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That's awesome! I love to hear that. I tried to get my kids interested and only two actually play but they noodle around mostly. Which is essentially what I do. I played piano, flute, and french horn and didn't last very long on any of those. But the guitar has been a 50 year quest and I really love playing. I'm no good, but I love playing along with backing tracks I find on youtube. That way I am the guitar on the song. The keyboardist of our band recently wrote some songs one of which really grabs me. I'm waiting for some spare time to add a bit of slow lead to it. The time never seems to come. You can hear it here: mspart

Turley doesn't have much patience for academic law profs that cry crisis every other day. They want the constitution abolished. So that tells you where they are in this grand experiment of ours. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky published a book titled “No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States.” So that's the ilk of the folks telling us Trump is breaking the constitution. They don't like the constitution so it is a problem when someone follows it. They do their usual thing where everything is opposite day. mspart

I started as a teen so it was probably easier to pick up. I am not a fast picker or on the fret board by any means. Any leads I play sound like a rote scale. But I love playing guitar and learning new things. Most recent new songs (minus leads): Back in Black Hell's Bells Rock Bottom (UFO) Layla Nothing else matters (I can almost do that easy lead, the beginning tricky picking is really tricky) Ten years gone It's been fun for sure. I played bass in a semi successful band in college. After we broke up (due to graduations etc) we got called by our favorite place to play to be the house band. And the biggest place in the area called and offered us a spot. There were 3 of 5 left (drummer and keyboardist/lead singer) and we decided we couldn't continue with out the two that left. So that was it. Got me through college for the most part the last year or two. It was a fun time. mspart

This brings up a good point. Why would we continue to fund the postal service that can't keep a budget and where there is competition that does? The only reason is subsidized and worse service. If USPS had to make money, they would be much more expensive. mspart

RV, this guy broke the law with his protest. He took over university property, illegally formed a camp in the quad, did not remove when directed to do so. He was a ring leader for the illegal protest at Columbia. Unfortunately for you, Trump campaigned on dong this, and wonder of wonders, he's doing it. Your original post makes him sound like an innocent guy just protesting. He was not. He was here with permission but knew that he was a visitor and that privilege could be taken away at any time. With Biden and Kamala, he was safe. mspart

Hi all, I am getting a new guitar. Felt like we could use something less controversial for a change. Unfortunately it is stuck in Boardman, OR. Where is that you ask? Coming from Portland, it is before you get to Pendleton, home of the famous Pendleton Roundup rodeo. It is along the Columbia River that unfortunately for Pres Jefferson, did not run all the way from west coast to east coast. There was the little thing called the Rocky Mountains and Continental Divide that kept that from happening. As it turns out, the Columbia comes from Canada. So Lewis and Clark had to hoof it for part of their adventure. Anyway, the guitar is a Hagstrom Viking semi hollowbody similar to the Gibson ES-335. I have heard reviews on Youtube and everyone that plays it thinks its great. In a side by side comparison with the ES-335 (which I have always wanted but is too spendy), it sounds great. It is pictured below. I am no great guitar player but the price was right and I made the leap. I'm hoping to have a lot of fun with this one. mspart

That water looks toxic in the pool. You might want to be careful there. The sunset is awesome. We rarely see that here in Seattle. mspart

Punjabi!! mspart

So says the red bottom feeder crustacean. mspart

But they are perfectly appropriate to try on trans kids first. Experimenting on kids is compassionate medical care! mspart

Probably American Express Traveler's Cheques!! mspart

RV - What about this is completely unfounded? Please enlighten us with facts and data. mspart

Ah, my mistake. I went to their website and saw all the old Kelloggs stuff and jumped to a conclusion. Mars won't become as big as I thought. Poor Kelloggs! Half of an institution dies. So now it will be Mars Pop Tarts? That's just not right!! mspart

You were invited to share your solution if Musk's is no good. But you didn't. So I assume you don't have one and just want to complain. It's easy to say we should root them out, but complain about how it is happening. Tougher to say how it should be done. Again, here is your opportunity to shine and show us how erudite you are. mspart

The ones that are legit can show it. The ones that aren't would have a tough time showing it. It seems like a good way to root out the bad ones. Your solution would be to do nothing and let it continue. We shouldn't have to do anything to find them. That is essentially what you are promoting. If not, please provide your wonderful plan. mspart

So by extension you trust that there are some among the 2 million that ARE making fraudulent purchases on their government credit cards. But we shouldn't root those out? mspart

You've had several examples. That qualifies as over and over again. You can drop the act now. mspart

Stacey Abrams' group receive billions is evidence of fraud. It was meant for one thing supposedly, and ended up somewhere else. She is of course defiant. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-formally-refers-financial-mismanagement-20b-gold-bars-inspector-general WASHINGTON – In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Inspector General (IG), EPA formally referred the well documented and concerning matter of financial mismanagement, conflicts of interest, and oversight failures with the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for further investigation. Given the severity of misconduct, waste, conflicts of interest, and potential fraud, the GGRF is undergoing a comprehensive review alongside concurrent investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation. For example, a Stacey Abrams linked organization that reported just $100 in revenue in 2023, was chosen to receive $2 billion—that’s 20 million times the organization’s reported revenue. To highlight just how unqualified this organization was, the grant agreement provided 90 days to complete "How to Develop a Budget" training even though the organization was instructed to start spending down the balance in the first 21 days of that timeframe. Totally legit! mspart

https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/pelosi-wants-biden-added-to-mount-rushmore-such-a-consequential-president-nancy-joe-kamala-harris-november-election-2024-presidential-washington-dc-politics-abraham-lincoln-teddy-roosevelt-george-washington-and-thomas-jefferson WASHINGTON (TND) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,suggested on Sunday that President Joe Biden has earned his place among America’s greatest presidents and should be recognized accordingly. Biden, she said, has proven to be one of America’s greatest presidents and warrants a place on Mount Rushmore alongside Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. I found this quite quickly on the google. mspart

Hilarious, Ds are rudderless. mspart

Are you sure you can? mspart

You might want to do some light reading. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/on-the-record-the-u-s-administrations-actions-on-russia/ https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-fact-trump-has-been-tougher-russia-than-biden mspart

Yes, you are saying what I said you said and you cannot refute it. It doesn't help that you try to explain away the plain words you wrote. If you meant something else by them, that's not my fault. Your written word is quite plain. mspart

Not different. Not even completely. And should they own American assets? That is a question to ask yourself. I don't think they should. Both this and the ports are a national security issue. Like making our own steel. If we can't make our own steel, we are in trouble from a national security standpoint. mspart

Explain how you want, but you threw shade on Blackrock but threw sunlight on the Chinese company. That's what your quotes show. Which all is beside the point. Better a western hemisphere outfit running the ports than an enemy that could take it over. I don't think there is any question that China is not on our side. mspart