Forum: Politics
02-11-2009, 06:55 PM
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Views: 2,967
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Forum: Home Base
03-27-2007, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 7,313
random thoughts on scary
The scariest thing to me is how much of this stuff I have actually seen. About 25 years ago I was in the break room at work & one of the guys in my team had been seen going to the storeroom an hour...
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Forum: Current Events
03-26-2007, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 13,851
. . . OK, So we are warming
My very serious doubt is . . . WHY!?
When one volcanic eruption releases a larger dose of "greenhouse gases" than the human race has generated during its entire existence, it should be obvious that...
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Forum: Current Events
03-26-2007, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,378
. . . USAF vs USCG . . . Vietnam
"Friendly Fire, isn't" has become an old saw and one used to disguise a multitude of human failings. Now called incidents, they were, and are, the direct result of the growth of weapons technology...
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Forum: Current Events
01-27-2007, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 15,998
Where did you get that idea????
One group of my ancestors came to Texas in 1834, and another group in 1852. The entire country was settled LONG before the invention of the automobile. My Grandfather (who lived until I was 29 years...
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Forum: Current Events
01-27-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 15,998
1. Just for the record, the US (rightfully) ...
1. Just for the record, the US (rightfully) never signed the Kyoto treaty - as it was ONLY aimed at bringing the standard of living of the "haves" down to that of the "have-nots". The only limits...
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Forum: Food and Drink
11-28-2006, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,615
. . . For broad reference
I would be torn between "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook" I bought in 1971 when I first got serious about cooking and "James Beard's Theory & Practice of Good Cooking".
Of course, for backup, I try to...
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Forum: Home Base
11-18-2006, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 405
Views: 52,050
I turned 65 in July.
Graduated High School in...
I turned 65 in July.
Graduated High School in '59
Enlisted in the Coast Guard in '59 in hopes of seeing the world, but only made it to about 25 countries plus three regions of the Antarctic....
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Forum: Food and Drink
11-18-2006, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,390
. . . the REAL thing
If you do it properly, the whiskey cooks the eggs. Here is an old piney woods East Texas recipe:
14 eggs - separated
9 tbsp sugar
1 cup 100 proof whiskey
1 pint heavy cream
Mix sugar with egg...
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Forum: Cities and Travel
10-26-2006, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,450
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Forum: Cities and Travel
10-25-2006, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,450
anywhere in Italy
I spent a year stationed in the vicinity of Catanzaro Lido, Italy and would much rather be there than Paris. I realize the French culture is "truly superior" to anything to be found in Southern...
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Forum: Cities and Travel
10-25-2006, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,957
. . . BTDT
First time in '62 & over a time, 4 times that direction and 4 times back with the last return in January '71 (I said '70 earlier, but we observed New Years at sea in the Pacific). I even took the...
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Forum: Cities and Travel
10-23-2006, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,957
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Forum: Philosophy
10-19-2006, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,170
. . New guy on board
I thought the title was an open invitation for a first post. Having looked around a bit, I think I will enjoy visiting with this bunch (& perhaps add a bit of weight to the Texian/Southwest faction)...
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