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11-10-25, 6:47pm

Alan replied to a thread Happy Birthday USMC! in Holidays

I don't think so, but I believe Rupert the Space Armadillo is in the running.

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11-8-25, 11:41pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

The House approved the continuing resolution to maintain this fiscal year's spending levels, just like the previous dozen or so cr's that the dems in...

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11-8-25, 8:22pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I think it was one of those times people lament something but in the process make a point they didn't intend. Sort of like several instances lately...

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11-8-25, 5:01pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I was watching CNN a few days ago and was intrigued by a Democratic Party strategist and CNN commentator named Ashley Allison who was talking about...

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11-6-25, 7:27pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Under what crime would you charge and convict them? I don't think serving your country while Republican is illegal,,,yet.

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11-4-25, 5:29pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I think that's a good reason to audit the program, but realistically the only reason SNAP is being withheld is because as of this afternoon Senate...

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11-4-25, 3:19pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I think the actual reason they were never meant to be permanent is because the enhanced subsidies were an emergency measure to help people during the...

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11-4-25, 1:21pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

The subsidies which are the crux of the problem were never intended to be permanent. The Democrats could have made it so while they were in control...

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11-4-25, 10:56am

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I believe the Senate will vote again today and I suspect the Democrats will vote for the 14th time in the last month against opening the government...

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11-1-25, 3:42pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I think you're right, and I guess in a way, it is.

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11-1-25, 3:30pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

You know one of the things I hate most about Trump is his ability to make himself the main character in every discussion, but it appears about half...

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10-31-25, 10:32am

Alan replied to a thread So one year from now..... in Simple Public Policy

LOL, maybe you could give us your thoughts on your questions. You did say you hoped for an interesting discussion, please help us out with something...

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10-30-25, 10:06pm

Alan replied to a thread The update in Health & Health Care

See my TooMuchStuff thread in the open forum. https://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?21231-TooMuchStuff

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10-30-25, 9:59pm

Alan started a thread TooMuchStuff in Open Forum

I'm sorry to report that TMS passed away on Tuesday, October 28th. His obituary can be found here....

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10-30-25, 9:31pm

Alan replied to a thread So one year from now..... in Simple Public Policy

I see no reason to believe the 2026 midterms will not take place and my rationale for that belief is that there's simply no reason not to. As for...

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10-30-25, 9:20pm

Alan replied to a thread Are you worried regarding SNAP? in Simple Public Policy

I'm not particularly concerned about it. I feel confident that the Democrats will vote to re-open government after next week's off year elections are...

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10-27-25, 7:19am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Does Congress have any authority over the physical building outside of appropriations? Also, I'm not sure about historic precedence since I'm not...

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10-27-25, 6:26am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

That seems to be the way lots of people think about it. I heard someone say it would probably help to simply accept that the White House is...

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10-25-25, 4:51pm

Alan replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

Have you considered contacting your state's Democratic Senators and asking them to re-open the government? That would probably make a difference.

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10-25-25, 4:35pm

Alan replied to a thread Local food banks/pantries in Making a Difference

Would it help if I created a single purpose "TrumpTrumpTrump et.al." forum where everyone can celebrate their TDS and disdain for others in one spot...

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10-24-25, 11:55am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Has any talk or hope for revolution ever occurred during the many earlier additions or renovations of the White House? I'm not aware of any and can't...

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10-22-25, 3:27pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

I was just thinking about how leading up to the Republican primary in the last Presidential election DeSantis was the most talked about and reviled...

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10-22-25, 2:06pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Just to hedge your bets will you start going after Vance, Rubio and DeSantis before or after the midterms?

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10-20-25, 2:05pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

I have a love/hate relationship with AI, but this is an example of the former. It's so topical! https://twitter.com/i/status/1980247391820493293

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10-19-25, 5:17pm

Alan replied to a thread A fun new thing - Pottery Class! in Hobbies & Creativity

The initials are SLF and stand for Simple Living Forum. The potter is our own Rosarugosa!

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10-18-25, 8:44pm

Alan replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

Ahhh, you're talking about heavy duty trucks (commercial grade, class 7 and 8) and I'm talking about heavy duty pickup trucks such as the...

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10-18-25, 7:52pm

Alan replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

I don't have a need for a light truck littlebit, my current home away from home requires a heavy duty.

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10-18-25, 7:29pm

Alan replied to a thread A fun new thing - Pottery Class! in Hobbies & Creativity

I received the most thoughtful, unique and only one of its kind mug from a talented potter today. It's beautiful and I'll cherish it forever. I hope...

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10-18-25, 1:11pm

Alan replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

Actually, there's a couple of reasons not to visit there, one being that I don't think we'll be anywhere near as north as Amarillo and two, I've got...

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10-18-25, 9:38am

Alan replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

Several reasons actually. 1) We'll start off heading in the general direction of Texas in order to eventually pick up our grandson, Greers Ferry...

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10-17-25, 10:53pm

Alan replied to a thread Hop in the car and go? in Travel & Home Exchange

Over the past several years this is how we've approached our winter meander/ramble, which we'll begin again next month. Before leaving home we'll...

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