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At the beach in Long Beach, WA.
The longest beach in the world. Very pleasant weather and no tourists. Going whale watching today and some lounging about.
Will check in occasionally.
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QMS's picture

eat the tourists and their poodles
as a snack - atizer.
Having way too much fun.
As it is. Enjoy your lounging!

Thanks for the OT bud.

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@QMS
The last hurrah of summer.
All the beachwear is 50% off. Winning!
Gas is $6.06 a gallon for non-ethanol premium (Vette fuel).
Losing¡

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Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.

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@earthling1
some non-ethanol left.
The Rod Run to the End of the World just finished up here and there were hundreds of beautiful custom and classic cars here.
They all burn non-eth.
You can drive on the beach here for miles. It's 23 miles long.
Thanks for the tune, Cap'n.
Very fitting.

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@earthling1
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read that as non-lethal ?
tho got it now, ethanol is gas
without the water added or
some such just guessing
or gassing as the case may be

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....very compelling and insightful.

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@Pluto's Republic when looking for information regarding the Youtube channel

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Seems to be a PR piece. Our culture has many problems with treatment of the elderly it is not a new phenomenon. One current difference is a large group of citizens have aged into the gap we call elderly and are now experiencing how society treats older citizens. The individuals who spent a part of their time as a youth and adult providing personal assistance to generations of elderly in their sphere of influence are well aware of their upcoming challenges.

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Still yourself, deep water can absorb many disturbances with minimal reaction.
--When the opening appears release yourself.

Thanks for keeping us in mind while you are enjoying your getaway.
I had a trip planned to go whale watching up there, but a job change and year long wait to get vacation pay ruined it for me.
Avoid descendants of Moby...
I see land whales each week when grocery shopping. Young, dressed up, fancy hair do women who are so fat, they are physically disabled.
I can't imagine having to use some device to clean my butt as needed.
The best bum is a beach bum, dear friend!

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

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are making a very hard run at the First Amendment. They are going to exploit the murder of what's-his-name to just massacre free speech, while the iron is hot.

https://archive.ph/Jq8iB

“There is no unity with the people who celebrate (redacted)’s assassination. And there is no unity with the people who fund these articles, who pay the salaries of these terrorist sympathizers, who argue that (redacted), a loving husband and father, deserved a shot to the neck because he spoke words with which they disagree.” ...
“They are literally subsidized by you and me, the American taxpayer. And how do they reward us? By setting fire to the house built by the American family over 250 years..."

And at no point will they acknowledge, or pay any attention, to their own hate speech, especially Trump's. The hypocrisy knows no bounds. They have contributed to our current state of impending stochastic terrorism every bit as much as anyone currently out of power.

However, having said that: I will no longer speak or type the names of any murdered rightwingers in the future, because I'm not kindly disposed towards being declared a terrorist in absentia. I will only allow myself to mourn those non-rightwingers who have been ballistically ventilated, as in JFK and RFK, Gabby Giffords, Melissa Hortman, John and Yvette Hoffman, and so on.

Last thing I remember those folks were members of this American family as well- and they weren't just overpaid political rabble-rousers. Perhaps I was mistaken.

Sing it, Jello:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJYpAycF0c

Note for anyone reading my words: I am not responsible for names or words contained in the content to which I may link. Please don't shoot me.

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@usefewersyllables
We find ourselves swinging from one extreme to the other.
There is no middle.
Half the equation of Divide and Conquer is complete.
I can remember past presidential campaigns promising to bring America together. An administration that serves all Americans.
Not this time 'round.
This administration openly and blatantly, with purpose, tries to divide us into patriots and traitors.
God save America.
Thanks for the post

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@usefewersyllables

....by the term 'Leftist Terrorists.'

Who are they and who have they been killing? They sound really scared of the invisible gun nuts on the Left, who are running amok in their fever dreams.

Or, is this case of sticks and stones?

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@Pluto's Republic

pure and simple. Every accusation is a confession…

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QMS's picture

none of this shinola makes sense anymore
at a loss due to the cost of keeping abreast
of most everything (in other words) what?

hope most is swell on your end
just a bit complicated here now

we will survive

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They are making lots of money doing sexually oriented videos for men who have a fat woman fetish!
That explains the fancy clothes, make up, etc...It is way more than the current social fad of fat is beautiful stuff.

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@on the cusp
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guess it is OK to be obese
but as a fashion statement ??
do not get it, not even close

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@QMS videoing themselves eating enormous amounts of fattening food! While naked, of course.
I am not into body shaming, and anyone can be beautiful on the inside. What breaks my heart is that these women can't walk easily. They can't bend over. They have difficulty getting back up if they trip and fall. They are begging for diabetes. I see them in groups, like they use the store for advertisement purposes. They absolutely do get lots of attention.

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@on the cusp
thing was over the top. But women flocked to emulate her.
Until Karen Carpenter died of complications from it.
Such a beautiful person and voice.
Now we swing the other way.
I just don't get it either.
Thanks for chiming in today.

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@earthling1 women pals who were anorexic. They tortured themselves to be skinny. It dominated their lives. As far as I know, 2 of them reached retirement age, not sure about the third one. We lost touch after law school.
I remember poor Karen. What a crying shame.
Fwiw, since I think about Gaza's people a lot, I am starting to feel guilt about having a big meal. It has had some effect on my food consumption. They are always on my mind and I am helpless to do a damn thing to help them.

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@QMS

who is well over 300lb. And he will only date women who fit somewhere between Rubenesque and "Dayum!" on the weight scale, so to speak. His rationale is simple: a heavy woman won't be continuously nagging him to lose weight and get in shape, since apparently that was a major contributor to the premature end of his previous 3 marriages.

Speaking strictly for myself, I've found it easier to lose weight and get in shape than to get divorced- but to each their own, I suppose. The real question is "are there a lot of really rich fat *men* running around those parts?" That might explain a lot... (;-)

Note for the humor-impaired: no heavy persons were harmed in the writing of this comment. Please don't declare me to be a terrorist for making a simple observation. I ain't that light either, but I am getting better- and so is my wife...

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@usefewersyllables @usefewersyllables
it's gonna be from now on?
We're gonna have to give an apology after each post?
We need to come up with a generic boilerplate disclaimer.
How about: No insult or disparaging intent was meant for any human being either living or dead by this post.

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@earthling1

as a callback to an earlier comment. Won’t do that again.

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@earthling1
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critters and fishes count too
Wink

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enhydra lutris's picture

@QMS

/the above was not posted as a moderator. Wink

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

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@enhydra lutris  
“Lady-yeast & gentle-dough! Please rise for our phyletic anthem”

https://scfh.ru/en/papers/the-fungal-kingdom-mini-predators-and-maxi-hea...

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@lotlizard
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There is a fungus amongst us
Wink

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enhydra lutris's picture

Long about 6 am r so I skimmed this column and got called away, telling myself I'd be bak in a half an hour or so. Ergo, It must still be morning, right? Or did I maybe slide into Trump style thinking? maybe I need a nap.

be well and have a good one

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Hope you are having, or had, a lot of fun and enjoyment! Smile

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If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so