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From: Coogan's Bluff <ft.tryon@park.invalid>
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Subject: Re: It's Early, But Will You Have for Dinner Tonight, Thursday,
 11/14/2024?
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:37:29 -0700
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D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 16 Nov 2024, Coogan's Bluff wrote:
> 
>>> Oh yes... far, faaaar too long. But look at the soviet union. The
>>> madness can go on for many decades. =(
>>
>> Or China - generations and dynasties in!
> 
> True, well, it could be argued in chinas case, that communism was just a
> brief break from having an emperor. On the surface, yes, there's still
> the communist party, but under the surface, in reality they have an
> emperor with complete power over the party.

Xi personifies that secular deification, good call.

>>> True. Better to read books!
>>
>> And older ones too, memory is erased by modern means.
> 
> Amen! The classics teach is eternal lessons that have been true, and
> will always be true as long as we are human beings.

But some allow us to imagine and become more than mere humans.

>>> This is the truth, and I do hope they _will_ pay! Can't wait until Trump
>>> rectifies this and starts the cleanup process!
>>
>> He'd best be thorough and that means both side of Uniparty.
> 
> I'm sure he will be!

I am too.

How we'll ever impartially grade it, that one remains unclear.

>>> "According to the chronicle, Rurik was one of the Rus', a Varangian
>>> tribe. Most historians believe that the Rus' were of Scandinavian
>>> origin,[13] more specifically from what is currently coastal eastern
>>> Sweden around the eighth century.[14] According to the prevalent theory,
>>> the name Rus' is derived from an Old Norse term for "the men who row",
>>> from an older name for the Swedish coastal area of Roslagen.[15][16]"
>>>
>>> And Roslagen happens to be where I have my country house and it is a
>>> beautiful area of sweden with excellent fishing opportunities! =)
>>
>> I have known a few named "Russ" - they tend to be reliable people, 
>> sober -minded.
>>
>> Names are like that - they carry a pattern of 'affairs' in them.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/qpiTOTgkHrI
> 
> Fascinating! I have the exact same experience with people named Russ!

Ding.

>>> And todays history trivia, did you know inventor John Ericsson was on
>>> a US commemorative stamp issue?
>>
>> No.
>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ericsson#/media/File:John_Ericsson_commemorative_stamp,_issue_of_1926.jpg 
>>
>>
>> Brilliant, I am in your debt!
> 
> You're welcome! =)
> 
> I find it funny that John, being the brilliant inventor he was, also
> fled sweden for a better place. True then, and true now. ;)

Really relevant data, but you need not flee - rather you ca migrate.

It's much more official and lawful that way.

Trump wants high skills folk - you seem to fit that sort.

> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor
>>
>> River turret boats a very specialized niche.
>>