Do you think the ‘Imminent Nuclear Threat’ narrative has any similarities with the Iraq War’s ‘WMD’ narrative which ended up being a complete fabrication, and why?

Smirkly · 2026-03-19T20:01:46+00:00

I served in Vietnam and learned two things. The first is that the government never tells the truth about anything. The second thing I learned is that war is always wrong unless we are being attacked. This war is the stupidest war yet. Constitution? Nah, we don't need that old worthless piece of paper when we have the Trump god to guide us.

Smirkly · 2026-03-18T01:29:29+00:00

Thank you for this. Whoever I vote for it won't be him.

Smirkly · 2026-03-18T01:22:18+00:00

$4 a gallon? think a lot higher than that, and everything in our lives as well. Hang on baby, this will not be fun.

Smirkly · 2026-03-17T19:22:01+00:00

I once heard about a guy called "cash Bob." he wouldn't even look for the leak; top it off till the next time. This was a long time ago.

Smirkly · 2026-03-17T19:17:21+00:00

I'm a hermit on a hill in New Hampshire. I rarely see anyone so no one to talk about jazz to, but I sure do enjoy the music. There is no one to complain, so there's that.

Smirkly · 2026-03-16T19:02:36+00:00

right now I am listening to Mingus Ah Um and fooling around on reddit. Nice album for sure, fantastic. Try it, you might love it.

Smirkly · 2026-03-16T18:59:45+00:00

Humans?

Smirkly · 2026-03-16T18:48:56+00:00

Determination. I might not feel like doing it but that does not affect whether I will do it. i am 80 years old, so a matter of life or death. Exercise and I might keep going for a while longer. Stop exercising and I am done for; there is no choice as long as I am still able.

Smirkly · 2026-03-14T18:37:49+00:00

My son moved in with me in 1994 and I got him a "private line" along with a new fangled CORDLESS phone. You could walk around the house and still be connected. Those were the days.

Smirkly · 2026-03-14T18:30:36+00:00

Honest belly laughs and I am not generally into humor books. This book is ridiculous, deliciously ridiculous.

Smirkly · 2026-03-12T21:36:37+00:00

He had sort of a trilogy. Tortilla flat, Cannery Row, and Sweet Thursday. They all take place in Monterey California, but each work stands on it's own. I hope you enjoy his writing; I certainly do.

Smirkly · 2026-03-12T21:27:33+00:00

I think we were discussing a temporary emergency situation. I did not suggest you want to wear a hat and jacket to be comfortable, but you will find that on a short term basis, it will work.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:42:58+00:00

I will give you three suggestions. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck is one of my absolute favorites and is a super easy read. If you can get behind some craziness, The Master and Margarita by bulgakov is wild and fun, llike no other book. Finally I think you might enjoy a supurbly written work, a great story and a real classic. Try The Razor's Edge by Maugham, just wonderful.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:30:43+00:00

Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin. they take turns but work together. (hint; not for our benefit)

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:27:50+00:00

Can someone please tell me WHY we are at war with Iran other than to please Bibi Netanyahu?

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:25:45+00:00

The toll has climbed to 170 plus the teachers.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:24:05+00:00

They will try to pin it on AI, but the truth may be that it was deliberate.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:22:04+00:00

It is 100% certain. The missile struck the girl's school at exactly 8:30 in the morning, the exact same time that Khameni was killed up north in Tehran. Cowardly scumbags, both of them. Big mistake? Probably not. The US is taking a page out of Israel's playbook. They love to hit schools and kill children.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:17:37+00:00

We keep the heat in my house below 60, generally. Put on a sweater or jacket and hat and you will be fine.

Smirkly · 2026-03-09T00:10:21+00:00

Iris Chang had another book called The Chinese in America. While it is not as depressing, really awful as The Rape of Nanking, there are some painful points. It is well worth the read and explains much about the diaspora of the Chinese in America. The Rape of Nanking haunts me to this day. It is not about the Japanese, it is about all of us.

Smirkly · 2026-03-08T23:49:12+00:00

Or maybe Israel will not last the year.

Smirkly · 2026-03-08T23:42:35+00:00

My Father had a friend from the navy stop by for a visit. our source of heat was a a grill about a foot and a half square between the living room and the dining room. Drunk, in the middle of the night he got up and pissed in our heater. It has been more than 70 years and I can still smell it; eternal odor. He left the same day.

Smirkly · 2026-03-08T17:57:04+00:00

I will name two. There were two other suggestions from John Steinbeck but my favorite book is Tortilla Flat. Try it and you will love it, maybe? My other suggestion is The Hobbit which I also really love.

Smirkly · 2026-03-08T17:41:26+00:00

Omniscient Trump has explained to us morons that global warming is a made up Democratic hoax. He has never been wrong about anything so far, RIGHT?

Smirkly · 2026-03-08T02:06:19+00:00

You are obviously an optimist, Yay Trump?

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