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And the drug war droned on and on
There are enough mid-air collisions already without millions of no-see-ums crowding the airspace. I fear that the whole drone thing will backfire on the industry and drone-advocates, spoiling their potential for everybody, just because of rushes to judgment and unwillingness to face reality on both "sides." Tw— August 18, 2015 9:01 p.m.
San Diego citizenry could be smarter
I'd make a guess that it's number one in climate. It would be interesting to make comparisons adjusted for heating and cooling costs, street conditions, crime, and most of all, civility, and self-righteousness indices. Tw— August 18, 2015 8:57 p.m.
And the drug war droned on and on
Not only that, you preempted my pun! Maybe someone else knows . . . I was hoping the Reader geeks would be reading and fix--maybe they did, it seems to be working now.— August 17, 2015 11:19 p.m.
Memorial Day Prayer for the families of Newtown
Agreed. I've long wondered why Nan stopped posting. Anyone know?— August 17, 2015 7:53 p.m.
The all-natural burger at Carl’s Jr.
Char is carcinogenic. Mayo may make you sick as well as fat. I can't eat the stuff. I Julienne my zucchini and saute it quickly with celery seeds tossed constantly in a hot copper pan. But I haven't lost hope that some decent fast food will soon be invented. But I believe every single word of ever advertisement that promises "grass-fed, hormoan-free, with no added salt." Can I sue for false advertising? Can they counter-sue for my being too stupid to believe them?— August 17, 2015 6:45 p.m.
Sell, sell, sell that Tribune Publishing stock
I agree's with you 'cept for one thang, "The major objective of the editorial product should be to boost market share of the paper, and contribute to the company's revenue and profit." Give them literary excellence and the profits will come. Papers that don't get this concept ain't worth reading. I 'specially agree's with you about ad agencies. When I say the Internet should be user-driven and user-oriented, I mean that it should function to get shoppers what they want, not anger them with unwanted ads which they can't delete. The "latest 'big thing'" is the video with loud sound that the user can't delete. This creates so much resentment in me that I will boycott their products.— August 17, 2015 4:41 p.m.
El Cajon dentist's Chicago misfortune
Ponzi, et al: I'm with you on the PC problems, and even on the rudeness of many "ragheads." But neither of us is working from an adequate sample size, and we're both cherry-picking. You focus on "ragheads" and I focus on "rednecks." Neither of us is logical. Let’s settle on the fact that we both like the theater of the absurd . . . My family goes back at least 10,000 years, at least the "fraction" of it that met the boatload that the other fraction of it, along, apparently, with all of yours, that invaded this country and took it by force. The part of me that "met the boat," as Will Rogers would say, may want the part of me that invaded to "go back where they came from," but I can't figure out how many pounds of flesh that amounts to. Luckily, that fraction has largely reconciled with their fate and with the sorted history that the "cultivated" hath wrought. As to so-called "natives" and "foreigners," I'm an equal opportunity hater and lover. I'm more concerned with the "content of their character" than where they came from or their label. Labels like "raghead" and "redneck" are equally repugnant in my mind, but to the intelligent, context is everything--or at least a core concept that should not be ignored, even by the ignorant. No, ESPECIALLY by the ignorant. The other core concept is RELEVANCE, of course. Then integration, integrity. I know fine people, fine minds, who can trace their lineage back to the 17th century and beyond, and I know fine people, fine minds, who fled oppression and have vastly enriched this polyglot culture. I don’t want them deported on Trumped charges—or any other kangaroo court. “. . . a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” –A. Lincoln Except for the “ . . . huddled masses, yearning to breathe free?” Except for those who lived here from which we took it by force? Culture is self-righteousness writ large, and while variety is the spice of life, we would be better off as a species if we returned to our social roots. It's high time we all understood that discrimination is entirely different from prejudice.— August 17, 2015 8:14 a.m.
And the drug war droned on and on
Thanks for the links, Dan. I pretty much follow your practice with items of interest; I commonly copy text into Word, and add the link for future reference. I wouldn't panic if I saw one overhead, operating in a safe manner, but I don't want them over my house or in "congested" areas. I'm concerned about system failures and loss of control.— August 17, 2015 7:22 a.m.
El Cajon dentist's Chicago misfortune
"Welcome to the third world toilet of El Cajon." I find the clerks in El Cajon more polite there than on the coast.— August 16, 2015 8:29 p.m.
El Cajon dentist's Chicago misfortune
Most licensed "professional" organizations are set up ostensibly to protect the public, when their real mission is to protect themselves. That we, the people continue to put up with this indignity, nay, to encourage it, is one upon what they depend us to put.— August 16, 2015 8:27 p.m.