MsAnn

Well God bless you Townsend. Sending you positive thoughts and prayers today. Stay strong and be vigilante. I hope that things do get better for you. All the best.

Off to Sunday Brunch....Will have to put The Manhattan Project on the back burner for now.

LOL...I'm just now getting through your first link. This is beginning to feel like homework. You are the best AS.

Ditto.

The classic..t-shirt and jeans. ;-)

Assuming there was a fire that was sudden and catastrophic, I don't think that it adequately explains the silence from the plane. No one was able to get a panicked message out? If the pilots changed direction because of some sort of emergency on board, why then not a distress call? Even if toxic smoke had breached the ventilation system, I would think that at least one brief message from someone on board would have gotten out, nor does the article fully explain how the plane could keep flying for seemingly hours. I was also under the impression that it had been fairly well established, that the transponder had been manually turned off. Yes, lots of questions, but I still think that something nefarious went on in the cockpit. I am convinced that someday, perhaps even years from now, we will find the remains, or enough of the remains of the aircraft to come to some definitive conclusions. This might turn out to be one of aviations greatest mysteries. Would love to hear RA's thoughts on the article.

Interesting article. In the end I disagree with his analysis, but he presents an interesting scenario nonetheless.

To be young again.

Sixty is such a nice round number....

"Hamilton remembers. Once the code was solid, it would be shipped off to a nearby Raytheon facility where a group of women, expert seamstresses known to the Apollo program as the “Little Old Ladies,” threaded copper wires through magnetic rings (a wire going through a core was a 1; a wire going around the core was a 0). Forget about RAM or disk drives; on Apollo, memory was literally hardwired and very nearly indestructible." and programing at MIT at 24 years old. Impressive.

You did nothing wrong. It played perfectly, and it was just the thing this old cowboy needed tonight. Thanks.

Agreed..thanks for posting. It looks excellent.

You are the most interesting poster of the year...

Fair enough..

Was attractive?

Loved the school boy and the sailor, but loved his personality, and I loved his mom. I think the young man is lucky to have a mom that would be not only accepting but willing to play along also. Kudos to the younguns!!

I have seen them and they are amazing.

God Damn it...Life is too short.

What if...

We live in a fragile Democracy. Take nothing for granted.

LMAO

I sounds like it was consensual.

I personally thought that this was a really nice story, and like many things in life, things always look different in the morning.

And from another article: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/the-real-story-behind-the-1269547693457462.html "Perhaps the most stinging line in the statement was this: “Such brief greetings occur on all papal visits and are due to the Pope’s characteristic kindness.” Translation? He was only being nice. And woe to those who take advantage of that kindness for their own purposes."

Here ya go Mr. Smith... You can thank me later. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-clem-fired-for-farting-too-much-at-work-lawsuit_560ee6e7e4b0af3706e0d0c9?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 Pennsylvania Man Allegedly Fired For Farting Too Much At Work "Flatulence and farting is the sexy part of the story." David Moye Reporter, The Huffington Post Richard Clem is in a stinky situation: His wife filed a lawsuit last month against their former employer who allegedly fired him for farting too much. The 70-year-old man and his wife, Louann, both worked at Case Pork Roll Company of Trenton, New Jersey. He was fired in February, 2014, for his supposed flatulence, according to court documents. Louann Clem claims in a court filing that her husband's termination was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Richard Clem supports the lawsuit and is taking legal action on his own through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. "When the suit was filed, I din't know it would go viral," Clem told The Huffington Post. "I was very surprised." Richard Clem started working at Case Pork Roll in 2004 as a comptroller and believes he did a good job. "I brought them into the 21st century," he said proudly. At the time of his hire, Clem weighed about 420 pounds, but underwent gastric bypass surgery in October 2010, to get rid of his own porky belly. Clem lost about 120 pounds before gaining back 10. He's also suffered some embarrassing side effects, including "extreme gas and uncontrollable diarrhea." In 2013, Clem’s symptoms worsened, which caused “significant disruption in the workplace,” according to the suit. Louann Clem, who began her job at Case Pork Roll in 2008, said company president Thomas Dolan repeatedly griped about her husband's gassy problem. The suit alleges Dolan made Richard Clem work at home and said things like, "We cannot run an office and have visitors with the order in the office," and "Tell Rich we are having complaints from people who have problems with the odors." Richard Clem was fired from Case Pork Roll on February 28, 2014, Louann Clem quit the same day “because of the harassment and discrimination her husband faced as a result of his disability and the resulting symptoms,” according to NJ1015.com. The Clems' lawyer, David Koller, said his client's gastrointestinal disorders may be getting headlines, but aren't the key part of the case. "Flatulence and farting is the sexy part of the story, but my client suffers from obesity, which is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act," Koller told The Huffington Post. Louann Clem is seeking damages from Case Pork Roll that include pain and suffering, compensatory damages and punitive damages. Richard Clem also wants company employees to go through training programs that will prevent future incidents from occurring. "I'm speaking up for people who are overweight," he said. "Does being obese mean you can't do a good job? Of course not!" READ THE LAWSUIT: http://www.scribd.com/doc/283457389/Lawsuit-over-farts-firing