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  1. It makes sense that Charlie Kirk would say that. His hairline has been repealing from his forehead a good many years.
  2. There were a not unsignificant number of Americans who signed up to serve for five years minimum (per the agreement) teaching in low income schools for having up to $17,500 of their principle forgiven when they borrowed funds to attend school to become educators (Public Service Loan Forgiveness program). However, the former education secretary (DeVos) decided to make it onerous to not only file, but ultimately deny those applicants when they applied for the forgiveness, despite that being policy going back a number of years. DeVos claimed it saved money (well, no shit) but how does one put a value on 1) service to underserved communities and 2) providing financial opportunity to someone who cannot afford a college education to then discharge that opportunity to said community and raise their own standard of living? Seemed like a win-win to me. It took a lawsuit to determine the outcome.
  3. That's Aaron Rodgers in about six months, right?
  4. We had some buttermilk I wanted to finish off so to answer the question, "Do gin martinis work as a cocktail prior to consuming pancakes and sausage (breakfast for supper)?" The answer is: "In our house, that is affirmative."
  5. Recalls can make $$ for the dealer. While the accelerator issue may be legitimate, perhaps it's a way to keep some funds coming in to the folks that sell the trucks? https://www.wardsauto.com/dealers/dealers-can-reach-extra-bases-recall-field
  6. In The Music Man, there's a reason Professor Harold Hill sang "Madam librarian..." if you know what I mean.
  7. And apparently was high and/or perhaps lacks certain skills related to organization, comprehension, analyzing, and logic.
  8. I sure do! I take our clerks baked goods so they can deal with all the haters knowing that at least one person in the neighborhood likes what they do. Congress has really dropped the ball on what the USPS could've done for our country if allowed to modernize and provide cross agency services. They visit every single place in the US six days a week.
  9. About that; here's something to give you pause... https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092623_election_official_turnover/98-arizonans-will-have-new-elections-officials-2024/ Also: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1242811437/election-voting-officials-threats-turnover From that article above at NPR, here's a figure from the nationwide study: "The researchers measured whether a local election office changed hands over a 4-year cycle. In 2022 (the most recent year with complete data), the turnover rate was 39%, compared to 28% in 2004. A chart showing election official turnover rate since the 2000 election. Courtesy of the Bipartisan Policy Center In recent years, as the attrition began to snowball, experts worried the impact on 2024 could be disastrous. New election officials tend to make more mistakes, and conspiracy theories about voting tend to focus on honest mishaps to try to build a false narrative that voting more broadly can't be trusted." The article does go on to remark that overall & especially in large metro areas the new officials coming in still have a fair bit of experience. But IMO, Arizona may be a bellwether for "issues" that YOU KNOW the RW media will play up into a storm like in 2020.
  10. Also: From a 2016 article by CBS reporter Jared Dubin, he talks about an interview Rodgers had with Bill Simmons (Any Given Wednesday) about his concussions... HIS EYE WENT METALLIC. I don't even know what that means, but it sounds... not great. Rodgers hasn't been doing his brain any favors.
  11. It might, but honestly the thing with rolling dough whether pie crust or tortillas is that practice is sometimes all that is needed. I was making pies from a young age and whenever I went for a long enough spell w/o rolling crust, the skills got a little rusty and then would pick right back up. Get comfortable with rolling dough every week and you don't have to think about it, it begins to flow like a great jump shot.
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