Good. Your opinion has been noted. And his name, by the way, is ImClearlyLost, so no name calling took place.

You could have easily made your point without resorting to name-calling. Learn how to respond to an argument without resorting to third grade language. Grow up. And by the way, it's "fucking," not " fucken. " You're living up to your name, because you clearly are lost.

Be careful what you wish for.

Amen to that.

I believe it was Mark Twain who said that you can measure a man by how he treats animals. If this sick fuck ever kicked a dog in front of me, I wouldn't hold back.

Not a crazy notion at all. Thanks for replying, yours is an interesting post to say the least.

I have decided that at some point in the near future, I am going to write a book trying to reconcile the science of subatomic physics with that of the infinite expanses of the universe. Ha! Good luck with that. Been recently reading a biography of Einstein [Walter Isaacson] and have already read The Quantum World by Kenneth Ford; Einstein's Universe by Nigel Calder, Hawking's book on Black Holes, and The Infinite Universe by Brian Greene. Man, I have too much time on my hands, but figure, what the hell, it's worth a shot.

"Post guards in the engineering section. If he can get to the caterpillar he can get to something more vital." - Marko Ramius

Just wanted to see what it was all about. Interesting, though, how when after Lincoln was killed the motions Washington went through to find the conspirators. Reminded me of January 6.

There are plenty of others out there - Freespoke, Lukol, Swisscows, MetaGer, Giburu, Yandex, Brave, Disconnect, Luxxle, Qwant, Wolfram Alpha...I just went ahead and made a search folder and have all of them bookmarked. Bing is in there too, but it's gotten weird. Each has advantages and disadvantages. I find that if I am searching a particular topic, I will compare results and draw conclusions as to veracity.

Finally got around to reading Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, even though it's been out a while. Interesting analysis. Quick read, written like a spy thriller.

Oh come on. Really?

I think I have a greater impact being a math teacher in a rural school. Besides, I have Asperger's Syndrome and have difficulty speaking in public.

You're welcome, Fren. Been busy so I haven't been able to post a lot.

I appreciate the positive comments, folks. I'll try to get more up, been busy lately.

Thanks for all the positive comments. Been busy of late, but I wanted to get this out because of the power of this board. o7

The 1978 - 2023 chart is the best, and so true :)

Thanks Fren :)

Just found out today that my son is now acting Command Master Chief on one of our front line carriers. Holy shit, that little punk. Proud pops here. I only made it to E5 when I was in. Nice to know he's carrying on the family name o7

Beginning to wonder if he falls somewhere on the autism spectrum disorder. I have Asperger's and am wondering if he is touched with it too.

For the Captain Obvious statement of the day, there are people out there that won't be able to handle it when it all comes out.

I took three years of Latin in high school at my mother's insistence, and only wish now there was a church nearby that had them - but then again, after suffering abuse at the hands of the Catholic church, that's not likely ever going to happen to where I step foot inside a church.

It surprises how the words in my book are beginning to pour out. My only regret is that I didn't start this sooner.

Thanks Fren.

I appreciate that, I really do. I was sitting here thinking about my life, the ups and downs and all that, and figured what the hell, give it a shot. The title of the book is A Walk to the Buses: Reflections of a Dinosaur Teacher. It is not going to be read other than by a select few individuals, but I don't care. It is like a monkey jumped off my back. Just to sit there and reminisce is worth all the tea in China as far as I'm concerned. Thanks again for the response.