Ogre’s Not Here

Okay, this temporary home was quite nice, I must say. But I’m done with it.
The new, permanent (as permanent as you can get with the Internet) is now easy to remember:
WWW.OGRESVIEW.COM
So come on over and say hello! Oh, and the theme I selected first is sort of dark. That’s the right place. [...]

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Friday Feast #171

Yes, it’s time once again for the Friday Feast. This is where you get to learn a little more about your host, Ogre, via weird and random questions from the Friday Feast blog. So, without further delay, here it is:
Appetizer: What was the last game you purchased?
Hmmm… Well, since the question didn’t specify, [...]

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Versus Terrorists

So, who is the best current presidential candidate in terms of stopping terrorism and terrorists? I know Rudy is often named as being supported because of his “experience” in dealing with them for some reason. I know some people who support Rudy simply because of his leadership as related to this issue. [...]

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Mall Shooter: Why?

So that’s the big question on everyone’s mind. After the news headlines flashed about the number dead, all the top headlines are all asking, “Why?” There’s discussion about all sorts of reasons. I humbly submit that the answer is really very, very simple. First, a word about the weapon of choice.
“Assault” [...]

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Martin Lancaster Spits on the Law

So who is Martin Lancaster? He’s the about-to-retire president of the North Carolina state community college system (a highly paid bureaucrat government employee). And he openly supports lawbreaking and directs his employees to ignore the laws that he doesn’t happen to like. Did I mention he’s a government employee?
At issue is the [...]

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Hot Blog Sauce

Hey, still looking for that Christmas gift for that someone who has everything (that or someone who you want to get something neat for)? I suggest Hot Blog Sauce. Yes, it’s real. And it’s darn good.
Now this likely won’t be the hottest hot sauce you’ve ever had. If you’re looking for [...]

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Professional Whiner: Samari Rolle

Want to know why so few players in the NFL actually get any real respect from people? It’s not because they’re making so much money. It’s not jealousy that they can play a game well. It’s not that they’re physically bigger than most and athletic. It’s because the majority of them [...]

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Bush: No Economic Freedom For You!

Once again, government rises up to “fix” a problem they created and in the process directly take massive amounts of freedom from people. The Bush Administration has said that they, personally, do not like a number of financial agreements that are legal, binding, and voluntarily made by people. So they’re simply deciding by [...]

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NC Bribes More Teachers

Well, that’s not exactly the headline to this article, but it should be. Or maybe a better title would be “More North Carolina Teachers Accept Bribes.” How about “North Carolina Leads the Nation in Bribed Teachers?” Well, they’re all more accurate and truthful than the actual headline about “Teacher Certification.”
The certification they [...]

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Ireland’s Beer

Archaeologists have discovered over 5,000 mysterious mounds throughout Ireland, dating from 1500 to 500 B.C. For years people have been trying to figure out what they were used for. One guy thinks he’s figure it out (and even tested his theory): they were for making ale! Imagine that! 5,000 individual breweries [...]

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