Author Archives: Chris Penningroth

What Goes Around…

Posted on Sat, 21 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Apparently Anderson Cooper (Host of Anderson Cooper 360o on CNN) has joined the other side in the war on terror.  Showing American troops about to get sniped ranks up there with al Jazeera showing Americans getting beheaded on their … Continue reading →

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Declaration of War?

Posted on Sat, 21 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I’ve got Lou Dobbs’ running in the background.  His show tonight is titled The War on the Middle Class.  In his opening, he stated Congress has declared war on the middle class in America.       Notes to Mr … Continue reading →

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More Technology

Posted on Wed, 18 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I’ve started using Skype and a new IOGear Bluetooth headset to make international phone calls.  I put about $12 on deposit with Skype a month ago, and haven’t gone through all of it yet.  The only thing I cannot … Continue reading →

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Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

Posted on Mon, 16 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    The one bright spot in an otherwise ugly exercise day was running into my old friend "Cash."       Have you ever had one of those days when you make a wrong call, and then your next judgment call … Continue reading →

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The Other Church of Satan

Posted on Sun, 15 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I caught a few minutes of Fox News Watch this morning.  In the segment where the topic was whether or not journalists ought to be allowed by their corporate employees to donate to political campaigns, I caught a comment … Continue reading →

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The Red Horseman Approacheth

Posted on Sun, 08 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Revelations 5:4 (NIV) — Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.  Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other.  To him was given a large sword.     … Continue reading →

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The Other Longest Day

Posted on Thu, 05 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    How’s this for a trip? Start with a two-hour ride in a car (luckily a BMW 7-series, about the size of a Chevy Impala) with four other people, one of them being your wife and practically sitting in your … Continue reading →

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Gone to the Chapel

Posted on Mon, 02 October 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Christina and I celebrated our ceremonial wedding yesterday with a mass/service at her parish church.  The officiating priest was a retired Bundeswehr chaplain who lived in the States from 1986-1991.  He performed most of the excellent ceremony in English, … Continue reading →

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Side Projects on Weltanschauung

Posted on Tue, 26 September 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    It’s not that I’m not blogging.  If you look over to the right, you’ll see "Pages."  For a very long time, the only one there was "About the Author."  I thought maybe it would be a good idea to … Continue reading →

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New Coins

Posted on Sun, 24 September 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    There are a few relatively new issues from the U.S. Mint I thought worthy of a short discussion.  The first was the 2006 American Buffalo one-ounce gold, the second was the American Eagle 20th Anniversary set.      After missing … Continue reading →

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