Alan
Simpleton

Our 41st anniversary is coming up in a few weeks. In the early days, it took us a few years to learn how to live together, how to compromise, but the...

Exactly, although my mention of becoming 'Walmart people' was just a riff on older discussions of Walmart which would require Mr Peabody's Way-Back...

There's always an outlier.

Yep, in modern history, all government sponsored tyranny and genocide has come from the left of the political spectrum (using the US's...

Maybe, but do you think as long as they're looking out for my best interests, should they refuse to sell me any macaroni at all if I admitted wanting...

So far we've escaped notice.

Last week I was sent to Kroger with a shopping list, one item being Barilla Elbow Macaroni. Upon arrival, I found that I had two choices, Gluten Free...

My wife had that exact car and all the same problems you've mentioned as her first car. The only malady she experienced that you haven't already...

Local governments will always compete with other local governments for resources. In this case the resources are the jobs provided which help to...

Yes, they do taste different, much stronger and often bitter to my tastes. I think the secret to making them enjoyable is a long drying process which...

Just as the return on investment of those incentives is never mentioned.

That must be the new Dodge Tesla. Very Rare!

She actually retired 15 years ago, then eventually began volunteering at a local elementary school working with autistic children. The volunteer...

I plan to travel each/every/all summer as my wife will continue to teach for a few more years. My only plans for the remainder of each year is to go...

I'll still claim enough income to pay my way, but not enough to continue those rental payments some folks claim as their birthright. I feel so much...

At the moment I'm most grateful for the opportunity to move to the next stage in life. I think I'll retire in the spring, after annual bonuses are...

At Elmendorf AFB, outside Anchorage, clearing snow from the runways resulted in mountains of snow over the winter and at least a little left over...

I lived near the Matanuska Valley which is just north of Anchorage for 3 years in the 70's. It was filled with Minnesotan's and Michiganders who...

But we won't do that. We won't do it because that would single out people who by birth or happenstance find themselves in the cultural abyss where...

Something I saw today: I pray that 59 beautiful souls who started out at a Jason Aldean show woke up to the most amazing Tom Petty concert.

One comment was moved to a more appropriate thread in an effort to preserve the continuity of the original thread. Rob's extreme take on America...

I'm not in the habit of censoring others or approving threads. It always ends up inflaming someone and becomes a huge headache. I do appreciate...

I'm interested in the concept of renting yourself out to a country, sort of like a mercenary I guess. In this case, what does the country get in...

Yes but, as Yoda might say "The indoctrination is strong in this one."

Don't listen to me, I was clutching at straws in an attempt to understand.

Rob, in order to maintain continuity, I moved your last post to the Rob's Anti American Thread in the Open Forum.

I'll make it a sticky if it would help to find it easily.

Nice segue. Thanks!

So if Capri Pants come back into style, everything will be good?

Just out of curiosity Rob, why did your mother emigrate from Austria only to teach you to hate America?