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  1. I liked him when the book came out. The more I've learned about him lately, I think he's a latent but self hating gay. (Pretty text book, actually.) About his eyes, I was surprised to learn he's only 39. He's 11 years younger than I am and if you color the hair, he looks 5-10 years older.
  2. I'm not even pre med but I think I could tell the difference between a spleen and a liver. I at least know (in general) where they're at and the size difference.
  3. A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges. William Bryan and his wife, Beverly Bryan, were in the Sunshine State visiting their rental property when he began experiencing “left-sided flank pain,” Beverly Bryan's attorneys said. He was admitted to the hospital for further evaluation, and although the Bryans were reluctant to have surgery in Florida, they were persuaded by Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky, a general surgeon, and Dr. Christopher Bacani, the hospital’s chief medical officer, that he could experience serious complications if he left the hospital’s care. Shaknovsky performed a hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy on William Bryan, Zarzaur said, which had deadly consequences. “Dr. Shaknovsky removed Mr. Bryan’s liver and, in so doing, transected the major vasculature supplying the liver, causing immediate and catastrophic blood loss resulting in death,” the statement said. “The surgeon proceeded with labeling the removed liver specimen as a 'spleen,' and it wasn’t until following the death that it was identified that the organ removed was actually Mr. Bryan’s liver, as opposed to the spleen.'” Shaknovsky told Beverly Bryan her husband’s spleen was so diseased that it was four times bigger than normal and it had moved to the other side of his body, Zarzaur alleges. But in a typical human body the liver exists on the opposite side of the abdomen and it is much larger than a spleen, he said. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the typical human spleen is roughly the size of an avocado, and the typical human liver is roughly the size of a football. “The family was informed that Mr. Bryan’s spleen, the root of his original symptom profile upon presentation to the hospital, was still in his body and appeared with a small cyst on its surface,” the statement said. Shaknovsky had made a similar mistake in 2023, removing portions of a pancreas instead of an adrenal gland, in a case that was settled privately, Zarzaur said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-surgeon-mistakenly-removes-patients-liver-instead-spleen-causi-rcna169614
  4. There is also the hidden vote after Dobbs. It's been consistent in that all of the polls under represent the Dems by 5-8 points.
  5. I agree on NC. I think GA is more likely. If she wins GA along with the others, she can still lose PA and NC. I just don't think she loses any of them.
  6. If she wins NV, AZ, NC, MI, and WI, then she doesn't need PA. (She'll win PA. Philly and the burbs will turn out heavy.)
  7. I think you and I are about the same age, which means we grew up in OK in the 80's and 90's. Sure, we had $1 gas but the economy there was a flaming barrel of shit.
  8. It had to happen. Damn if he isn't the coolest pol ever. 29:42 mark:
  9. Also, one more thing on MI. I go there from time to time and from what I understand, the Muslim vote in Dearborn is a very loud but very small minority. Unions, the black vote, and suburban whites are a much bigger factor.
  10. Correct on MI. PA has voted for a statewide Dem most recently. Whitmer & Co single handedly destroyed the Republican party in MI. Both states, though, have voted Dem for every statewide since 2020 so I find it hard to believe they all vote Trump now. You'd have to have people who voted Whitmer and Shapiro just two years now vote Trump. That's not happening.
  11. Adam Kinzinger has the exact same story. Said some relatives stopped speaking to him because he opposed Trump's insurrection.
  12. Walz and his brother aren't on speaking terms. I've seen this story a thousand times. One sibling does better than another and the other is either butt hurt about it or thinks they're owed something. Walz moved to MN and seems to have done well. The rest are back in bumblefuck Nebraska and wonder why they can't a job without having to leave their little town. Tim is now "too good for them" or something or they wanted to borrow money and he said no or he did help out and they squandered it or.....
  13. And then he'll censor/ban someone from Twitter for something he doesn't like.
  14. White pols have been doing this for literally decades. You see someone who has went to elite academic institutions who now talks like an auto mechanic from Bumblefuck, Alabama.
  15. There is a difference between "expensive" and "overpriced." If people are buying it, then it is by definition not overpriced. It's just more expensive. I tend to agree that this won't end well for them once demand for western wear fades, like it always does. I guess as long as they keep cranking out Yellowstones they're fine. Although, they prolly don't own the real estate and can fall back into mass channels again but mass ain't gonna sell boots with an entry point of $1,000.
  16. Michigan has some saucy politicians.
  17. Harris is simply bringing home and solidifying the Obama coalition.
  18. It won't matter. Trump could have killed the agent and strangled the wife himself and it won't matter. It's infuriating, actually. On almost a daily basis there is something that would DQ any other candidate from either party but nothing matters.
  19. They know they're not winning WI or MI so PA is their only hope. Narrator: They're not winning PA.
  20. 8. The problem with being a fast growth luxury brand like this is that they CANNOT compromise brand quality. I know nothing about their production process but if they increase production to meet demand, it has to be the same. No exceptions. If that means price goes up then the price goes up. (A lot of brands make this mistake.) 9. They have to be litigious assholes when it comes to knock offs. (Burberry is well known for this.) There doesn't seem to be a knock off problem now but often times luxury brands have this problem and the knock offs show up in the diverted market at Costco, Sam's, TJ Max, whatever the fuck. They need to be on top of this before it becomes a problem. Thanks for coming to Part II of my Ted Talk.
  21. They may be pricey but I highly recommend them. They fit great and hold up excellent over time. Also a gorgeous design. Some are like works of art, particularly the women's line. (They're a woman's boot designed by a woman. They have a femininity to them, whereas other lines are just a boot painted white or red or something.)
  22. Since I recently bought myself and m'lady a pair of Lucchese's, I became a bit interested in their business model. Being the consumer retail nerd that I am, I was curious. Here are my findings. 1. The brand image is high end. Someone on here said it's Western meets Prada. Bingo. I started looking at it as a brand like LV rather than just a boot store. 2. They're 100% DTC now. (Direct to Consumer.) They're not in any other retail channels like back in the day. (Cavenders and what not.) Only the website and their owned stores. 3. They're can't seem to build these stores fast enough. I follow them on IG and saw they opened a store over the weekend on South Congress. I knew they already had an Austin store so that made me wonder how many of these they had. 26 stores in seems. All stores are either in the Central of Mountain time zones. Nothing coastal or southern. Makes sense. 4. That made me wonder if they're over building. So, I went over to Glassdoor. (A surprisingly good resource sometimes.) Almost every one of their internal reviews said they're selling so much product, that they're having trouble tracking the inventory. Someone specifically called out the Nashville store saying it was the #2 store in the chain (Dallas likely #1), and they were blowing through so much inventory that they didn't know what they had due to a POS/inventory system that wasn't great. That hit close to home because my wife tried on a pair at the Nashville store and they seemed confused about whether they had her size or not. Meanwhile, there was a constant stream of people coming in there despite it being under renovation. 5. There were endless complaints on Glassdoor about it being chaotic because of the growth. This is common in fast growth brands and companies. The people there likely don't understand that. That's not an insult, it's just more common than you think. 6. Supposedly, as a company, they're selling 750 boots per day and can only make 600. (Glassdoor.) 7. Also according to Glassdoor, the major "pro" from the store people was the clientele. Said they come in with money, don't care about price, and buy lots of stuff. Western Wear makes a comeback every 15-20 years or so and I knew we were in one of those cycles now thanks to Yellowstone. I guess I didn't realize there were rich people with gobs of money walking into one of these stores and saying "I'll take five pair." Anyway, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.....
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