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09-23-2017, 07:13 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Must be true if it’s on the internet. in The Bilge

I agree. I thought it was going to be more of a send up of ST. I still like it tho but an occasional McFarland gag line kind of catches you off guard.

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09-23-2017, 07:06 PM

ron ll replied to a thread fun zippy economical little cars in The Bilge

Just got back from test driving a WRX and a WRX STi. I would say fun, zippy, nimble little cars are what these are. Maybe relatively economical, but...

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09-23-2017, 12:04 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Hats!!! in The Bilge

I don’t wear hats or sunglasses. Neither works for me.

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09-23-2017, 12:01 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Must be true if it’s on the internet. in The Bilge

The Orville was not quite what I expected, but I still like it and definitely will continue with it. It is pretty much Star Trek TNG with a touch of...

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09-23-2017, 11:18 AM

ron ll replied to a thread fun zippy economical little cars in The Bilge

You may remember she bought an Audi S5 a couple of years ago. It sits every day as she prefers driving the ‘87 Corolla.

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09-23-2017, 11:15 AM

ron ll replied to a thread fun zippy economical little cars in The Bilge

Why is it uncomfortable?

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09-23-2017, 11:11 AM

ron ll replied to a thread fun zippy economical little cars in The Bilge

Seriously, K. and I are going to test drive a WRX STi today. She needs a replacement for her much loved and daily driven 1987 Corolla GTS Twincam, a...

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09-23-2017, 11:00 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Must be true if it’s on the internet. in The Bilge

Anyone been watching Seth McFarland’s “The Orville”? :D

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09-23-2017, 10:55 AM

ron ll replied to a thread fun zippy economical little cars in The Bilge

Subaru WRX STi.

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09-23-2017, 10:49 AM

ron ll started a thread Must be true if it’s on the internet. in The Bilge

Seems like recently I have been gradually losing my taste for coffee. All my life I’ve drunk a lot of it, several cups per day. But lately I’m down...

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09-23-2017, 10:29 AM

ron ll replied to a thread yacht tenders in The Bilge

The tender to my Blanchard Sr. Knockabout back in the ‘80s (and still my avatar).

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09-23-2017, 10:25 AM

ron ll replied to a thread yacht tenders in The Bilge

No it doesn’t. :D

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09-22-2017, 10:38 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Eight to the bar in The Bilge

My favorite part of #1 is the way the kid in the hoodie casually looks at the camera as if to say, "It's no big deal."

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09-22-2017, 10:35 AM

ron ll replied to a thread magic in The Bilge

Here's how real bread gets its flavor.

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09-22-2017, 10:24 AM

ron ll replied to a thread magic in The Bilge

My mom worked full time as a clerk at JC Penny almost all her working life. But on her days off she would always bake a batch of bread. My friends...

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09-22-2017, 09:34 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Modern Architecture in The Bilge

Having fun yet Duncan? :)

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09-21-2017, 10:39 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Eight to the bar in The Bilge

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09-21-2017, 10:26 PM

ron ll started a thread Eight to the bar in The Bilge

Have we done boogie woogie recently?

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09-21-2017, 11:22 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Modern Architecture in The Bilge

Any spiders where you live? :)

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09-21-2017, 11:19 AM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

Still haven't read Pinker, have you? :D

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09-21-2017, 11:00 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Cheese in The Bilge

Cougar Gold. Made by students at Washington State University (WSU Cougars). The last time I posted about it here I got a lot of flack because it is...

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09-21-2017, 10:30 AM

ron ll replied to a thread Modern Architecture in The Bilge

My favorite high rise in Seattle, Two Union Square, Architects TRA/NBBJ, 1981 Part of the reason I like it has to do with the story of the project...

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09-20-2017, 07:20 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Modern Architecture in The Bilge

Well said Duncan.

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09-20-2017, 04:17 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

(@ #49) Then read Steven Pinker.

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09-20-2017, 03:57 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

Then read a different one.

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09-20-2017, 03:54 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Restoration of BC Salmon Troller "Petrel" in Building / Repair

Chris, I agree with you about Seaview. I’ve always been treated well there. I’ve never had Mark do any work on Snoose but not for lack of trying....

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09-20-2017, 03:41 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

You do know that happiness doesn’t depend on how much crap you have, don’t you?

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09-20-2017, 03:34 PM

ron ll replied to a thread Harvey cars in The Bilge

A barge like this goes thru Puget Sound every week or so.

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09-20-2017, 03:27 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

Then obviously fewer of them are born into poverty.

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09-20-2017, 02:56 PM

ron ll replied to a thread The World is Doing Better Than Ever in The Bilge

None of the optimists; Pinker, the OP article, Obama in his speech today, is arguing that there are no problems left to solve. But moaning about the...

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