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About Me: BLS Class of 1976 Jeffersonian Constitutionalist, trying to be a compassionate Conservative
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Comment on: Obama: IRS actions 'intolerable,' 'inexcusable' - News - Boston.com
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Comment on: Boston chief wasn't told FBI got Tsarnaev warning - News - Boston.com
Commissioner Davis sounds reasonable. Usually, after a disaster or attack, government officials call for ever more stringent measures that impinge on civil liberties.
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Comment on: The K-Cup coffee conundrum, and the cost of convenience - State of Play - Boston.com
I rarely state that an article is ridiculous, but this article is ridiculous because it asserts there are only two choices. There are many others. For example, we own a single cup coffee-maker that more »
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Most of the perks seem to be so the hoidy-toidy don't have to associate with us common folk. Also, why is it the saying "you have to pay good money to get good people" only seems to apply to executive more »
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Comment on: Removing blood stains - Lifestyle - Boston.com
In the Cary Grant movie, Arsenic & Old Lace, the two old ladies had "Teddy" bury the bodies in the cellar. Another Charles Adams cartoon shows two people sitting in a yard. As their hostess brings out more »
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Comment on: Removing blood stains - Lifestyle - Boston.com
I have a Charles Adams (creator of the Adams Family) book of cartoons that has a blood-stain-related cartoon. The cartoon shows a radio studio for "The Answer Man". The announcer is saying, "our nex more »
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Comment on: Red Sox voice/host Jon Rish quits WEEI - Touching All the Bases - Boston.com
While I applaud his move, I hope he realizes how the software industry has been flooded with contractors, many with H-1B visas, from overseas. I wish Mr. Rish well.
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Comment on: John Lackey reinjured as Red Sox lose - Red Sox - Boston.com
ahlefhjk -- You beat me to it!
Ok, I have to fall back on something.
How about: When is this stiff's contract up?
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Comment on: Where are they now: Rosie Ruiz and the man who uncovered her ruse - She's Game Sports - Boston.com
The article authrors usually don't write the headline. The editors usually write the headline. My friend Nino and I were covering the race that day for the Daily Free Press (BU Student paper). We ha more »
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Comment on: Waiting periods on 401(k) plans can be costly for workers - Business - Boston.com
My fault for lack of clarity. I really meant to talk about potential vacation days. The number of vacation days offered by an employer typically ranges from 0 - 10 days for the first couple of years. more »
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Comment on: Waiting periods on 401(k) plans can be costly for workers - Business - Boston.com
I have to agree. After one reads about the government imposed limits, and one considers how most people can't afford to put anywhere near enough away for retirement, it does come across as a giant con more »
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Comment on: Waiting periods on 401(k) plans can be costly for workers - Business - Boston.com
Changing jobs once upon a time enhanced one's status and indicated upward mobility. Now it usually means you were laid off. You usually lose many accumulated vacation days, and the privilege of three more »
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Comment on: Bribes are a common routine for Boston taxi drivers - News - Boston.com
Are liquor licenses transferable? How many others permits to do a rttpe of business are transferable? Few or none. So, Why does the medallion system exist? Why are they "transferable/sellable?" I thin more »
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Comment on: High court skeptical of federal marriage law - Business - Boston.com
When judges don't recuse themselves for being prejudiced---I am referring to Scalia who has publicly denounced homosexual rights and compared being gay to being a murderer---one has reason to wonder w more »
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Comment on: Shut out: Unemployed older Americans struggle to recover from job loss - News - Boston.com
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Comment on: UMass-Lowell beats Providence in Hockey East semis - Sports - Boston.com
Article begins "In a conference known for its hockey pedigree, for its national titles and title contenders, UMass-Lowell doesnât exactly have the same sort of legacy, the same sort of caché." I rec more »
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Comment on: Visitors could soon face random narcotics dogs sniff at state prisons - News - Boston.com
Regarding comments about CO's providing drugs to inmates: There was a story recently about a female CO who got pregnant by an inmate. That specific case did not happen in Massachusetts, but most pris more »
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Comment on: Survey on MBTA late-night service draws thousands of responses - News - Boston.com
"Wait ten to nineteen minutes"
I do that almost all the time now for regular service, especially on weekends.
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Comment on: Ex-NFL star Bledsoe seeks change in Mass. wine law - Business - Boston.com
"Educated" consumers-- meaning those who've been burned by this stupid law, including myself---ship the wine to friends who live out of state. Then the friend completes the delivery when he comes for more »
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Comment on: Officials advise caution during morning commute as snow blankets state - Boston.com
I just got to work. The commute took ten minutes longer. Along the way I saw a car spun-out on Rte 30 eastbound, and numerous cars with huge mounds of snow on their roofs. A few drivers had not not e more »
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Comment on: Winter storm watches for late Monday and Tuesday - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
Since Muddy seems incapable of doing Internet research...well, actually he was just just sniping again...I figured I would post this link http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/school-years.html T more »
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Comment on: Winter storm watches for late Monday and Tuesday - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
Pay no mind to Muddy. He is a "sniper"---He usually replies with a curt, sarcastic response meant to imply superiority on his own part. e.g. After the last storm he replied to one of my posts with more »
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Comment on: Winter storm watches for late Monday and Tuesday - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
I read numerous articles from many newspapers every day---including the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail reprints articles from numerous other newspapers. Just because an article is in the mail does not ma more »
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Comment on: Winter storm watches for late Monday and Tuesday - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
Over the last decade there have been numerous articles relating how this area can expect less frequent, but more intense storms with wetter, heavier snow. Also, comparatively warmer air can carry mor more »
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Comment on: Must voters have to prove citizenship to register? - News - Boston.com
The right to bear arms is not the same as the right to vote. One is a right to self-defense; the other is the right to determine how one is governed. BTW, I am a supported of the right to bear arms. I more »
notbobbyorr beat me by three minutes with his classic quote from Casablanca.