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    Ads and Membership Levels

    Removing the ads just depends on whether BuckSanders and Greg Barnes like you or not. Perhaps you could try sucking up to the PTB more or maybe just be a bit more likable overall and get that taken care of.
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    Hey, Grandpa, What’s for Supper?

    Despite news headlines to the contrary, this might be a good, affordable alternative for dinner tonight.
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    Where Do You Get Your News?

    Here's your trivia from Barron's today ........... a) What was the first diet cola brought out by a major soft drink company ? b) Coca Cola eventually came up with - Tab. What was the comparable product brought out by Pepsi at the time ?
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    NY Yankees

    5 - 4 …. Dayum As if we needed another reason to hate the NY Yankees.
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    What are you reading?

    I'm halfway through the second volume of the (planned) trilogy by Rick Atkinson on the American Revolution. The third volume is yet to be published. Let me say -- reading about the American Revolution is tougher slog than many other areas of American or world history. 0 The Revolution...
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    Favorite ice cream flavor and brand.

    How about -- butter pecan (y) (y)
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    Where Do You Get Your News?

    It's mostly economic / financial news: The Wall Street Journal - on-line Washington Post - on-line Barron's - have read just about every Sunday for 40+ years ... kept up with it even after Alan Abelson retired. Various web sites ..... economics related .. not necessarily news: Marginal...
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    Advice from Stoicism

    I have a well worn copy of The Daily Stoic in the file cabinet next to my desk. I think I'm in my fifth year of reading it from January - December. I don't read it a page or day at a time anymore. But I keep up with it every week or so. I also never the leave the house without my...
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    Advice from Stoicism

    Lots of wisdom here. It's tough to always follow Stoicism’s precepts every day though.
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    Prof. James Leutze has died

    Former UNC History Professor James Leutze has died. Back in the day -- 50 or so years ago he was one of the most popular professors at Chapel Hill. He later served as Chancellor of UNC-W. He taught a pair of history classes -- one on the American Revolution and the second one on the Civil...
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    Atlanta Braves

    Right now the Braves are on track to win 110 games.
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    The Music Thread

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    Data Centers

    And, of course, from ChatGPT …. courtesy of your friendly neighborhood data center : Here are the benefits and costs of data centers summarized clearly: Benefits of Data Centers Reliable Data Storage and Availability Keep large volumes of data safe, organized, and accessible. Support...
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    PRODUCTS YOU FULLY ENDORSE 2.0

    You got to like the color here.
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    Murdaugh gets new murder trial

    He loved Maggie and Paw Paw. He would have never hurt them.
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