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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson grad school
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:39:42 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
# 1
UNC's program is that you pay the UNC tuition then get to go to some
other school outside the US. Of course, many of those schools are much
cheaper to attend, so UNC makes a pile of money on the deal.
Daughter spent a semester in Granada, Spain at the university there, the
school kicked in a
Management is evaluating the various proposals, I have turned
negotiations over to the boy as I have done my part in identifying the
options and their associated costs on the various dimensions.
He is now saying he is interested in ortho surgery, so I am hoping in
some years he can buy me an
Hope all goes well for 'im, you and Mom, too.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson grad school
Management
, 2013 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson grad school
UNC's program is that you pay the UNC tuition then get to go to some other
school outside the US. Of course, many of those schools are much cheaper
to attend, so UNC makes a pile of money on the deal.
Daughter spent a semester
# 1 Grndson graduating from UNC-CH May 12 - international affairs and
linguistics; all of the schools ('bout 8 or 9) he applied to for grad school
accepted him, but UNC-CH made the best overall offer (certainly, the most
affordable) - one year free; second year at Institute d'Etude Politique de
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:39:42 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
# 1 Grndson graduating from UNC-CH May 12 - international affairs and
linguistics; all of the schools ('bout 8 or 9) he applied to for grad
school accepted him, but UNC-CH made the best overall offer (certainly,
the most
On Apr 12, 2013 6:40 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
# 1 Grndson graduating from UNC-CH May 12 - international affairs and
linguistics; all of the schools ('bout 8 or 9) he applied to for grad
school accepted him, but UNC-CH made the best overall offer (certainly, the
most affordable) - one
Thanks. I do, indeed, plan to attend the graduation ceremony.
Wilton
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
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Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson grad school
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18
Management wants me to go to Nantucket in August, I am not entirely
enthused but that might be my time to be exposed to it. Last time I was
there, or maybe the time before, Hillary! came to the island to raise
money from, oops I mean rail against, the rich white bankers and such
who summer
Maybe you'll luck out this time and that naturally affable, loose,
aw-shucks blue collar Romney guy will visit to troll for non-white
voters' support.
On 6/15/12, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Management wants me to go to Nantucket in August, I am not entirely
enthused
I think he might have left the Peoples' Republik for good now. Though
there is a Cherokee running for Senate, he might want to help her.
Lieawatha I think her name is?
--R
On 6/15/12 2:43 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Maybe you'll luck out this time and that naturally affable, loose,
andrew wrote:
...will visit to troll for non-white
voters' support.
That is against religion.
mao
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Hmmm... Then Chairman Mao is a what?
On 6/14/12, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
--R wrote:
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a
few
months to get there!
Someone here pointed out months ago that there is
Dieselhead wrote:
We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
How about a return to democratic republic?
mao
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Great slogan.
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
How about a return to democratic republic?
mao
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I used to live in the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Cambridge
--R
On 6/14/12 7:32 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
How about a return to democratic republic?
mao
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So when will you be coming up north again to renew your yankee roots?
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
I used to live in the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Cambridge
--R
On 6/14/12 7:32 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
Only if you can replace one of the current democan/republicrat candidates.
Dieselhead wrote:
We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
How about a return to democratic republic?
mao
All the candidates that support a constitutional republic got scuttled.
I used to live in the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Cambridge
--R
I have lived in the Peeples' republik of Pakalolo Otherwise known as
the 50th state.
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Rick Knoble wrote:
I live five miles away from the worst urban area in the country (Gary, IN).
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/13063624-418/chicago-atf-agents-find-gary-less-than-hospitable.html
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We have a choice: Communist or socialist.
--R wrote:
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a few
months to get there!
Someone here pointed out months ago that there is no contest this
cycle. How does it make sense to run the guy that couldn't beat the
guy
Amen to that.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
--R wrote:
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a few
months to get there!
Someone here pointed out months ago that there is no contest this
cycle. How does it make
Like being left alone?
On 6/11/12, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
It's all gummint land, doing things Best Not Spoken Of.
--R
On 6/11/12 8:50 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was down to Quantico a couple weeks ago, flew into National and drove
down. Its not terribly far
Amongst other things.
--R
On 6/12/12 5:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Like being left alone?
On 6/11/12, Rich Thomasrichthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
It's all gummint land, doing things Best Not Spoken Of.
--R
On 6/11/12 8:50 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was down to Quantico a
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Like being left alone?
On 6/11/12, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
It's all gummint land, doing things Best
I said it had a bad reputation. I have no first hand knowledge, except for the
media reports of the mayor being setup smoking crack and then being re-elected.
