Depending on how the ward that recorded this handles records - if you had a close relative who was a member the immediate family is sometimes counted. Even if they’re not baptized. In my experience this was more common in smaller wards. Policy is that only those who’re baptized are supposed to be counted. But some do…

My grandmother-in-law, now deceased, used to tell missionaries of any stripe - Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, etc. - that she was a druid. There was never a single case of them coming back a second time, and the reaction is universally priceless.

It doesn’t surprise me. On the private side, people with director’s units in a Title 22 setting are basically expendable to an owner, let alone most chains. Here’s a quick synopsis of a few of the places my spouse worked at in no particular order:

This. Especially in California. By the time you get the required 12 semester units (specific courses) to begin working as an entry level preschool teacher, you’ve spent enough money and time that in most cases, you would’ve broke even or been better off working at In and Out or Starbucks during that time.

That’s the part that really blows my mind. I’ve never run into a provider before that wouldn’t accept external records from another system in the same city. A similar issue came up when I had a work related injury. The worker’s comp has its own provider network, and when I tried to transfer a copy of the worker’s comp…

That’s the problem. We have printed them out before, then physically handed them to the PCP or ER doc to have them placed in their record. I wouldn’t be surprised if they basically shred the thing as soon as we’re out the door. It’s gotten to the point where I’ve basically lost faith in the system entirely. When your…

I have an interesting question. Do any of these federal statutes help you if you’re trying to transfer in existing records and your current provider won’t accept them?

When I first heard about the possible a few weeks ago, it was on a podcast of a radio show. An interesting position was floated. That while Egypt would get the ships if sold, it was Saudi Arabia and UAE who was doing the bankrolling. Not the Russians. Basically this would give the Arab League the beginnings of its own…

Serious question. One I have thought about for a long time. Instead of fighting over who should be allowed to get a marriage license, why not abolish the requirement for marriage licenses at the federal level?

Dick Mountjoy

Better idea. Kickstarter to give it to these guys. If I can’t have my jet pack, I’ll settle for a mech with a Saleen engine built in Texas.

So much for trying to be Fresh AND Easy....while I go before the pun firing squad, some entertainment...

Technically, no you don't need a move away order. My children were covered in CA under an order stating they couldn't be moved from one county to another without notice and agreement between both parents, with notification and approval of a court first. Mine were moved out of state in defiance of that - and the judge…

The people of Round Mountain, CA (pop 155) would disagree that your town counts as small.

No, you're right about Modesto. I've been through both cities a lot over the years, and had family there. Modesto seems to have only gotten worse every time I drive through it. Which certainly sucks - I have some good memories of the place as a teen. I kinda miss the way it used to be.

In theory yes. Reality, there have been several attempts to circumvent the policy over the decades. I've read of a few - imagine how many don't make it to any media outside China.

From the earlier article, technically the policy still remains in place. There was an exception to the One Child Policy, in that you could have two if both parents were only children. The resolution just changes that exception to only require one parent be an only child.

One of the docs I used to see in the service had an xray picture on his wall. Not at all out of place until you seriously looked at it. One day after already having been at that base for months I looked and had to ask. He was doing an ER rotation and one young man came in complaining of stomach cramps. Eventually an…

Slightly off topic - how hard is it to get started in Unity vice C++ or C#?

The 6 foot and change female linebacker at my second high school (I moved a lot) more than could. It was hilarious watching her nail running backs, receivers, and QBs. Then seeing their heads explode later when they realized they'd been sacked by a girl. Off the field she was one of the nicest people you could meet.…