@AdagioM said: @jon-nyc Have you read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón? Novel set in Barcelona, 1945. Murder, madness, doomed love… My friend said it was a must-read. I enjoyed it, but maybe not as much as she did. I have not, but thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look into it.

Our County is trying to "discourage" them. With what power I have no idea. And this is an urban county. The results would be catastrophic.

The USPS is an independent entity of the executive, not a part of the "Department of Justice" and its magic ability to interpret the Constitution (or ignore it completely). But these are the times we're living in. It will be great PR for the USPS when someone opens their package and accidently blows their brains out. I want to defend the USPS but it's getting increasingly more difficult to do when they won't defend themselves.

There was not much. Picked up one ear. It was very good. Could be from Mexico. July and August will bring the Olathe corn from SW Colorado. It is super.

Lost one lifelong friend in April and one last week. At a high school reunion in September a list of those that are gone was read. Did not hear my name.

The Japanese are the Japanese. Do I get to spin the wheel and win a free washing machine?

It's always hotter in central Florida than the Gulf coast. I can image it is hot AF in Orlando. Spring weather was nice while it lasted. I believe we start out hurricane season June 1. I hope I'm living in a concrete block building by the time one hits. We had no hurricanes last year after getting walloped the previous year. I doubt we'll be as lucky again.

Unfortunately, our road trip this year is through the upper Midwest - heading to Mt. Rushmore. Don’t know when we’ll be heading south again. Let’s us know if you’re coming to Cleveland!

@wtg said: @Big_Al said: I wonder if he was working at the Erdemir plant. I worked with an engineer who was involved with a sinter plant for that company. Here is a snippet from my neighbor Joe Faloon's obit. He died in 2006 at the age of 87, so he was much older than you. Joseph and his wife Virginia both graduated from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1939. Joseph was an industrial engineer who worked in the steel industry throughout his career, first for U.S. Steel, then Ford Motor Steel, then Kaiser Engineers, managing the creation and expansion of major steel plants, living in Turkey and consulting in Indonesia, Australia, Venezuela and Mexico. You're right, Joe was indeed much older than me. I got my BSEE from Carnegie Tech in 1967. My early career probably paralleled his in many regards. Dravo Engineers and Constructors, my first professional employer, was a competitor of Kaiser Engineers in many markets. Big Al

@jon-nyc said: They’re trying to save pixels so they avoided ‘ancient’. we prefer the terms “Persons of Advanced Temporal Status” or “Chronologically Gifted Individuals” to refer to the Experience-Dense Demographic.

Very clever!

What a high price for a small diamond the cut of which is not particularly noteworthy. I think that this might say more about the market than about the diamond however rare the color.

It it the second gutting. Who needs diplomacy when none of your former allies nor your enemies takes you seriously anymore? Who needs diplomacy when you have ineffective foreign policy that makes no sense anyway?

@Axtremus said: @Daniel Oh, good, tell me where (you think or believe) your intelligence and consciousness lie. In my humanity. Is this rocket science?

Ax- Still, articles like this makes me question of the American car industry is still alive only because of protectionism. What politician wants to be known for putting thousands out of work?