This is dedicated to all of my nieces and nephews.  The road is long and always leads to another one.
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THE OBAMA/MCCAIN BLUES
© Nick Oliva October 14, 2008  read more »

It has been quite some time since I've posted here as technical problems were and still are- to my dismay in trying to post this blog three times-extreme and the fact that political, religious, and other controversial topics that I enjoy blogging about have tended to be greeted with overheated, extreme reactiveness and even censored at times for no good reason.  That bein  read more »

The Folies Bergère is the longest running production shows in Las Vegas, nestled at the Tropicana Hotel/Casino for the last 50 years or so. That’s not counting the original spectacle in Paris, France (that’s the one with the real Eiffel Tower).  read more »

We live in America, fostered by the ideals of fairplay, honesty, and all things good, wholesome, apple-pied with a dollop of fresh white cream on the top. At least that’s the spin put on our country by politicians looking for your votes so they can stuff their pockets full of fancy little deals that enrich their families at the expense of yours.  read more »

This was originally written in October 2007 when gas was $2.75 a gallon.  read more »

I was standing on my deck overlooking the mountains when a small plane, a Piper-Cherokee, came in over the tree tops not 100 feet away from my house. It was apparent that they were attempting to make an emergency landing.  read more »

Hippie-Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle  read more »

We now have an energy crisis beyond any proportion in our American history. It's really our fault. We sat on our collective asses and let our government allow the contributors to their campaigns make hundreds of billions of dollars while eliminating subsidies for alternative energy over a decade ago.  read more »

It sometimes takes just someone with a fresh perspective to problem to come up with a solution. In Waterloo, Canada, 16 year-old student Daniel Burd's project won the top prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa.  read more »