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10.13.2005    |    Greetings: A new blog
Just what the world needs -- another new blog. Too bad. I need it.

Jack Rich again. New blog. This time, some bloggy goodness that is more casual, lighter in tone, not so deadly serious. Mostly. I'll still blog on idiotarians in the news; I find that sort of thing to be fun. Call it a cheap form of therapy for your humble blogger.

For a more serious take, and taking myself far too seriously, shuffle over to my political blog at LiLPoH. Life, liberty, & the pursuit of you-know-what. Yes, the blogs share their basic Blogspot DNA. So what? It's the content, folks, not the whistles and bells in your html and css and what-all. And, no, I'm not trying to be James Lileks.

Read. Enjoy. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em. More to come.

posted by Jack Rich at 8:46 PM

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I was born, grew up, and went to school in the Bronx, New York -- on the wrong side of the tracks. Got the chance to go to college, so instead of joining the NYPD (the obvious career choice at that time and place), I became an engineer. Spent some years designing things that go boom (or things that take things that go boom to their destinations...), principally for our military. Also took an interesting career turn and for some years was in charge of counter-terrorism for my agency...so I learned something about guns. And when to use them.

I am a believer, in God. Christian. My opinion of most denominations is that they seem to be more concerned with the collection plate and devising intricate rules as to who is in and who is out.

My politics are a mix of conservative and libertarian, as in live and let live. With one exception, I favor small government, maximum personal freedom, coupled with personal responsibility and accountability for one's actions. I also know that there are, and have always been, things that are true, and things that are not. Two problems: Being smart enough to know which is which, and having the guts to act on it. I make no claims...

The exception to small government? I favor a robust national defense, against enemies foreign, and domestic. Or, as Teddy Roosevelt should have said, "speak softly and carry a whole bunch of armored divisions."

This blog will focus on politics, culture, religion, national security. That's pretty much the same territory as the New York Times. Just that I will never label my opinions as "news."



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