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Mussolini made the trains run on time.

You don't mean - thinning out the concrete - for a few back pocket Dong - do you?

1. When I flew in to Saigon airport a few years ago - the only distraction was the Vietnam immigration. These fellows wore military style green fatigue uniforms with patches that made them look like generals in the Vietnam army. And a very unpleasant demeanor. 2. The taxi that drove me to hotel in District 1 was an attempt for a complete ripoff. 3. There was a sign inside terminal printed in English. Stating a $25.00 cash entry fee in US dollars.

The end of civilization as we know it. Well, at least in the US of A. Who the hell wrote the US Constitution anyway? "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made marriage for same-sex couples legal nationwide, declaring that refusing to grant marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples violates the Constitution. The landmark ruling will produce the most significant change in laws governing matrimony since the court struck down state bans on inter-racial marriage almost 50 years ago. The majority opinion in the 5-4 decision was written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were," Kennedy wrote. "As some of the petitioners in these cases." Source: NBC News "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights," This lists men only. What was Thomas Jefferson thinking?

Continuous news coverage daily on the tele. Upper New York state prison escape. Now into 3rd week. But beyond all that I never knew that the US Border Patrol has a Tactical SWAT Team. Good Lord. One more US government agency with a military style police department. Plattsburgh, New York (CNN)Richard Matt, one of two escaped murderers from an upstate New York maximum-security prison, was shot and killed by officers involved in a massive three-week manhunt, three law enforcement sources said Friday. Officers are still pursuing fugitive David Sweat but don't have eyes on the convict, two law enforcement sources said. Matt apparently shot at a driver in a camper near Malone, New York, a federal law enforcement source said. The driver called 911. When officers arrived, gunfire erupted and Matt was shot dead. Matt was shot by a border patrol tactical team, a federal law enforcement source said.

Never a 'Thank You' to the Yanks for constructing this wonderful modern airport.

Is Microsoft Office 2013 available in CD disk version in Thailand? Yes, the legitimate version. Much/some of the world it is only a download. No disc. Purchasing retail all you get is a product key. But some parts of the world it is still sold retail with a CD disc. What is available in Thailand?

Certainly, I would have attempted to jump him. But I have had some training in such. Most were over 60 years of age with some children. The young lad legally purchased the .45 himself. The uncle story came first but has been disproved. I have been verbally and physically abused by professionals. So jumping him would have been a piece of cake for me.

You gotta really really love these guys ! The leader of a white supremacist group that has been linked to Dylann Roof, the suspect in the murder of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of 2016 presidential contenders such as Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, records show. LINK

I read the cuts and bruises but nothing about any theft. Was anything stolen?

Inside church. He sat for the full hour of the Bible Study - group. THEN - he shot everyone with his .45. Having multiple clips.

Vote along party lines. Yes, the Republicans are all for cell phone robo calls. Gotta love those Republicans always looking out for the little guy. FCC ACTS TO SHIELD CONSUMERS, COMPLICATES LIFE FOR POLLSTERS - As expected, the Federal Communications Committee adopted a set of new rules on Thursday designed to better shield Americans from unwanted calls and spam text messages. The FCC also gave telephone companies a green light to offer services that would allow customers to block "robocalls" and unsolicited text messages. As of this writing, the FCC has not yet published the full text of the new rules, approved by a 3 to 2 party line vote. However, the changes described in an FCC press release and more than an hour of statements by FCC commissioners on Thursday generally confirm issues that previously led the Market Research Association to warn of "less accurate research results, higher costs, and more class action lawsuits" against survey call centers. Source: Huffington Post By Mark Blumenthal, Ariel Edwards-Levy & Janie Velencia

New Hampshire is an interesting state. The traditional Yankees of old are slowly disappearing. Still there. There is a migration of out of staters. Retirees from other southern New England states as well as New York and New Jersey. No income tax in New Hampshire. The bottom half of New Hampshire have quite a few transplants from northern Massachusetts. Then there is the Free State Movement. Libertarian bent. Mostly in SW New Hampshire. The NH House and Senate are both Republican controlled. But the governor is a Democrat. Registered Independents outnumber either Democrat or Republican. Bernie Sanders is from next door in Vermont. Traditionally, there has been a favoritism for presidential candidates from a neighboring state. Paul Tsongas, Dukakis, and Musky - before he broke down crying on camera. And in the NH primary - Pat Buchanan did well in the primary against Bush (1). McCain won the NH primary - Bush (2) went on to win the general.

