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Our 12-Year Battle To Pay Off Our House
by ohomen171 on 24 Sep 2020 15 comments, latest 20 hours ago
#defeatingimpossibleodds Some 15.5 years ago when you came to live at our house, we sat down. We had a father/daughter talk. I told you that the two hardest jobs that...

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Justice Ginsburg And A Possible US Supreme Court Case About The Presidential Election
by ohomen171 on 19 Sep 2020 27 comments, latest 4 days ago
#contestedpresidentialelection I am heartbroken over the death of Justice Ginsburg. She was a great jurist and a fighter for the rights of women. My wife Elena made a fascinating point....

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My Hero Talks Aout The Future Of Capitalism
by ohomen171 on 17 Sep 2020 5 comments, latest 7 days ago
#raydalio Jonathan Burton's Life SavingsBillionaire investor Ray Dalio on capitalism’s crisis: The world is going to change ‘in shocking ways’ in the next five yearsPublished: Sept. 17, 2020 at 3:38...

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We Now Have 200,197 Documented Coronavirus Deaths In The US (worldometers.info)
by ohomen171 on 16 Sep 2020 10 comments, latest 9 days ago
J#uscoronavirusdeaths Josef Stalin is one of my most hated figures in history. He was a 5'4" psychopath and a human monster. However, he did come up with a few pearls...

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My Wife's Original Thinking Saved Us A Financial Loss Of Thousands Of Dollars
by ohomen171 on 14 Sep 2020 7 comments, latest 11 days ago
#possiblecardamage Elena did some great and original thinking Sunday morning. It saved us a big financial loss of a couple of thousand dollars. On Saturday we stopped for lunch at...

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We Need An Expert Witness To Determine If Trump Actually Made The Awful Comment About Soldiers Killed In Battle
by ohomen171 on 6 Sep 2020 21 comments, latest 16 days ago
#trumpcommentsaboutsoldierskil I spent five years of my life in Australia. It is a rich country. It is a beautiful country. It has little poverty. It has superb medical care. Unfortunately...

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In Praise Of The Netflix Mini Series Away! (imdb.com)
by ohomen171 on 5 Sep 2020 23 comments, latest 19 days ago
#marslandingseriesaway All of you know that I have a passion for Mars. I have watched every Mars movie and television series that I could get my hands on. I have...

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The Virtual Humans To Mars Summit Was A Great Success!!! (en.wikipedia.org)
by ohomen171 on 4 Sep 2020 Posted 21 days ago
#humanstomarssummit The Humans To Mars Summit ended yesterday. It is a great event. In the best of years, it is held in person in Washington, DC. This year it was...

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This Is Going To Be The Ugliest Presidential Election In US History!!!!!!!!
by ohomen171 on 26 Aug 2020 34 comments, latest a month ago
#2020presidentialelection Body Heat is one of my most beloved films of all time. An inept lawyer falls for a femme fatale. They enter into a conspiracy to kill the woman's...

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Feeling Guilty After A Great Meal
by ohomen171 on 27 Aug 2020 20 comments, latest a month ago
#hungerinamerica Thanks to this pandemic and encouragement from Artemis Westenberg I have become a good cook. I cooked a gourmet lunch yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Afterwards I started feeling...

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"Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows"
by ohomen171 on 28 Aug 2020 2 comments, latest a month ago
#gavinnewsome/donaldtrump Governor Gavin Newsom of California has a most-interesting life story. He began life in a very middle-class Northern California family. He went to Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, Stanford,...

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This Presidential Election Will Not Be A Repeat Of The 1988 Presidential Election
by ohomen171 on 23 Aug 2020 21 comments, latest a month ago
#dukakisvsbush1 This will not be a repeat of the 1988 presidential election where Bush 1 came from behind and beat Dukakis. Bush 1 didn't have 250,000 virus deaths on election...

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"You Can Run, But You Just Can't Hide"
by ohomen171 on 24 Aug 2020 4 comments, latest a month ago
#russianhackers2016 60 Minutes is a big news program here on Sunday night. Last night they had a segment about Russian hackers who attacked the Democratic Party during the 2016 election....

