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The Disappearance of the Middle Class by Jody July 4, 2012 12:13 pm

Ehrenreich is right on target, as always. by ER 2012-07-04 14:22:53
And yet, here we are, another generation later. by TB 2012-07-04 13:26:41
- It is our fault...that I am sure of. It is a cycle though. We went from total gestapo to total ... by Jody 2012-07-05 08:14:14
  - However ugly, there is a class system. There is the poor, the middle class, and the affluent. Of course there ... by Jody 2012-07-05 08:41:02
- It's the end result of what you advocate, TB. Your dream, your ideal, your doom. by bowser 2012-07-04 15:16:43
- Actually Tom I didn't get what you read. I got something else. I read that kids simply don't want to ... by Jody 2012-07-04 13:52:03
  - It's been a long time since I read FOF. by ER 2012-07-04 14:59:35
    - I don't see it as political either. I wouldn't be fascinated with it if it were. She is very calm, ... by Jody 2012-07-04 17:17:44
      - Take it, sister. May it serve you well. by ER 2012-07-04 17:41:49

Feedback wanted by johannes May 31, 2012 9:57 am

F = ma is equivalent to m = F/a by ER 2012-06-30 17:08:56
- Thank you for the feedback ER by johannes 2012-07-04 11:30:51
My feedback is that you are pretty much over everyone's head. by bowser 2012-06-05 12:06:58
- Thank you bowser. It gives me something to think about. by johannes 2012-06-07 11:03:42
COMPARISON OF FORMULAS by johannes 2012-06-02 12:02:42

The New Class by ER July 3, 2012 8:34 am

When was the last time you worked at a large private company? by TB 2012-07-03 15:13:46
- I was laid off from GTE in 1990. by ER 2012-07-03 16:21:07
  - GTE by TB 2012-07-03 18:54:52
    - It was GTE Mountain View. by ER 2012-07-03 21:01:40
      - The buildings on the east side are still there. I don't know who's in them now. by TB 2012-07-03 22:01:41
  - Mar 1991, actually. by ER 2012-07-03 16:55:21

"Britain's Atlantis" by TB July 3, 2012 3:23 pm

Wow! by Jody 2012-07-03 21:00:36
The Dogger Bank by ER 2012-07-03 16:17:41
- The article you read never changes. The car keys are someplace new every day. by TB 2012-07-03 17:24:12

Tom...would you, if you have the time...help me look to see if this is legit... by Jody July 3, 2012 7:02 pm

One article on this -here-. by TB 2012-07-03 20:36:45
- Yipes. There's at least one for every area of the ocean. See what you can find on this page. by TB 2012-07-03 20:40:15
  - THANK YOU so much!!!!!! by Jody 2012-07-03 20:46:13

And sometimes they just grow up. by ER July 3, 2012 11:04 am

Yeah, now he's 17 and he's got it all worked out. :) by TB 2012-07-03 13:03:09
- I'll bet ya he just got laid. by ER 2012-07-03 14:45:20
  - Chris Matthews? by TB 2012-07-03 15:18:21
    - Matthews was not hosting, Smerconish was. by ER 2012-07-03 17:05:16
      - Wouldn't know. I don't watch. by TB 2012-07-03 17:31:10

Free enterprise at work again. by bowser July 2, 2012 12:20 pm

There are few industries more heavily regulated than the pharmaceutical industry. by TB 2012-07-02 13:17:45
- As an alternative: by bowser 2012-07-02 16:51:18
  - Yep by RobVG 2012-07-02 20:09:34
  - Businessmen rarely get sent to jail. by ER 2012-07-02 18:03:48
    - So, what's your answer? by TB 2012-07-02 18:12:38
      - Reserve capital punishment for corporate crimes. by ER 2012-07-02 18:55:09
        
        Heh. by TB 2012-07-02 19:46:58
        
        Not retention. Saturation. by ER 2012-07-02 21:52:54
        
        Nope. It must be retention. by TB 2012-07-03 07:53:52
        
        So what you are saying... by ER 2012-07-03 09:21:18
        
        No, what I am saying is you are making up my positions and ignoring my real ones. by TB 2012-07-03 10:56:40
        