Glad to know that someone has read my autobiography !

Eric Lomax. Another famous Scot. "Watch The Railroad Man which goes on general release in the new year, and you'll leave the cinema feeling you know all about the complicated, scarred individual at its centre: Eric Lomax, who was tortured by the Japanese during the second world war and eventually rescued from his torment through the love of his wife Patti." LINK An interesting take on the Thai - Burma railway.

Mayor Daily (the original) has been dead for decades. Again, individual voter fraud just does not exist. One of the best studies on the subject was conducted by Justin Levitt of the New York University Law School. Its conclusion is simple: allegations of widespread voter fraud are greatly exaggerated. “Many of the claims of voter fraud amount to a great deal of smoke without much fire…Most allegations of fraud turn out to be baseless—and that of the few allegations remaining, most reveal election irregularities and other forms of election misconduct, rather than fraud by individual voters. The type of individual voter fraud supposedly targeted by recent legislative efforts—especially efforts to require certain forms of voter ID—simply does not exist.†From: FORBES Magazine John Wasik - contributor

Gotta love those voter ID laws. "A News21 survey of the states found that there had been only about 10 cases of voter impersonation fraud in the U.S. in the past decade." Ten? Must be a typo. LINK

I am still patiently waiting for the for the return of my alarm clock from the wonderful Chinese alarm clock factory. Thank you for your gracious concern. At what point should I send another letter to the Chinese factory?

"Most strikes in Vietnam are focused on the practices of a company rather than the government. More than 100 Vietnam Airlines Corp. pilots called in sick at the start of 2015 amid discontent over salaries. Last May, two people died during anti- Chinese protests at foreign factories. More 1,000 workers at Levi Strauss & Co.'s factory in northern province of Ninh Binh engaged in a three-day strike in November 2013 to demand better working conditions." LINK

From the little that I have read: Vietnam is virtually slave labor. On another note. Neighbors home just sold for US $2.2 million. He paid about $900,000 about 5 years ago. 2nd home. Did about $500,000 remodel. He had furniture delivered. Asked me to meet truck as he works in another state. EVERYTHING. Sofa, love seat, bedroom furniture, dining set, assorted chairs, assorted tables, etc. Made in Vietnam. Now, how can they manufacturer a large sofa, etc. Wrap it. Ship it. So inexpensively? What is the wage rate in Vietnam? What is the workday - workweek in Vietnam?

OK. Question. Why were the monkeys vacationing in Gibraltar?

It's going to be Bush vs Clinton. The rest is just hoopla. Maybe the others are seeking the VP position. Caveat: Unless some major scandal appears. A new one. The first Bush. His crucial primary was New Hampshire. He went to then NH governor Sununu and made a promise. Deliver me the NH Republican primary and you (Sununu) can have any government job he wanted in Washington. The first Bush won New Hampshire. Sununu picked Chief of Staff. Probably the most important appointed job in any presidency. Although Sununu is a Washington insider now. He still has all of his contacts in New Hampshire. Granted, the 2d Bush did not win NH - as McCain was on a roll. But the insider Republican machine crucified McCain in South Carolina and after. It's the Bush machine and ability to obtain money that will make him the Repubican nominee.

Some folks just can't comprehend what you state. Some folks don't wish to comprehend what you state.

Now - I have to worry about this . . . too ! TUESDAY, May 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- "More than one-third of U.S. adults have a combination of health problems collectively known as metabolic syndrome that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to new research. What's worse, the researchers found the rate of metabolic syndrome increases dramatically with age. Almost half of people 60 or older in the United States have metabolic syndrome, the study found." LINK

CGI technology is amazing now. That looked like a real washing machine !