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1-15-21, 1:21pm

bae replied to a thread Do You Believe in Saints? in Simple Spirituality & Religion

Actually, the word, with more varied connotations, originates from pre-Christian Rome.

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1-14-21, 9:07pm

bae replied to a thread Do You Believe in Saints? in Simple Spirituality & Religion

I think people who wear masks are saints. They place the safety of others over their own convenience and selfish desires.

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1-13-21, 2:20pm

bae replied to a thread Newspapers..... in Consumerism & The Media

I subscribe to the online NYT.

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1-13-21, 2:11pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

Yes, and then people pick up the misinformation and spread it as truth. Useful idiots, as the Soviets say.

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1-12-21, 9:35pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

30,000 died in London during the entirety of the German bombing campaign. We've had about that many deaths in the USA from COVID so far in the first...

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1-12-21, 9:27pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

Yeah. Smile when you say that.

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1-12-21, 6:37pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

Troll

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1-11-21, 8:09pm

bae replied to a thread Getting the vaccine?? in Health & Health Care

Troll.

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1-11-21, 5:34pm

bae replied to a thread Sheets in Consumerism & The Media

My house is mostly furnished with Craftsman furniture/art, so the Morris-inspired designs really work well for me, especially those bats! The...

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1-11-21, 2:55pm

bae replied to a thread Vaccine related question for medical people in Health & Health Care

My understanding is that 2 weeks after your second dose is when you have achieved maximum response to it. Nobody knows yet if that means you can't...

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1-10-21, 9:13pm

bae replied to a thread 5 best and 5 worst presidents for stocks in Personal Finance

I'm so curious about this idea that the President is linked strongly to stock market performance.

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1-10-21, 9:09pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

Wacky covid-19/pandemic side effect: My father-in-law died on Christmas. My Dad is in the middle of doing all the Necessary Paperwork to move on....

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1-10-21, 8:20pm

bae replied to a thread Inauguration in Simple Public Policy

Maybe he finally would have got his military parade though, that would have been something to see.

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1-10-21, 8:08pm

bae replied to a thread Inauguration in Simple Public Policy

I wonder what the Trump inauguration would have looked like, had the coup been successful?

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1-9-21, 7:41pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

Her note was prompted by the troublesome fact that it is *more* dangerous to everyone, at a time when we are all tired of this business. This...

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1-9-21, 7:27pm

bae replied to a thread Conavirus...... in Health & Health Care

From a friend of mine who is an ER doctor at a major hospital : "What do the new UK and South Africa SarsCOV2 virus variants mean? *6 minutes*....

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1-9-21, 7:18pm

bae replied to a thread Getting the vaccine?? in Health & Health Care

Same, I'm just viewing this as an extra layer of PPE.

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1-9-21, 7:17pm

bae replied to a thread Sheets in Consumerism & The Media

A local lady does all the art design for that brand, and I think the stuff is adorable.

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1-9-21, 4:37pm

bae replied to a thread For Trump Voters... in Simple Public Policy

Nicely said, Razz

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1-9-21, 2:03pm

bae replied to a thread Sheets in Consumerism & The Media

I get all of my sheets from "Sin in Linen", https://www.sininlinen.com/ , and they have been of decent quality, have great designs, and if you hold...

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1-9-21, 1:59pm

bae replied to a thread Saving money (covid related) in Personal Finance

I think I'm spending a fair bit less overall. Not nearly as much for dining out, or food to cook at home, or for entertaining at home. Less on...

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1-8-21, 7:03pm

bae replied to a thread Only in Nevada in Family Matters & Relationships

The Court here is pretty lightly used. There are specific hours each week when the lawyers can, without an appointment or getting on the calendar,...

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1-8-21, 7:00pm

bae replied to a thread This is NOT a question for those on the right in Simple Public Policy

I guess my political beliefs are more diverse, by subject, than a simple left/right label would account for. Both "sides" seem to think I belong...