        We don't want revolution, we want justice. by ER 2012-07-03 11:22:29
        
        The system largely works. by TB 2012-07-03 12:48:34
  - I wasn't talking about alternative punishments. by TB 2012-07-02 18:02:47

Speaking of tattoos.... by Jody July 2, 2012 11:30 am

The uphill passage. by ER 2012-07-02 12:39:36
- They are like permanent short shorts. At some point they get embarrassing. by bowser 2012-07-02 22:38:56
- Poor planning above by FrankC 2012-07-02 21:36:57
- I have my nose pierced. I have no philosophical reason, except that I am a jewelry slut. I have three sets ... by Jody 2012-07-02 14:49:28
  - Reminds me of myself by FrankC 2012-07-02 21:46:00
    - I guess, in a way...my rings do mean something to me on a deeper level. I wear my Dad's wedding ... by Jody 2012-07-03 06:38:23

Airbus coming to my hometown by FrankC July 2, 2012 10:34 pm

Disappearance of Childhood II by ER July 1, 2012 6:40 am

:) by Jody 2012-07-01 20:56:32
- A GIRL playing with a top? by ER 2012-07-02 08:39:14
  - Hah! I remember standing face to face with a friend and we would take turns throwing down an open pocket ... by Jody 2012-07-02 10:09:35
    - There is a name for that game!!!Well I'll be. by Jody 2012-07-02 15:12:35
Playing with a top required several things which are missing today, and provided at least one benefit which is also ... by bowser 2012-07-01 17:15:15
- Adult-organized sports teach the corporate virtues, by ER 2012-07-01 18:02:19
  - I think parents today are in fear of having to spend alone time with their kids. by Jody 2012-07-01 21:03:08
  - Sports by TB 2012-07-01 20:23:41
    - Leave it to you, TB, by ER 2012-07-02 08:36:42
      - Actually, sports preferences don't have anything to do with politics for most people. by TB 2012-07-02 09:30:36
        
        I tracked it down. by ER 2012-07-02 10:02:24
        
        The link I was thinking of had charts for favorite TV shows and a bunch of other stuff. by TB 2012-07-02 10:38:29
        
        Hey, we never claimed The Donald. by ER 2012-07-02 12:18:43
Maybe this is cultural. by TB 2012-07-01 14:14:15
- Our ages aren't that much different. by ER 2012-07-01 14:58:57
  - That could poke your eye out... by ER 2012-07-01 17:12:16

Watching Colorado's Fires by podrock June 26, 2012 4:58 pm

Time Lapse view by podrock 2012-07-01 17:43:23
- Tricky. by TB 2012-07-01 19:49:27
  - Ya know, I recently saw that there was some sort of contest doing just this sort of geo-locatiopn. Wish I ... by podrock 2012-07-01 20:28:08
    - One of the problems I have: by TB 2012-07-01 21:13:56
      - Also...the old navigation tools for GEarth were better than they are now. by podrock 2012-07-01 21:42:20
      - Rarely use street view for these sorts of things. I triangulate in Google Earth using the ruler tool, lining up ... by podrock 2012-07-01 21:37:04
        
        Street view by TB 2012-07-02 08:28:44
        
        There are radio towers on the mountain directly under Pikes Peak that make a good bearing. The distinctive red light ... by podrock 2012-07-02 09:18:47
        
        Using the tower is a good idea. by TB 2012-07-02 09:39:40
        
        And, of course, every now and then you get a lucky break. by TB 2012-07-02 09:00:26
        
        Excellent work, TB. by podrock 2012-07-02 09:16:26
Please be safe...no heroics. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:39:16
My brother lives in Colorado Springs, although not in any danger. Yet. by TB 2012-06-26 23:24:46
- Keep us posted about your brother Tom. I am so frightened of fires...they take on a life of their own. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:40:17

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