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  1. At some point, a parent tires of telling the kid something is a bad idea and lets them touch the flame or eat the lemon peel program the cactus...

     

    The point is at some point, the parent has to let the petulant child taste what victory and getting their way means.

     

    As for blaming the dems saying now you will get some one worse, that seems like an abusive husband saying, if you turn me out, the next guy will just do worse to you. Does that make it wrong to turn out the abusive husband? If the next one is worse, don't support him either and turn them out when able. Do what you can when you can for as long as you can...

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  2. I am looking fwd to seeing the adaptation of Caste. It is phenomenal non fiction book, but I have trouble seeing it as a narrative. Still, initial reactions say the movie is very compelling. Having read the book, if it touches on half of it, I understand why people were moved to tears by it.

     

    On other hand, there are only so many fictional plot lines. How many versions of downfall, perseverance, hardship and ultimate success can be written? There are only so many plot arcs. We simply change scenes and characters.

  3. I think it changed more than just our foreign policy.  Talking with somebody from Australia, they made it pretty clear it changed the world's foreign policy.  One doesn't just pull on Superman's cape without him bringing the rest of the justice league with him into the fight.  That was back when what we said was still instantly believed by many of our allies who had our back knowing we would always have theirs.   

     

    I still remember that day trying to get everybody out of the government building where I worked and the lines at the red cross as people tried to do the only thing they could in the near term to help.  I remember how everyone actually acted like we were one society for a moment instead of red versus blue or rich versus poor.  It sucks that it takes tragedy to do that to us, but for a moment we all got to feel a part of one nation under God.  That said, their were some Muslims treated poorly who might have a different take on it, but my Muslim friends all went out of their way to show they were insulted and hurt too.

     

  4. I admit I have a fear of needing a catheter. With my MS, it is still a possibility. 

     

    Uncomfortable at a guy bar? Funny truth is I have been hit on by more men than women in my life. Granted, I was a waiter in Rehoboth for a couple summers and had friends in dupont circle after college. People should just take the compliments and move on so long as nit aggressive. How long have women had to deal with interest from people they weren't interested in romantically?

     

    As for bandana hammocks, I have never rocked one, mostly because I don't think anyone wants to see that much hair. I am yeti.

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  5. My favorite trip ever was to Placencia Belize. We stayed at Singing Sands. Granted it was 2 decades ago. 

     

    I loved the people there and the way everyone staying there could talk about we did as we ate great food at the long table. My all time favorite memory of the trip was on a horribly hot day while we were hiking to some natural water slides. It started pouring after we had walked about a half hour in, and we wouldn't be able to do the slides in the rain(unsafe). The other couple with us looked at the guide and each other. Then the guy laughs and lays down in a mud puddle and starts making mud angels. It taught me situations aren't what makes things fun. It's what we bring to the situation that makes it fun and allows us to enjoy them. That lesson alone makes the trip worth every penny, but i have so many other great memories from the trip.

     

    Fun tip, 1 U.S. dollar =2 Belize dollars. It helped keep trip affordable.

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  6. What if JKC had just left his team to his son?  There wouldn't have been a huge vacuum causing us to be unable to offer Trent Green a contract.  The result is we would have had a consistent QB for the next 8 years.  Can you imagine 9 years with a pro-bowl level QB?  He is on the KC circle of fame around their stadium.  How much better would we have been with him than the QB's we had in that time.  I mean imagine a history with no Tony Banks, Patrick Ramsey, Shane Matthews (7) ,  Danny Wuerffel, Jeff George.  I mean Brad Johnson is a closer trade, but in every other year of his career, Trent Green was better than what we had.

      

    Oh, and there would be no Snyder history....

  7. Wouldn't it make sense for whoever wants to come after Putin to shoot down that plane?  We all assume whoever succeeds Putin will be less ice cold, but why?

     

    Let's assume for a minute you are second in line to Putin.  Here come a mercenary leader showing success in Ukraine when most other Russian troops are struggling big time.  Then Prygozhyn leads what at first looks like a coup with some popular support.  Putin strikes a deal, and the coup dissolves.  

     

    Now, who stands to lose most if Putin steps down or dies?  Is it Prygozhyn or whoever else would have stepped into Putin's shoes?  Putin is not young.  I think it may be a mistake to assume Putin is responcible.  Think of all the Russian generals who have had little success in Ukraine made to look bad with Wagner group's success.  Whether they want to succeed Putin or not, they look worse and may want revenge/to remove the face of the group making them look bad.  

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  8. Is It Cake?  is awesome for seeing how realistic these bakers can make their cakes look.  It's entertaining to watch them put all the effort into making it and then placing it amongst real items for people to try and guess which is cake.  It should be easy to tell right?  Not so much...

     

    I am also really enjoying Lioness, but I wish I had waited until the season was over to start watching it,  Now I have to wait for a weekly show.  I am spoiled and don't want to wait.  

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  9. At least the U.S. went out finally playing well. If they had played like this in the last round, we wouldn't have been playing Sweden. Still, that is a game to keep their heads up. Missing the frame on a pk is unacceptable. I dont understand how players at the highest level fail at that.Next time...

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