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Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantJohn: I agree with Aecetia. Putin is former KGB, and is dedicated to returning Russia to it’s former glory. Russia’s intimidation has now moved beyond saber rattling into direct intervention.
The Europeans are entirely too dependent on Russian fuel and afraid of a resurgent “bear” in their backyard to do much of anything.
God love McCain, but I don’t think he has much of solution beyond sending the USAF in to try and interdict the Russians as they move their big iron into Georgia.
And, make no mistake, Putin has the stones to play a high-speed game of chicken with us and NATO. This the potential to get real ugly and spread into a wider war.
ParticipantJohn: I agree with Aecetia. Putin is former KGB, and is dedicated to returning Russia to it’s former glory. Russia’s intimidation has now moved beyond saber rattling into direct intervention.
The Europeans are entirely too dependent on Russian fuel and afraid of a resurgent “bear” in their backyard to do much of anything.
God love McCain, but I don’t think he has much of solution beyond sending the USAF in to try and interdict the Russians as they move their big iron into Georgia.
And, make no mistake, Putin has the stones to play a high-speed game of chicken with us and NATO. This the potential to get real ugly and spread into a wider war.
ParticipantJohn: I don’t think anyone, including Teddy Roosevelt himself, would have a clue on how to handle this.
Given that the Russians have moved some fairly significant forces into play against the Georgians, and we are stretched thin with other “commitments”, there really isn’t s**t we can do, even if we wanted to.
You gotta give Putin credit. He used the Beijing Olympics as an excellent cover.
ParticipantJohn: I don’t think anyone, including Teddy Roosevelt himself, would have a clue on how to handle this.
Given that the Russians have moved some fairly significant forces into play against the Georgians, and we are stretched thin with other “commitments”, there really isn’t s**t we can do, even if we wanted to.
You gotta give Putin credit. He used the Beijing Olympics as an excellent cover.
ParticipantJohn: I don’t think anyone, including Teddy Roosevelt himself, would have a clue on how to handle this.
Given that the Russians have moved some fairly significant forces into play against the Georgians, and we are stretched thin with other “commitments”, there really isn’t s**t we can do, even if we wanted to.
You gotta give Putin credit. He used the Beijing Olympics as an excellent cover.
ParticipantJohn: I don’t think anyone, including Teddy Roosevelt himself, would have a clue on how to handle this.
Given that the Russians have moved some fairly significant forces into play against the Georgians, and we are stretched thin with other “commitments”, there really isn’t s**t we can do, even if we wanted to.
You gotta give Putin credit. He used the Beijing Olympics as an excellent cover.
ParticipantJohn: I don’t think anyone, including Teddy Roosevelt himself, would have a clue on how to handle this.
Given that the Russians have moved some fairly significant forces into play against the Georgians, and we are stretched thin with other “commitments”, there really isn’t s**t we can do, even if we wanted to.
You gotta give Putin credit. He used the Beijing Olympics as an excellent cover.
ParticipantSDR: I agree on the engineering salaries. I’m doing seismic and blast engineering, and, even in this fairly specialized discipline, we don’t have salaries in that range.
Having started this company from scratch, I would make one other observation that might make you feel better about the 9 – 5 job: There are a lot of sleepless nights, and many periods where I was completely uncertain as to whether or not we’ve even make it, and I would have dearly loved a steady salary at that point. As with everything else, it’s a series of tradeoffs.
As far as La Jolla real estate goes: I do a lot of work with UC San Diego’s School of Structural Engineering and know quite a few professors that have owned in LJ for a lot of years. In good times and bad, La Jolla remains La Jolla. I think it will always enjoy a certain cachet, and thus do a better job of retaining value than other communities.
ParticipantSDR: I agree on the engineering salaries. I’m doing seismic and blast engineering, and, even in this fairly specialized discipline, we don’t have salaries in that range.
Having started this company from scratch, I would make one other observation that might make you feel better about the 9 – 5 job: There are a lot of sleepless nights, and many periods where I was completely uncertain as to whether or not we’ve even make it, and I would have dearly loved a steady salary at that point. As with everything else, it’s a series of tradeoffs.
As far as La Jolla real estate goes: I do a lot of work with UC San Diego’s School of Structural Engineering and know quite a few professors that have owned in LJ for a lot of years. In good times and bad, La Jolla remains La Jolla. I think it will always enjoy a certain cachet, and thus do a better job of retaining value than other communities.
ParticipantSDR: I agree on the engineering salaries. I’m doing seismic and blast engineering, and, even in this fairly specialized discipline, we don’t have salaries in that range.
Having started this company from scratch, I would make one other observation that might make you feel better about the 9 – 5 job: There are a lot of sleepless nights, and many periods where I was completely uncertain as to whether or not we’ve even make it, and I would have dearly loved a steady salary at that point. As with everything else, it’s a series of tradeoffs.
As far as La Jolla real estate goes: I do a lot of work with UC San Diego’s School of Structural Engineering and know quite a few professors that have owned in LJ for a lot of years. In good times and bad, La Jolla remains La Jolla. I think it will always enjoy a certain cachet, and thus do a better job of retaining value than other communities.
ParticipantSDR: I agree on the engineering salaries. I’m doing seismic and blast engineering, and, even in this fairly specialized discipline, we don’t have salaries in that range.
Having started this company from scratch, I would make one other observation that might make you feel better about the 9 – 5 job: There are a lot of sleepless nights, and many periods where I was completely uncertain as to whether or not we’ve even make it, and I would have dearly loved a steady salary at that point. As with everything else, it’s a series of tradeoffs.
As far as La Jolla real estate goes: I do a lot of work with UC San Diego’s School of Structural Engineering and know quite a few professors that have owned in LJ for a lot of years. In good times and bad, La Jolla remains La Jolla. I think it will always enjoy a certain cachet, and thus do a better job of retaining value than other communities.
ParticipantSDR: I agree on the engineering salaries. I’m doing seismic and blast engineering, and, even in this fairly specialized discipline, we don’t have salaries in that range.
Having started this company from scratch, I would make one other observation that might make you feel better about the 9 – 5 job: There are a lot of sleepless nights, and many periods where I was completely uncertain as to whether or not we’ve even make it, and I would have dearly loved a steady salary at that point. As with everything else, it’s a series of tradeoffs.
As far as La Jolla real estate goes: I do a lot of work with UC San Diego’s School of Structural Engineering and know quite a few professors that have owned in LJ for a lot of years. In good times and bad, La Jolla remains La Jolla. I think it will always enjoy a certain cachet, and thus do a better job of retaining value than other communities.
ParticipantDan: Whatever our differences, the fact you put Philip K. Dick at the top of your list makes you the man! Greatest sci-fi author ever, and Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke can kiss my a**.
Have you ever read “The Man in the High Castle”? Excellent alternative history novel that postulates an Axis victory in WWII.
CardiffBaseball: The lead for Rage is a Chomsky groupie, and his politics are thusly skewed. He’s a tool, but the music is good. If you like Rage, you should check out Sepultura.
ParticipantDan: Whatever our differences, the fact you put Philip K. Dick at the top of your list makes you the man! Greatest sci-fi author ever, and Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke can kiss my a**.
Have you ever read “The Man in the High Castle”? Excellent alternative history novel that postulates an Axis victory in WWII.
CardiffBaseball: The lead for Rage is a Chomsky groupie, and his politics are thusly skewed. He’s a tool, but the music is good. If you like Rage, you should check out Sepultura.
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