This was the Facebook discourse a decade ago.
My OCD has superpower aspects. Advocates monthly town meetings at Dunkin' in breakaway NE. Dreams of being an economist. Assume it's a failed attempt at humor. Don't want the drama.
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This was the Facebook discourse a decade ago.
Free play? Someone's picking that shit up off the floor later and it won't be the kid.
They don't even know what THEY themselves do. Musk is pissed he's not listed as an inventor on Wikipedia, but instead various business titles. Dude, you posit ideas and rage and a bunch of scared engineers figure out the hard stuff.
I got a BB spinning discs sweatshirt. Thought it was hilarious and I figured the Pats would continue without Brady (I had such hope for Cam, who then got Covid). That sweatshirt came, the team dove and.... I still have the sweatshirt.
Like, at midnight. That's gotta be past his bedtime.
True. I was just kicking it up a notch in noting that they wouldn't have even thunk one of the FF might actually be foreign born and that the current round up of immigrants is all profiling.
I came to write this! * of course, there is a difference the op is probably zeroing in on. (it's race. probably gender, too).
I don't think a teacher would really pick that, if given this search query
That's our Halloween favorite. My 23yo watches it every year at that time. I also show it to my students (well, 6 essential episodes) and they go crazy for it.
This is it.
Ugh. And you know that kid would wear that hat out by wearing it everywhere and treasuring and the guy wouldn't give it a second thought.
You win today's internet.
There is one playground near us where someone converted a old home, literally on the edge of the town's playground, into a bakery and focused on good coffee and its jammed on weekends with parents.
Many countries use midwives in the home (Europe, certified, poorer nations less so), so the data might only be those who go to hospital because complications make homebirth dangerous. That would explain longer stays. Those EU countries also have fewer C sections, so faster recovery.
I was in publishing when word processors became ubiquitous and the difference between people who could "write" and those who just typed 200 pages was noticeable.
With a bar on the side for the parents.
The Rudy Giuliani in New Hampshire is the worst bottle episode ever. Car accident? Unrelated to helping a domestic assault victim? Let's get back to the final episode with Trump dying after the Guatemalan kids were saved.
John Goodlad's WHAT SCHOOLS ARE FOR argues that schools should provide what students cannot get elsewhere. Our family has driven through plenty of states, but I don't think our lessons "stuck" beyond creating the wonder of travel. Your kid with his atlas might know more than some of these travelers
His security folk are probably also first responders and have a duty to help.
I had this when I gave platelets at the Red Cross. Public service: Go into your own accounts and there is a devices signed-in list and make sure you disable any device you don't recognize.
It all comes from the top. If the governor draws the line, hires someone who holds the line, and a few folks who cross the line are disciplined those who are "good apples" will be empowered and remain.
To be fair, "never felt better in my life" might be true as his crusty black sole feels that sweet release is finally near.
And whenever a homeschooler wins the Scripts Spelling Bee or National Science Fair these people say "See, homeschool!" as their kid plays Fortnite.
Nah. That's just lazy host-finding. I can see if they found someone whose presence would honor the moment, but that person was a dud announcer but beloved. But just bad? You had ONE job....
Good reason. It worked so well in the book because a) clear divide between national philosophies, b) satisfying to say in c) a YA appropriate novel.
Before a job interview, my wife had to practice saying the name of the place over and over. I think my Massachusetts upbringing had permanently bent my pronunciation brain.
Yeah, I decline all attempts to have me read lists of names in any kind of honoring ceremony for this reason. My pronunciation muscle doesn't work well. I struggle with "algorithm" for example. and add extra sounds. I know my limits.
Along with rural, there also seems to be a push in Finland against stern churches, which I also see in a few Norwegian and Swedish mysteries. I'm thinking of Vivaca Sten's HIDDEN IN THE SHADOWS (Swedish) most recently, but perhaps not unique to Scandinavia.
I like the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA slur "toasters" for Cylons.
Not sure if Scott Westerfield's LEVIATHAN needs to be on the timeline. The Central Powers in WWI are called "clankers" for their reliance on machines (vs. the Darwin UK folks who rely on biological developments). Not robots, per say, but a philosophy of machine reliance.
Wang's thesis that America is ruled by lawyers while China is ruled by engineers is a flip on what a Chinese diplomat said in the 80s: That Americans grew tinkering with junk cars, etc. in youth while China had no such opportunity. Thus our tech prowess (then). www.vox.com/the-gray-are...
