calcynic

@calcynic (433)

United States • Age 73

Joined myLot 17 years ago

If you push somethimg hard enough...it WILL fall over. (Thud's 1st Law of Motion)

Discussions (14)

calcynic's Discussions

predictions

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 23 Aug 08

Only 5 weeks left til the playoffs and there are some good division races going on. Baseball is a passion for me, not just a sport. It's the closest thing I have to a religion. Anyone interested enough to make a prediction or two...

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Gag Gifts

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 22 Aug 08

A bunch of us threw a birthday party for a good friend. We all are tight and we could get pretty raunchy with our humor, her included. Gag gifts were a staple at parties, followed by real gifts from the heart. We just love to get...

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Rubbing Shoulders with the Hoi Polloi

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 22 Aug 08

Has anyone out there ever had a chance meeting with a celebrity, big or small, and had it turn into a real bummer? I've had a couple, but one really sticks out in my mind. I was in the terminal at Hickam AFB in Honolulu, heading...

tunnel

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War

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 22 Aug 08

This time, Bush did the right thing. We should funnel all the humanitarian aid and needed weaponry the Georgians need to keep those damn Russians out of their land. The country is being run by hard liners from the old KGB and NKVD...

assembly

pigs

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A GREAT Book

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 20 Aug 08

A very funny book about fascism, the idiocy of bureaucracy, and the difference between "importance" and significance, couched in a WWII setting.

Signs

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 20 Aug 08

A major peeve: While visiting the East Coast a few weeks ago, I dropped in on our family's old resort in S. Jersey...Avalon. The first thing you see after emerging from under the boardwalk at 21st St. is a rather large sign...

radios

skateboards

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Last I heard...Hawaii is a State.

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 12 Aug 08

All too frequently, the talking head pundits have nothing to say and they say it anyway. Cokie Roberts, a loooong time "sage-for-hire", has finally run out of things to say, but that doesn't stop her. She seems to think Obama is...

major league

myrtle beach

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Rating posts

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 8 Aug 08

I'm a little perplexed over the "rate the post" feature of the discussions on MyLot. I give everyone a positive rating, no matter whether I agree with the response or not. I even give a + to offensive posts, as long as they are...

free speech

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Road Trip

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 6 Aug 08

I just got back home to California after a 3 week road trip with my 25 year old son. One week was spent in Philadelphia, my home town, and 2 weeks were spent driving thru 13 states. It's been so long since my hitchhiking hippie...

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Happy Birthday U.S. of A!

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 4 Jul 08

Wow...232 years and we're still here. The experiment, so far, has been a success. Today is the only day of the year that I miss my hometown of Philadelphia, Pa. All that rich history. Anyway...Here's hoping I'm around for...

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To Fish or Not to Fish

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 27 Jun 08

One of the ways I enjoy life is by going fishing. I, however, have a strong moral objection to hunting for sport. I have no problem with hunting out of necessity. Since returning from a rotten little war over in Asia, I haven't...

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Lifestyle vs. Gas Prices

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 14 Jun 08

I don't own a car, so the gas prices are not affecting me at the pump, though the effect of fuel prices on food and stuff is very noticeable. I've talked to a few people about how it's playing out with them and some say they are...

conservation

driving

gas prices

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Corporal Punishment

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 14 Jun 08

While posting on another subject, spanking kids as a form of discipline was touched on. I think it's so important as a stand-alone subject, that its good for discussion. I am 100% against it; but there is a significant amount of...

discipline

hitting kids

spanking

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Rotten Movies and Refunds

calcynic @calcynic (433) • United States 8 Apr 08

We've all gone to the movies and shelled out our hard earned bucks to be entertained by the big screen. I'd like to know if there was ever a time you were so disappointed with the flick you paid to see, that you up and walked...

refunds

rotten movies

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