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8-6-20, 11:23am
I would have fought to the death for a view, IrisLily.
I go back and forth between uber-modern and cottage style houses.
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8-6-20, 9:50am
What a lovely, lovely cottage! I might choose a different exterior scheme, but otherwise...I've always loved beach or vacation houses, maybe because...
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8-6-20, 9:40am
I'd be tempted to spray disinfectant in his face.
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8-6-20, 9:37am
I would consider getting the COVID vaccine--the virus has demonstrated an unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rate. But I'd want to be pretty...
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8-5-20, 4:45pm
I've never had a flu shot, and I'm not likely to be exposed to the flu--or anything else--any time soon. I may have had the flu 25 years ago. Or...
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8-5-20, 12:44pm
Even if I were bullish on flu shots, I wouldn't get one this year--I figure masks, quarantine, and social distancing work for all communicable...
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8-5-20, 12:32pm
The extent of my horticultural adventures: I used to eat nasturtiums as a child; I've always loved spicy food.
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8-4-20, 12:44pm
I think we're a pretty tough audience to gross out.
That said, I practically gnawed off my typing fingers trying not to respond to the original...
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8-3-20, 11:15am
Disinformation, machine hacking.
Disinformation is easier to spot than hacking.
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8-3-20, 10:10am
Don't discount the machinations of Russians and widespread voter suppression in changing the course of this election. The masses may be stupid, but...
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8-2-20, 2:05pm
I'm all for an Amelia Earhart statue!
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8-2-20, 2:02pm
It's fun to discover famous--or infamous--ancestors in the family. Luther Burbank was a cousin, many times removed, which almost made up for our...
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8-2-20, 1:11pm
My grandmother and my SO both tended to stockpile TP. I'm beginning to see why.
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8-2-20, 1:10pm
Yeah--my family lore had the same one, I think. )I'm sure my sibling was greatly disappointed to find they weren't part of an oppressed minority. :D)...
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8-2-20, 11:48am
I was aware of the infant findings. I'm glad you clarified that.
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8-1-20, 3:54pm
I have, with a predictably boring result, though I have considerably more German heritage than I thought.
My SO had a much more interesting...
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8-1-20, 1:22pm
I voted for Shirley Chisholm, and I remember her saying that. Ocasio-Cortez is often dismissed as being "dumb," which is mind-boggling to me, as I...
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8-1-20, 1:17pm
"Emily" delivered my groceries this morning. Lots of LaCroix, among other things.
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8-1-20, 10:43am
If money were no object, I could probably be happy having all my meals (Asian, mostly, and other ethnic dishes) delivered. Even at one meal a day,...
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8-1-20, 10:34am
They explain their products in depth, which can be useful before you hop over to Amazon and buy the same product for less...:devil:
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8-1-20, 10:24am
I edited on-line college coursework in my last job--probably the only one I ever had I could do from home.
Exurbs don't appeal to me, in the same...
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8-1-20, 10:20am
Babies who are not touched are neglected, as they often were in Ceausescu's Romania. Most of them lived, though they were permanently scarred.
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8-1-20, 9:58am
I suppose an animal companion could meet that need.
I'm not sure I buy your premise, as I've never been the touchy-feely sort, and I've generally...
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8-1-20, 9:54am
I need to up my game.
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8-1-20, 9:52am
I tend to need noise of some kind in the background, too. Mostly noise I can ignore.
Your new situation sounds ideal to me--I probably would have...
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7-31-20, 11:26am
Having the month of August to recuperate and not having to worry about works sounds perfect. I hope you continue to heal.
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7-30-20, 2:29pm
You have a point...
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7-30-20, 12:32pm
No "exotic restaurants" might be a deal-breaker for me. Unless you mean "over-priced restaurants that serve sauce daubs on a plate."
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7-30-20, 12:28pm
And now with his "delayed election" tweet, he's taking on the Constitution, as well. Rule of law, anyone?
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7-30-20, 11:33am
If we got it under control, we could consider normalizing at that point.
New Zealand will likely keep an eye on international infection levels,...
