>That brings me to something I've suspected for a long time, I suspect that few people with plug-in hybrid electric cars actually plug them in for a recharge.
I have a first gen Volt; the one with the bumper sticker that warns, “Powered Mostly by Nuclear and Dirty Coal”. For years I was able to make the round trip to wage slave work and back to home on a charge. I would go weeks without going to a gas station. One day I realized that and also that I really disliked gas stations. As a plug in hybrid owner I can assure everyone that not having to haunt gas stations is good thing you get used to fast.
I now live in a marina. I don’t miss mowing grass. I hate having to fill up every week.

More like trying to wake up someone pretending to be asleep.

It is really like this: to really get rich simply go down to the crossroads at midnight and sell your soul to the devil.
Catch-22: You have to have one that he[/she/it] won’t get simply by waiting.
The devil then has an ‘in’ on the decedents, the devil has a voluminous catalog of what temptation works where and with whom, and gets them by simply waiting.

"Common core math looks awesome. Teaches concepts instead of bullshit rote memorization of crap."
Tell ya what. Watch a couple of Youtoob videos of people doing pushups and exersizes, and then get into the ring with Mike Tyson. Think 'Concepts' will help you much the first time you get punch in the mowf?

You need to work that muscle that is the brain or you will be a slug. I really did not care for working all 80 questions at the end of each chapter or Integral Calculus, but I was a better man for it.

What if teleportation is nothing like that at all?
What if the transporter puts an ‘containerâ€(TM) around that part of space, balances it with a similar container somewhere else, and then moves the containers with out disturbing the contents?
Or maybe something different completely.....

I am reminded of a joke about a flea crawling up an elephantâ€(TM)s leg with rape on its mind....

Go look at something like this https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/mcfaddin/index.html#sealevel and pay attention to https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/mcfaddin/images/SeaLevel1.html and you can see real sea level rise. There were people living there when the sea level rose meters at a time.
In the last 100 or so years we have burnt half of the planets liquids, god only knows how much coal, and run atmospheric CO2 from .280% to over 0.4%. I actually looked at TFA and three measely inches is all there is? (heard that from my wife on our honeymoon)
Industrial age humans really suck at climate change. Un-deniable.

>The destruction of the Unions [...] it is clearly pushed by the GOP
This reminds me of a joke about a flea climbing up an elephants leg with rape on its mind. The GOP cant destroy themselves out of a wet paper bag.
Destruction of the unions was self-inflicted. The leadership was takenover by patronage and nepotism, corruption flourished, and they lost interest in the welfare of the members. I watched it happen. Same sad story. Go ahead and blame whoever, but if you ignore Franklin you ensure your destruction.

> Most white people wouldn't last a month as a black person in the US.
Would not care to. I have to compete with other 'white' people. It is tough. Some people can lay back and blame whatever and vote for the Santa Clause political party. Not me. I have to bust my ass to even place.

thanks for proving his point.

>My power company should be able to provide internet access if they want to, for example.
Hold on. Have you seen what broad band over powerlines does to the HF spectrum? That is not just frumpy old geezers operating their ham radios but there is also medical equipment among other things that get wiped out by it.

My last trade was mo Acer Ferrari 200 which was an 11" for Dell's XPS 13 that is had blown out wilt full memory, etc. The XPS is quite portable. I would by another Ferrari in a heartbeat.

Except that John Dowdy was replaced in 1972 by Charlie Wilson. GHWB defeated Ralph Yarborough in 1966. By the way, Dowdy was a hoot. I worked in opposition to Wilson in 72 in his race against Dowdy's wife. Dowdy was in prison for accepting a bribe for which the briber was acquitted, DC has not changed: walk carefully you Trumpers, carefuly indeed.

I am an old fuddy greybeard and I use cursive and preferablly a '30s vintage Parker with a 14k gold nib. Be careful of using Noodlers Ink in your vintage stuff; I learned the hard way.
When I do have to print I generally use Orator font.

My Dad took a writing class and had the most beautiful Palmer runes.

Twain is quoted, "If you don't read the papers you are uninformed. If you read the papers you are misinformed." Today we have personal control of our misinformation and plenty of it to wallow in.