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2-21-19, 8:34pm

bae replied to a thread Quick thoughts needed in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Our local food bank won't take expired food. Dump it. Or if feeling especially motivated, there *may* be the right sort of animal shelter that...

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2-21-19, 8:31pm

bae replied to a thread Simple Living Liquor Cabinet! in Organizing Your Life

I need: Rum - for rum balls, and putting in tea when I'm getting a cold Brandy - for making brandied cherries and some dessert items Absinthe -...

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2-17-19, 4:21pm

bae replied to a thread Ongoing reflection to learn from in Workplace Issues & Jobs

Great observations, and well-expressed.

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2-17-19, 2:33pm

bae replied to a thread Here's social progress for you! in Simple Public Policy

Great article!

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2-14-19, 7:12pm

bae replied to a thread Dating in small communities... in Open Forum

No, until quite recently I usually only went into the Lower Tavern responding to 911 calls there :-)

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2-14-19, 6:30pm

bae started a thread Dating in small communities... in Open Forum

I just came across a radio interview of a couple of friends of mine here on the island, about the challenges of "romance" in these sorts of isolated...

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2-13-19, 3:41pm

bae replied to a thread 2020 Presidential Candidates in Simple Public Policy

If any of those candidates served two terms, they'd be about RBG's age.

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2-13-19, 2:57pm

bae replied to a thread Call me a landlord again..... in Housing

"Therefore, the means of the extravagant rentier diminish daily in inverse proportion to the growing possibilities and temptations of pleasure. He...

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2-13-19, 2:54pm

bae replied to a thread The stupid wall in Simple Public Policy

How hard could it be to come up with a sane "guest worker" policy?

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2-12-19, 2:42pm

bae replied to a thread 2020 Presidential Candidates in Simple Public Policy

There's an app for that: https://intersectionalityscore.com/

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2-12-19, 12:34pm

bae replied to a thread Another shutdown - not sure whether to fly or not. in Simple Public Policy

I've travelled by rail a lot, in Europe. It's great. The US is however quite large compared to European nations, and if you look at the network...

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2-12-19, 12:02am

bae replied to a thread Another shutdown - not sure whether to fly or not. in Simple Public Policy

How are these high speed trains going to do serving the non-coastal parts of the county? The USA is sort of big, and some folks don't live in...

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2-3-19, 6:26pm

bae replied to a thread Here's social progress for you! in Simple Public Policy

You might enjoy this, Jane:

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2-3-19, 3:49pm

bae replied to a thread Here's social progress for you! in Simple Public Policy

Setting "marriage" as the goalpost for queer progress I think is a mistake. It's assimilation into an oppressive patriarchal and racist system, a...

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2-3-19, 6:43am

bae replied to a thread Here's social progress for you! in Simple Public Policy

http://theconversation.com/why-same-sex-marriage-is-not-the-ultimate-tool-for-queer-liberation-103702

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2-2-19, 4:52am

bae replied to a thread Who here..... in Open Forum

Wow - fascinating: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html

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1-29-19, 2:30pm

bae replied to a thread So Did Trump Cave? Is he weakened? in Simple Public Policy

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/atf-genderqueer-gun-purchasers/

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1-29-19, 2:18pm

bae replied to a thread So Did Trump Cave? Is he weakened? in Simple Public Policy

I think a fair number of men have noticed this, especially in the younger generations.

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1-28-19, 11:14pm

bae replied to a thread Howard Schultz in Simple Public Policy

It sure exposes what the major parties are afraid of :-)

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1-28-19, 3:41pm

bae replied to a thread Contagious disease and immunizations in Health & Health Care

Yay! We have a declared state of emergency in Washington State because of....wait for it... measles! ...

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1-26-19, 3:57pm

bae replied to a thread Toxic Masculinity in Consumerism & The Media

I have a fine collection of kigurumis, you have to be pretty masculine to carry them off well!

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1-26-19, 2:47pm

bae replied to a thread The government shutdown..... in Simple Public Policy

Taking votes on what the next "crisis" to distract will be! Sing out!

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1-26-19, 2:44pm

bae replied to a thread Toxic Masculinity in Consumerism & The Media

What is "masculinity"? Is it necessarily "toxic"? What would "non-toxic masculinity" look like?

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1-25-19, 4:41pm

bae replied to a thread The Covington HS Kerfuffle in Simple Public Policy

It is amazing to me how vulnerable our society is to shiny objects. Plato had it right.

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1-24-19, 8:24pm

bae replied to a thread The government shutdown..... in Simple Public Policy

Well, this frees up some more of my time. "Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz The federal government shutdown continues to negatively...

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1-24-19, 5:29pm

bae replied to a thread Who here..... in Open Forum

"Donated". I don't think that word means what you think it means.

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1-24-19, 2:37pm

bae replied to a thread Thailand..... in Travel & Home Exchange

Oh have fun!

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1-22-19, 8:21pm

bae replied to a thread richest 1% got 82% of the wealth in Simple Public Policy

You are describing not "loopholes", but "criminal activity". Probably why my tax attorneys didn't come up with that.

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1-22-19, 5:00pm

bae replied to a thread richest 1% got 82% of the wealth in Simple Public Policy

I just want a good list of all the clever "loopholes" the rich use, as non of the fancy-schmancy tax lawyers I've ever hired seemed to be able to...

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