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4-24-18, 9:40pm

jp1 replied to a thread Contact lens case sanitizing in Health & Health Care

Funny you mention flushing and fecal bacteria. I actually had considered that and as a result leave the case closed all day and rinse it out just...

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4-24-18, 9:04pm

jp1 started a thread Contact lens case sanitizing in Health & Health Care

I wear gas permeable hard lenses and use the cheapo cases with the flip tops. My current case is several years old (so old that the top broke off on...

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4-21-18, 1:26pm

jp1 replied to a thread I'm taking a carpentry course! in Hobbies & Creativity

Maybe once you finish the class you'll have the skills to help catherine cut her table in half! :~)

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4-18-18, 2:36pm

jp1 replied to a thread Have you ever cut a table in half?? in Housing

I agree with Alan. Buying the appropriate tools for the job would probably cost more than hiring a pro. And since you will be living with this for a...

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4-17-18, 11:15am

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

ok, in my effort to simplify for LDAHL I oversimplified. Let's try this again. "benefiting from not having skin color that insight's a group of...

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4-17-18, 10:50am

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

I was thinking more "benefiting from not being the target of the a-hole's ire"

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4-16-18, 10:45pm

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

My take, after reading the piece, was that it's not so much "benefiting from racism" as it is "benefiting from not being viewed negatively by someone...

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4-16-18, 10:47am

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

It will be interesting to see whether this was just a rare one-time event of if we're about to have a new "me too" moment where thousands of black...

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4-15-18, 6:55pm

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

I would agree that it’s not white provelge if this manager makes a habit of tossing out everyone who is waiting for their friend/acquaintence before...

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4-15-18, 4:00pm

jp1 replied to a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

Considering that Starbucks declined to press charges and has since apologized I'm inclined to believe the people who actually witnessed the event...

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4-15-18, 3:34pm

jp1 started a thread White privelege v. 452 in Simple Public Policy

Being able to go to Starbucks and sit there and wait until the rest of your party shows up before ordering. Since I routinely take people out for...

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4-15-18, 12:24pm

jp1 replied to a thread Here's some hope..........really truly some hope and I never thought I'd see this! in Simple Public Policy

You're welcome. I just did my annual sexual harassment/hostile workplace training last week. Since my office doesn't have either, at least as far as...

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4-15-18, 12:22pm

jp1 replied to a thread Here's some hope..........really truly some hope and I never thought I'd see this! in Simple Public Policy

And rob is doing things, including protesting and speaking out about the problems he sees with this country to try and make it a better place. The...

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4-14-18, 5:03pm

jp1 replied to a thread Here's some hope..........really truly some hope and I never thought I'd see this! in Simple Public Policy

For the record the crowd of people that leep telling rob (paraphrasing a bulk of posts here) ‘STFU and leave already’ are really tiring. If you are...

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4-12-18, 6:48pm

jp1 replied to a thread April is the Cruelest Month in Simple Public Policy

Interesting how the article noted that 30 years ago the US did better than most of the comparison countries. Automobile deaths have declined since...

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4-12-18, 2:50pm

jp1 replied to a thread So what does Paul Ryan's retirement mean? in Simple Public Policy

Without a progressive tax structure and environmental regulations work rules, etc we'll have a small rich class and a huge poor class. If you think...

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4-12-18, 2:31pm

jp1 replied to a thread So what does Paul Ryan's retirement mean? in Simple Public Policy

It seems pretty straightforward to me. The tax cuts shouldn't have happened without corresponding spending cuts. But of course the republican...

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4-12-18, 12:56pm

jp1 replied to a thread April is the Cruelest Month in Simple Public Policy

I guess I missed the news about conservative magazines hiring progressive writers to encourage diversity of thought.

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4-12-18, 12:43pm

jp1 replied to a thread So what does Paul Ryan's retirement mean? in Simple Public Policy

It means he'll probably get a lot richer when he takes a cushy job at one of the companies to which he helped give away the federal treasury. And...

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4-11-18, 10:55pm

jp1 replied to a thread Life 50 years ago.. for better or worse in Consumerism & The Media

Supposedly world population is going to level off at around 10 billion by 2050. Who knows if the predictors are correct about that, but from what...

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4-11-18, 11:15am

jp1 replied to a thread Raid/break in at Cohen’s office in Simple Public Policy

Personally I'm betting that like any good reality tv show, the most dramatic part of "The Mueller Investigation" will be the final episode. Anyone...

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4-10-18, 9:54pm

jp1 replied to a thread Raid/break in at Cohen’s office in Simple Public Policy

Personally i’m not as certain as Alan that Mueller is t still on the trail of russian collusion with this warrant. If Cohen was heavily involved in...

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4-9-18, 9:36pm

jp1 replied to a thread Transferring pictures from iPhone to computer in Consumerism & The Media

I've occasionally had issues like you've described Cathy, since I too have an iPhone coupled with a PC. I can't offer any suggestions beyond doing...

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4-7-18, 9:21pm

jp1 replied to a thread Life 50 years ago.. for better or worse in Consumerism & The Media

Frugal one, your story reminds me of the mother of one of my high school friends. She had divorced in the early 80’s and wanted to buy a modest house...

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4-7-18, 5:31pm

jp1 replied to a thread Transferring pictures from iPhone to computer in Consumerism & The Media

Cathy, is your computer a mac or a pc?

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4-6-18, 12:07am

jp1 replied to a thread My zip code is less than pleased (Trump related post) in Simple Public Policy

Maybe everyone needs to read a book I recently read. American nations: the history of the eleven rival regional cultures of north america. ...

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4-5-18, 9:02pm

jp1 replied to a thread Another school shooting, multiple fatalities in Simple Public Policy

I suppose those 3 recent court decisions have, for better or for worse, settled the issue. Just as, for better or for worse, the court has also...

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4-4-18, 11:22am

jp1 replied to a thread Another school shooting, multiple fatalities in Simple Public Policy

Now there've been reports that it wasn't a domestic dispute but rather, that she was angry at youtube's demonitization of a lot of amateur channels...

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4-2-18, 8:40pm

jp1 replied to a thread Would you lie to preserve your money? in Personal Finance

Yes, the risk for the one with no assets just seems too great. I can see splitting the assets and going through with this plan as iris lily...

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4-2-18, 8:36pm

jp1 replied to a thread Depositing a cheque twice? in Consumerism & The Media

When I deposit checks via the citibank atm the money gets debited from the person's account very quickly (usually SO's account when he reimburses me...

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