Shades of Charles White

bnw, if this is really what you think, I see no common ground for further discussion.
Good bye.

Nope.

Third to last paragraph. He is term limited.

May run for the Senate, but family in Maine says, “No way”.

ZN, do you think he has a chance at the Senate?

Why burn coal? It is carbon already locked up, and lots of nasty chemicals are released when it is burned.

One alternative that isn’t discussed much is charcoal. Basically, biomass that takes in CO2 while it grows, releases it when burned, and reabsorbed by the next generation.

Best choice for the biomass crop? Hemp. Hemp can produce 10 tons of biomass in about 4 months. It is a woody plant containing 77% cellulose. Wood is 60% cellulose. Hemp is drought resistant, which is important given what’s going on out west.

I’d even take it a step further and bioengineer hemp to make even more cellulose and grow faster.

Why? Because we can.

I’m surprised but maybe shouldn’t be that you’ve felt prejudice because of being Roman Catholic. Not something you’d think would an issue in Late 20th Early 21st Century America. Maybe I never saw it because the East Coast has a larger Catholic population? I am well aware that there has been a rich history of Anti-Papists in this country, Catholics being called traitors for bowing their knee to a Roman dictator and all…

I spent five weeks in Knoxville, one week every quarter in 2003 – 2004 when I was enrolled in a management training course. The course was held right at the hotel at the airport. Very nice area. One week, we were given the afternoon off in the middle of the week. Most everyone else went to Dolly World, but I took a road trip to Chattanooga and had lunch with my sister who drove up from Northern Georgia. Very nice small American city.

I personally do not feel comfortable with the idea on President Trump. I’m also not thrilled with the idea of President H. Clinton. I’m sure you know you aren’t going to change anybody’s vote here; me too. I’m just hoping that we don’t end up with a third party alternative that will draw enough votes away from Hillary to give The Donald the election a la Ralph “unsafe at any speed” Nader.

I’m honestly not trying to bait you, just probing a bit to try and figure out why you have the beliefs you do.

If you don’t mind me asking, did you grow up in a city or a small town? Where do you live now? Me, I grew up in Fairfield, CT. A medium sized town on Long Island Sound. I now live in Sandy Hook, CT, a village in Newtown, CT with my wife, 2 children and cat.

You stated you felt persecuted because of your religion. Again, if you don’t mind me asking, what is your religion? Me, I was raised Roman Catholic, but had that beaten out of me after 12 years of Catholic school (1st Grade through High school). I now consider myself an Atheist (until proven otherwise).

Will you leave the country if Hillary wins? Me, I’m considering it if Trump wins…

bnw, I sense a conflict.

Your inner liberal is clawing to get out. Feed your beast…

I think, from his POV, Hillary is the lesser of two evils. Plain and simple; he knows he can’t get the nomination and he’s going to be damned if history remembers him as the reason the thin skinned whiny bitch wins the election.

Obviously a proponent of tough love, bnw. That may work in a combat situation, but I don’t think it is healthy for a long term fix. Stiff upper lip results in stress, high blood pressure and death.

If I was that police supervisor, I’d be more concerned with the reaction of his seasoned vet than how I had to deal with the new kid.

Not sure where these cops are, big city or little town. Either case, I think the real solution is community outreach. The more non-cop-like things they can do with the general public, the better.

In the immediate aftermath of Sandy Hook, several volunteers showed up with Comfort Dogs. These were stationed at every school in town. If kids were feeling especially sad, they could go out of their class and give a Comfort Dog a hug. My daughter, especially said it was a big help and she talked at length to the volunteers minding the dogs.

Maybe cops should be the ones with Comfort Dogs. Small steps, but something has to be done to break down the “us” vs. “them” walls.

Kindness is an answer. Love is an answer. Respect is an answer. Love and respect are earned, kindness is a deliberate state of mind that can open the door to both.

…and those deck chairs were all rearranged just after we hit the iceberg…

Well, crowded is a relative term. Once upon a time, we took the kids to Disney World over an Easter Weekend. Cost a hell of a lot more than our normal Maine vacation, and half way through it, my daughter said, “Dad, I wish we were in Maine.”

How’s that for a kick in the nut sack?

ZN, I hope you don’t think it is weird that I come up to Maine but never reach out to meet you. It is the one week my family gets to get away. Hell, sometimes we don’t even tell family we’re there. I actually need to get you introduced to my sister, brother in law and niece who live in Portland. Kindred spirits for sure.

I think we need a Huddle Fest East this year; either the Pats game or the Jets game.

ZN, you ignorant slut…

Does that count as humor, or personal attack? See, if I put my mind to it, I could come up with some very humorous personal attacks. Not that I want to or am going to, but just saying, it takes a village to raise an idiot.

Driving to Phippsburg, ME tomorrow for the family vacation. No Internet access (at least, that’s what I told my boss). Going to try and stay off the Internet and just enjoy my time with my family.

Do try and get along…

Oh, Billy…

Thoughts like your post above are EXACTLY why the NRA didn’t want to budge on any gun law. They were completely and rightfully afraid that it would all fall down like the house of cards it is.

Big doings this week in the congress, led by my Senators, I must say.

I hope what we are seeing continues.

“I demand a better future”
-David Bowie

I’m with Nittany, Billy and Zooey here.

Ban the big ones. Training and licensing for the rest. Of course, that’s an amalgimation of all their opinions, that’s what I’m going with.