – Ronald Reagan

Because The H2 isn’t just about Big Boob Friday And, why yes, Obama does use July 4th to push for more money for the teachers (unions), for ObamaCare, and “green” energy, between saying Happy July 4th. Interestingly, the link for the speech isn’t even on the White House front page.

1812 Overture Finale – Boston Pops

One of my favorite classical thunder pieces.

Happy Independence Day: Plant A Tree

Treehugger has a rather interesting story about The Liberty Tree The story of America’s struggle for independence tells tale of heroic men and women united in their noble quest for freedom — but one of the most enduring figures at the center of that revolution was not a person at all. Years before the Founding […]

Independence Day Patriotic Pinups!

Several more below the fold

Memorial Day Pinup

As we sit back on Memorial Day, gathering with friends, firing up the grill, let’s remember the sacrifice of all those members of the US military to provide us with this freedom. And when the wind in the tree-tops roared, The soldier asked from the deep dark grave: “Did the banner flutter then?” “Not so, […]

Happy Easter!

Tug on the heart strings When Rachel Pierce’s soldier father told her he would send something for Easter, she thought he meant a chocolate egg or a cuddly bunny. She got the bunny. But what the pretty 16-year-old wasn’t expecting was that her father, Robert a helicopter gunner who was supposed to be in Afghanistan […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (12 Images)

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