RubaDub
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How Can So Many Protesters (George Floyd) Be From "Somewhere Else?"
by RubaDub ini hear every mayor, every politician, claiming that the protesters are coming in from "other states".
at some point, with about 130 cities that had protests over the last weekend, where the hell are people coming from???.
there are only 50 states (57 per obama, but that includes us territories and kenya).
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How Would You React if a Snake Started Talking to You?
by RubaDub injust an odd thought i guess.
i saw a large snake in the back of my house the other day and it went on its merry way.
i just asked myself, what if the snake turned around and wanted to have a philosophical discussion on life, the universe or the origin of creation and then began to ask me questions?
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Not sure on how to tie this into a JW topic, but has anyone seen Ru Paul lately. Just flipping through the channels ...
by RubaDub ini guess boredom is setting in (i am not interested in seeing football / baseball / basketball /hockey games from five years ago).
i am switching through the channels and there is ru paul and several "friends.".
i'm not sure of which pronoun to use, but ru paul looks like a football player and not the thin, svelte person that was the ru paul of 20 years ago.
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COVID-19 - Would It Work to Allow People to Sign Away Rights for Treatment Like JW's Do for Blood?
by RubaDub inpeople want to get back to work, back to "normal" in many cases (whatever normal now means).
even trump is encouraging protesters in 3 states.. but with the covid-19 thing, this is not just a matter of a person taking a risk, as a person may do who smokes, takes illegal drugs or in other ways lives an unhealthy lifestyle.
in general, most (not all, since cost of insurance and public hospitals may be involved), but generally you are not putting the lives of others at risk.
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560 Laid Off at Trump's Doral Resort
by RubaDub ininteresting.
just reported today that 560 were laid off at trump's doral resort / golf club here in the miami area.
up the road from me, one of trump's major resorts (the one he plays golf at a lot) is laying off most of the staff.. i am surprised since there is that federal support for businesses that if you don't lay off your employees, you get government support.
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Earth Boxes - Has Anyone Here Tried to Use Them to Grow Vegetables
by RubaDub inwith some extra time on my hands (putting it mildly), i decided to try planting some vegetables using these things called earth boxes.
they are basically rectangular tubs with the soil suspended a few inches from the bottom using a screen and you put water into the bottom and you just add water through a tube to the bottom and the plants get their water from beneath instead of adding water from the top.
then you put a plastic covering around the plants so that weeds don't grow.
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I am agreeing with Trump on the need to Nationalize issues that affect the entire nation.
by RubaDub ini'm generally not a trump fan but i do agree that things that affect the entire country should be handled in a centralized manner.
trump is stating that he will dictate when the states can open up again.
many governors, dems and reps, are fighting that saying that they have the power, not the president.
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Any thoughts on Saturday Nights "Contravirus" version on SNL? I thought it was hilarious.
by RubaDub ini wish i had taped the snl show since it was the first one "live" since the contravirus thing began but i am sure they will play it again in a month or two.
i know a lot of people were anticipating how they could pull it off but they did, imo, a great job.
it was a real learning experience also for the entire production staff on how to pull this off with most people working from their homes and no live audience.
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People Are Drinking a Lot More When "Locked Up" in Their Homes
by RubaDub init was amusing the other evening on the local news to see the increase of drinking due likely to people having to basically stay at home.. the news crew went out on recycle day in a couple of areas during the week.
they showed the general neighborhoods (but not the specific houses).
the reporter walked down the street and looked into the recycle bins.