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Old 11 July 2020, 04:40 AM   #1
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Would it really be too much to ask?

To wake up just one morning to some GOOD news?
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Old 11 July 2020, 04:47 AM   #2
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My grass is getting some well deserved watering with the rains here!
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Old 11 July 2020, 04:51 AM   #3
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If only sir...if only.
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Old 11 July 2020, 04:51 AM   #4
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Just don't turn on the TV....
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Old 11 July 2020, 04:58 AM   #5
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Good news doesn't sell. It's no longer about informing the public it's about making money and bad news is good entertainment. We only have ourselves to blame.
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:03 AM   #6
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A more serious reply, I hope all is well with you and your loved ones Paul!
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:15 AM   #7
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Just don't turn on the TV....
And don't read the papers.

I need both so I'm used to it.
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:33 AM   #8
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:37 AM   #9
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2020 just isn't about Good News...
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:37 AM   #10
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To wake up just one morning to some GOOD news?
Not to much to ask at all. I’m hopeful, that one day that would be the case.
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:41 AM   #11
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A more serious reply, I hope all is well with you and your loved ones Paul!
Thank you for the kind words Don and same back to you
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:48 AM   #12
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Hang in there Ghost Rider!
Oh please don’t bring up that movie CJ... It’s funny because one of the technical advisors was an Officer I knew, Commander “Rat” Willard. If I remember correctly, he was CO of VF-51, Screaming Eagles on CVN 70, Carl Vinson. Great guy and a hell of an f-14 Pilot. (Of course I was a better pilot) Anyway I saw him at a party after the movie and asked why the hell did they get away with all the BS in the movie. He just slowly shook his head.

If anyone has 30 or 40 hours with nothing to do I’d be glad to point out the differences between that movie and the real world of being a Navy Fighter Pilot.
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Old 11 July 2020, 05:48 AM   #13
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2020 just isn't about Good News...
seems like it
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Old 11 July 2020, 06:14 AM   #14
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I got a state tax refund (California of all places).












I won't mention we probably just overpaid our estimated taxes.
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Old 11 July 2020, 06:20 AM   #15
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Stop watching the news. Humans aren’t meant to get news updates for the entire world everyday. And by news I mean they tell you every horrible thing that happened that day and none of the good. I’m convinced it trains people to be paranoid and to expect bad outcomes.
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Old 11 July 2020, 06:21 AM   #16
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If anyone has 30 or 40 hours with nothing to do I’d be glad to point out the differences between that movie and the real world of being a Navy Fighter Pilot.
I'm in! Zoom? Or socially awkward/distanced face to face?
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Old 11 July 2020, 06:24 AM   #17
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Old 11 July 2020, 07:10 AM   #18
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Oh please don’t bring up that movie CJ... It’s funny because one of the technical advisors was an Officer I knew, Commander “Rat” Willard. If I remember correctly, he was CO of VF-51, Screaming Eagles on CVN 70, Carl Vinson. Great guy and a hell of an f-14 Pilot. (Of course I was a better pilot) Anyway I saw him at a party after the movie and asked why the hell did they get away with all the BS in the movie. He just slowly shook his head.

If anyone has 30 or 40 hours with nothing to do I’d be glad to point out the differences between that movie and the real world of being a Navy Fighter Pilot.

Stop being such an Iceman!!
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Old 11 July 2020, 07:21 AM   #19
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To wake up just one morning to some GOOD news?
Here's some good news...

You're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.

*picture taken from your UCSD yearbook.
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Old 11 July 2020, 07:23 AM   #20
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Gold is up over $1800.00 per OZ....!
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Old 11 July 2020, 07:53 AM   #21
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Stop watching the news. Humans aren’t meant to get news updates for the entire world everyday. And by news I mean they tell you every horrible thing that happened that day and none of the good. I’m convinced it trains people to be paranoid and to expect bad outcomes.
I haven't watched the news in at least 10+ years ( I'm 33). I read tech news, financial news, Formula 1 news, and occasionally will brush across apple news and the countless corona related articles. By occasionally I mean maybe once a month. It's awesome. I literally have no idea whats going on in the world outside of my little bubble. I see the text threads that all of our friends are on and the absurd paranoia about everything, most of the time I have no idea what they are talking about. I don't get it.

I don't understand why people want to watch these reporters only reporting the bad every singe day. If nothing bad was happening they wouldn't have anything to talk about, too negative for me. When a pandemic is going on, it's the Super Bowl for these reporters. That to me is strange, and I would rather watch/read what interests me.
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:12 AM   #22
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:12 AM   #23
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Here's some good news...

You're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.

*picture taken from your UCSD yearbook.
HOW did he get that?
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:32 AM   #24
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Hope all is well Paul. So here is the good news. “We are one day closer to this mess being over”. At least that’s the good news I’ve been telling myself every morning for the past few months. Hope you have been getting some good hikes in.
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:37 AM   #25
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Hope all is well Paul. So here is the good news. “We are one day closer to this mess being over”. At least that’s the good news I’ve been telling myself every morning for the past few months. Hope you have been getting some good hikes in.
Thank you Ralph, and my best to you and your family. I did 14 miles in the mountains last week Looking forward to getting back and have a 16 mile course laid out, eventually working up to 20. It looks like the next week or so has high temps, in the mid 90s, so I’ll just do a little training around home until it cools down.
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:40 AM   #26
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Gold is up over $1800.00 per OZ....!
Physical is way over
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Old 11 July 2020, 08:43 AM   #27
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Physical is way over
expert on this also..? when is was bought at $200.00 a oz all good here...!
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Old 11 July 2020, 09:24 AM   #29
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I've never been able to understand this issue. To me news is news. I don't need it to be good or bad. My happiness and sense of well being is not tied to the news. I just need it to be informative and accurate. It's up to me to determine the best source based on this.

If I had to pick one type of news to receive most all the time it would be hands down bad news. Information contained in bad news can warn me of impending events to be avoided or allows time to take steps to improve my current environment. Both are helpful when trying to make prudent safe decisions which ultimately contributes to my happiness.

Don't get me wrong I'm happy to hear good news.
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Old 11 July 2020, 09:25 AM   #30
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expert on this also..? when is was bought at $200.00 a oz all good here...!
The premium for physical is nearly that now! Good on you.
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