march 24 '67 will forever live in infamy ... her sister,
the stunning Barbara, was younger and seemed to
undershadow her, yet KM (may I use only initials?)
was the powerhouse. . strong both mentally and
physically, she made life exciting just keeping up
with her. . . . . . and late that night, after the dance,
we took my light-blue english ford anglia out to
the beach. . . . kinda backed into a spot between
the trees . . . tiny sony tape recorder under the seat
with Jackie Wilson singing "That's Why I Love You So" -- j
.

Yes, please write that book. I'll certainly buy a copy (or download it!).

thank you much for your kind words, Kate (yours is the
name which I had preselected for my first daughter -- I love it).
one thing for sure....... I will have to write a book to
crystallize some of the wonderful things which have
happened to me. . like the springtime dance at
the Jekyll Island camping area in march of 1964,
the night when I first kissed a girl. . I still have
the budweiser can from that trip -- my first beer.
some things are just too precious to forget. -- j
.

Not to regret, John. Your legacy also passes through ideas, your intellectual riches, not just DNA. Or, as I am fond of frequently saying, not just genes but also memes. Part of you is in everyone who hears or reads your words, your thoughts, your values. Thank you for that.

re:"you would think that someone preparing for a Supreme Court case would have this and every other good example down pat. "

Good idea, but illogical and wishful thinking.
Like a VERY bright friend of mine keeps saying, "I can't understand how anyone can believe that!"...
Well, first, they're not YOU and second, they're not as bright as YOU... and the list goes on.

Yeah, they 'should' have done more homework or research or thought it through more completely... and didn't... THAT is REALLY hard to cure!

i bin steelin' yers, so go fur hit!!! -- j
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Good metaphor.

Jan, gunna steal it

some of us (like you) do our homework with strict
resolve, and others (like Scalia) may make fun of
the process, asking that we take for granted that
the strict resolve in underneath. -- j

p.s. after I "got good" at english, I developed
a desire to make fun of it . . . like the luxury of
touring the countryside with the air conditioner
on and the sunroof open.
.

when I learned from a cia-type person that someone
"out there" could turn my cellphone on, to listen to
my life, I adjusted my appreciation of these computers-
on-a-leash . . . the leash goes both ways!!! -- j
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Granted - but if I (an amateur history buff) can come up with a clear example whilst browsing a thread on a list, you would think that someone preparing for a Supreme Court case would have this and every other good example down pat.

I sure would have.

Jan

Quiet! My Dirt Dog is monitoring our communications. (Actually, it is sweeping the downstairs while the Neeto does the upstairs.)

Jan, being watched

Jan I left the corporate world because of political games, lies and deceit. I also grew tried of those not producing yet still expected an enormous salary on the back of my labor so I shrugged before I even knew about Ayn Rand. My life now centers around my small ranch, family, and seeking knowledge. Money no longer rules my life yet money is not the evil. I produce the needs of my family and myself while not producing for the looters as best I can. Thanks for helping in my efforts in seeking knowledge and informing me of new evidence that I have not been make aware of.
Waytodude is short for Tim

if we didn't have these onerous death taxes,
this would not be the challenge it is! -- j
.

yes -- negative control ! -- j
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jlc... "There are other examples, but this is probably the most notable from the Classical world. " ...

C'mon, Jan... they'd argue that as being anecdotal and irrelevant... it's a strategy of theirs when engaged (no pun intended) in such 'discussions.'

"However, if I were a widow and wanted to leave everything to my daughter, there would be inheritance taxes as a consequence. ..."

"why can't I marry my daughter so she can inherit my possessions without a tax liability; " ...
... or why shouldn't you be allowed to do that?!

"p.s. protection of the public good appears to be
a secondary consideration. "...

Unless you (they) want to use it as a strategy to block something they DON'T want to happen...

hauled it in the back of my saab 900, just like the
400-plus-pound sandstone thing out front with our
name on it (gift from my sister). . and we didn't want
to make the mantel look repaired, so we just tightened up
the screws and shoved it into place -- on two three-
quarters diameter re-bar "studs" which we custom-
drilled it to match. . that, in itself, was fun!!! -- j
.

har de har har! . in 1968, AI wasn't what it is today,
so that our "take" on machines gone wild is a tad
different....... . now, with Terminator (e.g.) we are losing
our love-hate and it's turning to anxious apprehension,
imho. . I still want to think of that "roomba" as a
tool, but what does it want to think of me??? -- j
.

and a team to lift or carry it! how about mixing epoxy (slow cure) with sawdust to be homemade 'wood filler'?

"Daisy, d a i s y, g i v e m e y o u r a n s e s e r t r u...

"now, Dave, you do not want to turn me off, Dave." -- j
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Honest, Duke, I never done nuthin!!!

Thank you for taking the time to verify what I said. (I had learned about the case in blood banking class, when we were talking about the unusual problems that could occur.) I really appreciate that you went to the effort to independently verify...I do not know what you do for a living (though you have a neat ranch) but you have the heart of a scientist.

Jan

I had not thought of that. Makes you think of 2001 Space Odyssey, doesn't it?

Jan