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  1. No. There is no "get" on this, nor is there justification. I may be two martinis deep tonight on my thought process, but the idea that modern day judges "get" anything on the founders is just bullshit. They want to manipulate what they want by cherry picking phrases in order to use their power to enforce what they have deemed is what the founders wanted. As if. I understand your point, but they, like other originalists, conveniently ignore that which they proclaim to be fact is rather subjective and that they only hold that power because we have "given" it to them. Because we are stupid. So, uh, yeah. Mrs. Whiggins needs to calm down.
  2. ^^^Just came here to post the quotes from that talk. Good leg work and rep to you!
  3. I couldn't locate the photo after a brief search, but there's one of former president Obama and the Easter Bunny, (taken by the WH photographer, Pete Souza from behind) while the duo are standing on the porch. They are in shadow and after viewing the shot, Obama had remarked, "Two of the most recognizable pairs of ears in America." Being unafraid of some self-deprecating humor is one trait that a leader ought to possess.
  4. Um, no. Making a bad situation worse when it has real impacts is just, no.
  5. I'm at the beginning of the trial preparation chapters and that's been fascinating to read regarding the attorneys and the paths for defense/prosecution. It was such a tragedy and like you, I was too young to absorb it all when it happened but the author does a solid job of recreating the timeline and background.
  6. Thanks for the description. I thought the OP was referring to a Malt and Bailey which is when you mix Guinness and Bailey's Irish Cream (in a cold glass so the Bailey's doesn't curdle) cause if you drink a bunch of those everyone's crazy but no one cares because you're all besties until you puke.
  7. This right here. He will say whatever it takes because Winning.
  8. Slight derail from the tragic thread topic, but I'm curious about fake crying from the pulpit. I this something one practices prior to the sermon to improve? Is it a method form of preaching? Do seminaries of certain branches cover this in a class? How does the congregation 'rate' and respond to the crying exactly? Join in? Three times does seem a little excessive even for an event of such import as Easter, so were the tears of joy? Anger? Sorrow? Each one for a different paragraph? I'm being a bit cheeky, but the homily/sermon (IMO) is the message that is often relatable to the particular event/theme as well as meet the needs of the listeners to inspire them. I don't think this preacher would find me a good listener to his sermon.
  9. Anecdotal but nonetheless I've also observed a frequent refrain by either prospective/current parents/students on campuses that my student/myself has a higher test score(s) than X student. The assumption is based upon the race of X student (black) regardless of whether said parent/student actually know the score or not or even what qualifications are required for admissions. The assumption is that they don't deserve to be there because their student is a top student with top scores and blah blah blah. The same parents frequently lament that the state unis don't give out money to their offspring even though their child is a top student with top scores. I did the math on this (maybe in another thread) after reading this one parent's complaint on A. Certain. Message. Board. because their child was top ten percent and auto admitted to that school but not really offered any $$ like they thought they would be (full ride). If the freshman class is 10,000 students and one takes ten percent of those students (as one does at the HS level) and hands them a $1000 scholarship that is still a lot of money because that is $4 million dollars (4 years) plus each year is another class. Schools like A&M and UT do give out funds for the top students, but some parents are delusional. So the parent/student "feel" cheated somehow; despite not knowing much about admissions, nor the background of X student(s) or anything else. The parent went to THIS school and therefore so should their child and X student won't have the appreciation for the "culture" of the school, and on and on. As a parent of a (now degreed) female STEM student, I observed this a lot with regards to her qualifications (in a STEM field) and observed that POC had it much much worse with respect to those assumptions.
  10. Ooof, been there and so has my spouse; always an interesting night when one has to suddenly paraphrase, skip over pages...I can't recall if these were mentioned in one of the rec threads on books for children, but I know that ours enjoyed Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Wonder Book and its sequel, Tanglewood Tales. Hawthorne with his prose, re-wrote the Greek myths and tbh my spouse discovered that the language of the era in which Hawthorne wrote gave our children something beyond the story. Granted, these are of a different time period than TOAFK, but the sci-fi/fantasy genre has parallels with these durable myths. One that my youngest asked for repeatedly was the classic Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. Shakespeare w/o the adult content essentially and it suited his nature that he loved the tragedies most of all. I also can't recall your child's age? You've already read *Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh? The Dark Is Rising?(Susan Cooper) The Chronicles Of Prydain? My husband likes(d) Robert Heinlein and I think he read a bunch of his juvenile books they picked up from our library, but then our library weeded their collection and despite my protests, got rid of a bunch of their older books for children. I realize there are space issues, but one of the positives for those older books were that the content tended to be slightly more suitable for younger precocious readers who may not yet have the life experience for today's young adult fiction. Plus the language was of benefit for their vocabulary. Call me a square, but I was a firm advocate that children don't necessarily need as much instruction in what our current language is as much as they do seeing/hearing what and how it has changed over centuries. It opens up the expansive possibilities for their own forays into writing and understanding the human experience and how to communicate that is both practical and art. If you happen upon your local library (not during a storytime when they're swamped), I very much recommend talking to the childrens/young adult librarian as many of them love to connect patrons with the books they seek. Our librarian was fantastic for this because the feedback from our family and other families helped them form their collection beyond the basic book orders. It also inspired more than one book display which was fun. (When I volunteered for our elementary school library, that was one of my tasks and it was a delight to watch the books disappear and be in high demand--one of my faves was a spring baseball/softball display because I could go way back in time to author Matt Christopher (The Kid Who Only Hit Homers) to modern nonfiction to novels where baseball was featured but not the main theme (The Girl Who Threw Butterflies). Good luck! I love that so many parents read to their children; it is and hopefully always will be time well spent together. Ours enjoyed it long past the age at which they could read even the harder works for themselves. *Forgive me for not going to the other thread and checking on what y'all have already read. Another fantasy novel (and references to Norse mythology) is The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen (Alan Garner) but it comes with some caveats. The version matters as the 1960 publication is the one most often found as the author made changes for a republication that critics thought improved it so if you can find the 1963 text, it's better written. The author later disdained his own work, but many current writers have said it inspired them.
