Yes and no. Look at the distribution of income producing industries in each “state.” Also consider the distribution of goods and services. Also consider that the tea bag divisions would want as close to no taxes as is possible. Much as I’d like to see the trickle-downers end up living in cardboard boxes, the reality…

I know someone who was a picker at a midwestern warehouse. They applied for the job because it paid better than the minimum wage and the money looked good. Then the person found out what they’d have to do to earn it.

Tea bag heaven. Segregate all those pesky liberals. Thinking about how those newly created tea bag states are going to support themselves with zero taxes and not much in the way of industry or imports.... nah, that’s too difficult.

Whoaaaaaa.

Good question. No way of telling at this late date because I do not know the artist’s name and my grandmother died in 1983.

Yeah, that’s what I think too. It made a good story for my grandmother to tell. :)

My grandmother knew an artist who supposedly incorporated little bits of moon rock into his jewelry. I have no idea if that was even possible. Did NASA let people own moon rocks?

We ate at Chi-Chis a few times about 40 years ago. It was a little out of our price range then, which gives you an idea of our budget.

Yes, “The Right Stuff” was just about perfect.

I don’t know if “interested” is necessarily a requirement, but ye gods if you’re playing someone who is that well known you should at least come close to looking like him.

HAHAHAHAHA.... Yeah, I know, because I was around when the Mercury Seven were first chosen. Were you?

O’Toole had a reasonable resemblance to Lawrence. I agree with you about the others. And don’t get me started on Dylan Baker playing J. Edgar Hoover.

Thanks to Trump, his children are not spending their worthless lives living in cardboard boxes under the freeway.

Most of my family members only remember the things that interest them personally. I remember things because they happened.

CompuServe’s “CB Simulator” was pretty darn good in its day.

Homeland security hahahahahahaha.......

They couldn’t find an actor who, you know, looks like Neil Armstrong? Gosling looks more like Wally Schirra. I know, I know, today’s audiences never even heard of Wally Schirra.

For web sites that absolutely demand a phone number I give out my Google Voice number, which is permanently set to Do Not Disturb. It is a real number and I can be reached there if I choose to be, but otherwise I’m left in peace.

I discovered yesterday that something had set me up for notifications about FB posts. They went to my cell phone, which I had never linked to FB. I do not do FB from any mobile device.

Ophiuchus all the way!