Marvin,
So then I can't be as uninformed as you are? That's rather
hypocritical.
Aloha,
Celeste
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is not the only thing you don't know anything about
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Celeste wrote:?
3.? Is the
US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
I don't know anything about the Argentina budget.
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Marvin,
Hey, if you don't have to be more specific in your questions then I
don't need to be more specific with my answers.
Aloha,
Celeste
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On what basis?
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Celeste wrote:??
2.? Should
the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
Yes
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Marvin,
LOL! What exactly is a priosn?
Aloha,
Celeste
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put criminals in priosn
Celeste wrote: ?
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1.? Should
the US take the advice of the president of El
Salvador?
What was his advice?
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1.? Should the US take the advice of the president of El Salvador?
What was his advice?
To put criminals in priosn
?
2.? Should the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
Yes
On what basis?
?
3.? Is the US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
I don't know anything about the Argentina budget.
That is not the only thing you don't know anything about
?
4.? Why was there no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1948?
In 1948, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided not to award the Nobel Peace Prize stating that there was “no suitable living candidate”.
?
5.? Should the government be allowed to use cell phone location data from private sources as a way of tracking people?
That is up to the private sources.
Aloha,
Celeste Rogers
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Re: Heaviest snow of season
?I?am seeing extremes of weather? With general overall warming that includes ice melt and wildfire spreads secondary to arid conditions. Of course, I feel like it is not? a clear cut? linear pattern, but I am curious whether I will be burned alive, drowned and then frozen or whether things will progress in a different combination.
Most importantly to me, I will be driving toward the Northeast before those 100+F days return!
D
On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 10:22?PM Ed Lomas < relomas2@...> wrote: I-80 and several ski resorts closed because of too much snow!What happened to that 1500 year drought caused by global warming a few years ago? Ed
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1.? Should
the US take the advice of the president of El
Salvador?
What was his advice?
2.?
Should the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
Yes
3.? Is
the US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
I don't know anything about the Argentina budget.
4.? Why
was there no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1948?
In 1948, the
Norwegian Nobel Committee decided not to award the Nobel Peace
Prize stating that there was “no suitable living candidate”.
5.?
Should the government be allowed to use cell phone
location data from private sources as a way of
tracking people?
That is up to the private sources.
Aloha,
Celeste Rogers
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Re: Heaviest snow of season
Different danger, crisis, with fierce winds, and dangerous gusts. ?Global storming on top of global warming and cataclysmic climate changes. ?New imperative: ?build storm shelters in your homes now. ?Massive federal relief effort on the way. ?Deindustrialize immediately. ?And have a *wonderful* day.
Unprecedented disaster. ?
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On Mar 1, 2024, at 23:22, Ed Lomas <relomas2@...> wrote:
?I-80 and several ski resorts closed because of too much snow! What happened to that 1500 year drought caused by global warming a few years ago? Ed
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I-80 and several ski resorts closed because of too much snow! What happened to that 1500 year drought caused by global warming a few years ago? Ed
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1.? Should the US take the advice of the president of El Salvador?
Overcome the dark forces? Does not sound like new advice. Admittedly I did not research?this one in depth and so likely missed details, but I am moving the RV westward after four months on Texas Golf coast and so time is a bit?limited.?
2.? Should the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
LOL. How would that work? Israel is not really responsive?to organizations with teeth! In any case, I feel it would be a poor precedent and I feel it?is not warranted. Israel has made its point in Gaza and hopefully Hamas (which is probably far from destroyed) might just try to think up new strategies moving forward. Pouring into Israel and murdering people is obviously not the most effective approach for pursuing their goals.
3.? Is the US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
I am not sure, but I suppose that is an illusionary concept at best.
4.? Why was there no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1948?
No suitable living candidate. That is sad.
5.? Should the government be allowed to use cell phone location data from private sources as a way of tracking people?
Only?with a warrant. I imagine that would be useful for criminal investigations.
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1.? Should the US take the advice of the president of El Salvador?
No knowledge about this.
The president of El Salvador said criminals should? be in prison
2.? Should the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
Absolutely not.
Trick question.? There is one school of thought that disestablishing Israel would calm down the extremists in the MIddle East - but there is the legal question - given that no country has been disestablished in recent history - other than East Germany which was absorbed into West Germany
3.? Is the US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
No knowledge.
Currently according to reports Argentina has the most balanced budget it has had in fifty years - one big reason was that their new president cut government employment by ab out half.
4.? Why was there no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1948?
Hmmm. No knowledge.
Because Nobel prizes are not given to dead people - Ghandi would have won it if he had not been killed.
5.? Should the government be allowed to use cell phone location data from private sources as a way of tracking people?
What private sources?
In this case it was data gatherers
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1.? Should the US take the advice of the president of El Salvador?
2.? Should the UN disestablish the nation of Israel?
3.? Is the US or Argentina running a more balanced budget?
4.? Why was there no Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1948?
5.? Should the government be allowed to use cell phone location data from private sources as a way of tracking people?
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Re: [Owner] Re: [PhilosophicalM] Friday Five February 23
How interesting.? We call them "no-show" jobs or "ghost" jobs, and the practice is "featherbedding." It's more likely in the USA to be a mafia-controlled labor union practice than a government job. Ed
On Saturday, February 24, 2024, David Smith < dvdcsmth@...> wrote:
Money buys votes.? In the US, the Democratic Party is famous for that, but I'm certain that the other party does it, too.? Give the voters money; the voters give you votes.? The free market.
