A blog, opinion or not, could possibly contain some facts.

And there are over 7 billion people in the world, 4.5% of whom live in this country.

Where does the money go? From your pocket into the bank accounts of the top 10% who can't possibly spend a small fraction of it and so they invest it in ways that siphon more out of your pocket into their bank accounts.

I think that faith is what you do know to be true-without proof and without needing proof.

I just smile beneficently and say "Oh, yes. I do indeed!"

Maybe you could put a couple of spoonfuls of cream in her glass of milk for her after school snack.

"no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the average American voter" --H. L. Mencken

Why would a guy with a Swiss bank account and business in the Caymans take a chance by committing a felony?

A is for Adios. Figure out the rest

I've used KEH for years, long before I went digital. Always found their evaluations of used equipment very accurate and their prices fair.

I have Epson V700 and it does great work with prints, slides and negatives. Reasonable for the quality.

You might check out Lulu.com. Lots of information about self-publishing on their website.

I was delighted to get a Baby Brownie for my 9th birthday in 1938. It was a wonderful piece of equipment. If you filled the finder with the image of your next door playmate, she showed up as a tiny figure lost in background in the final print.
The 127 (I think) film was 35 cents and it cost another 35 to get it developed and printed at a local shop. That was a lot in those days and I didn't take so many pictures.
A few years later when I could earn my own money, my father let me use a 120 folding camera from his earlier years. I often borrowed a half-frame 35mm from a good buddy. Was it a Mercury?
First real picture taking machine was a Retina II which I bought cheap in 1951 from an army buddy when he needed some cash to go leave. I still have it although I don't use it very often.
Now use several digitals including Canon 1Ds for really good pics.