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I made my first purchases in solar and satellite phones the same day: yesterday. . I will write about the solar later . 8575 Extreme Iridium sat phone The satellite phones I bought are two 'Iridium Extreme 9575 models' - https://satellitephonestore.com/catalog/sale/details/iridium-9575-extreme-satellite-phone-kit-7 at the 'Satellite Phone Store' - https://satellitephonestore.com/ They have another store in Sarasota and one in Anchorage. I felt I needed to talk to an expert in person about this complex purchase. I could not find another store closer to my San Francisco area house, in spite of it being 479 miles away. . The cost is about the same as high-end...

We noticed a pattern in our book sales around this time of year back in the 1980s: Sales of the Succeeding book went up..“Oh, people are using it as a Christmas gift.”.I wrote the book for my first son Dan (and later, his two younger brothers). He was entering high school where they start to put stuff in your “permanent record.”.I had made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot about how the world works and doesn’t. Also, the grown-ups who are supposed to teach this stuff—teachers, college professors, Hollywood—lie. They leave out the bad stuff. And plain lie...

Elizabeth Warren is officious..assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters."the security people were very officious"synonyms:peremptory · high-handed · commanding · imperial · overbearing · overweening · domineering · authoritarian · dictatorial · authoritative · lordly · assertive · dominating · [more]intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering..1: volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : MEDDLESOMEofficious people who are always ready to offer unasked advice.Officious is a tricky word as it seems like it might mean something like office or official. Instead, it is a word to...

I bought a portable generator three and a half years ago at Costco: Champion model 100155 9000 peak watts 7000 running watts dual fuel (gasoline and propane). Cost $900 something. I would have preferred just propane. I regard gasoline as extremely dangerous. Propane is also extremely clean burning. . I am not concerned about global warming but I expect burning propane instead of gasoline extends the life of the generator. I researched and wrote about CNG powered cars years ago. One advantage according to the owner of a CNG Honda Civic is the engine does not get dirty like a...

Hillary seems to be turning into “Nora Desmond”—really. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTT0LW0M_Y . At some point, Hillary needs an intervention. And I think she will get it soon, partly for her sake, but it will happen for the party’s sake. If she keeps this up unstopped, she may re-elect Trump. . When you think about it, the Deep State with all its “insurance policy” machinations and Comey press conferences during the campaign may have snatched defeat for Hillary from the jaws of her victory. Throwing a presidential election is not an exact science or an easy trick. If you try, you may...