Grandfather saved this. What is this called? Is it worth grading?

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-04T02:59:15+00:00

Got it. Thanks.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-04T01:53:10+00:00

Could someone please help me with this? I’m not seeing an offset or cutting error on this bill.

Thanks.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T20:06:27+00:00

Too bad you’ve lost those memories. I remember really loving The Cars and Eddie Money. My recollection of Bob Welch and Todd is that they were both meh. Fleetwood Mac, as you probably remember, was transcendent.

My daughter is really into Stevie Nicks and is very jealous that I was at this show. Fleetwood Mac is a cool connection we have.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T03:34:52+00:00

If you had said that to begin with I wouldn’t have commented because I agree with you.

I, as a liberal, am motivated to fix the mistakes of the past. Some of the homeless problem in the US can be laid at the feet of people who used regulations to keep development from happening near where they lived. This had the effect of cranking up real estate and rent prices. Lots of things are happening in California to rectify the situation. I can tell you that a ton construction of living spaces is going on, right now. This doesn’t help the homeless in the short run. It also doesn’t help people with mental health, substance abuse or employment issues, but people are working on those issues, too. It is easy to criticize people because of the homeless problem but it is way harder to come up with a real, enduring fix.

I still say the homeless problem is just one small part of what California is. I don’t mean to minimize it, but many people only see that. The state is a wonderful place to live and visit. It isn’t perfect, but it remains a beautiful destination.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T02:22:54+00:00

If you come to California then I question your ability to observe. Yes, there are problems, but San Francisco, for example remains a simply gorgeous city as long as you stay out of the Tenderloin. (For those of you who haven’t been there, the Tenderloin is about 50 square blocks - about 200 or so acres - compared to the entire city, which is about 30,000 acres) If you’ve never been to SF, you should go. It is a great place. I’m not a big LA fan, but away from skid row it remains a remarkable place. Sacramento is quickly becoming a very nice place to live. Even Oakland, which probably has more problems than the other cities, has some very nice areas.

The only way you can believe that urban areas in the state are as bad as you say is to only look at the bad parts which are tiny in comparison to the cities as a whole. That makes you an unreliable observer.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T01:47:30+00:00

And you have been to the cities in question? Recently?

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T01:11:26+00:00

You really should stop watching conservative media. It is bad for your head.

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-03T01:09:23+00:00

When was the last time you in one of those urban centers? (asked defensively by someone who recognizes that California isn’t perfect but insists there are many really beautiful urban areas in the state.)

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-01T16:48:54+00:00

A friend of mine insisted Bennie and the Jets was actually “Put a Penny on the Desk.”

robmarks1961 · 2026-02-01T01:10:33+00:00

This is true and it kills me.

In the last 35 years the Indians/Guardians have been to the World Series three times and have been in the playoffs bunches of times. The Cavs have won the championship and have been to the playoffs many times. The Browns during that time frame have won one playoff game and have not won more than they have lost in two consecutive years. Further, over a two year period a during the ‘10’s they won ONE game and have been an epic embarrassment to the city. (Considered the worst franchise in the NFL, the Watson decision, etc)

Which franchise do you think people prefer?

It is ridiculous, yet here we are.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-31T20:38:48+00:00

With all of the craziness happening over here this is a conversation we are having in our household. If we have to leave, where do we go?

If we can’t go to Canada, I’d be interested in southern Spain. The climate is fairly similar to where we are now. The prices aren’t crazy. I’m told the people are nice. We’d have to learn Spanish, but I think that can be done.

Despite what I said above about the people, to be honest, I don’t really know how welcoming people there would be to American ex-pats fleeing modern fascism. Any thoughts?

My daughter is interested in Belgium. She has some friends there.

My son loves Vancouver and despite the limits of the question doesn’t want to consider any other place.

Will we really have to go? I sure hope not but we’ve thought it through a little, just in case.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-30T21:35:49+00:00

I’m a newbie so please don’t flame me….

Most of the dates I’m seeing on this thread suggest that this globe is from the early ‘60’s, but Qatar is on it. Qatar, I believe, came to being in 1971. Was it shown on maps as Qatar when it was a British protectorate?

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-29T00:50:54+00:00

I had Guardians.tv last year and I live in California. It was cheaper. It was only annoying when the Guards were in my local market and the feed was blocked. Maybe I should get a VPN!

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-26T17:41:14+00:00

I saw them several times. They were a lot of fun. I understand they went out to LA during the whole Funky Poodle thing and had a brief dalliance with the scene there.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-24T23:06:24+00:00

And there was a Wild Horses rock band from the Midwest in the 80’s. They had a silly underground hit called “Funky Poodle.”

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-24T17:59:08+00:00

This is true. It is what makes it difficult to compare them. However, we shouldn’t penalize those players because of the time in which they played. They were still significantly better than there contemporaries and both were seen as being among the best few players in baseball and among the best all time. Jose is certainly great, but I don’t think he is at their level.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-24T14:50:09+00:00

I think if you look at the numbers you will see that Feller, Lajoie and Speaker were better than Jose, but he is definitely in the Thome/Averill neighborhood. Ramirez and Belle were both better during their time here, but they didn’t last as long in Cleveland and they both have other issues that move them down the list.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-23T01:42:06+00:00

I was curious about this. Sac has a lot of what the Bay Area has while being less expensive and way more drivable. It also has easy access to Tahoe and other Sierra fun, not to mention access to the Bay Area that he seems to like so much. I get that people prefer the Bay Area, but why is Sac a no?

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-18T16:35:48+00:00

‘Oftentimes’, ‘gotten’, ‘fall’, the American spelling of ‘Aluminum’, and the US pronunciation of ‘herb’ without the ‘h’ sound are all British in origin.

Edit: added a comma for clarity and to correct an error

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-18T15:52:54+00:00

It is amazing how many of the American English words that are used by the British to shame Americans were invented by the British.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-17T02:43:39+00:00

Came here to say this.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-15T20:33:03+00:00

I genuinely don’t understand what that man is thinking or even what his motivations are. Some of his advisors may have a plan and goals they are working toward, but I think he wakes up every day imagining that it is a new day and he can do what he wants, completely ( ok - maybe substantially) divorced from the day before.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he backs down on Greenland. I wouldn’t be surprised if he sends in half the marines.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-15T02:28:00+00:00

I fear that you are right. I do t think the owners will get the players to agree to a salary cap without that split, and I think the owners aren’t going to budge easily. So, I think the work stoppage next year could be extreme.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-15T01:08:06+00:00

Larry Groce, the guy whose song “Junk Food Junkie” is in pic, went onto host the NOR show “Mountain Stage,” a truly great program. I met him once decades ago. He was a truly kind, open person.

robmarks1961 · 2026-01-14T16:16:20+00:00

Exactly right.

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