Amen.

Very true. But also: If this is accepted or upheld, it sets the terrifying precedent that anyone who is suspected of any crime lacks and legal rights in the US.

Baking soda is great for cleaning lots of carpet stains, mixed with water or vinegar.

Texas: “Remember the Alamo”

The fun thing for me as a Texas resident is that we kind of sell ourselves as a sort of rebellious cowboy bastion of personal liberty.

Yeah. The fact that we even need to have a discussion about “hardening” schools is a serious condemnation of our society.

Right on. Context matters, as do the expectations of the group. And so does why you’re bringing it; different rules for BYO/BTS than bringing it as a host gift.

“What if they don’t serve it? What if they serve something worse or that I don’t like instead? What if they run out of wine and still don’t serve it? What if ...?”

Obviously it doesn’t make sense to buy a massive pizza if you can’t eat it all, ...

but what if that’s what some people really like? Isn’t that discriminatory on some level?

I’m a white guy. Mine just says, “baron,” which somehow simultaneously refutes and confirms your point.

One more thing: This is all really good advice.

Also a Knicks fan, and I expect the disappointment with Ntiklina is a Knicks problem. Not saying he’s a future MVP candidate, but I think he’s talented and would flourish on a competent team.  He’d be a *real* nice piece on a title contender.

I’d rather live near a AA or AAA team than a MLB team. Good baseball and a fun environment at a fraction of the price.

I don’t know that it’s hate so much the common Republican tenet of poverty as moral failure. 100% of poor people are poor because they are dumb and/or lazy, and doing anything that helps them only rewards and reinforces people doing dumb and lazy.  This means (in their minds) it’s not about hating those people, but…

They shoulda thought of that before they decided to not be millionaires.

I hear you on the height thing. I’m 6'6" and it causes some mechanical problems. It’s always been difficult for me to do a squat correctly because of my long legs. So I do gauntlet squats and leg press. I suppose front squats would work, too, but gauntlets have been working for me (and I can do them even if the squat…

Absolutely. I’m getting older and don’t recover like I used to. I’d rather modify it an exercise, or even skip than push it and be out for 4 weeks.

Yeah. I don’t understand how telling companies they *can’t* follow higher standards is any less intrusive than telling them they *must* follow higher standards.  Makes my brain hurt.