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We’re just getting started here. Harris as THE front runner is different than Harris as the after thought. Maybe she’s Neo, maybe she runs away with it, maybe she implodes. Bottom line, there’s plenty of race in front of us.

I wasn’t trying to insult you. I had no idea what you meant so I went with how the spirit moved me. Why would you see that as an insult instead of a random comment designed to elicit a laugh (poorly conceived or not)? This is why we can’t have nice things here!

You’re welcome, Mrs Skywalker.

I’ve always loved the movie theater experience with a good movie showing. As I’ve gotten older, I probably enjoy it less because story lines seem to be recycled, I’ve seen a ton of movies, and Hollywood at times just doesn’t seem all that creative anymore. On a separate note, I’m not much into listening to actors discuss roles and their approach to character development. I tend to think the actor(s) are a bit weird, and that is to say, people I wouldn’t necessarily enjoy spending much time with. That’s a broad generalization of course, and deals with those at higher level of fame.

Those are some hip cats for sure!

Horrible. My first boss, who died recently, was a Vietnam veteran. He told the story that while at a base in Vietnam, there was a local family that befriended the soldier on the base, trading goods for food, candy etc. So one day, the mom brings her children with her as usual, and a helicopter full of soldiers lands nearby. As the local lady and children continue on, she reaches into her basket, pulls something out and throws it in the chopper. The things explodes, multiple deaths and casualties are obvious to anyone in the area. A soldier near my former boss, aims his weapon, shoots the family and according to his account, 'cuts them in half'. I was young, amazed and horrified by his description of events. I guess if you see enough of this stuff, some really horrific things can happen.

Some people are french fry people, some like their tater's totted.

Man, that’s a lot of words to describe children killed in a rocket attack.

That’s a fair assessment. Enjoy the hoops.

And Biden was mentally fit for office. That was a gas, man.

Within reason, certainly. Tax is an important part of the system of governance. The challenge is that in spite of the enormous sums of money going into the tax pool from a near endless variety of source, how much actually makes it to the point of improving “the quality of life for all Americans”. To boot, for those that pitch the notion of affordable health, what’s the current model for doing that efficiently? Medicare? Medicaid? The VA? The US Government in general? Like any household planning for a successful journey through life, it starts with identifying waste, inefficiency, consolidation and rational spending to see where you’re at before you throw more money at the problem.

https://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/warren-klobuchar-wyden-and-pocan-investigate-vulnerabilities-and-shortcomings-of-election-technology-industry-with-ties-to-private-equity Someone is always worried about something.

Josh is a highly paid professional, and I have a forum where I can watch him. It’s not the Olympics. I’m not at all certain I would watch him and the US Football Team playing the South Korean Nationals as an Olympic sport. I understand others see it differently, that’s ok with me. I recognize and respect the time, commitment and athleticism that defines those athletes, it’s just not for me. As for the true amateurs, I agree 100%, though many of these sports seem less amateur than professional just based on the commitment required to make it to that level. Your Russian friend sounds like she knows the deal. 🤫 I know, generally, but that doesn’t move the needle for me one way or the other. In fairness, the NBA doesn’t interest me much either, beyond the occasional dazzling array of 3s.

I can’t do it. A bunch of highly paid professionals winning games they should win. Boring. Maybe raise the hoop a couple feet?

Hmm. Perhaps not surprisingly, different children have different perspectives. I'd say conclusions are varied and evolving. There have been times when they questioned my perspective (and when I suggested that the agenda of the folks offering guidance should always be questioned, that included mine), times we argued or disagreed here or there, times we agree. Mostly, the conclusion seems to be that they need to think for themselves, and make personal decisions based on what they believe to be in their best interest all things considered.

I think what you’re actually saying is that North must communicate in the way you have judged acceptable to be acceptable to you. That’s fine, of course, for you. Beyond that, though, it has nothing to do with anything remotely resembling what you claim it means. It seems to me that most people would be appreciative of the light of love and understanding as laid out by North in his post about his family members. The arbiter of fairness, equality and decency here would really be North’s brother-in-law and his partner, wouldn’t you agree?

Encouraging your children to think independently is a good thing, I think. I use virtually the same approach to climate change, for example.

I think Stevestojan was simply pointing out that in some Olympic events, balls are very necessary elements of the game, so balls are good and anyone objecting to ball sightings must, by extension, be closed-minded.

Let’s look at the tape on this one. Frankish, sensing the opportunity for a Fokker-sequel slam, weighs in with a story on Elon Musk and world class insult against other board members. BOOM! @B-Man, points out that the very subject Frankish teed up for his troglodictian kill shot had been discussed not months, years or weeks ago, but quite literally on the preceding page. Frankish, unbowed, presses onward. Well done! On Musk, I would tend to agree with you on his skills as a parent, all other things being equal.

Well, in support of the notion that everyone has the right to an opinion, I wouldn’t characterize all those on the left as snowflakes (though certainly some might meet that definition for me on any particular issue of the day). I will say you display at least a certain degree of bigotry that, at a minimum, likely rivals that of people you mock. As to what would Islam do, I think most Muslims would be offended by a similarly targeted display, express their outrage in whatever format available and get on with life. That would provide you with another opportunity to drop your snowflakes line, etc etc and the circle would be complete. The issue for me isn’t as you described it, that “Some drag queens did an admittedly distasteful scene”. The issue is that it was a choreographed and intentional part of the grand spectacle of the Paris Olympics, and all that that implies. To the extent it mocked or insulted was intentional and calculated. In that regard, it’s really just about intolerance, which is pretty ironic imo.

Yes, if you completely ignore/rationalize the actions of the Democrat party and liberals generally over a 5 year window—-it was all on Trump. Sensible people shouldn’t ignore that though, Frank.

Oh, there were some people hooked on the “Biden’s still got it!” mantra, that is not in dispute.

Only the Willie Brown one.

I’m getting very woozy watching those guys balance precariously on that sloped roof. I feel like one wrong step, one reckless turn, an eight of a mile sprint to the edge followed by a long-jump style leap and they would fall 7-9 feet to certain doom. At a minimum that SS agent is going to get grass stains on his suit and mess up his weejuns.

All cool, and when you can get both/all parties to agree to follow those guidelines, let me know. You can add this to the list of things that include surveilling political opponents, utilizing the Intelligence Community to make one-off declarations that turn out to be untrue and impact elections, figure out some sensible approach to safeguarding our classified documents and nations secrets to avoid the appearance of impropriety, launch character assassination campaigns to destroy SC nominees and send a message to those that might one day follow. Until then, I prefer to deal with things as they are, as they exist…not how they play out in your pinko fantasy world, Judy Blume.