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Re: A California McDonald's franchisee says fast food would be 'unaffordable' if she raised prices enough to cover the new $20 minimum wage 

By: micro in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (1)
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GM professor!

I am glad you did not get that "privilege" as we may not have you to talk with and learn from.

My oldest daughter reached Professor status this year in Biological sciences for the University of Cincinnati.
She now serves as an adjunct. Of course my other one as you likely know is an accomplished and highly ranked attorney in Virginia.

BOTH daughters are far more intelligent than their father. For which I am grateful and elated. It's what I prayed for a long time before they were born and the request was granted and answered.

Well, as an "observer" you had a closer view than the folks here in the states. Trust me, you would not have liked it there. If the ambushes set up by Charlie did not get you the snakes had just as good of odds. And the booby traps which seemed innumerable. Unless one had faith and a relationship with God I do not know how they kept their sanity.

Some things I was involved in are as vivid in my memory today as they were in real time then. I don;t have nightmares or anything like that but I do have vivid memories of the firefights against NVA and some Cong.

Distant past stuff that one will likely never forget..

Which is why we live in the Present and give thanks for the new Day which God has made and sustained BY HIS power. For which we give thanks...Thumbs Up


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Re: A California McDonald's franchisee says fast food would be 'unaffordable' if she raised prices enough to cover the new $20 minimum wage
By: monkeytrots in 6TH POPE
Sat, 23 Mar 24 2:31 AM 		Msg. 51402 of 60008

>> I take it you did not get the privilege of being drafted?

Bingo, Micro - good memory and good math. Was seventeen when the draft was 'suspended'. We were stationed in Japan for three years after my Dad got back from Nam.
Was there when the Pueblo incident happened, the sarin attack on a Japanese railroad station, and just after the Tokyo Olympics. Can't remember if the Tet offensive was during our stay there, or right before it. BUT we did study that in our Junior and Senior high school. No TV that entire time, but the Stars and Stripes was a remarkably unbiased source of news, both print and radio. We also subscribed to the Tokyo Times which was also an excellent resource. Our Junior and Senior High school there, on the military base was EXCELLENT in math, sciences, history, and social studies. Over 50% percent of the teachers had their masters degrees, and around 30% had doctorates. Still remember many of those teachers - Dr. Moriwaki (Univ of Hawaii, double doctorate - biology and history), Mrs. Tate - eighth grade algebra, Mrs.Yamamoto, sophmore Geometry - one of my favourite classes because geometric proofs are not arguable and are elegant. Many others; that school, Chofu, was unique in the military bases - best one of all the bases, Army, AirForce, and even Navy, in Japan.

So, yes, I was deprived of the privilege of being 'drafted' - but was close to the action in many other ways.

On the TV - did get to watch the Lunar Landing and walk from a neighbor that had one - but other than that- didn't miss it at all. *s* Oh, yeah, it WAS in black and white. Color was only for the ultra-rich - lol.

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