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Just for fun, what is your favorite flower? If you had to pick just one, what would it be?

I was reading around today and came across this. It is an ongoing advice column that I would normally avoid. The headline caught my attention. My Sister-in-Law Says I’m “a Communist Who Wants to Kill Babies” So I Read it and it seemed all too real. Dear Prudence, My sister-in-law and I have very different political views. Actually, my entire family and I have very different political...

What are your thoughts regarding the so far lameass defense of Donald J Trump in his historic second impeachment trial?

CPI The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent  in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. The CPI-W increased 1.6% yoy, the c-cpi-u advanced 1.3% yoy and the r-cpi-e moved up 1.4% yoy. My own index moved up...

This is short and sweet... Is my household less "American" because we don't watch Football / the Super Bowl? Quite frankly, we don't really watch any sports in my house. On rare occasions, when there's NOTHING else on TV, we will have a baseball game on, but that's pretty rare. We usually find something else to do. I've been to HS football games [my brothers played]. I've been to hockey games...

  Debora Kay Iyall (Cowlitz pronunciation: [ˈʌɪalwahawa]; born 29 April 1954), best known simply by her professional name Debora Iyall /ˈaɪ.ɑːl/, a Cowlitz Native American, is an artist and was lead singer for the new wave band Romeo Void. Debora got her surname from her family adopting their ancestor Iyallwahawa's "first" name written at the time as Ayiel....

Hello all,  What type of mask are you wearing?  Please, no politics or religion and be polite.  Thank you... 

While I understand that the following is a controversial subject, I would like everyone to remain civil while discussing. This is not an article to discuss any president past or present. I will flag anyone that mentions any president’s name [past or present]. CPL Renewal I just renewed my concealed pistol license (CPL) for the third time, which means that I’ve had a CPL for 15 years now....

This is the Funny Room! And NO! That Ain't What You 'Thank' It is! 2020 was tart. A real twisted story and so we need to do something funny. Real funny!  Post a "I Got Jokes" moment one-liner or prose and we're be the judge of its ability to liven up a room in 2021. Pull from the joke makers. And yo! Give proper credit when you do! Here, let me do the honors of...

Roger Waters - Us + Them Tour - Denmark 2018 (Multicam) NOTE: Amazing concert. 18 minutes in two blond women are going to "Pow!" you. Roger and the concert wows all the way through. Exceptional. The women are 'boss' at 18 minutes, I repeat! Credit to: Official release of "Us and Them" from Rogerwaters.com

When it comes to coffee, I can honestly say that I’m quite the snob. There are very few places that I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the coffee... and they’re all in Europe. I can tolerate coffee at a few different places here in the US, but the reality is, “store-bought” (Starbucks, McD’s, etc.) coffees here in the US don’t hold up to coffee in several European countries. Only if I’m...

The BLS released the December data for consumer price inflation this morning. BLS.GOV The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.4 percent before seasonal...