SeanCrawford

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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
I read somewhere the author of Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein, wrote that when he realized he couldn't cry he took steps to learn to do so. I am a man still learning. In my self help group for recovery from abuse even some of the w
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
I am of the generation that would say, "The redcoats are coming!" To us coffee seemed more manly, as in, what Earnest Hemingway would drink. Or soldiers. Imagine my amusement in the 1970's when I was stationed with the Britis
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
As regards rural areas (like where my sister lives) not having fast internet, this is why my blog has no graphics, photographs or other doodads: they take too long to download over phone lines.
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
Yes, Mexico is in NAFTA. The agreement needed much public consultation when first proposed, partly because Canadians wanted legal assurances they would be allowed (by the U.S.) to keep their culture, but when Mexico was added it pretty much
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
In Canada, when I needed over a $1,000 to pay my dentist I happily carried a $1,000 note. Of course, I had to order it from my bank and wait until the next time they had money being shipped in. It's a happy memory that I can never repe
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
If you mean the article, then I disagree, for I read him as using this person, candidate, and even the gender neutral "them" in the singular. As for "guy," the word is like nation and nationalist: it must be read in cont
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
I live in Canada and I read the newspapers almost daily. Canadian school shootings are rare, rare enough to be reported coast to coast when they happen. I know of only one this year, in the north. The US truly has more than 10X the number o
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by SeanCrawford 10y ago
It would have to involve pressing two buttons. Putting 9-1-1 on a single button over here has resulted in a lot of false calls, sometimes from simply sitting on a coat containing a phone.