PopeBeanie

I tortured myself going through a dozen or so reaction videos on American Flags, trying to see if anyone found satire or humor in it, like they see in Black & White. The thing about flags, with me, is that the last time everyone was waving them in huge numbers was in the rah rah, “never forget 911” stages of invading Iraq, eventually destroying…[Read more]

Good one. Wow, the video’s been up for four years?

Disasters, scandals, coverups, oh my!

Any suggestions? Just Defund Ukraine?

Just defund all government?

PopeBeanie wrote:
Come on, that’s not even the same model.

@Unseen, I also should have recalled something else that Amazon does to rip people off, which may explain why your search came up with the wrong model. Amazon’s search has been increasingly useless, and to me, seemingly for the purpose of getting people to buy what Amazon wants you to b…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Look here on Amazon. Current Amazon price $140.

I should have read this before writing my previous response. Come on, that’s not even the same model.

Not to beat this to death, but to be honest, I didn’t notice until now that the good buy I found on eBay has a defective light for the display. It’d be more fair to say they’re going…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Have you checked the current price of your watch?. Look it up and tell us what it is. I bet it’s more than my least expensive one which was about $57.

I just remember I paid about $40 for it about six years ago. But that was when I was poorer and did a lot of shopping… some number of hours.

I agree, $57 is not unreasonable to p…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Any of my mechanical watches will keep time well enough for your transportation needs.

I believe it. Do any of them cost less than $40, or run on solar power?

Unseen wrote:
Out of curiosity, is super accuracy necessary for you in some way? Is it useful or just a “thing” that you like?

It’s both.

Using public transit to go everywhere, I often have to time departures to the fraction of a minute, especially when I have to consider how fast I have to walk or run to get to a bus stop. The bus pickup tim…[Read more]

LOL, my definition of a “real watch” is one that keeps updating its accuracy, e.g. one that adjusts itself daily based on the WWVB signal transmitted from Fort Collins, CO. Such watches and some “atomic” wall and desk clocks also have this feature. Of course, “atomic” is a common misnomer for timepieces using WWVB receivers, as the only atomic…[Read more]

To me, there’s a strange, cultish feel to this “movement”. There’s an egotistical, narcissistic guy at the top who cares more about loyalty and support than about government competency and the majority of voting people in the democracy, the democracy itself being a pain in the ass for him. I think he wouldn’t have been elected if it were not for…[Read more]

Looks like a great topic! I’ve not thought about it much. “Stanford/Hopkins/NIH-trained MD” gives me motivation to try him out.

A question occurred to me, limited to two scenarios but may not be the only scenarios to consider:
What would I choose, between burning brightly and accomplishing life goals until I die, vs living longer but slowly…[Read more]

If Ukraine is committing war crimes, they should be prosecuted as well as Putin. Yes, evil is evil on both sides. Does that mean that the context (e.g. while invading) and degree of crimes shouldn’t matter? Is shooting someone whom’s invading a home just as bad as the invader shooting people in the home? Does the invader get to blame people in the house?

Unseen wrote:
When I mean what about, I’ll say “What about.”

OK, it wasn’t intended to be a whatabout.

It’s at least a diversion from Putin’s crimes.

I hope you’re not skipping the request for evidence, and the question about if Ukraine’s invading Russia to commit these purported war crimes?