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 “Ice cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn’t illegal.” –  Voltaire
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 History question in the future:
Which answer best describes the insanity of half Americans between 2016 and 2024?

A. Hillary Clinton
B. Benghazi
C. Fox News Brainwashing
D. All of the above.

You know the answer.


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Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day.

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I recall seeing a bow being towed on I-74 with the name "Almost Satisfied".



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 This is the time of year that I hate.  No sports I enjoy going on and the news in baseball, as they all start Spring Training, is so rosily optimistic as to make it unreal. 

"Edwin Diaz is ready to dominate"
'Noah says his slider is back"
"There is no ceiling to Pete"

Ridiculous hype being churned out from PR mills.


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Skid marks I noticed on a walk this past week.  Can cars today do that?



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Last Friday the kids and I went swimming.  Ayla was working on her dunking - putting her head all the way in and she was resistant to this a few months ago.  I pointed this out to Norah and she said, "Kids grow up so fast."  

What a smart grown up thing to say.  

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 Saw these at a place called World Market.  Not bad.  If anyone wants any I'll get some and send to you.  Otherwise you can go to the basement and get your own.

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A Very Bad Day

In September 1914, three ships from Britain’s 7th Cruiser Squadron were on patrol in the North Sea to prevent the Imperial German Navy from entering the English Channel to interrupt supply lines between England and France.
Fifteen-year-old midshipman Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave was aboard HMS Aboukir when the German U-boat U-9 attacked. His sister recalled in 2003:
“He went overboard when the Aboukir was going down and he swam like mad to get away from the suction. He was then just getting on board the Hogue and she was torpedoed. He then went and swam to the Cressy and she was also torpedoed. He eventually found a bit of driftwood, became unconscious and was eventually picked up by a Dutch trawler.”
U-9 had sunk all three cruisers, killing 1,500 men. Wykeham-Musgrave was eventually rescued by a Dutch trawler.

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