The View From the Outback

In short, one might conclude that all knowledge, wisdom, and wit are confined to those who inhabit New York City, Washington DC, or Hollywood.

I am now a senior citizen, in my 7th decade. My experience was gained in many cities in the U.S. and in about 30 foreign countries. That experience has included the U.S. Marines, law school, the ATF, the CIA, Fortune 500 executive, writer, public speaker, educator, editor, and publisher - for openers. Some insights come from talking with ham-radio operators in every major country and such idyllic places as the Cook Islands. For over 20 years, I have written articles off and on for various magazines and newspapers. I've had an enormous number of letters published in major national publications. The Outback is the rural area in Northeast Texas where I have lived for the past 15 years. Since most visits to my pages come from searches, I am no longer trying to keep on a regular schedule for updating the Outback.

Dedicated to the memory of Evelyn F. Wise, the best friend I ever had.

Monday, January 1, 2007

Back Issues of the Outback

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Suggested Reading From Past Columns

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Prescription drugs - advertised on TV - abuses in the pharmaceutical industry - supplements:

Health - General:

Race, Ethnicity, Labels, Stereotypes

Iraq:

Terrorism:

Homeland Security:

Space Shuttle Columbia:

Crime, guns, gun-control:

The American Red Cross:

"American Red Cross Seeks to Clean Up Its Image,"   Sunday, June 30, 2002
"Red Cross Gets More Scrutiny" Saturday, Feb.23, 2002
"The American Red Cross Needs a Complete Overhaul" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002  Must Read!

Global warming and environmental debate:

"Debunking Modern Climate Myths"   Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003
"The Tree-Huggers Never Give Up"   Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002
"Rush to Glacier National Park Before All the Glaciers are Gone" September 8, 2001
"Chipping Away at the Global Warming and Environmental Alarmists," September 1, 2001
"John Stossel And ABC's 'Tampering With Nature,'" June 29, 2001
"The Kyoto Protocol & Global Warming - A Monumental Scam?" June 16, 2001  Must Read!
"Public Interest Groups With Sometimes Very Little Public Interest," May 12, 2001
"Environmentalism For Dummies - Part II," April 21, 2001
"Environmentalism For Dummies," April 7, 2001
"Environmental and Animal-Rights Terrorists," March 24, 2001

Politics:

Handicapping the Democratic Race Starting Two Years Ago, Feb. 9, 2004
Presidential Photo Op of the Millennium, Sat. May 10,2003
"Carol Moseley-Braun Running For President - What an Insult"   Saturday, March 1, 2003
"Please Stop the 'Hillary For President' Hype"   Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003
"Politics Forces You to Be a Hypocrite"   Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003
"Democrats Desperately In Search of a President"   Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
"Let South Korea Fend For Itself"   Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
"Senator Trent Lott Shot Himself in Both Feet" December 21, 2002
"Giving Thanks For the GOP Election Victories" Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002
"The Obdurate and Divisive Senator Leahy," Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002
"Congressional 'White Trash' "   Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002
"This is Still a Great Country" Saturday, July 13, 2002
"The President & Civil Rights Chair Marion Frances Berry - Does He Have the Guts?"   Sunday, June 30, 2002
"Condi Rice for V.P.?" Saturday, April 13, 2002
"Sen. Daschle Keeps Digging a Bigger Hole for Himself" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
"Sen. Tom Daschle for President - How Absurd" Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002
"Buckley & Moynihan - Obfuscating the Obvious" Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001
"My Friend Senator Jesse Helms," September 8, 2001
"Forget Liar & Adulterer - Cong. Gary Condit is Simply Stupid," September 1, 2001
"Government Waste and Fraud," August 18, 2001
"President Bush's Excellent Adventure," June 29, 2001
"The Bush Budget - Fighting Over 4% Growth Versus 8% Growth Is Nonsense," April 21, 2001
"The Chinese Demand for an Apology Regarding the Aircraft Accident is Preposterous," April 7, 2001
"Campaign Finance Reform - A Senatorial Catharsis - And National Snow Job," March 31, 2001
"Florida Secretary Of State Literally Begged Networks Not To Call Election Early," March 24, 2001
"Charlton Heston Speech at Harvard," March 10, 2001 (about free speech, PC, et al.)
"The Ever-Expanding First Amendment," January 26, 2001
"New York, What Were You Thinking?" November 13, 2000 (Re: Hillary Clinton)
"Lessons Learned In Election 2000?" November 13, 2000
"How the Federal Government Corrupts the Constitution to Intrude Into Your Life," October 30, 2000
"Let's All Make Fun of the Dumb Guy From Texas," December 15, 2000  Must Read! re Pres. Bush

Legal Issues:

"Close All Law Schools for Ten Years", Wednesday, May 29, 2002

The Media:

"Media Coverage of the War - From the Front Lines" Monday, April 21, 2003
"Just Who Are These Radio Talk-Show Hosts?"   Saturday, March 1, 2003
"Bias On NBC Nightly News Re Thimerosal Lawsuits"   Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
"The Media Trial of Dr. Steven J. Hatfill"   Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002
"The Wall Street Journal - Not Just For Rich Investors", Sunday, May 5, 2002
"You Can't 'Hone-in' on Anything" Saturday, March 16, 2002
" 'BIAS' by Bernard Goldberg" Sunday Dec. 16, 2001
"How the Media Should Cover a Covert War" Sunday, November 4, 2001
"Crawl This, Buster" (about TV screen crawls)  Saturday, June 15, 2002  Must Read
"TV 'Crawls' - Annoying and Distracting"Sunday, October 28, 2001

Computers and Technology:

"Computer Firewall and Antivirus Protection," Jan. 12, 2005
"HDTV, Satellite HDTV, HDTV TV Sets," May 16, 2004
"Nero Fiddles While CD-Rs Burn" - Sept.1, 2003
"Defenses Against Viruses, Worms, and Spam - No Excuses Please"
"Have You Not Yet Upgraded to Windows XP Home?" May 10 2003
"LCD Computer Monitors May Have Arrived"   Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
"Norton Internet Security 2003" Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002
"The New USB 2.0 External Hard Drives" Monday, Sept. 30, 2002
"If You Don't Have a PVR, Get One!" Saturday, August 17, 2002
"A Computer Bunker," Sunday, May 5, 2002
"More About Windows XP With NTFS and Compatability With FAT16 and FAT32 Files" Saturday, April 13, 2002
"The Microsoft Bullies Continue to Dump on Us" Saturday, March 30, 2002
"The Battle Over Copy-Protected CDs and DVDs" Saturday, March 30, 2002
"Windows XP - Files, NTFS vs FAT32, DOS Commands, Batch Files" Saturday, March 16, 2002
"Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6.0 - Voice-Recognition Software" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
"Build Your Own Computer? Are You Crazy?" Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001
"The Microsoft Settlement" Sunday Dec. 16, 2001
"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)" Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001
"LCD Flat Panel Displays & Dual Monitor Video Boards," August 18, 2001
"DishNetwork's Personal Video Recorder Dish Pro 501," July 28, 2001
"Internet Via Satellite," June 16, 2001
"The Internet in China," April 21, 2001
"Mark Cuban is the Posterboy for Dotcom Mania," April 21, 2001

Interesting Books to Read:

" 'Breakdown' by Bill Gertz" Saturday Sept. 14, 2002 (Our pre 9/11 Intelligence failures)
" 'BIAS' by Bernard Goldberg" Sunday Dec. 16, 2001
"Your Body Clock," August 4, 2001
"Body of Secrets," by James Bamford, July 28, 2001 (About the National Security Agency)

A case history of horrendous abuse by Federal law enforcement:

"FBI Sniper At Ruby Ridge My Be Tried For Manslaughter," June 9, 2001.

Late Night TV Cruel Humor, et al.:

(I quit watching late night in disgust during the Bush/Gore campaign. Since Sept. 11, most of the late-night comedians have been a little more responsible. Although in 2003, I have again quit watching Leno because of his constant attacks on President Bush and Leno making sure that his views agree with his Left Coast air-head guests, upon whom he relies as we rely upon air to breathe.)

"Top 10 Reaons Not to Watch David Letterman," Sunday, June 29, 2003
"Late Night Shows Begin to Dump on Bush Again", Wednesday, May 29, 2002
"David Letterman Grovels For The Colombians," May 19, 2001
"Late Night Comedians Struggle To Lampoon Bush," May 5, 2001
"Late-Night TV Sick Humor," August 28, 2000
"Late-Night TV Political Comedy," August 14, 2000

Hollywood, TV, Entertainers, Celebrities:

"Who Is Behind Door Number Two? Linda Gray?" Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002  A Great Story. Read it!
"Fall TV - Initial Reactions," Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002
"The Fall TV Season" Saturday, September 14, 2002
"Late-night Musical Guests - What Did They Say?" Saturday, March 16, 2002
" 'Boston Public' on FOX Under Fire" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
"Are Leno And Letterman Using The Same CD-ROM For Constructing Jokes?" May 12, 2001
"Celebrities Rush to Move Overseas in Protest of Bush Victory," January 5, 2001
"The Mother of all Hollywood Activists," December 22, 2000 (Jane Fonda)
"Elton John, Political Pundit - Druggie - Drunk - Compulsive Spender," Dec. 15, 2000

Telemarketing:

"Telemarketers, Caller-ID, et al.," August 4, 2001
"Rid Yourself of Telemarketers," October 23, 2000

Miscellaneous:

"The World Trade Center Finalist,"  Saturday, March 15, 2003
"Stamp Out Corporate Welfare - Well, Maybe Not," Saturday, May 10, 2003
"Hurry! Get Your Segway Scooters Before They Are Sold Out"   Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
"Finding a Compatible Mate Is Not Easy" Saturday, Nov. 24, 2002
"Help Your Letter Get There - Use The Right Address Form" Saturday, September 14, 2002
"Who Lives In All Those Big Houses?"   Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002
"Speaking English is Often a Fuzzy Concept" Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002
"The Decline in the American Work Ethic," May 12, 2001
"Made in USA," January 5, 20001
"How Many Gigabytes in Your Brain?," December 15, 2000

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Media List

Postal Service State Abbreviations, etc.

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