Yeah I mean she’s from Colonbia, a country full of people who have suffered actual great injustices from drug lords, foreign countries, and their own government. While it’s not fair to compare one person’s misery to another’s generally, being told you're only the second prettiest woman in the world is after someone…

Anytime I think about attorneys doing something they find morally challenging (side note: I am an attorney), I think of the woman in I Am Sam stuffing a handful of marshmallows in her mouth.

It sickens me that he picked a female attorney intentionally to make a statement.

I've got a friend who works for the office that represented James Holmes. They all celebrated when he got life instead of death. Some (like her) believe everyone deserves a fair trial. Some do it for the money. But most take humanity out of the equation and treat litigation as a game like monopoly or poker that you…

It's fun to do with coworkers and compete, but in a friendly way. Not sure how Edvard Munch would feel about, considering the impetus behind The Scream, but it's fun regardless!

Sorry your stepmom was like that but I'm glad you're enjoying your artistic side now.

In the modern era, presidents have to engage with their constituents differently. Doing these things, going on SNL, etc gets people talking about whatever he's plugging a lot more effectively than a state of the union does.

I can't believe you still feel that way after Christmas. You must have a very nice family

Well hes probably taken so much viagra, it's seeped into his brain

Well he’s dead so I can’t give any proof of that specific statement but I like how everyone is worked up by something Biden verbally stated in passing about 40 years ago. It was just a funny thing my family would mention, like the time we were excommunicated from the LDS church or how there's a statue of my ancestor…

Yep- we live in Denver but are spending Christmas with family in Austin. White Christmas in Denver but disturbingly warm here in Austin. We only brought winter clothing because we were in denial and now we can't go outside.

Totally agree. I was in Myanmar earlier this month talking to a cab driver who said one of the wisest things I’ve ever heard: “The fist and the rules shouldn’t be held by the same people.” Part of why we’re in a downward spiral is that armed people have too much control over the government right now.

Do you have evidence to the contrary? My grandfather was an awful, lecherous man but he wasn’t a liar (to the point of meanly telling my grandmother about all of his affairs) and that was a statement said to him in passing in the 70’s.

Biden is very smart and was a great congressman, that’s why his skepticism stuck with my grandfather so long- it was an offhand comment that otherwise he wouldn’t have remembered. As to the rest of my “tale” as you call it, all I can say is the establishment in the 50’s-70’s was a weird time and you could advance in…

Part of me wonders if, because WWII was so successful at turning around our economy and improving morale, our government keeps intentionally going to war to replicate that sentiment. The Korean War and The Vietnam War obviously negate this theory, but it's fun to think there's some nefarious subplot

My grandfather was involved in this plan during the Cold War. His involvement (supervising and designing nuclear/missile facilities in Europe and the Middle East) was declassified partially shortly before his death recently. It was fascinating to hear his stories about Soviets trying to kidnap him, how my dad still…

Small world! My mom went to nursing school there in 1967 and had the same takeaway. Was that part of their curriculum?

Or she could have had a mental health issue that caused her to not think rationally. We don't know her circumstances, other than the fact that she had no access to resources and that the public defenders office isn't taking this case seriously.

And/or have caused poor people in pain to become drug seekers by prescribing the easy fix rather than exploring treatment options.

Agree. It’s also important to note that this was written by a man about a woman’s perspective. So, it has some importance as a historical artifact to understand relationships and courting in the 1940’s, but it is not a feel good song. It’s kind of like “ring around the rosey”.