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Who's going to impech anybody? Nobody is coming to the rescue. This is the new normal. Our country is not exceptional anymore.

The actor that played AJ is older than Gandolfini was when the show started. He and Jamie Lynn do a podcast and are very close. He’s a poker player. the show reminds me of my early days of marriage. It came out before we got a dog or had kids. Just two twentysomethings. Very nostalgic. in the first season when Tony kills the guy he comes across in the witness protection program HBO fought David Chase on him doing that. “You can’t have your main character kill someone”. That’s how far things have come since. Chase told them “if this guy doesn’t kill him the audience will not buy into this show”. seasons 2-4 were my favorite.

That opinion doesn’t surprise me. I think that show had to be experienced in real time to like it as much. TV shows can be like music. You take what it or them great for granted since it has been done by those who came after.

I really think that what happens in negotiations is far different than what is portrayed or inferred by the media. I don't think it's like the Moneyball movie with everyone calling back and forth and people on hold an dhanging up.... These are all smart people who can read tea leaves better than internet scribes. Nobody's playing anybody. They will be working together in other situations so you don't burn bridges or act stupid. Point is, it's not dramatic.

Was it empty because of the storm we got? People panic buying on Tue/Wed.

Don't feel guilty. It's all in the underwriter's hands, not the local rep. The whole concept is crap. "Here, pay for this in case you need it." "Cool, that seems fair. Bit of a risk but I get it" "Oh, you needed it? We have to charge you for that now" It's like paying for a reserved parking spot in a downtown city but then they charge you if you actually park in it.

Yeah he’s got both. For prescriptions it doesn’t do much. It’s one of the other.

Yep. Us too. Luckily he’s still on my plan but when he’s 26… Medicaid it is. Oh well. I guess it’s his fault to the maga dip****s out there. Anybody who supports these cuts can suck my….

Why didn't he just do an executive order lowering inflation?

Women had sex with Elon because he's rich and he thinks he's hot.

"our Germans are better than their Germans" Fascinating account in David Halberstam's book The Fifties about how Werner and his crew surrendered.

I had to help prepare a bid that included EV for the post office last year.

I was watching the NBA slam dunk contest and it was Craig Sager who broke the news to us. I will never forget that. I saw Buster a few weeks later at a WWF event af Joe Louis. Mike Tyson was going to be the referee in a match.

You could also use a local Fox affiliate app for games on Fox, called "Fox local". It basically broadcasts whatever is on that channel. I use it on the TV in the office in the morning to watch the local news instead of the xfinity app, which I could also use. It runs cool featurettes during commercial time, old clips, etc. I assume it's not blacked out for sporting events but never tried it.

God is pro america, that's why the Bible was written in English and Jesus looked like Kenny Loggins rather than Gregory Hines.

we're not crying, we're laughing at you.

and it's a narrow (or maybe wide, who knows) fabric of that "Christian" church that's made up of denominations and sects that in terms of doctrine have fundamental disagreements, and fought wars over them, but the common thread that overrides those doctrinal differences are profit and control over women and fear of minorities. JD Vance is in bed with other Christians who think he's going to hell but since they are "owning the libs" it's all good.

Ed said something about a roster deadline a few days ago. I don't keep up with that. But that could be it as well. I just get fed up with the sentiment that somehow the Tigers are being lazy or whatever.

republicans are anti religion.

Is there any other explanation that he's over valuing himself? You are worth what you can get. He hasn't signed and spring training starts soon. Maybe all the teams are being stupid and cheap but why should a team be expected to pay more than they have to?

Yes. And he got dumped pretty much by republicans. 🙂

When have republicans ever made anything better for the poor or disabled?

We always throw in our change into a container we have then when it's full go to Lowe's and use the coinstar machine there and use it as a Lowe's gift card to pay for something around the house we want... like blinds or whatever. But we use cash less and less so that's slowed down a little.

I didn’t get a chance to watch that link but I know the CBS broadcast cut some of Derek’s work.