Balloonist could see William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-4-20

Those balloons used to spy on the enemy during the Civil War worked. A balloonist could see five miles with the unaided eye.

Balloonist could see William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-4-20
Balloonist could see William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-4-20

Mistake change for progress William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-4-20

Mistake change for progress William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-4-20

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: It is not strange to mistake change for progress.
Millard Fillmore

Mistake change for progress William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-4-20
Mistake change for progress William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-4-20

Giant cabbage William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-3-20

Giant cabbage? Yes Miranda, cabbage can get bigger than you might think. Scott A. Robb presented one weighing 138.25 pounds at the Alaska State Fair in 2012.

Giant cabbage William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-3-20
Giant cabbage William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-3-20

Iranian Bribe Threat Don't Forget

Iranian Bribe Threat Don’t Forget –Here are some under-reported stories to keep in mind when considering the news of the day, namely the untragic death of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, yesterday, Jan. 2, by American missiles.

Soleimani was considered the second most powerful man in Iran.

Soleimani was the guy who planned the Iranian militia attack on the Baghdad Embassy on New Year’s Eve.

He also planned the Benghazi embassy massacre on Sept. 11, 2012 along with a lot of other bad things.

The Obama Administration was using Benghazi to send weapons to rebels in Syria including al-Qaeda and what become ISIS. The policy was championed by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

When President Trump rescinded Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal — which had included giving the terrorist supporting regime $1.7 billion in CASH and freeing up to $150 billion in blocked assets — the Iranians threatened to reveal the names of Western officials who took bribes to make the deal happen.

About the time Iran was making this threat, John Kerry — Obama’s other secretary of state — was meeting with them arguably in violation of the Logan Act.

Kerry denied it at the time but later fessed up.

Badr Corps chief Hadi Ameri, who was also involved in this week’s Baghdad Embassy assault had been a guest of Obama at the White House. Ameri was among those arrested by U.S. forces yesterday.

Just some things to file in the back of your head as events unfold.

Note: The links in this article are to mainstream media sites.

Iranian Bribe Threat Don’t Forget
Iranian Bribe Threat Don't Forget

Trouble comes William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-3-20

Trouble comes William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-3-20

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Trouble comes when the New Year’s resolutions collide with the old year’s habits.
American Folk Saying

Trouble comes William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-3-20
Trouble comes William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-3-20

Hindenburg carried mail William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-2-20

The Hindenburg carried mail. When it burned in 1937 it was delivering 17,609 letters and such. Zeppelins were a major form of mail delivery for Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.

Hindenburg carried mail William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-2-20
Hindenburg carried mail William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-2-20

Jump as quickly William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-2-20

Jump as quickly William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-2-20

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
Benjamin Franklin

Jump as quickly William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-2-20
Jump as quickly William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-2-20

Aspirin is capitalized William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 01-01-20

Aspirin is capitalized in Mexico, Canada, Germany and a lot of other places because it is a protected trademark of Bayer AG. Aspirin is lower case in the USA because it is sold generically here as the German pharmaceutical giant lost its trademark here in 1921.

Aspirin is capitalized William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 01-01-20
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Stays up until midnight William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-1-20

Stays up until midnight William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-1-20

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

–Bill Vaughan

Stays up until midnight William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-1-20
Stays up until midnight William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 1-1-20