Recent content by mariomike

"Time Performance" may be a consideration for some people. It's called "Taipa" in Japan. They might rule out any housing more than a 10-minute walk from the train station. Goods and services are often in close proximity . In our town, some folks own small condominiums downtown. Not used as...

Temporary insanity?

Florida put Giuseppe Zangara in the express lane. Mayor Cermak died 6 March, 1933. Zangara sat in Old Sparky 15 days later.

OP: Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say "bullets mostly missed his heart", If they offered me a choice, I would go with the gas chamber. Less room for human error. What if the person wrongfully released murdered your spouse? Or your adult child?

These "shitboxes" would have been $800,000 each. ( See link. ) But, the city said, "no dice". Ratepayers associations have some influence at City Hall. There is also the "YellowBelt" to consider when it comes to zoning regulations...

After Transfer of Care ( TOC ), hospital security took over. If required. What I have noticed in recent years, as a visitor, is the dramatic increase in the number of hospital security guards. Also, looking younger and stronger than the hospital security guards of yesteryear.

Seventh annual memorial gathering in Willowdale , April 26, 2025 CTV News

Another way of looking at it, John McAdams - Marquette University/Department of Political Science, on deterrence

POTUS had this to say, Reminds me of something I read years ago about another individual,

Wouldn't put it past him. Even during the war, in 1944, they had a presidential election.

The payout on a $526 bet was $52,641.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810001601 You likely understand Canadian statistics better than I.

I read, "Inmates in Texas are served the same meal as other prisoners in the Huntsville Unit cafeteria on the day of execution." One ordered an extravagent last meal and didn't touch it. Lost his appetite, apparently . Read this about sedatives, 50 - 50 chance of getting something to help...

According to Statistics Canada, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810001601

Denny's has a Senior's Special.