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    Hi Keith ( again ), Re: Technology, Energy, Space, etc. I'm admittedly biased, but IMO one of the best things one can do is to get their kid(s) a decent STEM education.* Then sit back and see what happens. Jerry Baumchen * Mine got degrees in Graphic Arts ( now a director of a Japanese hi-tech company ) and law ( now works for the Oregon Dep't of Justice ) - in today's money, both make far, far more than I ever did. Watch them soar!
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    Hi Keith, Re: It's a great time to be alive It always is; well, unless one lives in the slums of Brazil or somewhere similar. My maternal grandmother*, born in 1879 - died 1967, saw a lot of technology develop during her time here. From no electricity, using an outhouse to seeing men in space. My kid's will probably think the same about me. Of course, we now wonder how anything got done without a smartphone. Jerry Baumchen * She is still the most influential person in my life.
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    Hi murps, Re: what exactly is a small business Back in the 60's, American Motors, convinced the federal gov't ( SBA ) that since they were the smallest US automaker, they should be categorized as a small business. Because of this, many US gov't agencies drove American Motor's cars for quote a few years; they could get a 6% edge on their bids due to being the only US automaker that was a small business. American Motors Corporation - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Phil, Definitely not the 'big people': Average corporate tax rate plunged by more than half after GOP overhaul - POLITICO Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Keith, As our new President said: Help is on the way. Jerry Baumchen PS) Maybe it made a difference: Hi Wendy, No. Most excellent would be to lock the Global Warning thread. It is going no where & is a waste. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Wendy, In the 1986 tax legislation overhaul bill, Sen Bob Packwood (R-OR), head of the Senate committee writing the legislation, put in just a couple of lines to benefit a campaign donator. She was a wealthy Texan, who benefitted to the tune of about $500,000 because of this. She was the only person in the US who benefitted from it. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Whuffo, Exactly what regulations are you referring to? Please be specific. Jerry Baumchen PS) The lanyard is not part of the TSO-authorization of the Vector. TSO C23(b) makes no mention of any such item.
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    Hi folks, So many choices: the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans released a statement saying that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is “morally compromised as it uses the abortion-derived cell line The J&J vaccine was developed with stem cells. That’s caused confusion and division among Catholics. - oregonlive.com I would just let them not sign up for the vaccine. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, 2nd Pfizer shot last Sunday and no ill effects. Jerry Baumchen
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    IRONY

    JerryBaumchen replied to BIGUN's topic in Speakers Corner

    Hi Wendy, No. Most excellent would be to lock the Global Warning thread. It is going no where & is a waste. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, Let's see; a bunch of old guys up there talking, it'll be a short soliloquy. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Wendy, I got my 2nd Pfizer yesterday PM; arm sore, otherwise, feel fine. Jerry Baumchen
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    JerryBaumchen replied to yobnoc's topic in Speakers Corner

    Hi Ron, Conversely, your state just elected two Democratic US Senators. Looks to me like Georgia is turning blue. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Keith, Re: I sit on several veterans committees and, 1) many of us just learned of this ourselves not long ago and it angered us, and 2) we're working with the VA, DoD and DHS to get the message out in a formal process. Good for you; and, bless your pea-picking little heart. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Phil, A perfect way to lose members. I think Biden said something about 'Neanderthal' thinking. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Keith, Re: Issue the citizenship card with the DD-214. Absolutely!!!!!! Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Sky, Re: Using people for the military, breaking them and then deporting them cause they are broken comes across as very American. We are not all like that. And, it does seem as though the Biden Admin is not either. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, IMO this is a perfect metaphor of the RNC: Georgia Senate Republicans Seek To Nix No-Excuse Absentee Voting : NPR Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, CDC update: New US guidance says fully vaccinated people can meet without masks - BBC News Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, Re: suffered long and hard with depression - He ended up killing himself Perfect description of my best friend in life. When he took his own life, I was not surprised. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Robert, Absolutely. I'm a veteran and they took the same oath that I did. Back when I was in, a hitch in the military got you citizenship.* It should be that way today. Jerry Baumchen * Unless the got a BCD or something worse.
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    JerryBaumchen replied to airdvr's topic in Speakers Corner

    Hi Wendy, Re: it's just intensified over the last twelve years I do believe that you are referring to when a black man moved into the White House. Jerry Baumchen
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    JerryBaumchen replied to airdvr's topic in Speakers Corner

    Hi Wendy, Re: if you look at the last 12 years I think one needs to go farther back. IMO it all started when Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Rob, And, anyone who says that there is a limit as to what one can do via a Minor Change does not know what they are talking about. Jerry Baumchen PS) Wonderhog, TSO'd in 1974, & still going strong.
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    Hi Tony, And another example: During the four years of his Academy term, Davis was racially isolated by his White classmates, few of whom spoke to him outside the line of duty. He never had a roommate. He ate by himself. His classmates hoped that this would drive him out of the Academy. The "silent treatment" had the opposite effect. It made Davis more determined to graduate. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen