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marshalldease became a registered member 5 years, 11 months ago
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veronaedments became a registered member 5 years, 11 months ago
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skipper wrote a new post, At the kitchen table 5 years, 11 months ago
Remember the old days, the really old days when the Sunday paper was a heavy, three-inch edition with pages and pages of funnies, all the news to be had and life sections that were novella length? Mariner’s f […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Covid-19 accelerates government transition 5 years, 11 months ago
Everyone struggles to imagine what the nation will look like by 2050. The nation’s culture, economy, governing, geography and community life all are up for grabs, a giant bingo hopper out of control.
At the c […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Gig Workers 5 years, 11 months ago
Why are gig workers striking? “The sharing economy is built on a risk shift from the companies onto the workers. As a result, the workers don’t have access to basic protections, and they don’t have the kind of […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Life with the flu 5 years, 11 months ago
֎ No sooner than mariner mentions the joy of being a united society against Covid-19 than the gun industry rises up saying it is exempt from the virus-associated instructions to stay in, avoid public gatherings […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Restricted to the compound 5 years, 11 months ago
֎ The ‘shelter in place’ has not affected mariner much. He mostly stays at home anyway. However, the garden season is fast approaching and mariner has begun to start many, well, too many projects for garden impr […]
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I appreciate your positive approach to a harrowing situation!
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skipper wrote a new post, Pondering the rest of the year 5 years, 12 months ago
֎ The reason Donald wants to get rid of the shelter in place and the six-foot rule in rural counties is because in the November election delegates to the Electoral College are assigned from election districts […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The Twenty-first Century 5 years, 12 months ago
Has the reader ever tried to walk on a railroad rail? It seems easy enough but it isn’t long before most walkers fall off. Now imagine that the rail isn’t still; it is slithering like a snake slithers through gra […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Sheltered 5 years, 12 months ago
It’s been a few days. Herding humans may be a lot like herding cats. Even in mariner’s household of two, the days are drawn out and have empty spots. It used to be before sheltering that in mariner’s retire […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Religion on the Internet 6 years ago
When Mariner arose this morning, stumbling and half-conscious as usual, He heard his wife singing a hymn. He went to her office to see what was happening. She was live streaming a worship service and singing along […]
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skipper wrote a new post, What would Socrates say? 6 years ago
Mariner recently reported on the corruption of Wells Fargo Bank forcing line level employees to create false customer accounts in order to increase bank profits. Mariner knows he is an eccentric but the word […]
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skipper wrote a new post, About that cat 6 years ago
Mathematics has always been a numbing topic to most people. Yet, innately, all people utilize math in their everyday lives. The human brain doesn’t call it math; the brain may concede a visible logic to things, f […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Some Good News 6 years ago
֎ Some Good News from RealClearPolitics –
“Yet the furious resuscitation of Biden’s political fortunes has not only positioned his party more strongly against Trump in the general election, but suddenly scra […]
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Good news indeed! Just when we need it most…
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skipper wrote a new post, Tick Tock 6 years ago
֎ From the desk calendars:
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift – Albert Ei […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Does Virus = More Donald? 6 years ago
Now mariner is frightened. Chicken Little is apoplectic. Mariner learned today that States are beginning to push out primaries for months. The virus may keep a hoard of voters away from the polls in November; one […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Opines 6 years ago
֎ It seems the democratic candidates are trying to keep the party truck on the highway. Joe should incorporate a clearly progressive objective into his platform to demonstrate his support for Bernie’s advocates an […]
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My brother in law, Mike, and I have a saying when our wives ask us what we plan on doing on Sundays. Somewhere, someone is hitting, catching, throwing or kicking a ball and we intend to watch them. That no longer works!
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skipper wrote a new post, More Important than TrumpNews 6 years ago
֎ How would a quarantine actually work in the U.S.? It would be an utter mess. Part of the reason is that the federal government can’t just step in with a quarantine. America’s public-health system is split into […]
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skipper wrote a new post, It’s Monday 6 years ago
The Monday morning gossip around the keyboard is speculating about Joe Biden’s VP, cabinet positions, etc. The most succinct list is produced from Axios:
“Joe Biden confidants are privately discussing pot […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Back Page News 6 years ago
֎ Misinformation is the weapon of the future, Senator Mark Warner believes:
“I sometimes worry that maybe we’re fighting the last century’s wars when conflict in the 21st century is going to be a lot more […]
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