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I would not object to being referred to as a "person with a penis." Or perhaps it could be shortened to PWAP. I'm all for recognizing people for who and/or what they are, sometimes as what they want...

Sentience!!! It's ALIVE!

You obviously overlooked Jim Ledger's above-deck thread about his catboat build, where he goes into detail about casting his own fittings.

First of all: Republican is rapidly becoming synonymous with hypocrite. However, it has been noted elsewhere on this site that the new conservatism legal template is for laws that a) protect a class...

Everything he touches dies. The next question is how many other regulatory agencies will be ruled unconstitutional. How many more "rights" will be taken away? How many more deaths on the altar of...

If Boebert really likes the idea of the church telling the government what to do, I'd be willing to underwrite the expenses involved to repatriate her to Iran.

My take is that the fall of Roe could well trigger a legal cascade that ultimately will lead to the dissolution of the U.S., Likely leading to 3 nations where there was once one.

Burk is at the top of my favorites list. This is one I've not read yet--must order, must order.

As a side note here...I read somewhere that the complete and proper definition of a problem exposes its solution.

Only very rarely have Susan Collins' concerns matched her voting record. I'd be very concerned about her political future.

Back in my drinking days, I would eschew wine boxes. The wine, I'd drink, but I'd toss the box afterwards.

There has been a long on-going campaign by the right wing to reduce funding to public education as a means of encouraging private schooling. The quality of public education is a separate issue and...

I'm in it for the long haul as well. My stock has lost 50% of its value from last November. I'm OK with that, since I'm still up more than 500% from my initial buy. Do I have any regrets? Hell yeah....

Congratulations on your birthday. In the beginning, I had to shy away from even thinking "...never again." Then I got to where the thought didn't bother me. Now I am so grateful for sobriety that I...

"...MAY NOT BE..." ????? I should think by now the similarities should be glaringly obvious.

When considering prejudice through the ages, it appears that we are born with an innate sense of "otherness," and a hardwired distrust of the "other." The Other could be the family next door, or...

My ex and I are currently into week 6 of an undefined trek across the U.S. On 4/19 I flew to Pittsburgh, where she picked me up. Next stop: Charlottesville, VA. Followed by Gettysburg, Manassas,...

We've been on the road for over a month--about 10 days ago we were in Indiana visiting my ex's step-daughter and her hubby, in a small hamlet about 20 minutes south of Valparaiso. We were in a pizza...

I doubt that any law was broken. The draft most likely was not judicially sealed, nor would it be classified. As for who leaked it, perhaps it was leaked by the out-going justice, Stephen Breyer. Not...

Church and State have been characterized as the un-holy union.

I think it was the M-D acquisition that put them into their tailspin.

In the current era of "performance politics," the blowback is irrelevant. He PERFORMED! WHATTA GUY! With the help of decades of Republican softening of the conservative mind, Trump brought GOP...

As long as I keep my head buried I won't have to realize this.

I have always enjoyed Tony Hillerman's novels of life and crime on the reservations of the Southwest. I still curse him for having the poor taste to die on me. But his daughter is carrying on the...

I can change out all the lights on my 2000 Volvo. Any more than that, I take it to the shop. When I first lifted the hood on my Datsun 1600 roadster many years ago, I was stunned at how cleanly the...

One would hope that the Russians are observing the Geneva Conventions with regards the two British citizens. So I could accept what they say about observing the conventions being respected. However,...

Is that an over-night rest stop midway up the rock?

When sticks are outlawed, only criminals will have sticks.

It is Russia, indeed. Russia cannot coexist peacefully with it's neighbors. It will always be a cancer at the east end of Europe. Le Pen in France thinks we should allow NATO to become allies of...

As Wendy reputedly told the Lost Boys: "Everyone dies." Four thousand years of history records the rise and falls of civilizations. Is our time any different? Why should it be? When I was in grade...

I understand there was pro-Russia sentiment among Crimeans, as among eastern Ukrainians. But I believe Russia also inserted undercover personnel to amplify the noise.

I feel like I'm the last one invited to the party. What wonderful creations! I love them.

The true meaning of f*** is actually a pleasurable experience. Some of my old college friends, in recognition of this fact, would resort to using the epithet "Chaste thou!"

It is, it is. Right up there with "Sheep lie!"

We can and should learn a lot from their example. Sadly, we have failed to learn anything from our own reprehensible behavior.

Not just you, sez the one with an espresso machine plus two French presses.

Peter Zeihan last appeared on my radar maybe 10 years ago. His analyses always seem spot on. As does this one. It's a long piece, but very much worth the time to hear him out. I knew Russia was...

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The artist is Nadia Boretska, from Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. We hosted her at a dinner party when she visited Modesto (Sister Cities), and she hosted us to dinner in...

That was lovely. Thank you, David.

I'm about to start researching a think-piece about the number of his songs that would qualify as "anthems for domestic abusers." Wondering idly about how many were written by the same writer. "And we...

It's likely that she is among the class of folk who aren't interested in working a job. I hope so, 'cause there are damn few jobs she could get.

We simply accept that Russia will always see the West as the dangerous Other. Peace is out of the question. Detente is the best we can hope for. Leave them alone, smash their toes if they step over...

I've just finished reading a rather long analysis of Russian thinking, presented as an abridged transcript of an hour-long lecture presented by a retired officer in Finnish intelligence.

He does a...

There's a big difference between watching television and having it inflicted upon you involuntarily. It's really quite painful.

There are SO MANY conventions that TV shows require one to accept, so very much suspension of disbelief -- heavy lifting, really -- that I find it painful to watch television any more. Haven't in...

Forgiveness is solely for the benefit of the person offering forgiveness. It allows one to let go of that which destroys the soul.

And do not lift sanctions until there is a complete change of governments in Russia. Drive the country into economic ruin to hasten the day.

That is an extreme example, but in this case, I'd suggest it's taken out of context, the context of what these people will be able to do with their lives as they move on into the future. No one will...

Not so sure of your premise. There was a time in my life when I entertained the notion of becoming a concert pianist. Then I got foolish and ended up shattering a metacarpal bone in my right hand....

Oh look! She's only 10 months old and she already knows how to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!