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  1. Seems most of the media bandwidth is about her identity issues, rather than the actual work she did. But there are at least a couple of articles that say she accomplished some pretty good stuff on behalf of her causes, and that's enough for me. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Let Rachel Dolezal Be as Black as She Wants to Be New York Times article In fact, if her effectiveness is now going to be torpedoed by the fuss about her racial identity, it makes me wonder if some folks might have their priorities misplaced.
  2. As this was my doctor's primary technique in my recent annual physical, I expect the plane is in about as good a shape as I am. So I would take my chances, and eagerly after seeing AZDR's video from the Paris Air Show. That thing really scoots around the skies! http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.png (Except, of course, when it loses an engine but let us not be pickers of nits. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif ) This article says that the Dreamliner took eight years and $32 billion to develop. Boeing had originally forecast half the time and five times cheaper. I wonder if they would have gone ahead had they known the actual numbers. http://www.vb.is/media/cache/2e/40/2e40e536e9d0a882b1f38b8d075834fa.jpg
  3. Last year, I believe, and to limited box office, possibly reflecting a preponderance of senior matinee ticket sales. http://happy-coding.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/[email protected]
  4. Just as you say. Seems like a perfect time for a little increase in the Federal gas tax, which has been stuck at 18.4¢ since 1993, and is no longer enough to keep the Federal Highway Trust Fund solvent. http://www.dot.gov/highway-trust-fund-ticker http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/pictures/HTF-Cash-Flow-Summary-through-06-27-14-End-of-Month-Cash-Balances-Graph.jpg Anyone who saw the 60 Minutes segment on deteriorating infrastructure last night knows that it's way past time to get back to fixing roads and bridges in the U. S. http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2007/08/03/522699be-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/resize/620x465/e8e68d893c20f27939a6ca7ff7615e8e/image3130338.jpg A survey shows that 52% of folks surveyed by AAA are ready for a 12¢ increase, and this would seem like a perfect time for Congress to act. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/bump-at-the-pump-senators-propose-a-12-cent-hike-in-federal-gas-tax/2014/06/18/0eb5b4b2-f702-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html
  5. $2.80 a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Never thought I'd see the day! http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/whistle.png
  6. One guy liked it so much, he asked if I was really just using my tongue. I fibbed and told him 'yes'. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif http://media.giphy.com/media/1TBnbnnZeOgs8/giphy.gif
  7. Whole leaf or shredded? http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif
  8. Thanks, Guys! Just what I wanted to know. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.png Yes, I finally figured this out a year ago. Before that, I had to get friends over to help me. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/400/draft_lens19826721module162225425photo_1349414321.gif
  9. Natural, crunchy for me hands down. Costco had the best I ever ate, under their Kirkland label, but it was withdrawn for salmonella a couple of weeks after I polished off my last jar. The company that made it for them was based in New Mexico where, I understand, the best Valencia peanuts are grown. Even though the company cleaned up their plant, Costco let them go bankrupt two years ago and I've given up ever finding a peanut butter as good. The current Costco product has half the flavor of the old one. (Still, the worst peanut butter I ever had was pretty good. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif ) Question for you nutritionists: The organic stuff always has a layer of peanut oil on top and I've been pouring off half of it before mixing the remainder back in. I creates a thicker, tastier, product with less oil but I'm wondering if I'm throwing away some good nutrition. What say you? Thanks for any insights.
  10. Lookin

    Ferguson

    Even with all the things still unknown, I think this statement will stand the test of time. And, hopefully, it will be a fundamental part of future police training.
  11. According to this blog, Strelkov tweeted an hour and a half earlier that they had shot down what he thought was an An-26 military transport aircraft. "We warned them not to fly in our skies.", said the tweet. After it was reported that a Malaysian aircraft was down, the tweet was deleted. Although alleged screen caps are still available, one poster thought it was a 'transparent fake'. I guess time will tell. From what I understand, commercial planes weren't supposed to be flying in that airspace below 32,000 feet. The Malaysian plane was flying at 33,000 feet. The assumption was that no rebel group had a missile that could fire that high. Now, lesson learned, that airspace is totally closed to commercial traffic. I'm wondering if this is the beginning of an era when a lot more commercial aircraft might become missile bait. There's little doubt that some pretty heavy duty weapons are getting into broader distribution and outside the control of any so-called "responsible" government. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif
  12. Well, I'm a male Libra and I'm very often gay. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif I try not to be common though. http://i1.cdnds.net/12/48/618x871/screen-shot-2012-11-27-at-143330.jpg
  13. Libra and gay here. Not sure if there's a connection, but I do take the typical Libra pleasure in looking at things from both sides. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf6lkpx1h21qfkd7no1_500.jpg
  14. Room for one more? http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/07/52/550x700_gayspy_calendar2008_edspeelers.jpg ( ↓ Mouse over, if you're not a Downton Abbey fan ↓ ) Ed Speleers - plays Jimmy Kent, the new Footman
  15. http://st-listas.20minutos.es/images/2011-05/290397/3027576_640px.jpg http://thebosh.com/upload/2008/12/02/sienna_miller_dating_actor_josh_hartnett/Josh-Hartnett.jpg http://images.topiat.com/images/39918/originals/090520120615/dave-franco-immaculate-in-magazine.jpg
  16. http://economy.blog.ocregister.com/files/2009/12/guy-on-phone-lrg.jpg Also, better bring a note from your therapist stating you're free of delusions of grandeur, quirks, tics, and passive aggressive behaviors, and that you're not a complete asshole.
  17. You should probably stop badgering Ahmadinejad too. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t357/Thanh247/New-Yorker-Bcover.jpg
  18. Here's the old thread, started a decade ago by Talvin DiMachio. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif I regret not hiring him before he retired, and I regret not buying more gas when it was under two bucks in San Francisco. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif And 89¢ in Virginia! Yikes!!
  19. I'd like to be hiding in a coral reef when he swam by. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif http://www.teenidols2000.com/sti/actors/aames_willie/aames_willie_s08.jpg
  20. I was fourteen and on the fence. Then I saw Tony Dow. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif http://revart.blogs.com/minister_of_rants/images/2007/04/15/yunu_celeb_movie_tony_dow3.jpg
  21. Good one! http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.png Thanks!
  22. I used to go down to the local community college and try to get pickup games going. But they got mad that I won all the time. http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/kiss.png
  23. I actually met a Canadian sucker once. He considered himself a rarity. He was very popular with his fellow loggers, and was wearing a pair of Nike Dunks which they had given him as a token of their appreciation. http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn288/fashionblogger/nike_dunk_undefeated.jpg
  24. Indeed it does. I should probably have said 'Effective ad!', rather than 'Good ad!', to avoid implying a favorable value judgement of what Nike is doing, or what Woods is doing. They are both following the money, which often goes unquestioned in a 'free market economy'. In my opinion, it's up to us, as consumers, to question the hype, as you did, and resist basing our buying decisions on celebrity endorsements. If enough people react as you do, Woods will finally lose his value as a 'role model'. Until then, Nike will do what Nike does, retie their lucky fly, and hope there are still plenty of fish who will bite. http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/blackhillsbrown3.gif
  25. Good ad! Tiger is getting a public spanking. If this ad moves his image positive in the polls, Nike's got its spokesman back. If this one redeems him just part way, the next ad might have his father calling him out to the woodshed. http://canuckjihad.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/collins_school-woodshed.jpg -{noises off}
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