I struggle with pronunciation. Not just names, but things like LGBTQ+. I'd muff it, then made a joke at my expense. That's privilege. Later, I spent the time to learn it. Practiced. Realized doing so--the effort--was the respect. It made me think about the name, the words, the people behind them.
Denise Mina is always good. Glasgow. Mystery.
This is your "verified" post right there. Welcome back.
When I ran cross country I used to fake an ankle injury to get out of stuff. I guess being asked to climb over fake walls requires a fake arm injury.
Someone told me that drama in a relationship can feel like love, but its just toxic. That's what X was for me and Blue is hard post-break up "what now?" That many friends there don't engage here makes it worse; you lost your friends in the divorce, too. New friends, and get old friends here, too.
When I saw the original, I thought it would be a kind of romance (it kind of was, dark) after ROMANCING THE STONE and I also had MONEY TRAP in my head (the house, I guess). It was not what I thought. But then saw it again, later, and it was hilarious because it got bitterness/love/petty down.
The meh doc SCREENAGERS made a point that kids hovering over a computer only talk about what's on the screen, but nothing deeper. Their connecting is superficial. Compare that to students talking about Fortnite, the skiins, challenges--real connecting and deeper conversations.
Napoleon rose to prominence because mass hysteria ruled. There was nothing but false information from before the Bastille and throughout.
Very concrete thinker. Teach him that the top button goes unbuttoned. The logical way is to button all buttons, but fashion is illogical. If you don't address it now it becomes only "comfortable" that way and its another way they don't fit in later.
There was a military wives board (that I can no longer find) that knew every cleaning trick ever. Oil on a shirt but you put it in the dryer after washing but the stain is still there? Spray WD40 on the stain, then treat as if fresh!
So, I'm walking along and wife stops, looks back. Turns into salt. Now, I'm going to wonder what happened to my wife. Maybe I see the transformation. I'm going to turn. I'm not looking back at Sodom, but at my wife/salt pillar. And, of course, Sodom is in the background because I'm turned. See?
What if they ChatGPT all of his books and just churn out posts to hide his illness. In THE ART OF THE DEAL, which I read 40 years ago, one of the few things that sticks is his raging against critics for using pink marble in Trump Tower. So, more that LLM * he of course thinks its beautiful.
Old man story. If you've lived through a friend or relative slowly losing his mental facilities this is it. * i miss my dad. this guy....
My father would point out that they lost two wars. Then mutter about how German engineers are supposed to be so great (he was a mechanical engineer) and then point out bad design flaws in my VW, which lead to him debating with himself about the metric system as if I wasn't there.
Every post he sounds like my own son at his age. Now 23., who is in back after just graduating grad school and who just emptied the dishwasher without being asked.
Scandinavian mysteries are interesting in that each country has their thing: Sweden: Violence against women, social class Norway: Fascists Denmark: Immigrants Finland: Russians, rural, cold Obviously there are overlaps (immigrants) but in Norwegian mysteries bad people seem to get away with it.
This is a track and field thing, too. Open the lungs!
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There used to be a comic strip called "There Ought To Be A Law" which would illustrate this problem. This would be a clipable panel.
A note in reference to this article: I will float WFT once when the Commanders come on while at a bar with friends. Commanders is a horrible name; a name trying too hard. I'm not stuck on WFT but am waiting for something that is better.
He'll always be a toady, too. He'll do cruelty to appease someone with real power, like Wormtail to Trump's Voldermort. Pathetic.
I know 1984 gets all of the spotlight, but ANIMAL FARM really documents how totalitarian regimes come into being. This is just the puppies being sequestered only to be unleashed later. www.thedailybeast.com/putins-twist...
If Trump dies, how many people will have sweatshirts, socks or other habits they now call their "lucky" X? And somewhere in there someone will wear or do it a second time, and someone else they hate passes and they'll either feel powerful or spooked.
You must be an old Red Sox fan from 1986. My sympathies, fellow traveler.
And they say the American dominance has ended.
Me: If I met a woman who turned into a cat and back again, I don't know if I'd be able to forget she was a cat. Wife: I wonder if my allergies would be affected even when they were human? Me: I'd keep saying "Gonna get some p---y" and she's be "I though this would get old, but no" and leave me.
