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In most cases you can move up just by doing two things. Show up on time. Don’t cause problems. ...
I used to go to setting to see a list of my posts. I did this to see if anyone had replied. I don't see that in settings page anymore. Maybe there is another way to see replies? Nevermind...I found it....
I think that it is risky to assume that your expenses will go down in retirement years. Even if you have no debt. Statistically speaking you are likely to a significant increase in healthcare costs. ...
Just wanted to say that I’m on Twitter a lot and I wanted to apologize for Louisiana’s rating. That’s mostly coming from me. ...
This is a third one that is Baton Rouge related. [link=(https://x.com/stclairashley/status/1773714877707636955?s=46&t=fM4YFTTST-Er0tfDTzN2SQ)]X[/link]...
I can’t wait to get a .44 Magnum with WiFi. ...
How much does an Airport Executive Director earn? If a Glock cost him $450 or so, how much could he sell it to a gang banger for? The financials of this scheme seem to be poor at best. Maybe he had a drug problem or something?...
[quote]They only seem to want to stir chaos when the opposition is in control. This is why you haven't heard much from Antifa since Biden took office.[/quote] Correct OUT with ANTIFA and IN with the boys in khaki pants. ...
[quote]Correct. Basically everything that isn’t Japanese is Portuguese, at least at the moment. Mariko only knows Portuguese. Nobody in Japan knows Englis as I understood it.[/quote] In the book Mariko is fluent in Latin as well. She and Anjin use it when they need extra privacy. ...
[quote]The air show will have a small addition to the traffic already down there due to the Plaquemines LNG project. There are 8,000 workers 30 minutes south of Belle Chasse every day. LA 23 north is fricked in the afternoons even on Saturdays. [/quote] The PLNG Project is changing their Saturda...
[quote]Well, when you have a government that just prints money and grows our deficit, I would have to say it would have no impact at all.[/quote] Makes one wonder why we pay taxes at all. ...
[quote] Regular folks are saying it's Oscar material[/quote] Worthy or not. This movie will never get even a whiff of an Oscar. ...
I fully support the booing of the AG, however, that letter doesn’t look real to me. ...
[quote]Where is the Royal Navy?[/quote] They’re busy trying to sell one their carriers. They can no longer afford to operate the HMS Prince of Wales. ...

re: Shogun!

Posted by TheGooner on 2/28/24 at 8:29 pm
I wish it had been 153 hours. Also while we’re on subject, the rest of Clavell’s Asian Saga is pretty damn good as well. The man had talent. ...

re: Shogun!

Posted by TheGooner on 2/28/24 at 11:03 am
It’s a top 4 or 5 novel of all time for me. I read it once and have since listened to the audiobook 3 times. I just finished the 3rd listen last week in anticipation of the new series. My wife will be glad when I quit using Japanese around the house in our conversations. LOL...

re: Shogun starts this week

Posted by TheGooner on 2/27/24 at 6:59 pm
[quote]So when we hear English on the show, it’s either “Dutch” if he’s talking to his crew, and “Portuguese” when he’s speaking to the Japanese or missionaries, right?[/quote] Yes but. In the novel, when Anjin and Mariko need to be secretive they use Latin. ...
[quote]It’s scares me that we have people like this in our military[/quote] Precisely. This guy should have been stopped at the Group W bench. ...
This was bound to happen. It is a mast year after all. ...