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Oh Beldar, thank heavens you’re ok. We hadn’t heard from you in so long that we were getting worried. Instead, we find that you’ve assimilated into the culture here in record time. I hate to break it to you, but the group you’ve apparently been hanging out with is doingContinue Reading

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Comrades, You know the real estate mantra?  “location Location LOCATION” Holly and jolly is Only OK with the mantra:  “safety Safety SAFETY”.  The following guidelines will prevent this being deemed a SuperSpreader, Maxi Spreader, Spreader, or Mini, Micro, or Nano Spreader event. Under the beard, Santa may be a PublicContinue Reading

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Indeed too many have died.  Rules need reiterated: o  Only wearing  masks if required is negligent.  Don’t take them offo  Mask must be worn correctly and hands not touch ito  No beardso  Do not breach 6 feet distanceo  Dr. Fauci: “absolute compulsive hand-washing”o  Chatham Health Dept: “don’t shake hands, doContinue Reading

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Doug, You are completely wrong in your interpretation of “right of 1st refusal”. This is completely different from eminent domain and is NOT a socialist ploy to separate anyone from lawfully owned property against  their will or better judgment. Right of 1st refusal is a contract between 2 parties thatContinue Reading

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While I appreciate your intentions… that’s brawl-bait plain and simple, and I think we’ve agreed pretty loudly in the past (as I noted the last time this happened, as I recall — once it’d already gotten pretty bad) that Facebook and Twitter are better platforms for broadcasting such stuff thanContinue Reading

A donation at the Chatham County thrift shop

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A week or so ago, as I pulled into the parking lot of a Chatham County thrift shop, I noticed an older couple parked by the donation boxes just outside the store entrance.  I was fairly close so I could see quite clearly- Among the things they were donating wasContinue Reading

If only I had a . . . .

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If I had a brush that could paint a Mona Lisa, scenic hills, flowers and Mother Teresa- If I had a canvas that could catch and hold-Monet, Rembrandt and Warhol images so bold- A pin and ink- verses that could make mankind stop-wonder and think . . What a pictureContinue Reading

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https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard/cases-demographics Facts (as of 12/5/2020):o  COVID affects Hispanic Countians disproportionately.o  777+ Hispanic Countians are COVID positive. o  Half (1211 of 2423) of County COVID positives are in the 27344 zip code.o  Siler City & outskirts dominate 27344.o  Siler is half Hispanic. What do the facts indicate?  That COVID spread rateContinue Reading

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Part 1 (Chatlist #6845) introduced our 2nd County Health CRISIS, Structural Racism.  Upcoming County policies will create benefits.  Maybe free health clinics?  Health stipends? Could you lose financially?  Milwaukee has a “Racial Equity Budget Tool” for their CRISIS.  It looks to hire interns via Univ of Wisconsin’s Department of Africology. Continue Reading

New Health Crisis (Part 1): Cannot beat them? Join them!!

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First in a series to proclaim and strangely, also celebrate the 2nd County Health CRISIS.  The 1st Crisis COVID-19 is nothing to celebrate, though mandatory masks, lockdowns, and quarantining under Harris/Biden will muzzle a disturbingly large number of red hatted loudies (wink). The 2nd CRISIS is Structural Racism, a healthContinue Reading

Attention Siler City rental owners: “Right of first refusal” for affordable housing

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Here is what our County Government Overlords (Übermensch) envision for you (p.12): “right of first refusal for affordable housing organizations to purchase a property before it is offered to other parties, and establishing reasonable penalties to encourage compliance and help cover administration costs” https://www.chathamnc.org/home/showpublisheddocument?id=32222 In the Progressive case (and ourContinue Reading