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John Allison's Speech at the Atlas Liberty Forum in Philadelphia

John Allison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BB&T Corporation at the recent Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Liberty Forum in Philadelphia. Listen to his presentation by clicking here. I sat in the audience just mesmerized by his message. It's worth the time to listen believe me. Ayn Rand's principles of... Read more →

Underwater cave dive in Abaco, Bahamas

Several years ago my wife and I were attending a Rotary International convention in San Antonio, Texas and we had an opportunity to visit a cavern system a few miles outside of town. So it was very interesting to stumble upon the following You Tube video recording of a cave... Read more →

The Science of Success. Can it work here in The Bahamas?

I'm presently reading The Science of Success by Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Koch Industries, Inc is reportedly "the world's largest private company" and over the years they have developed a system of management they refer to as Market-Based Management (MBM). According to the web site of the... Read more →

A Question of Truth - On Matters of Race and Racism in The Bahamas

Dr. Nicolette Bethel has been discussing the issues surrounding race and racism recently. See here, here, here, here, here, here and here. The comments in all the links above are also worth a read. While your not so humble blogger has left a few comments, including this old op-ed that... Read more →

Paul Potts wins Britain's Got Talent

A classic "rags to riches" story. Brilliant! Here are links to the preliminary round and semi-final round performances. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for posting the original video on his blog The Daily Dish or I would have never known this was going on. Here's to Paul Potts! Read more →

The Age Of Abundance by Brink Lindsey

Brink Lindsey, vice president for research at the Cato Institute, has released a great new book judging from the reviews to date. Here's a brief description at the Cato site: Until the 1950s, the struggle to feed, clothe, and employ the nation drove most of American political life. From slavery... Read more →

Pete Townshend & The Who - Song of the week - June 18, 2007

This week is a double feature. North Country Girl, by Pete Townshend live and In a Hand or a Face by The Who from their Who by Numbers album. By the way, this live version of North Country Girl was recorded in a benefit concert for Maryville Academy. Check out... Read more →

Live Science. Remarkable site

Been feeling like a break from politics lately and while browsing the Internet this great site LIVE SCIENCE was a link in an article. Take a scroll through it. You won't regret it. Read more →

APB for The Bahamas. Wanted: Nation Exalters

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Following are excerpts taken from a sermon delivered by Pastor Allan Lee at Calvary Bible Church on June 10, 2007. For access to the full transcript see the end of this blog. There’s one burning question that is being asked by Bahamians from all walks of... Read more →

Paul Potts does it again on Britain's Got Talent

Here he is in the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent show. And does he ever have talent! Click the You Tube video below to hear him sing Con Te Partiro. It is spectacular! I can't wait for him to release a CD. Read more →