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1. about 7 hours ago on Ziggy

   Bezos or Musk?

2. about 7 hours ago on Ziggy

   My dad always complained about that, too. There’s this thing called “suspension of disbelief” — and it’s especially required in science fiction.

   However, Steve Austin had two bionic legs; running with one would be… interesting. :-D

3. about 7 hours ago on Ziggy

   I also remember “The Bionic Woman” (both the original and the remake).

4. about 7 hours ago on Dogs of C-Kennel

   Go Blue! (Although this may not be their year….)

5. about 7 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Were those political conservatives (I put political in bold for a reason) or just Luddites?

   Did any political progressives say “Get a horse” or “Man will never fly” or oppose the Internet?

6. about 8 hours ago on The Lockhorns

   I’m happy to be on salary. I just put down how many hours I worked. My wife, who is hourly, has to punch in when she starts, punch out when she takes lunch, punch back in after lunch, punch out at the end of the day, etc. That’s just tedious.

   Plus, in some places, there’s a limit on how much a non-exempt employee can make. If you’re close to that limit, and want to stay exempt, I guess you don’t want any raises, either. :-D

7. about 8 hours ago on The Lockhorns

   Unions had a time and place, but have long since outlived their usefulness. Now Union bosses are only in it for them selves. To many people have not read or understood what the book Animal Farms is about. But it is relevant in what unions are all about these days.

   I’m not pro-union by any means. Yes, they had their place in the early 1900s, but I think it’s more like a pendulum. They get too powerful (see the 1970s), then less powerful, then too powerful.

   When unions gave concessions to auto companies after the Great Recession, and didn’t get those concessions back later, I can understand the workers being upset.

   On the other hand, California requiring most fast food workers get paid $20 per hour (while regular retail workers get $16 per hour) because unions made a deal with Newsom seems wrong.

8. about 8 hours ago on The Lockhorns

   Leroy, unless you absolutely, positively, knew you were going to be paid for it, you should’ve volunteered.

   I presume you meant “shouldn’t have”. :-D

   I never volunteer unless I feel I have to (to make the boss or other team members happy).

9. about 8 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Yes, Madison (from Virginia and a slaveholder) knew that a compromise was necessary — both because of slavery and because of the tension between “big” and “small” states.

   That doesn’t mean the Electoral College primarily driven by slavery. We don’t have slavery today (or even the 3/5 rule), so apparently the powers that were back then that eliminated slavery still thought the Electoral College was worthy of keeping.

   I do wish they’d get rid of winner-takes-all, though, like New Hampshire and Nebraska.

10. about 8 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

    I’m glad you feel that way. I thought about sending you a million dollars. :-D