?oqui(el) ?o·qui ['?oki]
noun
1. ?Cuisine & Gastronomy, Dishes, concrete masc.??
gnocchi dough
Trocitos cocidos en agua hirviente con sal de una masa elaborada con patatas mezcladas con harina de trigo, mantequilla, leche, huevo y queso rallado.
2. Argentina (empleado público que aparece sólo el día de pago) ?Person neuter??
public employee who appears only on payday
Empleado público que aparece sólo el día de pago.
"Hoy preparé ?oquis caseros con salsa de tomate para la cena."
"El nuevo alcalde prometió despedir a todos los ?oquis del gobierno municipal."
"El sindicato de empleados públicos está investigando posibles casos de ?oquismo en la administración estatal."
? We'll see. Macri also tried, but not so willingly.
The main issue is the political related expenses: not only congress' diets are way too expensive, but there are hundred of advisors per seat, at national congress, and provincial ones. There are lots of people just checking a salary doing -literally- nothing except voting for whomever hired them. Each leaving administration (we use the term government) adds their load of "?oquis", as they are called.?
So far, there seems to be some real action about it, cancelling contracts and firing people who have not shown up to work (at least, check in and on daily) during the last year...
But what some people really want to see (me amongst them), is congress's diets being cut... I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.
El sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024, 01:19:13 ART, mrvnchpmn < chapman@...> escribió:
?
Balancing the national budget
?
Hahaham and what would that be?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 15:06:18 ART, mrvnchpmn < chapman@...> escribió: ?
?
?
No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
?
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
?
?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith < dvdcsmth@...> escribió: ?
?
?
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time.? Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound.? Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist.? Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads.? I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't.? Bah humbug.
?
?
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
?
?
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King < darrellgking@...> escribió: ?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
?
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Re: Friday Five February 23
Money buys votes. ?In the US, the Democratic Party is famous for that, but I'm certain that the other party does it, too. ?Give the voters money; the voters give you votes. ?The free market.
?oqui(el) ?o·qui ['?oki]
noun
1. ?Cuisine & Gastronomy, Dishes, concrete masc.??
gnocchi dough
Trocitos cocidos en agua hirviente con sal de una masa elaborada con patatas mezcladas con harina de trigo, mantequilla, leche, huevo y queso rallado.
2. Argentina (empleado público que aparece sólo el día de pago) ?Person neuter??
public employee who appears only on payday
Empleado público que aparece sólo el día de pago.
"Hoy preparé ?oquis caseros con salsa de tomate para la cena."
"El nuevo alcalde prometió despedir a todos los ?oquis del gobierno municipal."
"El sindicato de empleados públicos está investigando posibles casos de ?oquismo en la administración estatal."
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On Feb 24, 2024, at 17:54, Anabel Perez via groups.io <perezbem@...> wrote:
? We'll see. Macri also tried, but not so willingly.
The main issue is the political related expenses: not only congress' diets are way too expensive, but there are hundred of advisors per seat, at national congress, and provincial ones. There are lots of people just checking a salary doing -literally- nothing except voting for whomever hired them. Each leaving administration (we use the term government) adds their load of "?oquis", as they are called.?
So far, there seems to be some real action about it, cancelling contracts and firing people who have not shown up to work (at least, check in and on daily) during the last year...
But what some people really want to see (me amongst them), is congress's diets being cut... I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.
El sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024, 01:19:13 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
?
Balancing the national budget
?
Hahaham and what would that be?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 15:06:18 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
?
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
?
?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
?
?
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
?
?
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
?
?
|
Re: Friday Five February 23
We'll see. Macri also tried, but not so willingly.
The main issue is the political related expenses: not only congress' diets are way too expensive, but there are hundred of advisors per seat, at national congress, and provincial ones. There are lots of people just checking a salary doing -literally- nothing except voting for whomever hired them. Each leaving administration (we use the term government) adds their load of "?oquis", as they are called.?
So far, there seems to be some real action about it, cancelling contracts and firing people who have not shown up to work (at least, check in and on daily) during the last year...
But what some people really want to see (me amongst them), is congress's diets being cut... I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.
El sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024, 01:19:13 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
?
Balancing the national budget
?
Hahaham and what would that be?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 15:06:18 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
?
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
?
?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
?
?
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
?
?
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
?
?
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Re: Friday Five February 23
?
Balancing the national budget
?
Hahaham and what would that be?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 15:06:18 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
?
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
?
?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
?
?
?
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
?
?
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
?
?
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
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Re: Friday Five February 23
Hahaham and what would that be?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 15:06:18 ART, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> escribió:
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No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
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My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
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El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
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No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
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On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
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Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
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I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
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1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
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Re: Friday Five February 23
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No problem.? On another note - what do you think of your new president - apparently he has done what no American president has done in thirty years.
Marvin
?
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
?
?
?
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
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No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
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On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
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Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
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1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
?
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Re: Friday Five February 23
My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
?
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
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Re: Friday Five February 23
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
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On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
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Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
|
Re: Friday Five February 23
?
Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
?
I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
?
By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
?
Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
?
By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
?
Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
?
?
El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
?
?
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
?
"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
?
No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
?
I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
?
Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
?
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
?
I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
?
?
|
David Smith