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  • T Tim Carmichael

    When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

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    Daniel Pfeffer
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    [SUNRISE SUNSET](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLLEBAQLZ3Q) tells it all. :sigh:

    If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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      [SUNRISE SUNSET](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLLEBAQLZ3Q) tells it all. :sigh:

      If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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      Ian Bell 2
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      Once upon a time, in my youth and ignorance, I actually enjoyed that scene. Now, it just reminds me of the carnage caused by private banks (e.g. Federal Reserve) and the cause of most major conflicts today.

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      • T Tim Carmichael

        When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'...

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        • T Tim Carmichael

          When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

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          Ravi Bhavnani
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          Tim Carmichael wrote:

          As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

          Very true, Tim.  I now treat time as a precious commodity. /ravi

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            Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'...

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            Just have to fly.  Like an eagle. /ravi

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            • I Ian Bell 2

              Once upon a time, in my youth and ignorance, I actually enjoyed that scene. Now, it just reminds me of the carnage caused by private banks (e.g. Federal Reserve) and the cause of most major conflicts today.

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              :confused: May I ask how you connected between a wedding scene, private banking, and contemporary major conflicts?

              If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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              • T Tim Carmichael

                When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

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                Joe Woodbury
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                There are lot of unexpected things about growing older, but what you describe is one of the most disconcerting. It gets even more so when you haven't seen the childhood friends of your kids since they were kids. On the other hand, my granddaughters are the light of my life.

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                • D Daniel Pfeffer

                  :confused: May I ask how you connected between a wedding scene, private banking, and contemporary major conflicts?

                  If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                  Ian Bell 2
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                  To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian

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                    Tim Carmichael wrote:

                    instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child

                    I think that's one of the harder things about being a parent -- the constant readjustment needed when seeing you kid. From their perspective it must be weird too as they grow up and their perception of you as a parent changes.

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                    Mycroft Holmes
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                    It is even more dramatic being a grandfather seeing one set of kids every 6 months and the other once a year. It feels like one of those stop motion shows where someone has removed half the cards.

                    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                    • I Ian Bell 2

                      To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian

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                      PIEBALDconsult
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                      Kagan? Or Fagin? :D

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                      • I Ian Bell 2

                        To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian

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                        A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>

                        If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                        • T Tim Carmichael

                          When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.

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                          W Balboos GHB
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                          In the (Broadway) musical there's a song that expresses this so beautifully: "Sunrise, Sunset"[^] Audio[^]

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                          "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

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                            In the (Broadway) musical there's a song that expresses this so beautifully: "Sunrise, Sunset"[^] Audio[^]

                            Ravings en masse^

                            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                            Tim Carmichael
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                            Love that song... my daughter is 12, feels like I need to start singing it...

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                            • D Daniel Pfeffer

                              A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>

                              If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              Daniel Pfeffer wrote:

                              the bicycle riders

                              Er... what do we have to do with the price of avocados in Denmark?

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                                A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>

                                If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                                Ian Bell 2
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                                Have a good day!

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