That’s truly awful. I’ll never hear that constant Nationwide slogan (for non-US readers, it’s “Nationwide is on your side”) without repugnance again. I’m glad to hear you had a better alternative to move to and that you told the Nationwide rep exactly why.

Another one out of my all-time top 5 romances (I recommended Jennifer Ashley’s wonderful The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie earlier in the thread): Lisa Kleypas’ Dreaming of You. It is a very well written historical set in old London, and the H is a self-made, gutter-born owner of a top-rank gambling house. The h is…

Absolutely not to be missed: The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, by Jennifer Ashley (https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Lord-Mackenzie-Mackenzies-Book-ebook/dp/B004RKXHTK/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8). The voice actor for the Audible version is incredible too, and she also reads the books for each of Ian’s three…

Brings a special edge to Nationwide’s slogan. Now we know whose side they are on, in case there was any doubt. They think they can get away with this because the current federal regime is not only racist and anti-immigrant, it is gutting consumer protection from this kind of greedy sleaze as fast as it can. 

I think you’re right about them seeing this as a deterrent, though they truly don’t give a damn about destroying lives and maybe even get a sadistic power rush out of it.

When an “independent” investigation is funded by the organization it is supposed to investigate, I wonder just how thorough and bias-free it will be. These investigative firms make a good living at this, and sometimes they repay the favor of their high fees by issuing an “independent” report that twists the facts to…

One of his superpowers must be the ability to make real friends who believe in him. Even the greatest determination would never have been enough without this. Now he has a network of friends and admirers all over the world.

The story of how he planned and worked to qualify for the Olympics in a sport he had never tried before is not to be missed (links are at the bottom of this post). I am in awe at this guy’s will and determination. Shirtless in subzero is nothing to it.

As I recall, the story included his angry complaints about the pain of the procedure, which he didn’t expect. He was enraged at Ivana for encouraging him to to have it, and she at one time told how he attacked her in fury, pulling out her hair and raping her. Later she issued a retraction of this story, but I…

Yes, and also especially Kim. I haven’t seen his selfish, exploitative behavior described better than retired Major General Paul Eaton did (https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/ret-major-general-pens-jaw-dropping-damnation-trump-parade-not-commander-chief-right-now/)

Nope, Branagh’s must be disqualified because he could not grow it (he did try), it had to be designed and constructed by experts:

BTW, Toobin made your point too:

We can be sure he hasn’t forgotten. This is another way of bragging that his red button is bigger than Kim’s. Two insane man-babies preening and posturing stupidly at each other while millions of lives are at stake.

Add to the list: Trump has ordered himself a grand military parade, to march gloriously down Pennsylvania Avenue while he preens:

ETA: Note that the second of the stories I linked to above involves patient dumping with an extra-evil and murderous twist: the hospital had the patient arrested and he then died in jail. Much cheaper and more convenient! And I’ll bet the complicit hospital administrators and personnel mostly self-identify as…

What if there is no way to wring money out of you and no relatives to pass the bill to?

At least stand up every 2-5 hours and walk for a few secounds.

With the long winter, authentic Northern Chinese and Korean would be hits, I would think. They tickle the taste and warm from the inside out. And savory/spicy, varied Indian food is especially good in cooler weather too IMO. Brazilian food, with big joints of roasted meats sliced at your table, would likely also be…

The person who went through dozens of boxes of Allen’s writings, most unpublished or his telling edits of published works, reported a disturbing, constant sexual fixation on young girls, always including a recognizable figure representing himself:

Ten years ago, the winter tomatoes there were probably all sad and tasteless, but I bet they now get off-season tomatoes from big indoor hydroponics operations like the Canadian ones that supply those delicious on-the-vine Campari tomatoes year-round to Costco. Those things are good to start with and just keep…