The King gave all the land between Jamestown and the Pacific Ocean to the colonists. Maybe the Queen could give us Mars. Thus, at least according to James I's writ, the Virginia Colony in its original sense extended to the coast of the Pacific Ocean, in what is now California, with all the states in between (Kentucky, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, etc.) belonging to Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia

@Klaus said in For jon, klaus, phibes... maybe others: Why is Heidegger at the bottom of this list? Brush up on your punk rock, son!

@Aqua-Letifer said in Hey, Catholics and Lutherans!: Do I... do I do Church of England stuff now? I don’t think I’ve witnessed it. I am always up for an Aqua show.

Or ..maybe you gentrified it.

It's a THOOPERSPREADER event, scattering liberty and optimism across the nation. [image: Oh%20the%20Huge%20Manatee.jpg]

The phased increases have been known and advertised since the beginning as a necessary part of getting it passed, with the understanding that the increases would be revisited later on depending on how revenues went.

PM Trudeau voices support for free speech...within limits, of course: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/free-speech-has-limits-canadas-justin-trudeau-says?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=sttw&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1604112221

Nothing to see here, move along...

@bachophile said in Hey 89th: @Doctor-Phibes said in Hey 89th: If Jorgensen wins I'll tattoo a picture of 89th's wife on my fucking knob. Would that be a face portrait or a full body image? Curious minds just want to know how much canvas space we are dealing with. Don't encourage him. He'll be doing the 'Watch! She gets taller!' thing on video. The world does not need that.

Well, it wasn't Hitler, but it worked. I dozed a couple hours in the chair then went back to bed when MFR got up and slept until 11.

Fantastic. Much much better than the David Lee Roth bluegrass version of "Jump."

Salmon in the oven. A baked eggplant drizzled with some tahini sauce Fresh baked bread and a well chilled local Sauvignon blanc. Very satisfying.

@Mik said in Hey Taiwan Girl!: I have a question - are you the only one outside TNCR who uses the 55555 thing? I am curious, because slang and how it travels interests me. 555 is quite common in Thailand, so I think that Thai people use it often frequently. But, I dont think it has gone out of Thailand yet unless maybe corresponding with a overseas Thai person. (and when I say yet, it is because you have not had the chance to spread it!! 555)

@Jolly said in 62.64%: @taiwan_girl said in 62.64%: Seems like raising the Social Security tax to all salaries is something that both sides have talked about. I believe it is a “easy“ way to keep more money going into Social Security. I think it is probably a good idea. The easiest way to address that one, is to take the cap off. that is what I meant. Instead of social security tax stopping at (I think) ~ USD$120,000, have it go to all salary.

Cool thanks!

It might be a nice way to meet like-minded people.

@George-K No, I haven't. I did read a Jaquiline DuPre biography and felt that her sister's trashing of her was a bit...unseemly. Jaqueline was one of the most talented musicians of the 20th century. It's incredibly sad that illness prevented her from having the career she should have had. Hilary's trashing of Jacqueline's memory says a lot more about Hilary than her sister.