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Who do you suggest we blame?

I have a close friend who now works a 3 day work-week. These are double shifts, 30 hours a week, and it's listed as full-time. He is eligible to pick one additional shift if he wants. He absolutely loves the schedule and, as he said, 'I have a life and a job.'

That could be the best explanation. The thing is, he was there. They were killed. He said he didn't do it, but it doesn't seem that there was anyone else around. At any rate, his credibility is pretty much shot.

Yes, for sure. I am sure if it were a picture of Muhammad, the Muslims would have been glad to see it taken down!

Well, you are a master at taking remarks out of context to make a point. Harry makes no claim to being anything other than what he is. He is quite open that he was not a good student, he struggled with his studies and he wasn't oriented toward an intellectual life. He entered the military precisely because he did not want to go to University. Do you think everyone should attend University? His description you quote are from his teenage years. It's the type of description many young boys would make about the older minders who have authority over them. He describes his relationships with his family. I found him to actually be quite kind to them much of the time. He was disappointed by how they reacted to his struggles, but also explains their behavior in relationship to their roles in the monarchy. Charles and Willy usually sided on protecting the monarchy over protecting Harry. That's simply a fact. That's how it shakes down in his family, and that was a part of his struggle -- he was never going to really fit into that institution. Regarding his relationship with his family, the book portrays a lot of what many families experience, sibling rivalry being a big example. He hardly throws anyone under the bus.

I have tried to follow this trial. This is a man and a family that have really, really fallen from grace. I am surprised they haven't had a good psychological/psychiatric evaluation. It takes a psychopath to kill his family if he did. I lean toward thinking he did, simply because he was in the area and if someone else killed them, he should have been able to identify them.

No, their orientation is sex with a female. They do not generally have any interest in sex with a male, but it does seem that they are their own category.

One of my kids and I go around and around about LGBTQ issues. He's very conservative, I am much more liberal. While visiting, my granddaughter (18 years old) and her boyfriend were there for dinner, so I asked her about gender/sexuality issues. She seemed confused why I asked. Her boyfriend said, "Oh, isn't your friend bisexual", she said, "no, that was last week, now she's pansexual." Neither of them seemed to have much interest in anyone's sexuality, sexual identity, gender identity or any thing have to do with their sexual preferences.

I've always liked Harry. I found him to be an outlier in the Firm. He never really liked school, he didn't do particularly well in school. He loved the military and did well there. He's got leadership ability, but not the restrictive type demanded by the Royal Family. An amazing person and one whom I think we will see good thing happen. He is certainly a good father and husband.

Apparently, he didn't leave any instructions in his will that would stipulate they could not be altered. Some authors and musicians do. The entire estate was bought by Netflix. The streaming giant bought the entirety of the Roald Dahl Story Company from the late author's estate, giving it control over the his books, as well as future adaptations of characters from titles including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG. https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/roald-dahl-books-netflix-deal-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-matilda-1212799#:~:text=The streaming giant bought the,Factory%2C Matilda and The BFG.

I saw the episode. I didn't find it all that funny, but it is very well done, as are most episodes of South Park. I've been reading Harry's book, "Spare". An interesting book. It sheds a lot of light on a lot of different subjects. I think that perspective made the South Park episode a little less funny.

Pretty bold assertion. The use of 'more' tells a lot. I am curious, who authorizes the money for Ukraine? I recall hearing it was Congress.

Gee, and here I thought this was about Rick Scott and Social Security, but you respond with Biden and Ukraine. It's confusing. Do you have any thoughts on social security/medicare, or are you just showing us your love for Russia and your hate for Ukraine?

I think the public comments on this proposed change should be very interesting.

Certainly a president to be proud of.

It has nothing to do with 'thinking by ourselves', whatever that means. I make decisions for myself all the time, however, when it comes to something that requires some technical knowledge, it's a good idea to have some input from people who have training, background and experience in the matter. Unless you are an infectious disease specialist, that's not you, by the way.

I think that was more of a warning than anything else.

Well, I see the right-wingers got their knickers in a knot again. The changes are being made by the owner of the copyright. It's well within their right to do so. A periodic update will probably give the books greater longevity.

Why are so many people talking about him in the past tense. He's still alive. I had an aunt who was put in hospice care. 6 months later, they took her out of hospice care. She lived several more years. I believe she was 96 or 97 when she died.

I grew up in a very conservative state in a very conservative family. I understand the thinking, and I don't necessarily disagree. It's a different life, and being independent and self-reliant is essential in many areas. Where I lived, there was no nearby hospital, so if you got sick, someone had to put you in the vehicle and take you -- there was no ambulance to call. If you had a fire, you and your neighbors would have to put it out. During the winter, we always had a team of horses because roads weren't always passable. We may as well have lived on a different planet from the lifestyle in New York or LA. I always find it interesting when things go awry in rural America, and then they want the Federal Government to rescue them. In an ultra conservative area not far from where I have a home, they have a problem with water. They've been getting water from a nearby city, which has cut them off due to the drought in the SW. They are unincorporated, they don't want regulation, but all of a sudden they want the government to solve their problem. I hope it does. I hope they get water. I wish they'd show a little understand for the problems faced by others. I think the Constitution has some things about what she is proposing.

Most countries have loosened restrictions on masking for good reasons. It was never meant to control anything other than a virus. Three things have resulted in removing mask mandates, the first was the widespread use and availability of vaccinations that greatly mitigated the worst effects of the disease and greatly lowered the probability of overwhelming the health care system. The 2nd was that it was quickly becoming endemic. Even Dr. Fauci said something to the effect that eventually nearly everyone will catch it. Finally, it has mutated to the extent that it is more contagious but less deadly. I don't slavishly follow anyone. I do listen to the advice and directives of scientists who are knowledgeable in infectious disease.

Yes, well, the right-wing like low IQ people and lead does lead to a low IQ. So, for them, it's a win-win situation.

Oh, goodness, I live near an airport and directly under the flight path. It's not a major airport, it only has smaller planes.

You won't get an explanation because there are no plausible explanations for a conspiracy. For them, the idea of 'controlling' people is paramount, so naturally wearing a mask can't have anything to do with minimizing the health risk to the general population, so they must be simply using this to control us. Once we are trained, they will control other things.

During the tumultuous time between Red and Yellow shirts, a good Thai friend made a comment that the PM of Thailand couldn't visit the NE, but a former US President could. That was a reference to Jimmy Carter, who was building houses for Habitat for Humanity at the time.