At Shaw's. Music playing. Me: J. Geil's Band has a real sound. Wife: Me: I like how Peter Wolf says "Freezeframe" differently each time in the chorus (imitates style) Wife: I'm just impressed you know the singer's name. Me: Well, he had that song (goes into history of one Peter Wolf song) Wife:
CBC's Mr. D nails teaching. On Prime.
Now everything is Milwaukee's fault. "Well, yeah, crime and such but they want to do it themselves."
How you're just making me listen to the most awesome rap ever. youtu.be/sbRom1Rz8OA?...
Trump's death would be the ultimate distraction from the Epstein files, tbh.
Zero. These clowns will get zero leeway. Cruelty won't cut it because on them it looks toady and also hurts them. The expense, the cuts, the military.... These are people with no friends but Trump brought them to the party.
Surprised. Vance is usually a class act. * sarcasm.
Not sure why I need a smart storage box.
I'm sure they'll own their mistake. * eyeroll.
5 & 6 are the ball game. The Dem's annoyance at Bernie, AOC, Mamdani and the like are typical. You have these folks who excite a base. Keep that going. Then, layer it with Pete, Walz, and rehab Big Gretch and smother it with Pritzker. Newsome is cringe, but he's useful.
I kept thinking this was Melissa Gilbert, which is a very different image reading all of this.
He makes S01 of the Punisher the best. Great chemistry.
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Mitchel! Whenever I do something action related or fake punch.
The campaign slogan writes itself: She's for they/them and he, her and you. Trump's for me, me, me.
I'll bite: Why? I hate Apple since it reorganized all of my mp3 files years ago without my asking. Do they pay artists more? I don't really want to go into their universe (happy Linux user).
I appreciate the orange vest/cammo combo.
Go for it.
Brian Grazer noted the brilliance of this scene: It allowed Harvey Korman to give exposition and set up the final act while not being boring blah, blah. Grazer noted you saw the beans, thought the result, and then were shocked when it actually started happening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo2M...
During Covid: Stay 6 feet away. After Covid: Stay 6 feet away.
We should probably hire people who win. This is why the governors are all killing it.
Cellotape gets stale and such over time. Libraries have a special, strong and flexible tape.
And just people coming back and saying "That was f---ed up" and clearly being haunted by the experience. Oh, and the millions that didn't come back. And....
You win today's internet.
But then I think about Woolf's "Shakespeare's Sister" and her being unknown because she's a woman. Born today, that would be less likely. Ah, the joy of alt history. : )
And people of character (i.e., MLK) might be more likely to meet the moment. He was important in Montgomery before the speech and I assume he'd continue whenever he was born, just as Thurgood Marshall was a historic lawyer long before he became a judge.
I keep thinking about timing. Like, if Charles Lindburgh was born a decade earlier or a decade later.... perhaps he becomes an flying ace and gains fame, or just an airboy shot down on his first run. And would he still go fascist?
"They are wearing their watches again" is such an oddly specific claim. Like, does Miller have a backstory where someone stole his watch? A watch fetish?
I know it's a parody of a serious subject, but I'm still amused at the concept. youtu.be/iGll87S98DA?...
It's nice to see people complain about other things. Carry on.
Yeah, you gotta do something tangible first. Get redistricting done and we'll talk.
Well, and that he drives around in a van with his logo on the front.
Thanks, Obama.
Someone said when he stops golfing his health is done. I can see that argument, but perhaps he plans to go all out and die like a king 2 under par.
That is a cute hat. I have a hot dog cartoon with a coin on a hat in celebration of the Lake Monster's 25 cent hot dog night. Baseball is fun.
The two Americas: Zamdani: Let's have a fun scavenger hunt. GOP: Let's institute martial law because we can. Dems: Nobody's right but we can't tell you what is.
Exactly: That's what makes alt history fun! The author really has to make the reader believe it. BOYS FROM BRAZIL was interesting because of the conceit that they could create another Hitler through a combo of nature and nurture. Would location and/or context matter?
One thing I enjoy about Harry Turtledove is that historical figures show up and are still great. Like, it makes sense at the divergence but would MLK Jr. still be relevant in the 60s of the Worlds at War series? It makes me smile because it feels like historian fan service more than anything.
This is an incorrect take.
Taxpayers dollars well spent.
