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TBH we only watched the first few minutes of the "debate". My wife, the former reporter and newsroom manager, had enough and we turned off the tube. It was like watching a train wreck. I spent part of the evening reading Erik Larson's new book on the time between the 1860 presidential election and the attack on Fort Sumpter which was just as depressing (great book, btw). I'm opposed to doing any reactionary actions. We're heading into a major holiday travel week and most uncommitted voters are more focused on heading to the beach, mountains or Up North than two old guys arguing. I'm willing to step back, take a breath, and evaluate the situation from a distance. Bottom line I'm anti Trump, and the main focus should be on the administration. We know what both parties bring to the table outside the guy with the title and Team Biden wins hands down.

Not wanting to start a new thread... Lou Whitaker gets a baseball field named after him.... https://cardinalnews.org/2024/06/28/future-baseball-all-star-lou-whitaker-grew-up-playing-in-this-martinsville-park-now-its-named-after-him/

From my X feed Biden did seem to improve after the first half hour, but how many actually stuck around that long? The optics were horrible in the early going.

Daniel Dale has been doing a heck of a job fact checking. Too bad they were not scrolled on the CNN screen

Besides I would take Harris over Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp that Trump will pick

And remember, under the 2025 Plan, tips are tax free

Wikipedia has McHale leaving during the Summer of 2001 to take a job with Tampa. Dombrowski came in after the season.

Trump can and has appeared somewhat human in a few interviews, until you listen to what he actually says.

Two more horrendous strike three calls by the home plate up

So, it's not a bribe if it's paid after the goods are delivered????

Nope, Still have the distaste of a million burning hot suns against Trump ever seeing the inside of the White House again

That was part of the initial draw. We boarded the dog for a couple of nights. When we mentioned to the woman who checked us in that we were in for the concerts and a bit of exploring she said "You ought to move here, we have a University, a symphony ......" We did some exploring of the downtown area and put it on our list. It's a nice place to visit. We still had a few years before "retirement". It's kind of like dating. Once you knew, you knew.

We scouted the Cookeville area. This was after a good experience visiting for the filming of Bluegrass Underground a few years ago (when they used the caverns in McMinnville). One of my wife's associates ran the PBS station there. We went back a few months later for a bit more exploring (Crossville, Sparta, Rickman, etc). The vibe just wasn't there. We basically felt the same way about areas like Asheville and Spartanburg, nice places to visit but we really didn't want to end up there for whatever reasons.

And he returns to Australia...

He might find it a bit easier than handling 4th graders. Seriously, how much influence did LeBron have in this decision since they teamed up on a podcast for several years together. Not counting his 15 years as a player in the league.

Well, it is the "People's House"

I just checked the Osher Institute at W&M. I've been a bit reluctant to sign up for programs but now seems like a good time. The fall catalog comes out the end of July, price seems fairly reasonable. It's in person, geared for adults and particularly seniors. Another reason to get off the couch. https://learnatosher.wm.edu/wm/course/course.aspx?catId=71

TBH a lot of this was just glossed over in Virginia's public schools back in the late 60s. We learned the basics, but for the longest time the state's 4th and 7th grade Virginia Social Studies book gave us a different view. Slaves loved their masters, the Civil War was about states rights and oh yea something about slavery. Most of us probably slept thru American History or Government. We were taught to remember dates and facts, very little about why things happened or any other reasoning. I'm way over the hill, an ancient artifact married to a History Major who specialized in mid 19th century history. Living where we do has opened up a few eyes. As I tell folks who are asking about programming at CW, there's a lot here we were never taught in Social Studies class. It's not woke, it's fact if you spend enough brain cells to look. Most people don't.

I am now requiring that anyone that wants my vote should at least have a working knowledge of Civics and basic American history...i In rebuttal I present Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Danbury Baptists. https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html While Jefferson was not involved in writing the US Constitution, he did express views on the separation of church and state.