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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Jan 12

Marketers have been eavesdropping on members of social networks, to determine how to market to them. Do you think this is an invasion of privacy? I am very interested to hear both sides.

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hofferp Happy New Year, Laglen! With regard to your question, it upsets me to know that people whom I don't want in on my discussions are "listening in". But when you put yourself out there on FB, LinkedIn, etc., what can you expect? As such, I rarely check FB and...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 29 Nov 11

He is retiring! Thank the Lord. He has decided not to run for re election. Could it be the new redistricting in Massachusetts? I don't really care, I am just happy to hear it.

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hofferp Like I said, one of our senators is retiring. Hopefully, we'll be able to replace him with someone better. The other one isn't up for election and I'm really ready for him to go. Our congressman is pretty conservative (the environmentalists don't like him, but...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 29 Nov 11

He is retiring! Thank the Lord. He has decided not to run for re election. Could it be the new redistricting in Massachusetts? I don't really care, I am just happy to hear it.

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hofferp I'm kind of sad to see him go this way... I was kind of hoping for an investigation, indictment and a long prison sentence...that's how corrupt I think Barney is. I'm tired of seeing people like Barney screw up horribly for their constituents..the American...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 29 Nov 11

Democrat Senator Clair McCaskill from Missouri has asked that Obama's wheel and deal with a major donor, costing tax payers $443 MILLION for a vaccine we don't use, be investigated. This was a no bid contract for a small pox...

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hofferp All I can say is it's a start, but I'm betting there's hundreds and hundreds of similar deals, and unfortunately, it's been going on in this White House and I suspect earlier administrations (as well as nice deals going on in Congress too). I'd like to see all...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 24 Nov 11

I just read an article about a survival shop and that business is hopping. People are getting prepared in the case of society...

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hofferp Yes, I believe the bond market, dollar, etc. could and may collapse. With that in the back of my mind, I've been buying more canned goods, etc. I actually want to fill up all the pantries and store stuff in the wellhouse. If I had the money, I'd buy a...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 21 Nov 11

I actually have ex-in-laws and they are great friends of mine. Where my ex-husband falls short (which is most times), they are there for me. They are outstanding grandparents to my daughter, and great friends to me. How do you...

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hofferp I think they were both "right" and "wrong", but there's a whole lot more to the story. It's been a few years and it still rubs my sister. But we're still spending Thanksgiving together.

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 21 Nov 11

I actually have ex-in-laws and they are great friends of mine. Where my ex-husband falls short (which is most times), they are there for me. They are outstanding grandparents to my daughter, and great friends to me. How do you...

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hofferp Well, being single, I don't have any mother- or father-in-laws, but I do/did have two brother-in-laws (one died) and a sister-in-law. I call my brother-in-law, brother. I call my sister-in-law, sister. I love them just as if they were my real brother and...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Nov 11

Occupiers in Washington are now "occupying" an empty building. Saying that it is now under community control. If this is private property then I would say hell no. But it isn't. It is owned by the city. The protesters inside are...

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hofferp Are we sure they're residents or people brought in (from NYC, other areas of the country...) to "occupy" Washington? In any case, I don't believe anyone has the "right to occupy" private (unless it's his/hers) or public property. Public property belongs to...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Nov 11

Occupiers in Washington are now "occupying" an empty building. Saying that it is now under community control. If this is private property then I would say hell no. But it isn't. It is owned by the city. The protesters inside are...

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hofferp Technically...yes. But I have a feeling your and my money has bought a few DC assets. Now if it was Detroit, probably not. But would there even be a DC if the fed wasn't there???

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Nov 11

Occupiers in Washington are now "occupying" an empty building. Saying that it is now under community control. If this is private property then I would say hell no. But it isn't. It is owned by the city. The protesters inside are...

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hofferp I don't see a difference between private/public-owned. I am owner/part owner of both and I don't want these idiots occupying anything I own. I like the saying I heard recently..."Get a job. Occupy a desk!"

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Nov 11

Ok, so say that you rented an apartment for $1000 per month. You had to change jobs and can no longer afford it. Do you move to a cheaper place? or do you demand that the government subsidize you? I just posted a different...

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hofferp When it comes to renting...find a cheaper place and move. When it comes to selling a home, it's a little more difficult in this economy, but I'd sure do that before asking my neighbors (through their taxes) to help me pay my mortgage. OR buy a tent and move...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Nov 11

LMAO! doesn't the name say it all? Couldnt decide if this should go under politics or humor. But this is true! [i]Harvard students are “occupying” the Yard to protest how the 1 percent keep the 99 percent in economic servitude....

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hofferp If I'm not mistaken, Harvard and many of the "elite" schools have millions and millions and millions "invested" in Wall Street. AND many of the Harvard, et al, board members, high-level administrators, etc. are very very rich because of Wall Street and...I...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Nov 11

I am bidding a job for breakfast burritos and am wondering what in your opinion makes the best. The job calls for "authentic" burritos. Would you use other meats or stick with chorizo? would you add beans? cheese? how would your...

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hofferp Well, spring would be good for a vacation...but the chili isn't ready until late July-August. But then we might be able to buy last year's frozen stuff in March/April. Sounds like a really good vacation!

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 8 Nov 11

How frickin embarrassing - After the French President, Nicholas Sarkozy bashed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, our ever diplomatic president responded with "You're fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every...

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hofferp See what happens when you take his teleprompter away? Kind of sounds like little kids on the playground, huh? Sure as heck doesn't sound like Leaders of the Free World!

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 8 Nov 11

A coffee cart and a hotdog cart owners in Southern California have lost their business. The occupiers have been very effective. I am sure these cart owners are a part of the 1%. It seems after the cart owners could not afford to...

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hofferp I don't know how the Occupiers ever came up with "we represent 99% of the people". Seems to me they represent a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of people that believe the rest of us (those paying taxes) owe them a living (food, housing,...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Nov 11

I am bidding a job for breakfast burritos and am wondering what in your opinion makes the best. The job calls for "authentic" burritos. Would you use other meats or stick with chorizo? would you add beans? cheese? how would your...

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hofferp Well, first, it would only be the cost of chili and the gas to get here. The rest would be on me. Now, we could go to the fields and pick our own, and roast our own, and peal/package our own, but over the last few years, I've found it much easier to buy sacks...

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laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Nov 11

I am bidding a job for breakfast burritos and am wondering what in your opinion makes the best. The job calls for "authentic" burritos. Would you use other meats or stick with chorizo? would you add beans? cheese? how would your...

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hofferp My authentic breakfast burrito has to have egg, NM green chili, potato and bacon. Without the green chili, it's blah. And to get the green chili, you'd have to make a trip south once a year and stock up on hundreds of pounds of hot, very hot, and okay, some...

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