No fetish for socks; I just like comfortable feet. =========== NORTHFIELD, Vt.—Designing the world’s best sock takes more than just sweat. Just ask Ric Cabot, a third-generation mill owner from here, who says he is out to sew “the world’s most uncompromising outdoor performance sock.” His Darn Tough Vermont line, a merino wool item, has 1,441 stitches per square inch, which he believes... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
It Aint Rocket Science, but Sock-Making Comes Close
June 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyIsreal and “Apartheid”?
June 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correctHeavy sigh… =========== By RICHARD FRIEDMAN Birmingham, Ala. Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has lately garnered more attention for her unhinged political views than for her writing. She has compared Fidel Castro to the Dalai Lama. She refused to allow her book “The Color Purple” to be translated into Hebrew. But perhaps nothing was more off-base—at least morally speaking—than the open letter... Read more
FHA Losses Could Hit $115 Billion
June 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Debt“They” promised they WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN, so better grab you pocketbook! ============= By NICK TIMIRAOS The Federal Housing Administration’s projected losses over 30 years could reach as high as $115 billion under a previously undisclosed “stress test” conducted last year to determine how the agency would fare under an extremely severe economic scenario, according to documents reviewed by a congressional committee. The... Read more
5-year-old Interrogated by School Until He Wets His Pants
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | 2nd Amendment, American ThoughtWe probably don’t know half of what is happening… ————- By Bobby Eberle May 31, 2013 11:58 am Ok, come on. It seems like school officials are going nuts these days. Kids can’t play “Cowboys and Indians,” because that could lead to gun “violence.” (Not to mention that the game is so un-PC.) Kids can’t think of a gun, draw a gun, or... Read more
5 Signs Stocks Will Collapse in 2013?
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsFor what its worth… ========== “After putting $803,436 in Obama’s re-election campaign, a media giant attempted to keep Americans from seeing the video by banning it from their sites,” stated Aaron DeHoog, the financial publisher who is unapologetic for the release of controversial footage that has gained international attention. The video DeHoog is referring to is a stunning interview with famed economist Robert... Read more
Mum’s the Word About SEC Defeats
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt“A more open and transparent Government…” ========= By RUSSELL G. RYAN More than three months ago, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Securities and Exchange Commission penalty claims against investment adviser Marc Gabelli because the SEC 5304.OK -1.84%took too long to file its case. But you wouldn’t know that if you monitored the case on the SEC website. You’d find the regulator’s initial fraud... Read more