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1-8-21, 6:58pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, this whole coup business has really boosted my stock portfolio, so there's that.

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1-8-21, 5:30pm

bae replied to a thread For Trump Voters... in Simple Public Policy

I would not enter into, or remain in, a relationship with someone who was a Trump supporter at this point in time. In my forays into dating last...

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1-8-21, 5:28pm

bae replied to a thread Only in Nevada in Family Matters & Relationships

Here in a small county in WA State, from the time all the paperwork was signed by all parties, it was less than 24 hours before the judge had signed...

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1-8-21, 4:39pm

bae replied to a thread Getting the vaccine?? in Health & Health Care

Well, I just got back from helping at the morning vaccination shift. Seems like nearly every healthcare worker and first responder in the county is...

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1-8-21, 4:27pm

bae replied to a thread For Trump Voters... in Simple Public Policy

Platform? They didn't have a platform this year. Simply a loyalty oath. ...

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1-7-21, 9:41pm

bae replied to a thread Getting the vaccine?? in Health & Health Care

I'm quite curious about the basis for his skepticism.

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1-7-21, 9:40pm

bae replied to a thread Getting the vaccine?? in Health & Health Care

I've had the first dose already, and would encourage people to get it in the strongest possible terms.

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1-7-21, 6:16pm

bae replied to a thread What exactly does the far right want? in Simple Public Policy

Well, I suppose if you get to create your own definition, you can then engage that caricatured subset of people, but...

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1-7-21, 6:14pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

I think that's how it is going these days in most reasonable places. Certainly the various diversity/inclusiveness trainings and seminars I've been...

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1-7-21, 5:37pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

As I understand it, some of the research uses technology that only recently has been affordable and accessible for the "soft sciences". In...

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1-7-21, 5:27pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, when I tried it on my cat, she used the same studious "I don't care, where's my food" look she always has.

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1-7-21, 5:16pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

See also "Cat vs. Cucumber"

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1-7-21, 5:12pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, if you'd look into the matter, you'd find something interesting about how our brains are constructed. Our brains seem to react differently to...

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1-7-21, 4:54pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, maybe recently Jews have been considered "white" in America, but....

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1-7-21, 4:48pm

bae posted a visitor message on Tammy's profile

I can understand that feeling well. I'm bae@alumni.princeton.edu

1-7-21, 4:47pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Modern neuroscience teaches us that everyone is racist. It's encoded into our brains. The question is: what do you do about it?

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1-7-21, 3:59pm

bae replied to a thread What exactly does the far right want? in Simple Public Policy

What do you mean by "the far right"?

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1-7-21, 2:55am

bae replied to a thread Counting the electoral college in Simple Public Policy

That appeared so quickly in the meme-o-sphere that it almost seems prescripted.

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1-7-21, 1:28am

bae replied to a thread Counting the electoral college in Simple Public Policy

It's good to see who the seditionists are.

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1-6-21, 11:25pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, the news stories in the Seattle area papers about the event include quotes of the "participants" yelling things that, if it were my front lawn,...

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1-6-21, 10:40pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

And this evening in Washington State: "Supporters of President Donald Trump opened a gate and occupied the front lawn of the governor’s residence...

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1-6-21, 10:21pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Had 3 medflights today, luckily the weather was calm. We needed one badly yesterday, and the Navy rescue swimmers from Whidbey came out to move...

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1-6-21, 7:34pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

Well, it would be good to have someone in charge.

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1-6-21, 7:28pm

bae replied to a thread Georgia on my mind..... in Simple Public Policy

Apparently you can take over a joint session of Congress and subvert the US government with far less effort than your average Gerard Butler "The ____...

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1-6-21, 6:03pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

**** you.

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1-6-21, 5:26pm

bae replied to a thread Coup in Simple Public Policy

I think the streets of DC should run red with the blood of these insurrectionists.

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