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The Faces were great and he always gave a good show. He also hit on my older sister, who was 14 or 15 at the time. She's pushing 70 now - times flies.

Re: the captioned photo

I hadn't realized that Hofner bass was so attractive. No wonder he was still searching for her 50 years later. I imagine she has a few decades of wear and tear though.

Reihoku has been on the map as a prime site for dinosaur fossil deposits for some time.

A nice place to visit with kids. The islands are beautiful, the seafood is good, and kids can join digging sites to try to find their own dinosaur bones. One of our more memorable family jaunts.

It’s about time all schools, work areas and public establishments prohibit personal cellphone usage and also ban taking of photos and recording of videos

Yes. Take away vast swaths of human rights in response to a nuisance. The Kim Jong Un solution.

Ambasador Turner does resemble Kim but you’ll find pictures of the former smiling but not the latter.

There is literally a picture of Kim smiling at the top of this website today. Did you miss that?

Kim said the two countries "can open up a new future together"... "or else."

Put him in a penitentiary and throw away the key. If you murder, particularly at such a young age, you’ve got faulty wiring and are a complete write off.

Perhaps. But I am reminded of a similar case where a 15 year old murdered his parents in the US, escaped from prison and then went on to become a loving and supportive father to 3 kids in Australia. The truth was only discovered after he died, and by all accounts he was a great father. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/09/australia/australia-william-leslie-arnold-cold-case-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Why do older Yakuza dudes always wear those gay glasses?

Good question! Perhaps you should ask them directly to their face.

If the flight is important or has several connections I prefer booking direct with the airline. The savings of doing otherwise are not worth the stress when something goes wrong and changes have to be made.

Travel agency? Do they still exist?

They do, and I hope they always do. Searching for flights, comparing costs and booking online can take up many hours of time. When I am busy, I would rather pay somebody else to handle all that for me - it's a much more pleasant experience.

You've got to have a smooth brain to think anyone from the BBC is on the same level as a hack like Tucker Carlson.

He got canned for lying about voting machines. Not that facts matter to tankies, of course.

Speaking of facts mattering, maybe you should check yours first. While the reason he was sacked was never publicly stated, we know (for a fact) he was not canned for lying about voting machines. He was not named in that case and had nothing to do with it other than being employed by the same network.

Not that facts matter....

A giant wireless charger?

I'm really interested in what would've happened if Stalin had never come to absolute power.

Lenin, along w/ Trotsky, may have steered the Soviet Union clear of the 1930s famines and the killings of hundreds of thousands 

Lenin was even more ruthless that Stalin - something that seems to be glossed over in history. Perhaps because he was more polished and was educated people want to imagine he was kinder.

I far prefer using Macs, but the walled garden and high prices others have mentioned is a problem. So I always keep one foot in another camp (android/linux).

The people above talking about their old Macs and how they still "work." Really? Update end famously early for Macs. Old Macs cannot be updated. They won't work with any of the newer systems and, most importantly, become a huge security risk. And the hard-drive on my 2018 Macbook is dying as I write this (on a new Mac).

All said, I still prefer Macs because they are very easy to use and convenient but I have a lot of issues with the company.

It existed but mainly for one demographic. Poorer minorities and many immigrants, especially those of color, didn't have all the luxuries that white America had. 

They had two parents at home and some family bonding. Maybe both parents worked, but that was true for many white families as well. People tend to overestimate how important money is and underestimate how important a loving and bonded family with two parents is. Poor home can produce successful kids and rich homes can produce complete failures. The real wealth is in whether someone is raised with a loving family.

Sadly, today's culture has taken us away from that - and I think we are just beginning to see the results.

Tried to steal her underwear? Makes it sound like she had it in her purse or something. 

I had the same impression. Imagine being attacked and almost raped - and the potential theft of underwear was the prime concern of the police or reporter?

Well the emergency evacuation's are the norm everywhere, they were just lucky this time,

The norm? What airlines do you fly? I'll be sure to avoid them. I have flown all my life and never once experienced and emergency evacuation.

Training and execution are two different things. If it was Air Canada, we would probably all die while they broadcast announcements about their "award winning cabin attendants."

My take: Vaping offers all the health hazards of smoking. But unlike smoking, vaping looks totally uncool. Imagine James Dean with a vape pen hanging from his mouth while he sits on an electric scooter.

Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, NTT, McDonald’s don’t feel friendly toward you, but they use you to make money or take your money.

That can't be true. I get messages all the time from Meta literally saying "We care about your memories." They really care!

Many Taiwanese thinks the CCP will be rolled sooner rather than later.

This seems the best approach. Resist CCP bullying, but avoid open conflict. The CCP, like all authoritarians, is sowing the seeds of its own demise. But, as a warning, failing governments tend to lash out - so there is no easy path.

Rocks from Aso's pyroclastic flows have been found as far away as Yamaguchi-ken. It's a super-volcano and any full scale eruption would be the end of life on Kyushu for a while. The planet is scarred with reminders of the power of nature. It's humbling.

Primary reason entire Muslim World's moving into China Russia BRICS led axis

Maybe so. But the fact that they are able to accept China's decade long genocide against Muslims in its own country suggests that they aren't as concerned about the plight of other Muslims as they claim. Just more dirty politics.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has used mass detention as an ostensible solution for fighting crime, the report said.

The report should have added a "successful solution." He turned the country from an unlivable dystopia ruled by the most ruthless thugs into one of the most promising nations in the region. The people have hope again. Of course, there is no telling how he may exercise his powers in the future - that's the problem with dictatorships.

With the crime rising in Europe and the US, I wouldn't be surprised if people there welcome similarly extreme policies in the near future - giving the government broad powers that the people may never get back.

Shoot for the tires.

Rookie.

This isn't America. The cops don't go around shooting everyone and everything at the slightest sign of resistance.

It's well-known in marketing circles that lonely people are a growing market with a big future (profit-wise). It's quite sad but a symptom of a broken society.

Which misinformation is that? The misinformation peddled by random kooks? The misinformation peddled by pharmaceutical companies looking to make another billion dollars? The misinformation peddled by governments that align with their political goals? The misinformation peddled by established media and entertainment empires to appease the drug companies who make up the bulk if their advertising revenue?

Take everything with a grain of salt (or sometimes a bucket). Live well, eat well, avoid processed foods and sugars (and artificial sweeteners), get a little exercise and enjoy life. That will do more to ensure a longer and healthier life than blindly chasing the latest health craze that is certainly making somebody else rich.

It's not that hard to walk to the end of the aisle and jump is it?!

In a burning airplane? Certainly harder than you make it out to be.

Yes. I plan to stop wasting my time commenting on JT.

Ooops...

I encourage anyone who gives a stuff about their own health and that of their families to do their own investigating as to why alcohol, despite its "social function", is a toxin that people should avoid

Thank you, mother.

Each and every zoo in Japan is a disgrace.

That may be true. But they are even worse in China.

It depends on when you choose to evaluate the CPC. If during the cultural revolution, then you will get one answer. If during the period of 14% annual growth or now, you’ll get another.

Why stop there? Because the party faction that created 14% annual growth has been replaced by a party led by one uncultured megalomaniac. He will destroy China, which had so much hope just 15 years ago. You should keep up with this.