And other media reports of crime and such. Stop being so thin skinned. I live
five miles away from the worst urban area in the country
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What a crock of sh**. DC is a diverse, growing, and increasingly
SAFE city (if you use your head). This ghetto remark is WAY out of
date as well as highly offensive. :((.
Well, when you start out as the murder capitol of the USA, I'd certainly hope
the direction of
If he is close to the embassies he is probably OK.
IIRC, the north side of DC is the worst. I had a customer who did a lot of work
there and they always sent two guys on any call in DC as a safety precaution.
I know the first time I visited DC I was amazed at how bad it got so close to
the
You got that right!
There is no place more ghetto than Gary, Indiana and the surrounding area.
The term urban wasteland would be an understatement.
I used to go to Munster, IN regularly, and dreaded the trip every time. Even on
the brightest, sunniest springtime or summer day that place was
I think the SC struck down their idiotic gun laws and allowed the
law-abiding citizens to get on equal footing with the other citizens.
Parts of DC are VERY nice, parts are not nice at all. You just gotta
know your boundaries. Kinda like any other city.
--R
On 6/11/12 12:29 AM, andrew
Rich Thomas wrote:
I think the SC struck down their idiotic gun laws and allowed the
law-abiding citizens to get on equal footing with the other citizens.
In theory, yes.
In practice, they've done a very good job of ignoring the court order.
They don't call it the District of Criminals for
Is there anyplace in the country you find to be a desirable place to live?
Last I recall you were trash talking Seattle too.
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
What a crock of sh**. DC is a diverse, growing, and increasingly
SAFE city (if you use your
He has a compound in Idaho, up in the mountains (are there mountains
there?), well-stocked with gold, food and ammo for the coming societal
breakdown. And camo, lots of camo. Dieselhead's Freehold
My boy is in DC, lives in a nice area and likes it a lot.
--R
On 6/11/12 9:29 AM, Brian
You cant carry your concealed hand gun in DC, right? That
explains why it is a ghetto.
On 6/10/2012 11:11 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
DC has a pretty bad reputation for being a ghetto. I hope his area is not too
bad.
Rick
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 9:09 PM, WILTONwilt...@nc.rr.com
Rich Thomas wrote:
He has a compound in Idaho, up in the mountains (are there mountains
there?), well-stocked with gold, food and ammo for the coming societal
breakdown. And camo, lots of camo. Dieselhead's Freehold
rickkno...@hotmail.com
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson
DC has a pretty bad reputation for being a ghetto. I hope his area is not
too bad.
Rick
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 9:09 PM, WILTON wilt
The Idaho Panhandle is very mountainous. Just don't upset the federal
government. Some are probably still raw over Ruby Ridge.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
He has a compound in Idaho, up in the mountains (are there mountains
Increasingly safe so that means you are robbed and gang raped only
once a night, while walking your dog to the lattie` store? Instead of on
your doorstep like before
DC has been the murder capital of the USA for decades, crime runs
unchecked, the diversity you applaud apparently simply means
Brian Toscano wrote:
The Idaho Panhandle is very mountainous. Just don't upset the federal
government. Some are probably still raw over Ruby Ridge.
Same county the Weavers lived in:
http://www.khq.com/story/15319276/man-claims-self-defense-in-shooting-grizzly-feds-file-charges
The Idaho panhandle is chock full of white supremacists and other such
anti-government folks. It's not 100% that way, but there is certainly a much
higher percentage of them in them there parts.
Beautiful place, however.
Dan
On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com
Because there are a lot of crazy guys with guns who would love to take
him out. most of them not local..
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Yeah well if it is so safe, why won't the Prez drive around with a shipload
of bodyguards?
Hendrik
who is so
Amen to that
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:48 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Because there are a lot of crazy guys with guns who would love to take
him out. most of them not local..
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au
Good. If you listen to the media, DC is almost as bad as Detroit or Gary. Glad
it's not.
Rick
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 9:30 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
'Looks good - not ghettoish at all; people out strolling, going somewhere
with a purpose, etc; buildings look good,
OK, let's here are the facts about crime rates in large and medium USA
cities. Interesting that gun-friendly AZ and southern cities dominate
the list. You don't see D.C. in the top 5:
http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/crime1.aspx
Worst Large Cities for Crime (500,000 pop.)
Although
I assume you are saying amen to his being protected as opposed to
being in the crosshairs of assassins.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Amen to that
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On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:48 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
There are other gun friendly locales throughout the country that are not on
your list.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:02 AM, andrew strasfogel
astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote:
OK, let's here are the facts about crime rates in large and medium USA
cities. Interesting that gun-friendly AZ and southern
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a
few months to get there!
