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RickJWagner
11,716karma·5,151submissions·May 3, 2017
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King is a superb writer. I’m not sure what the secret sauce is, but he has a tremendous gift for making ludicrous ideas seem possible, and terrifying. My wife has a friend that was invited once to me…
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Reading, playing a musical instrument, and playing games are helpful.
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This can be dangerous for utility company workers. When a line needs to be repaired, the technician takes steps to ensure the line isn’t carrying current from known sources. A panel plugged in by a c…
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Found the economist. Or maybe the mathematician, I’m not sure. Astute.
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An interesting sounding topic, but the writing style is a little tedious, IMHO.
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Former Red Hatter here. People who use terms like ‘fascist regime’ don’t get consideration. That’s like someone on the other side referring to ‘unprincipled savages’. Name calling just doesn’t win. …
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Yes, Arkansas. The logging companies have huge tracts of land. Some are leased to hunters during the ‘regrowth’ phase.
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Actually, no. I live in a state where there is a significant amount of logging done. I have learned how it works. The logging companies own a great amount of land— of course they can only log where t…
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That is a fair question. Here is the Wikipedia page for the issue ( though Wikipedia is also suspect ). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres …
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They should show Murphy’s statements before the first US bombs dropped. Iran had executed 40,000 of its own citizens. This presented an exceptional quandry for the US president. Sit by and do nothin…
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Good advice. I’m a banjo player. Starting with tab ( and playing for myself ) quickly got me to a certain level and then ingrained some bad habits. Playing by ear is much better. One way that seems …
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Cellular peptide cakes are delicious with mint frosting. I have it from good authority.
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I remember 1970. Few people had air conditioning. Cars might last 100,000 miles, if you got a good one. They performed poorly, got awful mileage, and crushed the passenger compartment if you got int…
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Indeed. Father Time is undefeated, but we can make him fight more rounds if we prepare.