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Oh Len, those are gorgeous. You and Sue must have green thumbs. And speaking of green, I'm green with envy.

My apologies for high jacking this thread. This is my first day back after a long absence and already I'm misbehaving.

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It's been awhile hasn't it? No, I have no thoughts whatsoever about moving to NYC. Oh horrors! By now Len, I'd have thought that you'd come to your senses and come down here to the sunny South. Can you grow hibiscus up there? I've got a beauty with huge red blooms. I just ordered some of these: http...

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Just who does this Kim Davis woman think she is that she can defy the Supreme Court? Why can't people just "live and let live"? Why does she think she has the right to force her religious beliefs on fellow human beings?

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Ha! Good one Len!!!! You just gave me a taste of my own medicine.

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We've made it through the worst ice storm I can ever remember (and I used to live in Illinois) ! There are tree limbs that snapped off ice-laden trees everywhere. Lots of traffic lights out, but people were very orderly in taking turns crossing the intersections. But the worst part was that we were ...

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Len, you have my sympathies. We're in for another night of freezing rain, according to the Weather Chanel online. This is just about more than this Georgia girl can take! I need to be outside --- preferably in the sun. Scarcely a car has driven down our street. The mailman hasn't come. Everything ha...

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The local weatherman has predicted 1 to 1.25 inches accumulation of ice here!!!!!!

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John, I agree with you completely. That's why I started the post noting that facts can be manipulated and massaged to support any kind of argument.

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Facts are interesting things. They can be manipulated and massaged to prove just about anything you want to prove. Take Income Inequality. I've read so many articles about how that inequality has been increasing. But here's an article that presents the subject in a new light: Debunking the top three...

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A little off-topic, but I noticed that Len's location is listed as New York City. Len, I thought you lived in New Jersey?????

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We got SNOW overnight. And not just a dusting of the white stuff. Some real snow. Since we here in the south don't know how to deal with that, there are lots of school closings and cancellations of meetings etc. You northern types would probably laugh.

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John, you're a valuable contributor to our little band of Pubsters.

Hope we'll all be here for another 10 years.

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Can Assad really be brought to justice? And what would actually constitute justice for the horrific tortures and murders of so many Syrians? What should be a realistic goal for the U.S. concerning Syria? And how do we achieve that goal? See article below for update on Syria: Syrian genocide needs ju...

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Some pictures:

https://www.google.com/search?q=sochi+o ... 32&bih=499

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Instead of focusing on the athletes who have devoted so much of their lives to perfecting their sport, we are mostly concerned about whether the games will be held without a terrorist incident. Doesn't it seem like Sochi was a poor choice for the Winter Olympics? Too close to Chechnya and other hots...

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Even here in Georgia, the temperatures have been dipping down into the teens overnight. Brrrrrr! To this Georgia Girl, that feels like the North Pole (even though I'm an Illinois transplant).

Go Away Polar Vortex !!!

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John, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It is terribly hard to lose a mother, especially one that you have been so close to. You have been a good son and I'm sure she must have appreciated it very much. My thoughts are with you. BTW, I think it is quite appropriate on this forum to share some of t...

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....kept alive IN A COMA FOR EIGHT YEARS? I just read that Ariel Sharon has died after being in a coma for eight years. This is a travesty in my opinion. Would Sharon have wanted that to happen? Who did this to him? If you don't have a written document stating that you don't want this to happen to y...

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Like I keep saying, ya'll need to move to the South!

I'm feeling really sorry for the folks in this Blizzard:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01 ... storm?lite

Hope everyone is safe and warm.

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Did Mylie Cyrus take a selfie while twerking?

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http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/golden-globe-awards-2014-nominations-full-list/ 2013 has not been a banner year for going to the movies, as far as I'm concerned. We did see American Hustle and thoroughly enjoyed it. Christian Bale, who was unrecognizable in this film, did a terrific job! Any thought...

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I love that story. Thanks for posting it.

And the little guy's first name fits ---- he is quite the handsome young man!

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I just read in the Key Reporter that Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher won the Phi Beta Kappa "Ralph Waldo Emerson" award. Here's the quote that accompanied the announcement of the award: "In Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher , Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famou...

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Here are some fascinating weather-related photos from the past year.

http://www.weather.com/news/science/wea ... 3-20131216

Sorry about the annoying adds.

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Oh what a bunch of pansies! Heat builds character.

And Len the Gardener, I guess up there in that northern air, you have shorter growing seasons.

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Yes, even you jbuck can come.

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Well Len, my Yankee friend, (from a former Yankee), all you need to do is hire a moving van and move down here to the sunny South. You would love it! I do. I've never given one thought to moving back to Illinois. Come on down.

