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The Case of the Aging Detective by TB July 3, 2011 8:10 pm

My vote's for Travis McGee. He still haunts the bayous and the sloughs here, ageless, but world-weary. " ... by ER 2011-07-04 13:53:02
Nick & Nora were my favorite sluething duo. by Lee 2011-07-04 11:18:03
- They were cool as was Asta! That was the original funny dog. by Eri 2011-07-04 11:27:30
ROFLMAO! Maybe they'll revisit Magnum PI when he is using a walker and armed with a stun gun and a cattle ... by Eri 2011-07-04 05:20:55

Upload size limits by TB July 3, 2011 4:36 pm

Weekly News 2-in-1 Edition by Vitruvius July 3, 2011 1:50 pm

Idea for new name proposed by me: The Goldilocks Gazette. Y'now, Goldilocks Zone, Habitable Zone? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-06 23:57:30
Good work, VB by Robert 2011-07-05 11:06:13
- One of my favorite websites is Instapundit, which is basically a collection of links with short comments now and then. ... by TB 2011-07-05 11:13:29
  - Hmmmm... by Robert 2011-07-05 11:57:47
I love it! Of course, I keep wanting to insert some responses. Hee. Some of these could ... by Eri 2011-07-03 21:31:24
Nice work! I usually stick everything in separate threads, but your way seems less oppressive somehow. by TB 2011-07-03 14:19:22
Brilliant, VRB. Sort of a "Weekend Update" on acid. by ER 2011-07-03 14:05:21

Update on the "holographic universe" by TB July 3, 2011 8:29 am

Maybe the Universe is just a projection of my mind. I created you all. I feel fuzzy this morning. Oh, that ... by Eri 2011-07-04 06:02:36
- If that's the case, I want to thank you for my wife, my kids and my dog. Oh, and could you ... by mcfly 2011-07-04 19:09:40
  - I'll see if Rover can whip up some pancakes for you. Just leave out the batter mix, some milk ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:29:21
"Recant!" by mcfly 2011-07-04 04:31:26
- No, "decant!" (hic) by TB 2011-07-04 07:15:48
  - Decant much better than recant! by Eri 2011-07-04 15:18:28
    - Yer always taking TB's side :-( by mcfly 2011-07-04 17:52:55
      - Only when there's booze involved. by Eri 2011-07-04 22:30:10
The Holographic Universe theory was interesting, and probably could be created in some way in a lab, but I have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-03 14:16:54
This is what really matters, Tom. Everything else is just a never-ending search to find cheaper packaging techniques and ... by ER 2011-07-03 10:51:02

That's not a backup drive... by TB July 3, 2011 6:34 am

Oh, TB. Why must you make me drool so? So many electronics, so little money. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-03 14:10:07

Exxon is trying to destroy our environment by Eri July 3, 2011 5:10 am

No, Exxon is not "trying to destroy our environment." Exxon is trying to drill oil and move it to ... by TB 2011-07-03 08:07:38
- Tom, Oil companies have a habit of understating. We know that from The Gulf Oil Spill and BP. ... by Eri 2011-07-03 12:12:08
  - If one side is understating, sometimes the other side is overstating. The history of the Gulf oil spill is ... by TB 2011-07-03 13:08:27
    - While I have to agree that noone would want this (environmental disasters are very bad for business), I do have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-03 13:58:18

Is anything working these days? Has it ever worked? by Jody July 2, 2011 3:49 pm

S.S.D.D. Same Shit Different Day, I guess. Thanks Zoners you have helped me put this into perspective. Still sucks. by Jody 2011-07-03 12:26:43
I can't remember a time when the country wasn't heading for disaster. No, I do believe we have serious ... by ER 2011-07-03 06:04:51
- Walking is the process of continually heading for a fall...and never quite falling. by Robert 2011-07-03 11:56:26
  - Then again, maybe Americans are just whining crybabies who have never had to put up with hard times (or at ... by ER 2011-07-03 13:12:04
    - Looking at all these replies, it seems pretty simple: The good old days were good because it was a young person ... by TB 2011-07-03 13:34:59
      - I've read several convincing SF tales that have tackled the implications of longevity, both for individuals as well as implemented ... by ER 2011-07-03 14:32:21
        
