There is probably no better definition of faith, than is found at Hebrews 11:1 in a modern translation: “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.”  I other words, when you have faith in something or someone, you are convinced of that thing or person’s […]

  There and hundreds of explanations for 9/11, and none of them explain the fact that no plane, even with a superb pilot, could possibly explain the Pentagon happening.  I believe it was a missile, not a plane, because there was no plane wreckage at the site.  No engines, wings, fuselage, baggage, or bodies.  It […]

  There are fourteen states which have the so-called “Caucus” system of primaries.  Iowa is one, and my state of Colorado is another.  I hate it.  It means virtually NOTHING, as far as a candidate’s popularity is concerned, or his chances of being elected.  Take my state and county in Colorado.  I participated in the […]

  In 1924, Harold Gray started a comic strip titled, “Little Orphan Annie,” and it became a wildly popular radio show in the 30’s and 40’s, with announcer Pierre Andre, and a theme song,  “It’s Little Orphan Annie Time.” The radio show and comic strip became so famous, that a Broadway show, “Annie,” was hugely […]

  In 1762, John and Frank Baring, started what became Baring’s Bank.  It grew gradually over the years, and had a few difficult times, but there was always a Baring somewhere in the bank’s administration, until its demise in 1995. In the 1820’s, business was bad, and Barings lost its London dominance to The Rothchilds, […]

  We lowered our rates for shipping, insurance, and commission, a year or two ago, and now we are lowering them again.  We have persuaded our supplier to drop the $50 “Small order Charge,” and it no longer exists.  We have also reduced our under $25,000 purchase rate from 1.5% to 1.25%. To accommodate our […]