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The general decline in standards today
And a high paying job in a skilled trade is no panacea, either. I was speaking to a cousin of mine a few weekends ago. He runs a few job sites and has a number of young apprentices under him who are "on the money:" earning journeyman's wages which in his trade plays out to $60. an hour in his...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
That "no pulling strings" part is the great "if" in this equation. Having seen how many were pulled during the Vietnam War.......naw, better not say anything more on the subject lest I be accused of making this political. I like the way you think on this, Lizzie, but I'm not sure that it'll...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
Personally, I don't think that the CCC would work today for a lot of reasons. The insurance companies or government bureaucrats would have a fit over liability issues, for starters, and the idea of putting one's career on hold for two years would bring on an outcry. Sad to say this, but people...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
Debauchery has been part of the university experience since the Middle Ages. Gaudeamus igitur! :cheers1: How much of a part it is within the life of any individual varies, but not knowing where to draw that line can mean the difference between academic success and failure. Drinking yourself out...- ChiTownScion
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Early Birds
Our pugs assure that we never are allowed to sleep past 6 AM. Ever.- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
Georgia is Number One? Bazinga!/ Shazzam!/ Well Golly Gee! I'm almost afraid to say anything, for fear of offending anyone..... but that IS interesting. I'm wondering the reason why... and guessing that it has something to do with health care availability. Any other theories?- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
I'm afraid to ask who rates #1. New York or Texas?- ChiTownScion
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How'd You Get Where You Are?
No, Loyola Academy (Wilmette). Back in my day Ignatius was known as "the jail on Roosevelt Road" and really was not an option: I lived in the northwest burbs and it was either St. Viator in Arlington Heights or the Academy. We were always told at Loyola by teachers who'd also taught at Ignatius...- ChiTownScion
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How'd You Get Where You Are?
It was in the back of my head that one day I'd become an attorney. Either that, or a steam locomotive engineer..... and since that ceased to be a viable option about 60 years ago, well, it narrowed things considerably. Dad was a Chicago firefighter and a union carpenter. Mom was a stay at...- ChiTownScion
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High-profile / classic movies one's never seen
We're well past the "drag the kids to see the latest Disney feature" stage, and we haven't had grandkids yet. But I have developed a new criteria for those movies that I insist my wife and I go see. If the trailers reveal any characters who resemble family members, I'll drag my better half to...- ChiTownScion
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High-profile / classic movies one's never seen
"2001" was a hard one for me to grasp. Read the book and had to view the film 3 more times before I finally, "got it." Then I saw "2010: The Year We Made Contact" and discovered that my interpretation was light years off course. I read Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" before I saw the film and...- ChiTownScion
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You know you are getting old when:
His treatment of Julius La Rosa revealed to one and all what kind of a person he really was. But few are without some redeeming traits: he did a lot to develop public interest in aviation, yet opposed tax subsidized development of the supersonic transport, on the grounds that the plane would...- ChiTownScion
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
I'm still in shock over this. RIP, Mr. Williams.- ChiTownScion
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the changes in foods since your childhood? doesnt taste the same as it use to?
My mom was Irish, Matt, and although she'd cry foul if I said it, she was not a great cook. I think that the dear woman could burn Kool Aid, to be honest. Dad, on the other hand, was a firehouse chef, and I still recall his home made breads, soups, and beef rouladen with great fondness...- ChiTownScion
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the changes in foods since your childhood? doesnt taste the same as it use to?
We've been married almost 30 years, but we both still like to have date nights every weekend where we'll do dinner and a show. And occasionally, if my wife has a full schedule of patients all day and has an hour or two of charting that gets her home late, we'll break down and hit a local family...- ChiTownScion
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Diamonds in the Golden Era
Wise man, and a wise woman. I don't think that we spent two months' salary on the rings, the flowers, church fees, the soloist, the wedding reception, and the honeymoon in Europe combined. We were both in our 30's, so parents were not footing any outlandish wedding bills, either. But by our...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
Here is the original post: While I understand the desire not to allow this thread degenerate into a discussion of 21st Century political issues (And that was never my intention: I have tried to frame my comments within historical contexts and have never mentioned a contemporary political...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
Another thing that baffles me is how the very same people now days who shout the loudest about Darwinian evolution being an affront to God Almighty are the same ones who gleefully embrace (overtly or covertly) their own brand of social Darwinism. The concept that the wealthy have not only a...- ChiTownScion
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The general decline in standards today
What's even more interesting/ ironic/ amusing to me is how those who embrace this line are the same ones who hold the (sometimes outright theocratic) view that the United States should "return to a Christian nation as intended by the Founders." Considering that so many of their presumptions of...- ChiTownScion
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