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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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1-20-19, 9:13pm

bae replied to a thread Unusual Types of Preparedness Kits? in Emergency Preparedness

Another preparedness kit: The active shooter kit. Contents: body armor spare magazines with ammo lots of tourniquets and gauze some NPA...

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1-20-19, 9:00pm

bae replied to a thread Unusual Types of Preparedness Kits? in Emergency Preparedness

Hmmm. One of these things is not like the other.

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1-19-19, 6:14pm

bae replied to a thread Unusual Types of Preparedness Kits? in Emergency Preparedness

I have a lot of various kits, for various circumstances: power outages, wildfire, wind storms, snow storms, earthquake, invasion by tourists. The...

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1-17-19, 5:24pm

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

We don't live in that world. In this world, the federal government collects taxes on aviation fuel and landings, and then sends those funds to...

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1-17-19, 4:46pm

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

Not really my problem anymore though, as I resigned just the other day. I have better things to do with my life at the moment than deal with...

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1-17-19, 4:45pm

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

I think it has something to do with standard accounting practices. A human has to sign off on it. Human not in office. Timer expires. Start over....

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1-17-19, 4:28pm

bae replied to a thread My cousin was just killed by his SIL in Family Matters & Relationships

I'm so sorry ZoeGirl :-(

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1-17-19, 4:09pm

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

I suspect this airport is too. It's *right* on the border, and we have agreements in place with the local military commands to use it as a staging...

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1-17-19, 4:03pm

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

It doesn't require a "blessing", just a signature on the document releasing the funding, which in the airport case is from fuel/landing fees and...

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