THANK YOU. It’s amazing how many people do not know/realize this. The nature of our system means that two parties will always dominate. One might collapse (like the Whigs) but another rises up to take its place. Further, both the Democratic and Republican parties have a vested interest in seeing that it remains this…

I bet. No surprise there - the stuff is practically industrial-strength. 

It’s the Mediterranean Sea (really the Aegean, to be more precise). His wife is of Greek background and my understanding is they have a place in Antiparos.

It’s Greece. Rita Wilson is of Greek extraction and they have a place on Antiparos.

I was coming here to answer your first question but others beat me to it. Those of us who were born in the 80s, and particularly the beginning of the decade, were the last group of children to have an unstructured childhood. We were definitely free-range, and given a wide berth to do pretty much whatever we wanted, so…

My mom always had a can or two under the bathroom sink. It was practically industrial-strength. For anyone wondering how people teased their hair to such heights in the 80s, seriously, look no further than Aqua Net. 

That really sums it up neatly.

+1 for the reference to Aqua Net. No 80s household was complete without a can. 

I watched this match. Understand, as someone who has been watching football for many years, I have no real love for either Argentina or Brazil, although I can appreciate their talent. However, Messi was right - the refereeing was atrocious and clearly biased towards Brazil. Lots of dirty play by the Brazilians in the…

This a million times. The Feds are charging me 7.5%. I pay $1500 a month towards my loans and I am only just starting to make a dent. $1000 out of that $1500 goes towards interest, which is just absurd.

Seriously. Music began taking a dive in the mid-90s. I’d argue it has never, with a handful of exceptions, really recovered.

I think people need to be reminded lest Biden ends up the nominee and they decide to take their toys and go home again. I’d frankly prefer to see new blood at this point but have a feeling the nominee will be Biden, given the realities of the way that people (including registered Democrats) in places like Iowa and New…

It really is, however. We are about to take a giant step backward for at least a generation, unless one of Trump’s SCOTUS picks grows a conscience and decides not to overturn established precedent. The damage that could be done will take many years to undo, and it can directly be traced back to 2016. And don’t get me…

Somehow my post got published without my even knowing it and before I could finish my thought. I meant to say that if challenges to any of these laws end up in front of SCOTUS, we may be waving goodbye to Roe v. Wade, given the current makeup of the court.

I would love for all the Bernie supporters to come and tell us again about how Hillary is just as bad as Trump. If the challenges to any of these new laws end up in the Supreme Court, given 

Where do you live? If in or around NYC, there are specialty bra shops that specialize in fitting well-endowed ladies (for example, Linda’s Bra Salon in Murray Hill, and Bra Tenders). I’m sure other cities have similar shops.

Agreed. In part I think it’s bad writing but as it stands, the characters seem to be making a bunch of inexplicably dumb moves, none more so than Dany. She’s so hell-bent on getting to King’s Landing that she bristles at Sansa’s (reasonable) suggestion to allow their armies (and her own injured dragon), which must be…

Yep. When she blew up at Sansa’s (reasonable) suggestion, I was shaking my head, thinking, “you couldn’t just let the soldiers (who just fought the most insane battle of their lives and are probably in a state well beyond bone tired) and your injured dragon rest for a few freaking weeks, lick their wounds, sleep, eat…

Exactly. I don’t watch the show for the dragons. It’s the human relationships and the political intrigue that are the most fascinating aspects, imho.

Don’t forget Greece. They come to our islands and behave badly there as well.