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Facebook Braces Itself For Trump To Contest Election Results
by ohomen171 on 22 Aug 2020 14 comments, latest a month ago
#contestedelectiondonaldtrumph

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The San Francisco Bay Area Has The Worst Air Quality In The World
by ohomen171 on 21 Aug 2020 13 comments, latest a month ago
#terriblebayareaairquality A couple of years ago we had a terrible fire in far Northern California called The Paradise Fire. There were 85 deaths. The smoke got terrible down here in...

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Keeping Razor Blades Sharp
by ohomen171 on 20 Aug 2020 12 comments, latest a month ago
#eternalrazorblades Razor SharpThe problem with razors is that they tend to get dull after a few shaving sessions, forcing consumers to stock up on them.But that might be a thing...

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A Magical Saturday In Pacifica, California
by ohomen171 on 16 Aug 2020 5 comments, latest a month ago
#pacificabeachtown Yesterday was magical here. Elena made the comment: "This feels like a real beach town." The sun was out in all its glory. There was not a cloud in...

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Kamala Harris's Indian Roots
by ohomen171 on 14 Aug 2020 7 comments, latest a month ago
#kamalaharrisindianroots INDIAProdigal DaughterIndians hailed the choice of Democratic Senator Kamala Harris as US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate, expressing pride that one of their own would be chosen for...

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Michael D Cohen's "Tell All Book" Disloyal (salon.com)
by ohomen171 on 15 Aug 2020 5 comments, latest a month ago
#michaeldcohen https://www.salon.com/2020/08/

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The New York Times Says That Actual Coronavirus Deaths In The US Have Exceeded 200,000! (nytimes.com)
by ohomen171 on 13 Aug 2020 9 comments, latest a month ago
#actualcoronavirusdeaths https://www.nytimes.com/intera

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What Happens If Trump Loses The Election And Refuses To Leave The White House?
by ohomen171 on 8 Aug 2020 19 comments, latest a month ago
#trumprefusestoleaveoff PoliticsLawrence Wilkerson Walks Bill Maher Through Worst Case Scenarios if Trump Loses This FallRoss A. Lincoln and Phil OwenThe WrapAugust 7, 2020, 9:51 PMOn Friday’s episode of “Real Time,”...

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A Gas Station In Outer Space
by ohomen171 on 10 Aug 2020 4 comments, latest a month ago
#angryastronaut When I worked at Occidental Petroleum, I got involved with offshore oil rigs off the coast of Scotland. I was assigned to work with an engineering firm that did...

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The Second Wave Of Coronavirus In Coming!
by ohomen171 on 10 Aug 2020 2 comments, latest a month ago
#secondwavecoronavirusWORLDWav AheadWhite House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Deborah Birx recently told CNN that the US was entering a new, dangerous phase of the coronavirus pandemic. She added that Americans should...

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If You Can Still Afford To Pay Your Mortgage Payment...Watch Out!!!!!
by ohomen171 on 3 Aug 2020 32 comments, latest 2 months ago
#mortgagecompanyripoff As I have said many times, the devil is always in the details. In the United States, if you have a mortgage loan on your home, the lender keeps...

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200,000 US Coronavirus Deaths By September 11 and 258,000 Coronavirus Deaths by Election Day
by ohomen171 on 2 Aug 2020 31 comments, latest 2 months ago
#trumpismurderWe start the day with 157,905 documented coronavirus deaths in the US. In these hard times it is vital to get good exercise every day. It is good for your...

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Some Forgotten History About The Holocaust And The City Of Shanghai
by ohomen171 on 1 Aug 2020 Posted 2 months ago
#shanghaiandtheholocaustGreeti Everyone: Thanks to our local PBS station I made a most-fascinating discovery about Jewish history. I want to share it with all of you. When the Japanese occupied Shanghai,...

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Putin Is Actively And Aggressively Interfering In Elections All Over The World
by ohomen171 on 31 Jul 2020 7 comments, latest 2 months ago
#putinelectioninterferenceBELA and FoesBelarusian authorities arrested 33 suspected Russian mercenaries for plotting “terrorism” ahead of the country’s presidential elections next month, the BBC reported.Officials said that at least 200 Russian mercenaries...

