Hurlshort
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Yeah, I'm all for term limits in congress too.
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In regards to the whole "The US does bad things, too" response when criticizing Castro. The big difference I see is that US Presidents only have 4-8 years to do messed up things. Congress only has 2-6 years to do messed up things. Then the people get to vote to remove them, and despite what the media likes to cling to, those elections are remarkably fraud free. So you have a shared responsibility for the terrible things that the government does, and they face constant criticism while doing it. Castro wielded absolute power and put himself above criticism. That's an incredibly dangerous position for anyone to be in.
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I've got episode 4 the the History of Hops Podcast up and ready for listening. We drink Porters and Stouts, and I talk about the Great London Beer Flood of 1814.
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As a teacher, I'm aware of the fact that I don't know everything and am hesitant to pass myself off as knowledgeable about the situation in Cuba and Fidel Castro because I've read a couple books and articles on the internet. Of course the Cubans in the US have a rather one-sided view of things, but that is still one more side than I can make a claim to.
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Every Cuban I've ever met has a serious issue with Castro. I take their word over anything else.
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MK is bigger than HR, and it does some very cool stuff, but I'd still put it closer to HR than the original.
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After reading interviews and listening to podcasts, I get the impression that MCA is not a fan of management positions in general. I just don't read much into this whole thing.
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Glad to hear Grom is still kicking. I also didn't realize Raithe got a job at the post office. I'm not sure how it is in the UK, but that's a pretty good gig to get in the States. Grats.
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Just got back from a Universal Studios Hollywood vacation. It had been about 2 years since we went last, and they changed a lot. The studio tour continues to be the highlight, it was awesome and had some great additions. The Harry Potter world was well done. It was super pricey, in fact I feel like they've upped all the prices since the last trip, probably because Harry Potter makes it a lot more popular. The best meal we had was at a hole in the wall vegetarian place. Need to remember to venture off the beaten path a bit more next time, it was also a bit more affordable.
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Do yourself a favor and play Lord of the Rings Online. Bit dated now, but they did a famtastic job of recreating Middle Earth.
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When Clinton became the frontrunner, I was positive that any reasonable candidate the Republicans put forth could beat her. Then it ended up as Trump and I hedged my bets. Now I am fairly comfortable saying in 4 years any reasonable democrat can beat Trump, but I am not going to put money down on a reasonable choice. Pelosi 2020?
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We are at Univerals Studios Hollywood, and we stood in line for a wand fitting at the Harry Potter area. It was cool, a group of about 20 people are herded into a room full of wands and then a lady shows up in dramatic fashion and talks about the wands. My daughter was chosen as the special wizard, so she got to go up and try a few wands before she found the right one, at which point they shine a bright light on her and hit her with air. It was impressive. We were pretty lucky to get singled out, but then again most of the people around us were adults. Of course they then hit you with a steep $50 price per wand, but I was in no position bargain at that point.
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Hah, the Apple is a work computer, so if it makes you feel better I didn't pay for it. My gaming rig is too big to fit on that tiny bar. I have the equipment to homebrew, but haven't started it yet. It will probably make a good summer project someday.
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We recorded our 3rd Podcast episode today, here is a look at the studio... You can find it here if you are interested: https://historyofhops.com/feed/podcast
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I'm going to LA for a few days (Universal Studios) and I'm trying to figure out which brewery to stop in at. I am thinking Golden Road at the moment.
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