        For an immortal, the "this too shall pass" attitude would definitely have to be accompanied by a serious network of ... by TB 2011-07-03 14:54:13
        
        Great premise for a novel there, if you don't want me to steal it, say so now, or forever hold ... by ER 2011-07-03 20:05:58
        
        Hardly original with me. Neil Gaiman had several such characters in his spectacular "Sandman" series, the most well known ... by TB 2011-07-03 20:15:06
  - OK, I'm just going to go jump in the currently highly risen Missouri River. A girl named Logan in a more ... by Eri 2011-07-03 12:31:05
    - Hang in there. Rivers rise, rivers fall. Don't build in a flood zone. I remember reading Michener's "Chesapeake" years ago. ... by TB 2011-07-03 13:24:16
- Good post. And sometimes I do wonder how much of this kind of thinking is just us getting old. My ... by TB 2011-07-03 07:27:24
  - Yeah TB...I think you are right...it is my age. Plus the fact I am a melancholy baby. Being empathic doesn't help. ... by Jody 2011-07-03 12:30:16
I get the "sinking ship" feeling sometimes too, though for reasons probably quite different from your own. But if we ... by mcfly 2011-07-02 22:27:13
This country is not ticking. Unless you want to count the time bomb that is ticking. Worse times ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:02
We need to be vigilant, but don't overdo it. It's not "Mad Max," and not likely to be. Most everything ... by TB 2011-07-02 20:44:52

Skyline (film) by FrankC July 2, 2011 7:22 pm

Honestly? It kinda sucked. There wasn't anything "realistic" about it. Does it deserve it's B classification? Yes. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-19 11:47:58
- What I meant about it being realistic is that we lose, big time, no Independence Day, and the invaders would ... by FrankC 2011-07-19 12:58:22
- Given the abundance of resources throughout the solar system, never mind other star systems, I can think of only one ... by TB 2011-07-19 11:57:30
  - If they can travel interstellar distances, then genetically engineering a slave race would be trivial for them. by Lee 2011-08-01 20:21:19
  - Unless those resources happen to be... BRAINS!!! by FrankC 2011-07-19 19:15:41
    - Alien Zombies...... Hollywood sunk to a new low the moment they wrote that script. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-22 22:32:36
It *was* kinda cool! Thanks for the tip Frank. Great ending. by mcfly 2011-07-15 07:53:33
Thanks! I'll put it on my Netflix list. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:56

Meanwhile, in North Dakota by TB July 2, 2011 3:20 pm

Economic Freefall by Eri July 2, 2011 1:48 pm

Where were you when the economy was going to hell and the Democrats spent their two years in absolute power ... by TB 2011-07-02 15:08:38
- I was watching my retirement funds disappear and cursing them all. I still curse them all but Republicans more ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:39:27
  - My retirement funds mostly came back. I basically sit on my investments, not because I'm an investment genius, but ... by TB 2011-07-02 22:36:22
    - I didn't have the time to wait for them to come back and got out while I could. Honestly, ... by Eri 2011-07-03 04:58:11
      - Secret number one: during a "frisky" market period, don't look at the statements. Anyway, I've been slowly rebalancing ... by TB 2011-07-03 06:40:46
        
        When all you've got to live on is in volatile markets, your advice is asanine. "Just don't look and ... by Eri 2011-07-03 12:14:10
        
        If all your investments are in volatile markets, take shots at your advisors, not me. by TB 2011-07-03 13:11:29
        
        I wasn't taking shots at you; I was taking shots at the economy until you piped up with silly advice. ... by Eri 2011-07-03 21:34:10
        
        "Silly?" I rode it out. Did it work? by TB 2011-07-04 07:14:31
        
        Tom, you are not ME, you were not in my circumstances with MY retirement accounts and ready to retire next ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:13:05
        
        Sorry. But advice is not the same thing as control. by TB 2011-07-05 06:36:16

Partisan Wrangling Strangles the Poor by Eri July 2, 2011 1:24 pm

Shutdowns are a deliberate political tactic. Basically, "Raise taxes or we'll shoot this dog." The governor is seeking about $35.8 billion, with ... by TB 2011-07-02 15:04:39
- All good points. I blame both parties for this crap. They need to work together and nobody seems ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:41:24

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