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4-17-26, 10:17am

Alan replied to a thread Transitioning Into a Modern Hippie in Consumerism & The Media

With Zelda's brains and Thalia's looks, I'm sure Dobie would have included you in his 'many loves'. >8)

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4-17-26, 9:55am

Alan replied to a thread 3 day news stories of the day in Simple Public Policy

Which tyrants was he referring to?

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4-17-26, 9:46am

Alan replied to a thread Transitioning Into a Modern Hippie in Consumerism & The Media

Really? "We cough blood on this earth. Now there's a race for space. We can cough blood on the moon soon. Tomorrow's dragsville, cats. Tomorrow is...

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4-10-26, 3:55pm

Alan replied to a thread Wall Street Journal says more households move into upper middle class in Simple Public Policy

Tripled? In just 6 years? Wow! Prices in my neighborhood have doubled since we moved here, but that was 31 years ago.

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4-8-26, 10:53am

Alan replied to a thread Question...WHEN do you read? in Reviews

I've always been an avid reader, especially post retirement where I find myself spending several hours most days catching up on current events, news...

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4-1-26, 5:24pm

Alan replied to a thread Drop your fav political meme & vid here in Simple Public Policy

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4-1-26, 2:39pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

"Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good."...

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4-1-26, 11:21am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

If you enjoy the musings of economists, look at some of the archival works of Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell. Their ability to incorporate...

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4-1-26, 9:09am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

If you follow the conversational flow you'll see that I did not bring it up and like you, simply replied to someone else's post. Some time ago I...

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3-31-26, 10:49pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Very little now that taxpayers aren't paying for it.

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3-31-26, 10:01pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Oh, I can see where truth might indeed be a distraction when directing people to a favored trust based collaboration.

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3-31-26, 9:19pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

While working for Wikipedia, the current NPR CEO's TED Talk informed us that "truth is a distraction" and stressed the concept of "minimal viable...

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3-31-26, 9:01pm

Alan replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

:+1:

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3-31-26, 7:28pm

Alan replied to a thread The Daily Peeve / Rant in Dailies and Challenges

Groomer!

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3-31-26, 3:38pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Does it violate your first amendment rights for the government to not finance your posts in public spaces on the internet, regardless of the reason...

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3-29-26, 9:48am

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

LOL, I knew you'd understand. Loving and being loved by people with differing political views makes us all a little more tolerant of others and...

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3-28-26, 11:12pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

I guess it depends upon how you interpret it. Your choices are (1) promoting equal support for a spouse of a different political persuasion gladly...

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3-28-26, 9:56pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

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3-28-26, 7:14pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Would it be rude to send support to Catherine's husband? (asking for a friend)

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3-27-26, 8:33pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

Have fun!

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3-18-26, 3:26pm

Alan replied to a thread RMD's in Personal Finance

I'm not yet taking RMD's but I do take a chunk of money out of our Vanguard accounts once in a while. It's sent directly to my bank account, I've...

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3-18-26, 10:37am

Alan replied to a thread odd winter weather in Environmental Issues

It sure is, yesterday we reached a high of 28 degrees although we're expecting to reach a high above freezing today, but not yet. At 10:30am it is 30...

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