Cosi

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I feel really sorry for all those people who have been hit by ice storms. We have a relative that lives in Plano (suburb of Dallas). She reports that several of her tree limbs are so coated with ice that they have partially broken off. Guess she'll have to get somebody to saw them down. The upside i...

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John (jbuck), I think it will be a long, long time before this nation stops remembering John F. Kennedy's assassination. As to Lincoln's assassination, there was no Zapruder film and countless photos of the event. This sad event in Dallas was immediately brought into every living room --- the handso...

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John, I think you will really enjoy the book! Curtis particularly detested Christian missionaries. These "good souls" were constantly trying to put an end to the "pagan" and "barbaric" rituals that native Americans had practiced for centuries. For instance, the Hopi Snake Dance (the one that Curtis ...

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I will post more from this terrific book if I think there might be even one person interested in hearing more.

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A great biography of Edward S Curtis, who devoted a lifetime to photographing the American Indians, written by Timothy Egan. The story is both inspiring and yet touched with a melancholy sense of loss. Inspiring is the story of how the son of a dirt poor preacher and veteran of the Civil War became ...

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In all the uproar caused by Edward Snowden's activities and by the eavesdropping on Angela Merkel's cell phone, we in America and western Europe can be grateful that we don't live under these conditions: China to stamp out Dalai Lama's 'propaganda' in Tibet By Ben Blanchard, Reuters BEIJING -- China...

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Yuck! That IS a lousy breakfast!

What's for dinner??? Two oyster crackers and half an apple?

No wonder you enjoy eating out.

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I love this:

http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-202_162-10018815.html

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Whoever came up with this list must need glasses. I find some of the buildings pictured to be rather attractive. John (jbuck), there's one you might care to comment about.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... e-campuses

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This ought to help:

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/philly- ... d=20718440

This looks and sounds nauseating. If I'm going to forget about cholesterol worries, I at least want to enjoy the food I'm eating! Statin drugs can only do so much.

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Yep, we women seem to be uniquely qualified to handle the tough cases. I believe that more frequently than ever before, women will take control ---- and the world will be a better place for it! http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/11/opinion/rosin-women-in-charge/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 Read it and weep you guys!

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Yep, we women seem to be uniquely qualified to handle the tough cases. I believe that more frequently than ever before, women will take control ---- and the world will be a better place for it! http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/11/opinion/rosin-women-in-charge/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 Read it and weep you guys!

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What would be your top five destinations that are especially exotic/interesting. Looking for something other than the usual spots like Paris, London etc. Here's a starter list that I ran across: http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/5-trips-were-into-this-year/?CID=outbrain_lifestyle_5ttripsthisye...

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OK my liberal friends, can we all agree on these two points????? 1) NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW OBAMACARE WILL PLAY OUT. It's a situation of "having to pass the bill so we'll know what's in it", so to speak. (With thanks to Nancy Pelosi) 2) THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. Either federal taxes (wh...

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I fully agree with you that some Republicans are behaving badly! The extreme partisanship is getting nauseating. Ted Cruz is just horrid! If more Republicans were like McCain the situation in Washington would be a lot better. It is also necessary that Democrats meet their opposite number half way. A...

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Why are you afraid to look at the problems mentioned in the article? They are real and they are already happening. I have already admitted up front that some people will benefit from the new health care law. Can you not see that, as with most things in life, there will be both an upside and a downsi...

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Well Chalkperson, did you actually read the article or did you just decide that it wasn't worth your time because it had the word "lied" in it? Yes, the article contains merely anecdotal accounts from various individuals, but I find these stories worrisome. In the coming months and years, we'll get ...

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I guess it depends on your situation as to whether you will be helped or hurt by Obamacare. Certainly people with pre-existing conditions will be helped. People younger than 26 year of age will be helped in that they can stay on their parents medical insurance. But I've been reading a lot of article...

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One minute he's sounding like big changes are coming in terms of Catholic beliefs. Then he throws cold water on that idea. He wants to welcome Catholics back into the fold who believe in abortions, gay rights etc. But then he states that Catholic doctrine hasn't changed. Are priests going to continu...

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.... will make you feel uplifted? It might also make you realize that your problems might not be all that bad. I'm posting this because the article is about a fellow Georgia Girl and I'm so very proud of her: http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/09/18/aimee-copeland-flesh-eating-bacteria-survivor-bioni...

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The Pope is quite a guy! Although I'm not Catholic, I'm beginning to have more and more respect for him. Now if he would just approve birth control, he'd be accomplishing a great deal.

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Who thinks we will get all (or most of) Assad's chemical weapons?

Will some of the team that will be going to Syria to accomplish this end up getting killed by one side or the other in the civil war? Apparently neither side is exactly overjoyed with the deal made by the U.S. and Russia.

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