  11. Many college athletes don't need to be aware of those threads because they already know exactly how those fuckers think and feel about them. They've lived it their entire lives.
  12. I have to say I'm in agreement with @tx 3 putt on this one; as mentioned before across this forum--these orgs (such as AAU) no longer have the ability to censure (with any sort of consequence that matters) and even if they did, a large part of the populace whether within the state or elsewhere would likely respond with a "So?" Would it matter on a global stage? Sure, but many in this country are isolationist as it is. Would it matter to some in this state? Sure, but it wouldn't move the needle, not when the last decade of right leaning thought (I cannot call it conservative really) has been propagandizing how 'lame' and unproductive social science degrees are. Over and over again until the mantra has been picked up by many parents, aligning those degrees and classes with 'underwater basket weaving' (because it suits the nature of rw thought to avoid the nuances of considerations such as 'what is an elective?" or "why society cannot only offer degrees in business and engineering." Tucker C is quite fond of espousing The Great Replacement to his viewers but the true great replacement is the shrinking numbers of critical thinkers and educated, involved citizens. Sad.
  13. Ha! No salacious photos (thus far) but then again, the library I visit is not likely to order anything that would raise an eyebrow.
  14. From an Irish Breakfast? You, good sir, have a weak weak constitution if you cannot digest a good Irish breakfast. A good long run along the Liffey followed by a full plate and a steaming cup of tea is a wonderful morning in Dublin.
  15. ^^I'm a little scared to get on a Civil War reading kick; there's so many great books out there, some of which I should probably reread for a refresher. Finished Jeffery Toobin's The Nine: Inside The Secret World Of The Supreme Court (2007) as well as a different Pete Souza book from 2018 ( Shade: A Tale Of Two Presidents) that was adjacent to the one I mentioned earlier. I enjoyed reading both; Souza's book is a very quick read, Toobin's was a little longer and complemented the earlier book I read about SCOTUS. I'll likely read his other book that was mentioned (The Oath) but in the meantime have started his more recent work, Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (2023). Not very far into it, but with both the Murrah building bombing as well as the more recent events of January 6th, it's been an interesting rearview exploration.
  16. No need. I'll hand out Sharpies and everyone can just color over their sunglass lenses. It'll be as dark as you want for hours.
  17. I know our Honda can (CRV). We still put our holiday tree inside every year but to be fair, that used to fit in the Civic as well. I always carry a tarp in the back because you never know when you'll have to help Nicole dispose of a bo----you might need to haul something.
  18. Mrs Whiggins

    LBGTQ

    Just as intelligence occurs on a spectrum, so do emotions and one thing I've observed is that many humans on one end of the intelligence spectrum (especially those with chromosomal disorders) are some of the most loving people out there and forgive trespasses easily. Such is the gift of the human species.
  19. It's Montana so he likely is aware that the number of sovereign citizens who would ignore the stolen valor angle but COMPLETELY and WHOLEHEARTEDLY blame the fed govt NP service employees is a number far greater than zero than most of us truly want to know. Now, many sovereign citizens turn in their voter cards because reasons, but the ones that don't might somehow feel compelled to support someone thus injured in the line of duty....
  20. Slight thread hijack since this is a little older-- Our pantry contains balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, a red wine vinegar a friend made, apple cider vinegar, and regular white vinegar. Recently I ran across a recipe that called for sherry vinegar and so I subbed in white wine vinegar but I started wondering--with the exception of balsamic which has a wide range in price, age, and quality, for the other types does it really matter all that much? We use the balsamic quite a bit with various salads or bruschetta, the red wine on salads or with (cooked) wilted lettuce salad (yum) but the other ones I'm mostly using for things like refrigerator pickles or basic recipes. Thoughts?
  21. These two consecutive posts cracked me up because...truth. The hoarder gene can easily skip a generation and that is what makes me commiserate with NorthLoop's post. I have two (2) purses: one is brown, one is black. That is it. They are slightly different in that the black one is a little more suitable for dressy occasions while the brown is my everyday. But my oldest? She, like her late grandmother, is the Totebag QUEEN------Satchel, purse, bag, clutch, tote, handbag...in all shapes and sizes. For reasons I cannot fathom, all are necessary accessories (how well she would enunciate that in the throes of the emotional maelstrom I always admired even if I never broke character of Mean Mommy). Me? I'd be looking at that box and thinking, nah my other purse is in the closet and the brown one is in it's spot (I have one location for keys & purse) so yep, let's roll to Goodwill but my oldest would be clinging to the box like E.T. was hiding in there.
  22. To be Frank frank, it seems like Kierans ought to serve the full 30 years for his crime(s). Nothing the real Woods said could cut the mustard with authorities until they used the DNA evidence to ketchup to Kieran's subterfuge.
  23. 8/8? Geez Elon, that won't get the aryan nation fans excited now will it?
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