Frank
Retired engineer, AF Vet, Happily married
Moved to FL from PA
Joined Oct 2022
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@BFBucky1 @ProjectShadow Franklin and all the rest of the founders would have already kicked some of these grifters tushes. It is a nation however built on many sins.
@hapkidogal @ProjectShadow I wonder what Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts would be.
@p3R1n01D I read recently that coffee probably has more effects than just the caffeine. They could not say precisely what they were but I then to agree!
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Today was 1/2 a half cup of coffee day.
@guinnessphil Habbersett is the only other one I know of. We can get Kunzler down here in FL at the “Amish Store”. We can get Goods Potato chips too.
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Turkish proverb
"The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them."
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It's happened to other democracies around the world, incumbents are taking a beating, mainly due to inflation.
Just now, Germany's coalition government split, they may have to call a special election in January (not scheduled until next fall).
This week, this month, however long it takes, we grieve, we heal, we recharge, we stay engaged, and we fight. They want us to give up, and we won't, we will keep on fighting.
@guinnessphil I see Kunzler was sold and the plant in Lancaster will be sold. I guess they will keep selling it but I do not know where it will be made. Of the three brand I know of it was my favorite.
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Eugene Vindman was elected to the House
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“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me” -Martin Niemöller
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"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." I had to learn this poem in school. But there is nothing sweet about what our men and women gave in the wars. It was a necessary evil. And it cost so much. Let us never forget how we maintained our fragile freedom. This week, I honour them, every one of them. Thank you. 
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It took 5 but it was quick! The 4th try solved it I just had to switch 2 letters.
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Some of these I would never solve the hard way!
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"What an irony that on the same day an older woman goes to court to face the consequences of a rape culture, a rapist is voted into the highest office of the land in another country.
When Gisèle decided that 'shame must change sides' and asked for the trial to be held in public, she transformed her pain into something powerful which provided opportunities for us to talk about how sexism and misogyny feed into rape culture."
@Susandoyle And the sky is grey.
Sing it Mama!
Frank
Retired engineer, AF Vet, Happily married
Moved to FL from PA
Joined Oct 2022