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[quote=temeculaguy] I freaking hate this memory lane stuff, this is worse than my high school reuinion where the girls i blew off in high school turned out to be the hottest mid forties gals on the planet, with good jobs to boot.[/quote]

You did good. They would not work that hard and develop the way they did had you not blew them off back in high school.

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I lived in Germany for few years and I have relatives who are second generation there. I did not get many chances to discuss the topic with the natives (ausländers don’t get to interact with locals the same way furriners do here) and I was mostly passive observer, but my understanding is that public expression of patriotism was discouraged. E.g. the absence of the national flag in display matches the omnipresence of the flag in the U.S.
Germans see the 2006 World Cup as a turning point where they re-asserted their right to display their flag and generally feel proud to be German in public. They consider Waffen-SS to be bad guys and the rest of Wehrmacht to be the true German soldiers (tough, loyal to the country and the people, well-trained, honest, just, restrained in victory, etc. – pretty much the same attributes every other nation applies to its military force).

The zeal with which the German court persecuted John Demjanjuk made me a bit sick. Millions of German soldiers survived the war and continued to live their lives, including hundreds of thousands SS troops and thousands of those who served in concentration camps, but they pick a 22 year old prisoner of ward from Ukraine who was acquitted by Israeli Supreme Court to be the last person tried for WWII atrocities. Clearly because it’s all his fault and now all the bad guys are either dead or in jail.

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How have losing countries in wars treated returning soldiers? Are the also seen as heroes?
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Some get to be elected representatives on their way to jail (see Duke Cunningham)

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[quote=AN][quote=briansd1]Unless you live right next to the strip mall, I wonder how walkable the neighborhood is. Most people can’t even walk accross the street from Walmart to Target.[/quote]
You don’t need to live right next to a strip mall to be walkable. I live w/in 1 mile of an Asian supermarket, 1 mile of Vons/Smart n Final, 1.5 miles of Fresh n Easy. I live w/in 1-1.5 miles of a brewery, a pub, BevMo, CVS/Walgreen/Target/Babies R Us/Kohl’s/Marshall’s, various restaurants, such as Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Filipino, Mexican, American, Souplantation, Hometown Buffet, many different fast food, Bowling. I live w/in 2-4 miles of many high tech companies. I live 2 blocks away from the elementary school and park, 4 blocks away from the Jr. High school, and 7 blocks away from the HS. Is that walkable enough for you?[/quote]

How far is your Starbucks?

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[quote=walterwhite]America is hungry for heroes.

Who did people heroicize back in WWII? Their dads?[/quote]

Anthony Weiner, since there was no Twitter.

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Keep in mind that your new mortgage will have new 30y term – you will pay additional $25K in 2042 if you go full term. Also, the credit usually cannot exceed the closing cost and it can’t be applied to the principal balance. It will cover the lender’s and 3rd party fees (which you would not have to pay for without refinance, so that is no real benefit for you). You can use it to cover the interest due at closing and to fund the escrow account if you decide to pay your property taxes and insurance through an impound account.

Or you could refinance into 4% at no cost and save $100/month.

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3.875% comes with $3K+ in closing cost. If you go with aimloan tell them you have an email with a coupon for $300 off the closing cost.

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4S schools are newer and nicer. In addition, the kids from Bernardo Point can walk/bike to 4S schools (the elementary and the high school in particular, the middle school is probably too far). Their new schools are miles away.

Also, The parents might be worried that the property values will go down. Almost every Bernardo Point ‘shelter for sale’ ad has the ‘enjoy 4S facilities without paying 4S MR’ line.

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Get married and delegate the decision-making to your spouse.

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I vacuum the house almost every day, too (if you don’t think vacuuming is a workout, then you haven’t done it!). ;)[/quote]

Did you try Roomba?

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[quote=svelte]When the Apple Heads start preaching to me about how Microsoft stole the GUI for Windows from Apple, I always remind them that Apple stole it from Xerox PARC. They usually get quiet after that.[/quote]

They never mention Doug Engelbart’s work at SRI, the windowed display and the mouse?

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[quote=svelte]When the Apple Heads start preaching to me about how Microsoft stole the GUI for Windows from Apple, I always remind them that Apple stole it from Xerox PARC. They usually get quiet after that.[/quote]

They never mention Doug Engelbart’s work at SRI, the windowed display and the mouse?

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[quote=svelte]When the Apple Heads start preaching to me about how Microsoft stole the GUI for Windows from Apple, I always remind them that Apple stole it from Xerox PARC. They usually get quiet after that.[/quote]

They never mention Doug Engelbart’s work at SRI, the windowed display and the mouse?

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[quote=svelte]When the Apple Heads start preaching to me about how Microsoft stole the GUI for Windows from Apple, I always remind them that Apple stole it from Xerox PARC. They usually get quiet after that.[/quote]

They never mention Doug Engelbart’s work at SRI, the windowed display and the mouse?

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[quote=svelte]When the Apple Heads start preaching to me about how Microsoft stole the GUI for Windows from Apple, I always remind them that Apple stole it from Xerox PARC. They usually get quiet after that.[/quote]

They never mention Doug Engelbart’s work at SRI, the windowed display and the mouse?

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