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A symbol similar to the swastika is prominent in Buddhism, and when I was visiting Vietnam last summer, I posted some pictures of a temple decoration with what I thought was an obviously silly comment that "I think I've found a secret Nazi lair in Saigon." More than one person in my circle of...

We could model our elections like the Republic of Venice. They generally had good governance for the 500 or so years of its existence. It would certainly be more interesting than the clown show we have every four years. The Great Council came together and put in an urn the ballots of all the...

Yesterday was my 20th wedding anniversary. Today is the 23rd anniversary of our first date. I've received more than I've deserved for a long time. 🥰

Spanish for pope is "El Papa." I've seen it written as "La Papa," which means "potato." Somewhere there has to be a Mr. Potato Head with a pontiff's hat and robe. :ROFLMAO: :cool:

Needs a Jim Ross voiceover: Good Gawd Almighty!

SIAP, but why do some people, when at a red light, leave about 30 feet between themselves and the car in front of them? It bothers me on principle, but it's particularly annoying when I'm behind someone who does this and it prevents me from moving up to get into a turn lane. This results in me...

Geez, some people take their role as social media Nazi so seriously that they have to invent things that offend them. I find most intelligent people don't like to be around those that are inarticulate. I certainly don't care to spend my time interacting with native-born* people who butcher the...

re-read Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

Accusation: Dem politicians care more about illegals than they do about Americans. Hakeem Jeffries: Hold my beer. I care more about international drug gangs than I do about Americans. :rolleyes:

Amusingly, my daughter loves the '80s. She likes the fashion, music, and hairstyles more than I did when I was living it. LOL! We periodically have '80s movie night. That's fun. :)

I think he's just a troll for money. If one doesn't being seen as a village idiot, that trip to the bank is worth it. Heck, a lot of people sell their self respect for much less.

The bureaucracy will expand to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

"Cinderella" is a beautiful song. And then after knowing the backstory, it's the saddest song I've ever heard. 💕 😢 🙏

Not possible! (Checks calendar and counts on fingers and toes multiple times.) Damn, it's possible. :(

No disagreements here. Unfortunately, 95% of political contestants are scumbags. And a critical mass of the voting public are perfectly ok with their scumbags as long as they beat the other team's scumbags. So, yeah, we get what we deserve. The only solution, as a friend of mine once said...

So, what you're saying is ... there may already be a fungus amungus?

Some weeks ago, when I was away from the board for a wile, the Trump interest in Ukraine's minerals was coming to a head. SIAP, but I recall seeing two articles the same day about this issue. The first declared the agreement with Ukraine amounted to nothing and Trump was therefore a fool. The...

Clive Cussler's Ghost Soldier by Mike Madden A novel of The Oregon Files

Trump's (and most of the GOP's) promise to cut spending was a predictable lie. I was hopeful but never confident anything useful would happen regarding spending. It looks like we have to wait for an Argentina-style collapse, which is inevitable at the rate we are going, for the Iron Triangle...