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FTC Archives Rules of the Road

June 2, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

At THIS web page, our government has kept a “Rules of the Road” for advertisers online since December 2000. This is well aged advice, and seems to have stood the test of time, or has it?

Posted in: Thinking about Tagged: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Y2K

White Orchids

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Content, Thinking about Tagged: Photography

Farmer Cemetery

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Douglas County, Farmer Cemetery, Washington State

A few photos of the Alps

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

While living in Neuchatel Switzerland, we captured some incredible photos of the Alps from the balcony in our apartment. Here are a few:

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Alps, Eiger, Jungfrou, Monch, Mont Blanc, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Twingo Hood Ornament

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In 2006, I bought a Renault Twingo. I was able to change the Renault hood ornament for one I made of plaster and paint.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 2006, Custom Hood Ornament, Neuchatel, Renault, Switzerland, Twingo

The Tangled Story Behind Trump’s False Claims Of Voter Fraud

May 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Tangled Story Behind Trump’s False Claims Of Voter Fraud A nice bit of background information from the folks (Maggie Koerth-Baker) at FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.com with some statistical education (for me anyway) thrown in. Amazing what you can do with stats.

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: 538, Trump, Voter Fraud

TV Advertising – May 2017

May 15, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

LA Times – Adapting to AD-Skipping Viewers 05/15/02017

Posted in: Thinking about Tagged: Advertising

Mormonism — Where’s it to End?

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

This account sums up the feelings against the Mormons in Northern California. This will be added to as more articles like this come are found. Sonoma Democrat > 29 October 1857 Mormonism—Where’s it to End? Among the leading topics of the day at the present time, that is exciting the public mind from one end … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Brigham Young, Carson Valley, Immigrant, massacres, Mormon interpreters, Mormonism, Mr. Buchanan, Salt Lake

MaryLou Haddit – 1928 – 2017

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Faits Divers, Feminism, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: Activist, Feminist, MaryLou Haddit, Obituary, Writer

The Presidency and the Press

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the New Yorker, Oct 1, 1973, Richard Harris wrote an in-depth essay on the “The Presidency and the Press”, coving the Nixon White House and providing a good deal of background on the topic. It can be found here. This country’s reporters observe the odd tradition of providing a new President with a “honeymoon”—that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Agnew, New Yorker, Newspaper, Nixon, Presidency, Press
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