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I am so happy my name isn't Karen.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Strange that, shortly after typing the word bra into a post on TB, ads are appearing of scantily clad women! Seriously. 
Fortunately, not that I recall. 
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If she doesn't wear her bra, maybe no one will notice she's not wearing a mask.
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Random thought: how do you maintain social distancing in a Cessna 150?
Fortunately, not that I recall.
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I recall being made up various times as either a Vulcan, Dracula, or Frankenstein. Oh, and as a mime in a short lived surf band, nobody sang. Then there was a greaser band. Never did glam rock.
Any other costumes were just how I dressed, still have a hawaiian shirt and a bowling shirt somewhere.
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An editor at a newspaper with a "scrappy" reputation learns from <ahem> me how to preview ads on the pages he is building. He's pleased enough with himself to show me how he found just the right story to run next to a maternity advertisement. That man knows his readers <shrug>
I think I will pass...
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My firm rule with airplanes is an equal number of landings and takeoffs. With me comfortable, happy, and safe inside the plane.
In a paper on the weekend, the left side had a story about conserving water due to dry conditions. The right side had a story about a kid using a water cannon. maybe that’s what they mean by balanced reporting.
Watching TV while eating can sometimes be a challenge with the commercials that they run.
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Perhaps a desert newspaper that runs near-daily stories on drought and water conservation while also aggressively watering its expansive grass lawn? Aggressively, as in daily runoff into the street from what the turf can't hold. Publishers have an image to preserve.
It’s a country rag. Crops are having a difficult time due to lack of rainfall, the water supply is low. The government is taking a conservative approach for the good of all. A conserve water order has been issued for all to follow till the water levels in the wells return to normal. On the other side is a child who wants to do whatever they want. Life is all about them, they don’t have to follow the rules. The parents provide for and indulge the child. The paper supports the kid having fun.
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Newspapers have been harder and harder sells for decades. And certainly not because they are victims of any shadowy cabal but their own.
What I have personally seen in news production are rare but vital insights. That's also a harder sell because quality investigative reporting takes time and money with no guarantee of return on any hunch followed through. "Follow the money" is always a good approach when developing a story. What becomes of that story depends on where the trail leads.
What I have personally seen in news production are rare but vital insights. That's also a harder sell because quality investigative reporting takes time and money with no guarantee of return on any hunch followed through. "Follow the money" is always a good approach when developing a story. What becomes of that story depends on where the trail leads.
Fortunately for me, I elected to go with Dish and a receiver that records. I start in the morning by going to the news channel of choice, put it on pause (record) while switch over to my computer. I check my TB Alerts and emails. By the time I have done that, I have approx. 30+ minutes recorded when I switch back to Dish.
I watch the news and fast-forward through the (excessive) commercials. If I run out of recorded news, I put Dish on pause (record) again and switch back to computer for more TB and emails. For meals, I leave it on record and enjoy my meal in peace.
Works for me
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I don’t see that type of journalism existing anymore. It’s about contouring the facts to suit the agenda of the owners. Stories that don’t suit their objectives are not printed. Their version of the truth is not just the facts and all the facts. It’s amazing what stories don’t get reported by many majors these days. The recent resignation by an opinion editor at the NYT is one example.
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