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I am a Baby Boomer living in the Pacific Northwest.

I enjoy learning, reading and writing about just about everything. I try to write from the Baby Boomer perspective with honesty, a sense of humor, and without taking myself, my writing, or my generation too

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Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Assessing the death penalty: 52 of 139
Speaking from perspective of a white, male, college educated, United States citizen, I think question is ambiguous.As many of the other members have answered, the evidence is pretty clear that capital punishment isn't an effective deterrent to crime in the United States the way it is administered today.Having said that, the f... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Should the Chicago Cubs end the practice of the 7th inning guest conductor of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame?": 7 of 16
No!I love the way the Cubs do "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field. I've only been their once, but everyone seems to have a good time and get involved. When I compare this to other baseball parks I've attended like the awful Kingdome and the wonderful, but badly named Safeco Field I see no comparison. The friendly c... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Eggs & Dairy Products Perfect peeling of a boiled egg: 4 of 9
Having cooked professionally for enough years to damage my knees, I've found that the most important thing to do is to cook them properly. The vast majority of boiled eggs are overcooked!Put the eggs in a pan cold water put them on a burner.Bring them to a boil. If you are using an electric burner, turn it off as soon as the ... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Guide for teachers on spotting essay writing scam sites: 4 of 9
Instead of looking for alleged scams. I'd advise you to Google "essay writing" or similar terms and find a half dozen sites offering to pay for writing. Visit the websites, read the entire website, contact them and ask them about your concerns. Ask to see some evidence that they are legitimate and have paid for the ... More..
Education > Financing College Why college books are so expensive: 5 of 11
College textbooks are expensive and, at least in my life have always been expensive. My first quarter in college in 1972 I spent more for textbooks than I did for tuition.Textbooks are expensive for many reasons. First, they have all of the "normal" costs: production, shipping, etc.In addition, they have extra costs... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology How do I know that a guy is really interested in me?: 7 of 15
The old joke is that if a man takes you out to dinner at a very expensive restaurant he's trying to seduce you.If he takes you for a ride in his pickup, he's interested in you.If he takes you for a ride in his pickup to the lumber yard, he's in love with you.If he takes you for a ride in his pickup to the lumber yard and lets... More..
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance How to reduce the cost of your collision coverage: 2 of 4
The are a few ways to reduce the cost of collision insurance.Probably the most common is to increase the amount of the deductible. The higher the deductible, the less you pay. I'm not sure how effective this is in the last few years. Years ago a lot of accidents could be repaired for a couple of hundred dollars. Dents could b... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) The wood used to make baseball bats: 1 of 1
Until a few years ago almost all bats used in the major leagues were made from white ash harvested from New York and Pennsylvania. Bat makers used white ash because its strength, hardness, weight in relation to strength, and what players call feel. Feel is difficult to define, some talk about it as a quality that allows the b... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance How to start earning from PayPal merchant referral bonuses: 1 of 1
I don't mean to be negative, but frankly this doesn't seem like a great referral program to me. This program only pays .5% which is pretty low compared to other affiliate programs.Incidentally, there has been some excellent advice in other answers about promoting the merchant referral programs: websites, signature files for e... More..
Sciences > Physics Considering whether time travel is possible and should be allowed: 9 of 16
I think it is possible, but a new paradigm of time needs to replace the typical linear notion of time, yesterday, today, tomorrow. Which seems so natural and intuitive.Why would I think such a weird thing? No, it's not due to too many drugs in the 60s and 70s. It's because of deja vu. Deja vu is the feeling one sometimes get ... More..