havinit

And rightfully so

Why did you pay the fine? The loophole is they only ask if you had insurance or not. You just say yes so you don't get penalized. There's no cross checking going on yet.

My grandpa died 2 years ago. He also joined in 1943.. the air force. He had no flying experience, and his training was literally getting in the plane, and told what the joystick does. His instructor flew with him the first few rounds, and then he practiced on his own... always flying around flag poles. He told me the instructor never thought he was any good at it.

But he also was spared deployment because of the bomb. He ended up getting a job as an artist for soup cans and buying a house, getting married and had a few kids.

I know all of this because I stayed with him the last few years of his life due to his failing health. It was rough, but I got to know him better than I ever had.

So, my question to you is, can you believe how much the world has changed since then? And, how do you view today's wars going forward, in comparison? I am asking this in the context that it must have been scary to not know which way the entire world was going to end up in 1943... and I feel that way today where it seems like the world is going to change significantly in the next 50 years, and I am not sure it's for the better.

Make sure you are clear to your grandson how much you appreciate his help. My Grandpa was never the type to show emotion, and at first it seemed like he expected the help... but after a few months it was obvious how much he enjoyed having me around and that's why I didn't leave until he was gone. I was the only one at his bedside when he passed in the hospital... which I feel extremely lucky for (I still can't get over the fact I watched someone pass who has been on this planet for 90 years, and in my whole life of 32 years).

Im glad you see Trump for who he really is. My Grandpa would have loved him... but he loves any republican. It was hard in that sense to sit and watch Fox News with him all the time... but I'll admit it was pretty funny every time we would watch a nature show and a monkey was on the screen he would yell "Obama!"

Of course I too hope the next 50 years will be better... but I have my doubts. I really feel like the Internet changed a lot of things, and it will take a few generations to iron out how life should be from now on. I know I was the last to grow up 'naturally'... and the generation under me is just something that's hard to believe. They are kids who grew up online, with the world's knowledge at their fingertips when they are under 10 years old. They have been exposed to adult life when they shouldn't even know it exists... and I have seen it first hand how the weight of the world sits on them very heavily.

But maybe you are right... one fact I do console in is that communication is always a good thing, and that is what the Internet essentially is.

I think pay per play is fine if you do it right. But it shouldn't cost more than a similar advertisement spot should cost.