Recent content by northwoods

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    OT: Poll: Would you want to live to be 100 years old?

    You may have nailed it. At age 65 I probably would have said no, but at age 83, and in good health both mentally and physically (my wife may differ on the mentally), I said yes. So much depends (pun unintended) on things in the future that you can't be certain about. I still have a lot in life...
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    Robert Mueller passes away.....

    McCain will always be an American hero --- for many reasons.
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    All knowing board. Chemo question.

    In early Fall of 2014 I was living just north of you in Little River, SC, and had surgery in Myrtle Beach for a nasty and deep melanoma that had developed on my chest very quickly while I was on vacation in Vermont. At the time my daughter was working at the Northwestern University Medical...
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    Biltmore Estate

    I encourage you to end your afternoon on the outdoor deck of the Grove Park Inn enjoying the panoramic view with a glass of fine wine in hand. You'll feel like a millionaire!
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    OT: Rock & Roll Jukebox Friday

    The Jeff Beck Group album "Truth" is one of the best albums ever. recorded. Rod Steward does a lot of the vocals, and Ron Wood also is a major contributor.
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    Multiple Fires in Puerto Vallarta

    You make a good point. Much easier to make headlines bullying the "source" of drugs than to address the root causes of our nation's insatiable "demand" for drugs. I realize that the reasons are quite complex, but I've always wondered why in the world would someone want to voluntarily court pure...
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    Multiple Fires in Puerto Vallarta

    I seriously doubt that you don't know the answer to your own question.
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    Poll: Favorite Look - 2026 BAFTA Red Carpet…

    I can honestly say that I've seen more much better looking women at random in the grocery store, the fitness center, the airport, or just walking down a city street.
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    I just realized it was Ash Wednesday yesterday. What do you give up for lent?

    I gave up "giving something up for Lent" :)
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    POLL: Favorite Look - 2026 Grammys Red Carpet.

    Perhaps they had a lot of legitimate reasons and things "to cry" about this year. As for the music being horrible, that is subjective. I might agree with you re some of it, but I try to remember that I am from a different time, music era, and culture.
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    40 Years Ago Today Challenger Exploded - Where were you?

    I was watching the launch on TV in the packed Sitting Bull Lounge at Okemo Mountain, Vermont. We were having a huge "Demo Days" and most of the Mid-Atlantic and New England reps from the leading ski equipment companies were there. It was a very festive affair --- until we all realized what had...
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    I got old today.

    I used to have to remind grocery store clerks that I got the senior discount. Now when I remind them of it, their reply is "oh, I've done that already".
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    Help --- I want to re-subscribe my recently expired subscription but "the system" won't allow me to

    I've been trying to get an on3 human being to assist me for several weeks. Can you imagine a business that seems to care so little about their customers? Tom McAndrew is trying to help me, so I do appreciate that. The irony is twofold --- I've been with BWI since the inception, going all the...
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    Help --- I want to re-subscribe my recently expired subscription but "the system" won't allow me to

    I keep getting the message "email is already in use". Is there a human being at on3 or BWI who can help me? on3 makes it virtually impossible to contact someone (as in a human being) to straighten out what should be a simple problem. It's pretty bad when what you want to do is purchase their...