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 > Hi George, sorry for the bad quoting.

No worries -- we all started there! ;) 

 > My back was having issues before the speed boat. That just made it worse.

 > I am well south of you in Virginia Beach.  Probaby 4,000 miles SE of you.
 > Might be more.

Oh, sorry, thought you mentioned Seattle. . .

I knew a lady in San Diego who taught the extreme survival clasess to the
Navy(& others)

So you're east coast, halfway up or so?  I'm on the (B)est Coast. . .

Lived in the Beast, one winter -- that cured me!

 > For laughs, I mostly garden (container type), watch youtube, and am 
engadged
 > in local issues and helping others out.  I adopt older medical issue dogs
 > and cats that no one else will.

 > Once I retire, I may go back to being foster-meowmie for cats.  

Meowmie, eh? Cute! I had a wonderful cat who died at age 16 of kidney issues.
She was comatose, & since we didn't now if she was feeling pain still, I had
the vet give her the needle -- I cried. . .

I had her 14 years, so can't complain, TOO much, but I still miss her & wish 
I had had more time with her. . .

What kinds of local issues? I choose to involve myself with the city affairs
including keeping an eye on the councilors at most every monthly meeting, &
speaking up when I feel the need & it's open to the public (usually prior to
the first agenda presentation item.)

I'm involved in advising the city managers, too, on disability &/or poverty
issues.

It's a good city, especially as they welcome & are responsive to, input from
the public at all levels. . .

I'm not having as much success advocating federally -- provincially(equiv. to
your state level politics), sure, but the feds don't seem  to shiv a git!

I feel like your moderates & progressives when they were trying to be heard 
in DC, in 2016 & 2020! :( 


Your friend,

<+]:{)}
Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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