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US Tourists Are Not Welcome Around The World
by ohomen171 on 29 Jul 2020 15 comments, latest 2 months ago
#US tourist banWORLDOh, the Places You’ll (Not) Go!The Irish are complaining about American tourists who thoughtlessly flout self-quarantining rules for visitors to the Emerald Isle.They aren’t reconsidering their tough stance...

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Carlos Ghosn "Went From The Frying Pan Into The Fire!"
by ohomen171 on 28 Jul 2020 5 comments, latest 2 months ago
#lebanonfailedstateLEBANONNo TomorrowLebanon is on the brink of becoming a failed state.“Once celebrated as the Switzerland of the Middle East, Lebanon is facing a severe crisis,” wrote Der Spiegel, a German...

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Some Chilling Numbers About Coronavirus Deaths In The US
by ohomen171 on 25 Jul 2020 8 comments, latest 2 months ago
#projectedcoronavirusdeathsint Morning Everyone: We start the day with 148,492 documented coronavirus deaths in the US. We are now averaging 1,100 deaths per day. By September 11, 2020, we will hit...

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Halifax, Nova Scotia Doesn't Have A Coronavirus Problem (en.wikipedia.org)
by ohomen171 on 23 Jul 2020 2 comments, latest 2 months ago
#nocoronavirus/HalifaxNS For many years I had a great woman lawyer named Lois. When she would go to see a client in jail, she would have the following words of encouragement:...

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A Luxury Home Sells In The Middle Of A Pandemic
by ohomen171 on 20 Jul 2020 3 comments, latest 2 months ago
#40EastlakeAvenuePacifica,Ca. In these bad times I got a pleasant surprise "out of the blue." It was Christmas, 2018. A family came back from Christmas shopping in the evening. She left...

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A Small Miracle At The Jean Brink Swimming Pool
by ohomen171 on 19 Jul 2020 5 comments, latest 2 months ago
#JeanBrinkSwimmingPoolI had a small miracle yesterday. The swimming pool where I swim was closed for almost 4 months. It reopened under strict guidelines from The San Mateo County Department of...

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A Meeting With The Editor-In-Chief Of The Economist Magazine
by ohomen171 on 18 Jul 2020 2 comments, latest 2 months ago
#The EconomistmagazineYesterday I won the lottery, in a sense. I found myself in a Zoom meeting with the editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine, Susan "Zanny" Minton Beddoes. The Economist magazine...

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Sir Richard Branson: A Man Most Admired By Me (barrons.com)
by ohomen171 on 17 Jul 2020 6 comments, latest 2 months ago
#sirrichardbransonSir Richard Branson is one of my most- admired people in the world. He began life in a lower-middle class English family. When one finishes high school in the US...

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A Shortage Of Glass Vials May Hold Up The Distribution Of A Coronavirus Vaccine Six Months
by ohomen171 on 14 Jul 2020 7 comments, latest 2 months ago
#shortageofglassvials-coronavi is a podcast that comes out each Monday. It is science for the layperson. The podcast yesterday was about obscure facts relating to coronavirus. When we get a prescription...

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A Glorious Sunny Day In Pacifica
by ohomen171 on 12 Jul 2020 12 comments, latest 2 months ago
#coronavirussafetyDespite the hard times, yesterday was a glorious day. The sun came out. All the fog vanished. There was not a cloud in the sky. I had a 45-minute swim...

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I Am Madly In Love With Cape Town
by ohomen171 on 11 Jul 2020 9 comments, latest 2 months ago
#televisionseriestrackersI am madly in love with three world cities-San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, and Cape Town. It has been almost 24 years since I left Cape Town the last time....

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A Mysterious Power Failure In My Office
by ohomen171 on 7 Jul 2020 17 comments, latest 3 months ago
#xfinitybusinessinternetThere is an old saying from ancient Greece as follows: "It takes a great mind to comprehend the obvious." I installed a new internet system in my home office a...

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How I Arrived At An Estimate of Up To 1.5 million Deaths Due To Coronavirus In The US
by ohomen171 on 4 Jul 2020 8 comments, latest 3 months ago
#UScoronavirus deathsDear Readers: I hate guns and loud noises. I do not want to see any person get hurt. The book The Great Influenza had a profound impact on me....