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Our readers always write.  And, as always, they are right.  BBR has been a bit light. Words written in the virtual world are down as government stimulus checks are up.  Did Al Gore envision it this way?  Work at home in your pj’s, or better yet don’t work at home and stay in your pj’s. …

Thoughts, we have a few.  Nuggets, we have ten for you. Sports and culture, and for that matter politics, seem joined at the hip these days.  So, we are here to serve.  College baseball is in full swing, pun intended.  Last Friday through today, the 16 who thrived in the week ago regionals went head …

A funny thing happened on the way to the prom.  Actually, a funny thing happened when you got to the prom at Exeter High School in Exeter, New Hampshire a few days ago. Turns out that either you were vaccinated and could show proof, or you were “branded” with a number on your skin via …

Surely you’ve heard of the expression “never two without three?” First, it was the Colonial Pipeline Company that was struck May 11th by a ransomware attack.  This is where a bad actor puts malicious software, or “malware,” onto their network, that encrypts drives and software to the point that they couldn’t run the business.  For …

Dr. Fauci and the CDC have spent a year hard at work.  And, thanks to their great efforts now you can go back to work and pay some taxes. Actually, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson have spent a year hard at work, not your government, but we digress already. But, now your government is …

Back by popular demand is our Ten Piece Nuggets column, random style.  Who knew that your taste buds would be so approving last week?  You did, and you told us as much.  Sports, news, politics make for some good hash to hash out. Bitcoin hit a high for the year and its existence of $64,895 …

“Follow the science,” we were told by our political leaders.  “Ok,” we mostly replied. “It’ll be two weeks to flatten the curve,” we were promised.  “Sounds good,” we begrudgingly replied. “Two masks are better than one,” the power-hungry cried.  “Go to hell,” all but the most obedient sighed. “No real change can occur until we …

We picked 10 crayons out of our box of 64 and sharpened them for good reason.  We want to color outside of the lines this AM. So, enjoy some opinions mixed with facts and some sports mixed with news and politics.  Why not?  Journalism as you knew it is dead and gone anyway.  Your nuggets …

Yesterday’s consumer price index(CPI) bolted across 4%. The stock market didn’t like that one little bit.   It’s due in part to surging gasoline prices.  The national average for a gallon crossed $3.00 this week. Of course, this isn’t the real news on either coast. On the east coast, there is a shortage. Colonial Pipeline was …

Why can’t we have one thing without the other?  It’s because today’s society says we can’t. Any moment that could be viewed as a good one is torn down by the other side because someone a) unfairly benefited, b) has white privilege, c) it’s the good old boys again, etc, etc. This time as the …