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Phil Perrin
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My niece and her husband of almost 20 years spit up 2 years ago
She moved to Asheville, NC to be with a high school friend of hers, whom she found out was quite the alcoholic!
She met a friend of his and moved in with him. He turned out to be an alcoholic also unfortunately
She left him earlier this year and spent a month with us, clearing her mind and soul
Pammi and I went to Asheville in February and cleared out a storage room that she had rented for all of her furniture and stuff
Her brother and she drove down from Maine last night, to get her stuff so that they could move it back to her new digs
We treated to a local brewery for dinner tonight, and will give them LOTS of home cooking before they leave on Monday to head back to Maine
This is us, Melani, Pammi, B and the old goat, L-R
She moved to Asheville, NC to be with a high school friend of hers, whom she found out was quite the alcoholic!
She met a friend of his and moved in with him. He turned out to be an alcoholic also unfortunately
She left him earlier this year and spent a month with us, clearing her mind and soul
Pammi and I went to Asheville in February and cleared out a storage room that she had rented for all of her furniture and stuff
Her brother and she drove down from Maine last night, to get her stuff so that they could move it back to her new digs
We treated to a local brewery for dinner tonight, and will give them LOTS of home cooking before they leave on Monday to head back to Maine
This is us, Melani, Pammi, B and the old goat, L-R
@Phil Perrin , I hope Melanie's luck changes in relationships.
Phil Perrin
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She’s been very happily single since! She’s working full time and taking care of her dad
John_NJ
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The Race to Save Ketchup: Building a Tomato for a Hotter World
Seed companies are investing in drought tolerance technologies to help farmers mitigate climate change.
www.wsj.com
“We haven’t hit the doomsday scenario of just not having just enough water to do our basic agricultural needs,” says Anderson, “but that day is coming and it’s coming soon.”
Bayer’s tomatoes are one example of how the agriculture industry is now trying to stay ahead of a changing climate that could disrupt the food supply chain and drive up prices for consumers.
Partly it is defense. Droughts and rising temperatures globally have taken a heavy toll on agriculture in recent years, and some scientists and agriculture officials expect a changing climate to make extreme weather events more common.
Darryl - swazies
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Yes it is.
This here is proof.....
This here is proof.....
TomRc
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(Big sigh). I was afraid this would end badly for me….
DanHoo
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More proof.
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Tim Campbell
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Okay, way off-topic.
Can someone explain/tell/show me the ranking system in our signatures? I hit Guru...never paid much attention. Now curious.
I think it means I spend way too much time with you bunch of enabling w*nkers
Can someone explain/tell/show me the ranking system in our signatures? I hit Guru...never paid much attention. Now curious.
I think it means I spend way too much time with you bunch of enabling w*nkers
JimK
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DanHoo
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Okay, way off-topic.
Can someone explain/tell/show me the ranking system in our signatures? I hit Guru...never paid much attention. Now curious.
I think it means I spend way too much time with you bunch of enabling w*nkers
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John_NJ
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Mr. Vice President, and Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that Nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American Island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.
It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.
As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.
But always will our whole Nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces—with the unbounding determination of our people—we will gain the inevitable triumph- so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that Nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American Island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.
It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.
As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.
But always will our whole Nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces—with the unbounding determination of our people—we will gain the inevitable triumph- so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
John_NJ
TVWBB Wizard
This is certainly not news to anyone over 50, but here it is spelled out
www.wsj.com
Engineers at EnjoyMoviesYourWay.com deploy artificial intelligence to identify crude language in programming, allowing the app to filter thousands of titles. In an analysis for The Wall Street Journal, Enjoy scanned over 60,000 popular movies and TV shows released since 1985 and tracked the usage of bleepable words over time.
In the sample, usage of the F-word went from 511 in 1985 to 22,177 through early November 2023. The S-word went from 484 in 1985 to 10,864 into November 2023. Of course, the explosion in expletives is also partly due to the sheer volume of programming that’s now available to viewers.
The Enjoy analysis shows overall decreases in foul language recently, but Michael attributes the drops to the onset of the pandemic and the Hollywood writers’ strike, both of which temporarily shut down entertainment production. “Without those two aberrations, we would see the trend continue to go up,” he says.
What the %&#!?! Everyone’s Cursing on the Screen
It’s not just in your head—the language in movies and television is getting more profane. We have the data.
www.wsj.com
Engineers at EnjoyMoviesYourWay.com deploy artificial intelligence to identify crude language in programming, allowing the app to filter thousands of titles. In an analysis for The Wall Street Journal, Enjoy scanned over 60,000 popular movies and TV shows released since 1985 and tracked the usage of bleepable words over time.
In the sample, usage of the F-word went from 511 in 1985 to 22,177 through early November 2023. The S-word went from 484 in 1985 to 10,864 into November 2023. Of course, the explosion in expletives is also partly due to the sheer volume of programming that’s now available to viewers.
The Enjoy analysis shows overall decreases in foul language recently, but Michael attributes the drops to the onset of the pandemic and the Hollywood writers’ strike, both of which temporarily shut down entertainment production. “Without those two aberrations, we would see the trend continue to go up,” he says.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
That could have never been done in my day. We were almost Puritanical. Strict dress code (no jeans, hair only certain length, no sideburns below mid ear, no T-Shirts, or shorts (unless in Gym class), girls had to wear modest dress or skirt (not above knee), no slacks or jeans for girls either, no dyed hair either. Sounds strict, but I think we were better for it. Of course other things like no smoking (though we always found a way). And we all had to wear "hard" shoes (IOW no sneakers or as well called them "gym shoes") unless of course in gym class.
But, we had "Rifle Club" and if you were in RC not only could you "letter" but if you owned your own rifle you were allowed to bring it to school and put it in your locker until after school when it would be brought downstairs to the range. No one even gave a sideways look to it either.
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John_NJ
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My dad grew up in the Bronx during the depression.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the army.
Some of his friends were with him during basic training. There were two guys from some rural place.
My dad says those two guys used a word neither he or his friends ever heard before-
“Mother£ucker”
In the vein of new things, he also said neither of these guys had ever taken a shower before.
My dad heard a new word and these guys were somewhat forcibly introduced to personal hygiene…
My dad grew up in the Bronx during the depression.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the army.
Some of his friends were with him during basic training. There were two guys from some rural place.
My dad says those two guys used a word neither he or his friends ever heard before-
“Mother£ucker”
In the vein of new things, he also said neither of these guys had ever taken a shower before.
My dad heard a new word and these guys were somewhat forcibly introduced to personal hygiene…