(I had to throw that in, it was just too easy)
--R
On 6/11/12 1:03 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I assume you are saying amen to his being protected as opposed to
being in the crosshairs of
The country has come a long way since the days when Thomas Jefferson used
to ride on horseback from DC to Monticello...
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a
few months
I think the relevant point is that there is little to no correlation
between gun friendly and cirme rates - either way.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.comwrote:
There are other gun friendly locales throughout the country that are not on
your list.
--
The MAJOR point is that D.C. is nowhere near the top of the crime list.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:28 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I think the relevant point is that there is little to no correlation
between gun friendly and cirme rates - either way.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM,
My 24 yr. old daughter (at the time) spend an uneventful year in D.C. 4 or
5 years ago.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:44 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote:
The MAJOR point is that D.C. is nowhere near the top of the crime list.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:28 PM, OK Don
The irony is that despite all the racist stereotypes about DC there's
a good chance we may have a white mayor in the near future, and
slightly farther out, a majority non-African American population.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:48 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
My 24 yr. old daughter (at the
The one thing that always struck me whenever I visited DC (and in fairness this
was from 1988 through 1996 on a bimonthly basis) was the lack of Anglo
Americans working at anything outside of government jobs.
Cabbies, street vendors, shopkeepers, etc., were all noticeably foreign.
I don't mean
That is an honest, non judgmental and generally accurate observation.
We do have African Americans in every walk of life, but not
necessarily proportionate to the rest of the population.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
The one thing that always struck me
To further clarify my comment, I rarely saw African Americans around the Mall
or other tourista parts of DC, rather, there seemed to be a lot of Middle
Eastern and Caribbean folks.
Do note the time frame I described as well - I am talking about a good 15 years
ago if not more.
I can recall
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson
OK, let's here are the facts about crime rates in large and medium USA
cities. Interesting that gun-friendly AZ and southern cities dominate
the list. You don't see D.C
i was talking about him being protected but.
On 6/11/2012 12:03 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I assume you are saying amen to his being protected as opposed to
being in the crosshairs of assassins.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Kaleb C. Striplinka...@striplin.net wrote:
Amen to that
--R wrote:
He's doing a pretty good job of taking himself out, it is just taking a few
months to get there!
Someone here pointed out months ago that there is no contest this
cycle. How does it make sense to run the guy that couldn't beat the
guy that lost in the last cycle (Obama vs McCain)?
deer. Apparently personnel on base are allowed to archery hunt in
season.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:31:55 -0400
From: Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Grndson
Message-ID: 840c75e4-9dd1-4add-996c-3392550fa...@yahoo.com
It's all gummint land, doing things Best Not Spoken Of.
--R
On 6/11/12 8:50 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was down to Quantico a couple weeks ago, flew into National and drove down.
Its not terribly far and I was struck by how quickly it turns into real forest,
as you say, without much suburban
Grndson called few min. ago; had good first day, 'cept for letting his iPhone
lead him astray to consulate 'stead of embassy; 'called his boss lady who was
also late; by the time he got to embassy, he was 30 min late and wet with
perspiration. 'Had walked the route (20 min) yesterday, then let
#1 grndson has moved into an apt. 'bout 10 blocks from his embassy
job/internship in DC; 'reports for duty at 0900 tomorrow.
Wilton
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Great news!
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
#1 grndson has moved into an apt. 'bout 10 blocks from his embassy
job/internship in DC; 'reports for duty at 0900 tomorrow.
Wilton
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DC has a pretty bad reputation for being a ghetto. I hope his area is not too
bad.
Rick
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 9:09 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
#1 grndson has moved into an apt. 'bout 10 blocks from his embassy
job/internship in DC; 'reports for duty at 0900
What a crock of sh**. DC is a diverse, growing, and increasingly
SAFE city (if you use your head). This ghetto remark is WAY out of
date as well as highly offensive. :((.
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
DC has a pretty bad reputation for being a
What a crock of sh**. DC is a diverse, growing, and increasingly
SAFE city (if you use your head). This ghetto remark is WAY out of
date as well as highly offensive. :((.
D C is a black hole that sucks money out of the rest of the country.
It is also where good ideas die and bad ideas
Yeah well if it is so safe, why won't the Prez drive around with a
shipload of bodyguards?
Hendrik
who is so tough, he doesn't need bodyguards
On 11/06/12 13:59, andrew strasfogel wrote:
What a crock of sh**. DC is a diverse, growing, and increasingly
SAFE city (if you use your head). This
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