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ahh...so the relatively higher number must be because of business travel to Europe/Japan/Korea for the automation/auto industry.

Michigan you would think would be higher because of the border w/Canada. Its on par with Virginia which is obviously a place with a lot of people who travel for the government. Look at Cali... woof.

https://bsky.app/profile/darthputinkgb.bsky.social/post/3lbrdhhoh6k25 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/dhl-cargo-plane-crashes-near-lithuania-airport Darth's account might be snarky but I think he's right to point out all the sabotage the Russians are pulling in Europe.

I hope...sincerely that the Lions were holding back stuff for Thursday because i really want them to break the Bears.

Yeah, i wouldn't stay at any party where they hunted you for sport.

Go Rams

Clearly they didn't

did Chicago have money on a tie?

that was the best non recovery outcome for Commanders really

Commanders game is just bizokers ending again.

BTW, huge fan of both Maine and SF when i've been there. Best story from visiting Acadia, National Park/Bar Harbor by boat. We are on this amazing voyage looking at the most scenery-ific coastline. Just breathtaking natural beauty. So, the guy behind me on the boat is telling the guy next to him his life story of being an addiction counselor in Bangor. He's just riffing off the worst stories of human depravity and degradation. People would sell drugs in the parking lot of the treatment center. Prostitutes who used to be pre-school teachers, etc. Something like a 99% recidivism rate...just the horrors. I'm there with my young daughter by my side (prob about 12 at the time) and we are both glancing at each other as this guy keeps talking about the most depressing stuff while we are looking at the most wonderful scenery and I'm just like, whatever.

The internet https://maine.eater.com/maps/best-barbecue-maine-restaurants-bbq https://amishbbqbarn.com/menu/

On the shortlist of places and times in the United States I would not go to seek out authentic BBQ is 21st century Ann Arbor, Michigan. I can think of a few others: San Francisco also 21st c. When it was grittier and realer in the Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan days...maybe Any of the major towns on the Maine downeast coast ever. Amish country, Pennsylvania ever. Waiting for contrary examples but...that was the top of my head list.

Pink Panther StrikesAgain playing out on my Direct tv.

Red Hot and Blue is the chain I used to go to...but I never thought they were overdoing that flag waving like MBBQ does. RH&B potato salad was crack-cocaine for me at one point.

The John Oliver piece about the Lee Greenwood song was interesting.

Seeing Bryce out shaking hands and kissing babies is wonderful. Heard from his HS QB coach (QB coach in HS?@@@!!!) who described his personality. Seems like a JJ McCarthy type. That's good.

Decent start

Its going to replace the Veterans Administration

never mind

Listening to Sam and the MGOBLOG guys on Thursday they were basically confirming more than rumint that at least one of the coordinators is guaranteed gone with heavy hint that OC is gone and DC is probably gone.

When we find that Elon is scouring X for people for the admin to target... well **** him.

shack! Fire for effect!

CONCURIDELIC! That would be an iron clad rule with me as well. The other is too much patriotic heraldry in their ads. I'm also a huge opponent of anything that skews the commercial with the civic. The best example of that is Mission BBQ which (dunno if that hit Michigan or where you live chasfh) its a veteran-owned business. They love to wrap themselves in the idea that they are supporting "the mission" which is what? When I was on active duty the mission was to defend the NATO border with the Warsaw Pact and destroy the Red Army should there be conflict. When I was doing counter-terrorism "the mission" was preventing another 9/11 and finding who was responsible for 9/11. So, how is that particular mission supported by eating sticky meat? Is it because making these particular veterans rich is somehow the mission?

"I am a student at a small midwestern college and I never thought I'd have a story to send to your publication but..."