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    Leashes and muzzles are a thing that can be used...

    Leashes and muzzles are a thing that can be used if someone knows their dog is poorly trained.
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    Besides being politically tome deaf it also...

    Besides being politically tome deaf it also strikes me that it’s an admission that one has no clue how to train a dog.
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    I sure hope Kristi Noem doesn’t have other dogs.

    I sure hope Kristi Noem doesn’t have other dogs.
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    Woofstock (not exactly a holiday)

    As I've mentioned before, I've been volunteering at Marin Humane for the last six months in the Adoption Cat area and I hope to continue doing so for a long time. One morning a week I go do a two...
  5. Thread: Keffiyeh Kids

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    There’s a difference between Palestinian...

    There’s a difference between Palestinian sympathizers and Hamas sympathizers. Kind of the same as acknowledging that not all republicans are loser trump sympathizers.
  6. After using my friend's induction hotplate for a...

    After using my friend's induction hotplate for a couple of weeks to make coffee I bought my own. I love it for that but haven't started experimenting with it for other stuff. Part of my issue is...
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    I haven’t read the book either and am glad I...

    I haven’t read the book either and am glad I hadn’t before seeing the movie since then I would have probably been disappointed. Of course now I need to read the book! I imagine the library has it. ...
  8. Thread: Keffiyeh Kids

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    And this is a good example of why the decrease of...

    And this is a good example of why the decrease of public spaces is a bad thing. There’s been a big effort to turn perceived public spaces into private spaces over the years. That’s unfortunate. And...
  9. Thread: Keffiyeh Kids

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    So are the courts going to decide that the...

    So are the courts going to decide that the ‘condition of college campuses’ outweigh the first amendment?
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    So first amendment rights are not a 24/7 thing? ...

    So first amendment rights are not a 24/7 thing? Sounds kind of similar to the idea that homeless people need to figure out how to not need to sleep in public spaces.
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    Catch me if you can

    I’m not a big fan of watching movies repeatedly. One of the exceptions is ‘Catch Me If You Can’ one of SO’s favorites that I’ve seen several times now. Google news turned up this story today about a...
  12. Thread: Keffiyeh Kids

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    Of course these arrests are kibuki. They aren't...

    Of course these arrests are kibuki. They aren't about "trespass". They are about shutting down inconvenient opinions.
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    I think that's advocating violence, so yes, they...

    I think that's advocating violence, so yes, they should be arrested if that's what actually happened. But that seems to have been an isolated event from what I can tell. University administrators...
  14. Thread: Keffiyeh Kids

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    Apparently the cops in DC actually know what the...

    Apparently the cops in DC actually know what the first amendment is:

    https://wapo.st/3JGJ2Tw
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    I was lukewarm about the new stacked laundry...

    I was lukewarm about the new stacked laundry machines but we got $400 selling the ten year old white ones on Craigslist and it’s nice having the dryer controls on the bottom instead of up by the...
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    If we weren’t tight in storage we probably...

    If we weren’t tight in storage we probably wouldn’t have done this project. But with the space freed up by taking the furnace out of the hallway cabinet just outside the bathroom it made sense to...
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    Thank you. It's a huge improvement. The old...

    Thank you. It's a huge improvement. The old cabinets were pretty much useless because neither of us is anywhere near basketball player tall. And we used to have a laundry hamper just sitting...
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    The bathroom part of the project is complete. ...

    The bathroom part of the project is complete. Still waiting on the pantry cabinet for the kitchen but should have that in a couple of weeks. Here's what the bathroom looks like now.

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    So the house I mentioned at the beginning of this...

    So the house I mentioned at the beginning of this thread closed last week at the full asking price of $730k. That's good news if/when we decide to sell. That's $3k more than we paid 3 1/2 years ago...
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    I’ve bookmarked the article for when I have more time to give it the consideration it deserves. My initial comment though is that our heat pump has been great. This winter we never had a gas/electric...
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    old decorating trends

    Youtube randomly served up this video of home decorating styles from the 70's. I have to admit that I remember most of them. Like the shiny wallpaper one of my elementary school friend''s family...
  22. Thread: Earth Day

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    I should clarify that when I say "common...

    I should clarify that when I say "common practice" I'm applying my perspective from my area of the commercial insurance world. Unlike automobile or workers compensation claims, claims in the...
  23. Thread: Bottled water?

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    Travelers don't need bottled water. At least not...

    Travelers don't need bottled water. At least not in the US. It's been illegal to sell bottled water at SFO airport for years now. Everyone brings a reusable bottle and fills it up at a bottle...
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    It's unlikely that homeless people are going to...

    It's unlikely that homeless people are going to start camping on the hill behind our house. They already have places to camp. People with RV's camp on the road leading to the general aviation...
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    And if none of those options is available to the...

    And if none of those options is available to the person it’s ok if the city makes it illegal for them to sleep?
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