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They’re Republicans in creeps clothing

Plus we’re all getting old and and have no energy to spend two hours complaining about something we can’t control

We had neighbors that basically did that. Right down to the day that the wife wasn't sure whether her husband had set the lawn mower to the right height and said she needed to measure the grass with a ruler. I'm sure she also used a level to make sure the bushes were trimmed properly. Every day, they had no life outside his job (he was an automotive engineer) she stayed at home. They very seldom took a vacation. Life is too short..

Christmas music and movies should be restricted to the month of December only. The only movie I watch is Lion in Winter. It's the only movie that reflects what actually happens at Christmas time.. edit For those not familiar, it's the 12th century version of Succession

DeSatin(us)has no empathy whatsoever...he's a robot, the perfect AI candidate for the party that used to respect veterans..

Not to mention digital pictures we've saved to a cloud somewhere and have no idea how to retrieve them. I have several pictures of a trip to Hadrian's Wall that are on a cd in a box in the garage... I have no idea where the portable cd drive is..

If you read the article it looks like the "darling" of the right is rapidly losing favor..

Couldn't they give you a corporate card? Then you can pay the company back any incidentals if there are any.

You'd think an expensive classy resort would have better protocols for things like draining a pool. You're probably better off staying at a Days Inn.

I've often pondered buying a camera lately. Then reality strikes, the shots I take on my phone probably aren't much different than what I would get with a decent camera. Plus I don't have the extra baggage to carry around when touring. Throw in the fact that a lot of our walks include a dog, I'm usually the one holding the leash...

More Lenny Randle If I recall I think he also may have broken his manager's jaw at one time during his career..

It's not just Detroit, I've seen it in other cities as well (caugh, Chicago) Sports fans and media can be very tough and critical of outsiders. Anyone who replaced Harwell in that situation was bound to fail.

For Rathbun it was also probably a giant cultural leap from SE Virginia to Metro Detroit. I knew his wife before they married (I worked briefly with her) and I've read she had an extremely tough time. I think she lost a parent as well during the time they were in Detroit. For youngish broadcasters if you are not from Michigan or Detroit it's hard to adjust to the market.

Actually they both went on to decent careers. Rizzs with the Mariners and Rathbun with Atlanta’s Hawks and some college basketball on the side. The both happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. As an aside, Rathbun also worked a bit with Gary Cohen, they shared sports reporting duties briefly. Cohen was just inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame

I don’t see much of the Detroit/Michigan press theses days outside of a daily Axios briefing. Just wondering how much blowback there is up there from Liz Cheney’s or Mark Cuban’s appearances at the Detroit Chamber’s Mackinac Conference. Outside of the usual regional pols, the outside speakers tend to run more in the direction of business friendly Republicans. Liz and Mark don’t seem to fit the current mold. I heard Cuban dropped a few F-Bombs (and the old hotel is still standing)

For some of us old timers Cynthia Weil has been the soundtrack of our lives. Great hits like You've Lost That Lovin Feelin and Under The Boardwalk along with a host of others... RIP https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-06-02/10-perfect-cynthia-weil-barry-mann-songs

I had mentioned the catcher out of Virginia earlier. Also given Harris' history with the Giants one would think a catcher like Teel would be on his radar. Then you look at SF's recent track record with Bart and Bailey. I guess it boils down to who you think has the best and quickest chance of making it to the bigs.

That's about as far as I got. He seems to have been a good producer as evidenced by Morning Joe and its predecessor and his work with Colbert. That doesn't necessary translate to head of a company. My feeling is there are too many chiefs in the CNN/Warner corporate structure and not enough competent middle management folks. The other problems arise when news operations are expected to be a profit center. The hay days of news operations like CBS, NBC ABC were when they weren't expected to be profit centers. I'm also not sure CNN can ever get back to their "hay days' when they were owned by Ted Turner, then they were basically the only game in town. Like most media, those days are long gone.

Just trying to figure out whether it's the Forum or a browser issue. I've been getting full page popups for ads shortly after first opening a page. All forums. The most annoying is one that features a spin to win wheel that does not go away until I close the entire page.

Fact: Chick Fil A has had a diversity chief for a few years now. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/chickfila-hire-vice-president-diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/ The good news is with these guys joining the far left boycott the lines will be much shorter. FWIW, I don't agree with a lot f the company's political philosophy, but I do appreciate their efficiency and good customer service. If I boycotted every company I had philosophical differences with I would be forced to live in the middle of a forest in a tent manufactured by a LBGQ friendly company based in the US and made with natural fibres...

He was sandbagged! At least he didn't need to be held going down a ramp

To me the biggest drawback to streaming services is the eventual cost of wide-band streaming services. Cable companies still have us by the short hairs if you're looking for enough bandwidth to accommodate several devices, plus the cost of each service. The cell phone companies promote "inexpensive" 5-G plans, but it it really enough to provide what we want if you're in a household that still relies on things like Zoom as well as using the service for entertainment?