This.  I’m in a union in Indiana (granted near’ish to Chicago so we reap some of the economic boost of that metro area) and I’d take a pay cut to go work in a California local (where the cost of living is at least 3 times where I am now).

Keep in mind that this mindset you have is not a blanket union thing.  My Union has no such provisions.  After you complete your 4 year apprenticeship, during which you get a raise every six months, you all make the same amount of money unless you are a “foreman” which can change from project to project.  Personally,…

well I know I’m a member of one and nothing about that membership ensures my continued employment.  So i guess you’re the one that needs to do homework.

nothing about belonging to a union guarantees continued nor especially “tenured” employment.

fuck Wal-Mart

fuck Wal-Mart

I was thinking this exactly. Chicago is the brightest spot of blue in the red hell that is Illinois/Indiana/Ohio/Wisconsin/Kentucky.

trying to manipulate this is a lot of the foundation for people who advocate intermittent fasting and training right BEFORE you feed, when glycogen is most likely to be completed and your body is allegedly forced to rely on metabolizing fat cells for energy.  Of course, then you’re training tired, which is a whole…

I really really enjoyed Push.  And I thought Scott Pilgrim was a riot, too.

I enjoyed every season of every Marvel show except Daredevil season 2, thoroughly enjoyed Mike Colter as Luke, and I thought Cottonmouth was laughably stupid as a character. I have no idea how to react to this article.

you can just stop paying attention to JK Rowling, just like Many of Us know that there was only one Highlander movie and only one Matrix movie etc etc.

Fortnite didn’t begin as a Battle Royale game.

Voted for Bernie in the primary and Jill Stein in the general.  I’d still rather have Trump for 4 years than her.  At least he’s stupid enough to fuck everything up and possibly collapse the whole fucked up system around him.  She’s clever enough to fuck things up to her advantage.  I agree that America deserves Trump.

Chock up another fan of champions, troop recruiting, and the mission table.

IMO it’s only noticeable to people who have leveled characters before in the (ridiculously fast and easy) most current leveling format.  If it’s your first time, I can’t imagine it seeming anything beyond the pale.

OITNB is pretty great, and Her is a wild ride if you haven’t already seen it.  I haven’t watched the Rome series myself but have heard good things.

Not really.  I have played continuously since vanilla and I’m here to tell you the stat squishes have been nice for being able to wrap your head around things.

to be fair, that Kim Possible is a grown ass woman.

This news article is the first time I’ve ever heard of Slack

the race shit needs to just fucking end. rich black folks with white-sounding names have it better than hilljack white trash, too. The problem is cultural and systemic, and crosses the barrier of melatonin.

check out the book Starting Strength for a baseline.