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Victory! Not that it means anything but satisfaction anyway.

I am definitely enjoying the broadcast. I took a drive and half the game was over before an hour. Tempo, allegro.

Trouble avoided. Bottom 8th 4-2 Tigers on top. I wish the cartoon would resume working.

sounds like we have some trouble in this inning.

The cartoon is broke.

Speed of this game is crazy

Dealing with a low-functioning alcoholic at work right now…not enjoying every minute.

Fascinating. The warning we provided was crucial.

We needed a realtor intervention for all three idiots.

We have a guy on our normal dog walk who apparently is the local candy man who sells whatever weird substances out of the house he clearly inherited. Through inaction he's turned a house worth a lot into the eyesore of the block and to boot he does a lot of car maintenance on a Volkswagen bug and a Mazda Miata (and not the more recent Miata that I think looks awesome) in the driveway. So, he's also trans. And walks up and down this street looking like a cast member from Rocky Horror. Basically, quite the standout in appearance among the frumpy suburban types. Anyway, I like to tell my kids: "despite what the movies and tv shows say, the person who is different isn't always secretly a good person"

But, i suspect their xenophobia and racism will help them power through all that.

Just wait until they figure out that their unquestioning of the idea of "free markets equal free societies" led directly to the gorilla on Taiwan's door.

There are a lot of my-way-or-the-highway fascists in the world. That does not explain all of the RW but plenty.

this is a bit facile

Not unexpected. At the soldier level there is little political hostility.

This creature that Putin has built…crazy that these people are even within spitting distance of power.

we had a category for best car "theme." The art professor dads nailed that one. My best entry in that was recreating the scene from Jaws where Sheriff Brody is on top of the mast of the Orca shooting at the great white who is eating Quint: all done in lego minifigures. The M1 rifle was supplied by Brick Arms. Unfortunately, the mast of the Orca had to be removed in order to race because on our track part of the electronic timing was a wire that hung over the track. And when I say "my best entry", yes this was leaders getting to build and race their own cars against other leaders. My son's went for speed and it was considered uncool for leaders to do that so we went for LOLs. There were a lot of really nerdy cars.

and then being hunted by scout dads

Important but having even 4 wheel contact and weight centered on rear axle up to the limit allowed is also huge.

Truth

I'm gaining optimism for this team if they can go into New Jersey and steal a road win.

So, depending on where you lived...this could be quite an accomplishment. In the Detroit area where all the dads are auto engineers or mechanical professionals or in some other way very plugged into things with 4 wheels this was hard to win when your dad was a CPA. So, then I moved to northern Virginia and all the dads in Chantilly, VA work at NRO and are rocket scientists and celestial mechanics. Still a lot of fun. I think we did 2nd and 3rd place a couple years in our pack. Later on when my daughter's girl scout group (what is the unit name for GS?) had a pinewood derby i used my knowledge from the boy's time in scouts and her car won. The secret: mount the wheels carefully and keep all 4 wheels on the track and don't let anyone remove the wheels between leaving the house and race time.

And have participated in satanic tantric sex rituals.

Apologies to others who have had divorces but MTG is a quitter if she wants to have a divorce. She should stand by her man.