What’s Going on With This Blog?

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL UPDATE: August 6, 2010…Resurfacing for a bit…My beautiful betta Trooper passed away a couple of weeks ago after a vain attempt at curing whatever ailed him.  Probably old age…Rest in Peace, Trooper…Your beauty and grace lives with me… Still learning about stocks…am totally immersed in this…With inflation that will eventually clobber us, must [...]

Memorial Day in 2008–Obama Visits and the Polls: What a Difference a Year Makes

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL A year ago on Memorial Day, candidate Obama spent Memorial Day here in Southern NM. What was supposed to be a private meeting with vets only had been transformed into a media event, closed to the public except for supporters, with a few vets sprinkled into the audience.  The questions were planted, of [...]

HULU — “An evil plot to destroy the world”: A Mainstream Media Creation (FOX, NBC et al) to Squeeze Out Independent Media Content

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL If you any doubts about how the mainstream media is playing us, then here’s the proof that they indeed are.  It’s easy to see when you take a look at Hulu. Most of the uniformed world think FOX (News Corp.) and NBC/GE are “enemies”  but we see that they’re working together to suck [...]

The Past Week: May 10-16, 2009 (The Smugness of Obama; Soros and Chinese Cars in the U.S.?; Cinie Sums It Up re: Bush/Obama; Gibson, the World’s Largest Dog, Recovers from Leg Amputation; Harold Pinter Adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL Chicago Correspondent Leslie saw this on the cover of the local “free” newspaper and thought The One looked awfully smug. She captions: “I guess I really pulled one over on them.” Grail Guardian added this comment: “Hmmmm. Is there anyone left that I haven’t thrown under the bus yet?” *** The recent news [...]

Saturday Sanity: The Antidote to the Madness (May 16, 2009) Cactus in Bloom! Gorgeous!

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL If you’ve ever thought that the desert was dry and boring, there are some pictures up at Open Range Ramblings in this week’s Saturday Sanity that may change your mind. So, head on over to Open Range Ramblins for some cactus eye candy!!! ENJOY!! Here’s a sampling…