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Yesterday, 11:17 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry How To Ruin An Economy in Memories of the 28th Century

I think we do. Let me just distill what I said in my previous comment since I have had time to think about it. There are positive things that...

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Yesterday, 11:06 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

:lol: No, I didn't hear that but it wouldn't surprise me if there were.

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Yesterday, 11:05 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

Thanks. Are they the annual kind that Gillette mentions above?

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Yesterday, 11:04 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

Thanks GG. I didn't realize there are annual cicadas too. I had only heard of the 17 and 13 year kinds.

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06-17-2013, 10:27 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry How To Ruin An Economy in Memories of the 28th Century

First off, let's put the issue of manufacturing leaving the country to bed quickly. All that means is that there are more prosperous prospects than...

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06-17-2013, 09:40 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

Yikes, I can see how that could be a problem. But I thought cicadas were only an east coast insect. You have them in California?

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06-17-2013, 12:04 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Beware of Cat in Halls of the Dark Muse

By the way DM, it was a joke web site. It wasn't meant to be serious. I think cats are great.

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06-17-2013, 12:03 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry matters of the mind in day in a life

My son is a little whinny and quick to cry too. I think it's just a personality thing, not a mental illness. They should grow out of it. Being...

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06-16-2013, 11:53 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry How To Ruin An Economy in Memories of the 28th Century

Not sure what exactly you mean by the fifty years. The years 1982 to 2007 were the best block of a 25 year period in the economic history of the...

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06-16-2013, 11:24 PM

Virgil created a blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

On Staten Island, cicadas only make their presence every seventeen years. I had no idea they were native to this place when I first moved here. I...

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06-16-2013, 11:18 PM

Virgil posted a visitor message on Pendragon's profile

Yes, thank you, all is well.

06-15-2013, 01:11 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry How many roads have I walked down? in day in a life

I would borrow your brother's Kindle to see if you like it. I have one and there are positives and negatives. The big positive is that it's...

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06-15-2013, 01:05 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry The New Dog in Life in a small town.

Sounds interesting. If she was trained once, I think it can come back. You may have to be a little persistent. Perhaps she needs to get back to...

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06-15-2013, 01:01 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Reason Not To Believe. in Jett Black

I in turn find it amazing how every unschooled person thinks that only uneducated people believe in God. I doubt very much you have read a smidgeon...

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06-15-2013, 12:44 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Musings in Ramblings from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

Hey Pen. The answer to what is truth is in John 14:6, as I know you know. How are you? Nice to hear from you.

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06-14-2013, 07:02 AM

Drkshadow03 replied to a thread Guess the Member! in Forum Games

Kiki?

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06-12-2013, 07:37 PM

Drkshadow03 replied to a thread Does Great Literature Make Us Better? in General Literature

Your choice. Well, actually according to your worldview I suppose it was always inevitable that you would no longer visit this thread! Anyway, it...

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06-11-2013, 08:33 PM

Drkshadow03 replied to a thread Does Great Literature Make Us Better? in General Literature

What is your evidence that we live in a pre-determined world?

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06-09-2013, 04:28 PM

Drkshadow03 replied to a thread Does Great Literature Make Us Better? in General Literature

Well, it would seem if there is any answer in this thread to the question it's that literature can make you better by making you less ignorant of the...

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06-08-2013, 10:37 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry The Age of Insanity Begins. in Jett Black

Well, no Jett. The relationship between the US, Russia, China, and Europe is a lot better than you portray. Certainly we have economic links that...

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06-08-2013, 10:29 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Nostalgia of Model Trains. Rich Tea Biscuits. And Incy Wincy Spider. in Barmy Blue's Bland Blog

Oh, I must have missed it. So sorry. As you say, never mind. :blush:

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06-08-2013, 10:23 PM

Virgil posted a visitor message on Darcy88's profile

I do recall you now. You're the one that admired Hemingway and DH Lawrence's writing. Sorry I didn't remember you when I first responded.

06-08-2013, 10:22 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Retail Without People in Memories of the 28th Century

The CVS by me has done the same, but it seems like they've got the same number of people (which wasn't many) roaming the aisles. I guess the trade...

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06-08-2013, 10:14 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry You Know You Are In Love When..... in Halls of the Dark Muse

You know I used to have the same attitude about Country music as you, but in recent years I've found it to be as original (as original as any popular...

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06-08-2013, 10:07 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry where has my mind gone? in day in a life

Your head is perfectly fine...lol. I think Bluebird is right on about you being alone probably adds to it, and I agree it's not unique. But hey,...

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06-08-2013, 09:59 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Hello, just dropping by for an update! in Away with the Fairies- The Travel Diary of an Irish WebFairy

Congratulations!!! Great wedding pictures! My love to both of you. You make a great couple. Is that phrase still used for a married couple? I...

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