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7-30-20, 10:16am
Again, if we had taken this seriously from the very beginning and shut everything down for a month or two, COVID19 would be behind us, as it is in...
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7-29-20, 8:12pm
I've seen video of a doctor wearing six masks simultaneously and demonstrating that his oxygen saturation remained stable at 99 percent. I saw an...
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7-29-20, 12:26pm
That's good news, proving to me that masks and distancing work.
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7-29-20, 11:47am
Protests are a constitutional right, and have been employed to effect change when asking nicely hasn't worked--for hundreds of years.
I suppose...
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7-27-20, 1:59pm
Seattle dogs (Hebrew National franks with cream cheese and onions).
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7-27-20, 12:53pm
"Federal storm troopers and jack-booted thugs." --Steve Schmidt, Republican, referring to the anonymous federal agents in Portland
"Real soldiers...
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7-27-20, 11:46am
Some people apparently long for authoritarian rule and the "strong daddy" type of governance. I'm not one of them. We still have the First Amendment,...
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7-26-20, 2:05pm
I think that translates to "Everyone sane is tired of it."
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7-26-20, 12:49pm
Bingo. As a friend commented in an email this morning--"They're working hard every day to subvert democracy, and hurting people in the process."
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7-26-20, 9:51am
I'm not calling myself a journalist.
Also, the NYT article backs up what I've written.
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7-26-20, 9:48am
Yes, and that would make a good story to tell the family years later. This thing is annoying and scary, but it's not forever.
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7-26-20, 9:39am
I'm getting "intel" from friends that Trump's goons are ranging far afield from the Justice Center. Apparently last night they were assembling on NE...
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7-25-20, 4:15pm
We have a lot of laws that seem unnecessary to me, but I follow them--and would expect a citation if I didn't--and they don't involve a deadly virus....
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7-25-20, 4:10pm
Former Security Secretary Tom Ridge sums up any rational observer's take on Trump's storm troopers:
...Ridge stressed that the Department of...
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7-25-20, 1:32pm
You can buy UV protective spray, but I'm not sure how it would work on paper.
ETA:...
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7-25-20, 1:23pm
It's painfully obvious now that early and decisive shutdowns would have saved lives, businesses, and mounting frustration.
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7-25-20, 12:36pm
Better-run nations addressed that with strict early shutdowns paired with stipends so workers weren't left to fend for themselves and businesses...
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7-25-20, 11:24am
That's mystifying and appalling to me, too--this irrational and sometimes violent response to temporary common-sense restrictions.
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7-24-20, 12:52pm
It would be foolish to discount the power of social media. Trump-and thousands of Russian disinformation specialists-certainly don't.
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7-24-20, 12:46pm
How difficult would it have been to take precautions early, study countries who did it right, and follow suit?
Stupidity and arrogance are a bad...
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7-24-20, 12:22pm
I don't have access to the Times, but a quick Google suggests it's an anarchist group.
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7-24-20, 10:35am
I'm happy to hear chipmunks are taking up the slack in gardens everywhere!
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7-24-20, 10:28am
I suppose one could research the arrest records. The rightist white national Proud Boys are known troublemakers in Portland, and have been arrested...
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7-24-20, 10:25am
If small businesses are savvy about online marketing and/or have a niche market, they may do OK.
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7-24-20, 10:15am
I usually keep slightly more than I need in my checking account. I'm transitioning to paying my bills on line, so this may be my last supply of...
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7-23-20, 5:42pm
I've rarely tried anything on in years--at thrift stores, or on line. I guess I'm easy to fit.
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7-23-20, 4:17pm
I understand at least a few of those fires were ignited by flash-bang grenades.
I would be interested to see what the political leanings of...
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7-23-20, 1:43pm
Hitler was a fascist, a dictator solidly on the right pole of the spectrum.
Roderick Stackelberg places fascism—including Nazism, which he says...
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7-23-20, 1:08pm
Mayor Wheeler was quoted as saying he didn't see any need for the attack. Portland could hire two off-duty city police officers to stand in front of...
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7-23-20, 1:04pm
I suppose we could compare him to any dictator of your choice.
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