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1. about 10 hours ago on Herman

   I did that, too. But not entirely on my own initiative. Dad gave me a cash gift. I wanted to invest it in mutual funds, which were doing reasonably well at the time. But he instructed me in no uncertain terms to apply it to my mortgage which — at 9.5%# — was a better use of the money. I complied and have never regretted that choice.

   (#) For those of you youngsters who view 6 or 7 or 8 percent mortgages as unduly burdensome, I assumed that 9.5% mortgage at a time when 15, 16, or even 18 percent mortgages were de rigueur. I thought I was making out like a bandit. However, in deference to the youngsters, the note was for less than $20K — an unheard of price in today’s market — about twice my annual gross income at the time.
2. about 11 hours ago on Bloom County

   Haven’t you the temerity to suggest even one specific example of your criticism? So one must presume, therefore, that your hollow riposte means that you know your “argument” is devoid of facts — and cogency. Of course, if it’s only voice inflection that satisfies you, then the bloviating and lying right-wingers on talk radio and social media productions should fill the bill for you. (Can you say, “Alex Jones,” for instance.) Another good source is the coterie of Bible Bashers fulminating on JEEZUS radio. Try streaming WBRI (W-Bible Radio Indiana) or Brother Stair (if he’s still active) and let them pour more right-wing poison into your ears.

   Get back to me when you have a comment worth posting.

3. about 11 hours ago on Prickly City

   Maybe déclassé is a better classification for the declassee — Trump — than classless? Presuming, of course, that he ever had ANY class to fall from.

4. about 11 hours ago on Herman

   Don’t be so sure. Prices dropped during the Depression. The trouble was that nobody had money to buy stuff no matter how cheap it was. Indeed, over production, and the consequent price plummets, drove farmers out of business — and then came the Dust Bowl years in the mid-30’s, which finished off more of the survivors and sent the Oakies into other states, notably California. You can read all about that in “The Grapes of Wrath” and take a gander at Bourke-White’s photos for more graphic illustrations.

5. about 13 hours ago on Prickly City

   Your kaput caput might be in good company, at least. As regards the unnamed one, I wonder if there’s a yet to be realized impeachment(s) in the wings. Forcing complicity with an unconstitutional action might be a good place to start. And it’s a racing certainty that such action(s) will happen.

6. about 14 hours ago on Prickly City

   Yea, verily! And the cheesier, the better: MAGA folks just can’t get enough of that cheesy.

7. about 15 hours ago on Over the Hedge

   During Carter’s funeral some one took a photo of the 5 prezes during a portion of the obsequies where four of them had placed their right hands over their hearts. The fifth one, however, had placed his right hand over his ample belly. Go figure.

8. about 15 hours ago on Prickly City

   Reasonable people — Democrats, for example — openly prefer the way 44 sounds.

   MAGA folks, by contrast, openly prefer the way .44 sounds.

9. about 15 hours ago on Prickly City

   Don’t forget psyllium. Depending on the location of the obstruction, mechanical intervention, when possible, would be preferable to something more invasive and thereby hazardous.

10. about 16 hours ago on Bloom County

    Please, enlighten us with “a reason” for that change. But confine yourself to facts — facts are what grounds reasoning.