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armor or squishing depends upon ambient temperature for me now a freshly laid cow pie

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Personally, I'm pleased to still have boots after traversing a bog.

Much gratitude to all who serve, or have served.

Labels, and more labels..... like badges I don't need no stinking labels.

I have two uncles, both cops, one a mean nasty fella. The other the complete opposite, respectful easygoing down right nice!

I admire their efforts.

A smile will make the mile so much easier.

Not impressed by the depth or extent of research or writing clarity. Yes, I'm aware its an opinion piece. But her byline describes her as a statistician and former news writer at FiveThirtyEight, a data journalism site. For example I take umbrage with : "Then my colleagues and I at FiveThirtyEight spent three months analyzing all 33,000 lives ended by guns each year in the United States,..." What year (or years) did this former news writer and her colleagues analyze ? What was the source(s) of the information or data which they analyzed ? Again, I know it was an opinion and we all have one but for a professional to write with such poor clarity? " As my co-workers and I kept looking at the data it seemed less and less clear that one broad gun control restriction could make a big difference." It became less clear to whom, the Author or the Author and her co-workers? How many co-workers and what are their credentials? What data was used to draw that conclusion? What "one broad gun control restriction" did she / they have in mind?

I too welcome you!

I honestly, sincerely, and with great umbrage disagree, and must do so to maintain my integrity. Not all are interpretations are either right or wrong, but maybe just maybe appropriate to that particular phenomenon and it's particular (individual) observers. Fire can hurt in excess yet heal in moderation. The same can be said of food, and many other things as well! That being said I sincerely doubt that an eternal truth exists.

The nemesis of our contentment is our hubris.

Some topics /threads are like a flame to a moth. If passions didn't run so high would the interest be the same? Who wants to be wrong or wronged? I trust at the end of the day (however long it may be) things will turn out exactly as they should.

An exception to the rule " A flower just grows, it is not attached to the direction of the sun." sunflowers ? Just one example of floral heliotropism...

Can't compare YouTube ShmooTube to old wives tales, or Original peoples stories.

Icarus was a pioneer. But then again I understand great improvements have been made in waxes*, and even composites. *Meguiars Black Wax

We do that well around here carrying on that is! So no cigars...

If memory serves and I'm an elephant in that department, it was is tried from time to time. Some times more than three posts before it fails.

Love is where you find it. Usually its in the wrong places. Best luck !

Welcome and best wishes!

Welcome!