...then as an adult straight up joined the Coast Guard to make the dream a reality

Dental students actually have a significant amount of their syllabus that revolves around pain, so you’re not terribly far off.

by America’s first couple the Carters

Few things.

Probably thanks to all the coverage of Dwight Clark (who rather notoriously dated a couple of them), when this broke I had the weird thought that one reflection of our society’s evolution is that a pro athlete dating a Playboy model would be viewed as quaintly tame and conservative nowadays.

Regarding closure, I wish I had been able to have a private conversation with with the person I spoke about in my essay,” she wrote. “Reaching out to him over texts made me vulnerable, and ultimately ended up in a tabloid article where said texts were chopped up and spun to discredit me.

Just FYI, the Dow has all sorts of problems as a measure of investment performance.

That, and I’m sure his visit resulted in a new rule afterwards where guests can’t play any music from their phones.

While I’d heard of him, only time I’d ever watched Hardwick was during his guest appearance on Critical Role when he was funny but an utter jerk. Oddly enough, my only exposure to Dykstra was her appearance on G&S in a few random shows on it as well (yes, I can be a nerd, but it’s often better than TV when I’m on the…

I’m not sure why you’re anxious. Davis, Chapman, Treinen, and Lowrie will all be traded for highly projectable single-A prospects the moment they fall back in any of the races. Parking rates at the minor league affiliates will then be bifurcated in line with the major league club’s policy; fans who do not yell ‘Go…

Thanks for the Pro Publica piece - they’re certainly non-partisan, and often do good work.

Before this, I was genuinely unaware of the story of Billy Rohr, who missed a no hitter in his MLB debut (against Whitey Ford, no less) by one strike.

It was based off of a story by his daughter.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/22/who-are-the-best-and-worst-bosses-on-capitol-hill/

Yep, I’ve heard the same several times, and I know at least one prominent pol who has found her almost impossible to work with.

A bit of the book has been lifted by Google, which I generally despise but in cases like this is useful. I was going to buy this, but a couple of chapters here were enough to change my mind.

Gotta do the Spike Lee video of it starring Laurence Fishburne.

I’d agree the language is weird as hell (and very Daleyian Chicago), but between :30 and :32 his hand is clearly moving towards his waist and what was very shortly thereafter revealed to be a piece under his clothing. I’m guessing that’s what it was referring to.

One other note on Costco Cash Cards - they work on the gas pumps too.  Just insert them during the membership card check and you’re good to go.

you being taller than me