The whole thing is pretty regulated.
I feel like that’s probably a good thing.
The whole thing is pretty regulated.
I feel like that’s probably a good thing.
Yep. Doesn’t even have to be a group of armed people doing “maybe illegal” things. It can be a single person doing absolutely illegal and horrific things…like Uvalde.
Not that we need to open this can of worms here, but it’s a pet peeve of mine that “vanilla” has become a term used to mean plain, boring, sheltered, standard, mediocre, underwhelming, basic, and uninteresting.
Vanilla is an amazing flavor that comes from orchids that must be hand pollinated to cultivate at scale, and has a long and interesting history. It’s the second most valuable spice after saffron.
Just feels wrong to use that as a synonym for bland and blah.
LotRers.
Fans of Lord of the Rings.
Yeah I think that’s the big thing: don’t have a dish that requires shifting from utensil to fingers and back… especially if there’s sauce.
Buffalo wings violate that rule and I’m not prepared to give them up.
For me, the rule would be: if it’s a dish meant to be eaten with utensils, don’t include inedible parts that have to be separated by hand.
Maybe not the best parallel but a good point nonetheless.
A more apt comparison might be:
“What’s the best all-beef hot dog I can buy at my local supermarket?”
“Ugh! OMG! Don’t do that to yourself! Why would you even want to bother with eating beef if that’s the shit you’re going to put in your body?! Just get some Japanese A5 Wagyu ribeye and thank me later!”
Or upload some kinda freaky shit.
Just wait till November.
That quote has been changed a bit, but in it’s original form I think it was Churchill.
And the general idea is that as you age your idealism is tempered by practicality, as well as having adapted to the situation and built something of a life of your own, so you’ve gradually moved from the camp of “very little to lose/give up in exchange for all these benefits” and toward the camp of, “you know what, I’m doing okay, I’ve figured out a way to make it work, and I’d rather ‘the system’ just leave me alone at this point, since I’ll be footing the bill for things that aren’t even going to benefit me that much”.
Obviously it’s a lot more complicated than that, but that’s the gist.
It’s also worth remembering that “liberal” and “conservative” meant something different mid century than they do now. Especially with the MAGA influence.
Most jobs like that, or really any pay scheme other than piece work or an hourly wage usually has the process of:
It’s like playing chess, and while the other player can’t change the rules as they go, but a condition for playing with them is that they get two moves every turn.
Right?
Unless it’s a cause you’d donate to, and by extension donate your music to, get it back!
The artist has perfectly captured the feline character when being scolded here: annoyed, defeated…but utterly incapable of shame or remorse.
How old are you?
She was well after my time in terms of marketing and promotion but I definitely knew who she was and what her music was.
It was pure fan service but both Parks and Recreation as well as Schitt’s Creek can go on that list.
The SCOTUS is a distraction, as they’ve got no real power to enforce their decisions.
This is something I’ve been thinking about more and more.
With our three branches of government, it’s up to the executive to enforce the laws, and by extension, the rulings of the judiciary.
What’s the failsafe mechanism for when the executive doesn’t like a ruling and has no respect of law, or for the system?
What happens after the supreme court says, “Hey President! What you’re doing is unconstitutional and you must stop immediately.”…and the president just goes, “Actually I don’t care what you say. I’m still doing it. Have a wonderful day and go fuck all nine of yourselves.”
Exactly. This is the system working as intended.
Not if you drop off $100 in these fake things and then pull a real hundo from the plate.
You mean the relationship that started while filming the Fifth Element, which also featured his then girlfriend as the opera singer, whom he started a relationship with while she was like 16?
Dude’s a super fuckin pedo creep.
A properly run nuclear plant will also expose people living within a 50 mile radius of the plant to less radiation than if it were a coal fired plant.