But, I stomped the beans myself this time!

It’s not easy. But, I’m also not saying go without a job. I replied to another poster in this thread with a link to a job search based in Wichita (where I am) - over 900 jobs with a salary above 40K/yr in this area. I’ve no idea what profession any of you are in, but almost all of them are represented in major…

I’m very white, so I can’t speak to the experience here, but this is a report for Kansas from 2012 by the Kansas African American Affairs Commission: https://www.kaaac.ks.gov/docs/documents/state-of-african-americans-in-ks.pdf?sfvrsn=4

Was just going to suggest this. It’s not for everyone, but I live in Wichita, have a great house with a mortgage under $1,300/mo, have no traffic to deal with, can walk to four to six great places for dinner - all local joints. I know it’s not New York, but life is good here too. Sat out back the other night and…

There’s lots here - come on over and visit. Brand new airport in Wichita and tons of nightlife and some (smaller and quieter) attractions.

Hey - come visit ours and when we’re in the neighborhood we’ll visit yours. No reason to compete, here. You’ve got to admit it’s kindof impressive to have this much to display at a site that has zero affiliation to NASA, the USAF, JPL, Boeing, Lockheed, General Dynamics, the Smithsonian, or any branch of the…

I live in Wichita but haven’t been there in years. Going to go back soon and take my boys. Just want to throw this out for those that want to plan it but the Eclipse coming in August will be nearly total in Hutchinson/Wichita. It’ll be a total up towards Omaha, but if you want to travel to a place near there and…

Shout out to SC Kansas! Come visit and catch some great restaurants, local flavor, no real traffic getting anywhere and great (albeit smaller) attractions.

Hey - Don’t judge me!

Yes - this exactly. I work for a hospital system and I’ve had a fair amount of dealings with physicians. I’ve found that a healthcare worker’s intelligence and ability to relate to a patient are not related to race, national origin, or school they attended. A doctor that is exceptionally smart but cannot relate to…

Roasting: I have a ‘Seen-it-on-TV’ type item that really just looks like a hubcap, so we call it that. Whole chicken, liberally salted and seasoned, not trussed, on the hubcap in a 350 oven for an hour - maybe more depending on size and temp when it hits the oven. Super crisp skin, very juicy, and very easy.

You say that, but I think we’ve all had bad sausage that were unsalvageable from the start - looking directly at you Hebrew National Salami.

My 2008 Toyota Minivan has a freaking Sonar button, and it’s real! It toggles your parking sensors, but it says SONAR - how weird is that?

Lest we all forget, the wheels of our government were originally intended to turn very slowly. The founders intended for changes to come about when they were such that they had the weight of the people behind them in such a fashion that the change by the government was a fait acompli.

The nurturing of violence on either side cannot be tolerated - regardless of what motivates it (resisting an administration or supporting another).

Just a clarification - Sarah Palin put crosshairs on districts and not on any personal headshots or images of anyone. Here is her post (with an arrow pointing to Rep. Giffords district):

I think this applies:

I agree completely. I think that one thing to add to cut down on that cover-for-each-other situation is to rotate them around through departments across communities. That would require a tremendous change in the nature of forces and departments but might help get more eyes on the problems, so to speak.

As complete as that list is, I don’t see Bishop, Cardinal, His Eminence, Reverend, Deacon, or Asshole on that image. And let me tell you, I’m certain there will be many of the latter at this event.

The old proverb, repeated by Benjamin Franklin but goes back to Shakespeare, is “a bad apple spoils his neighbor” referring to how one rotting will start the next and so on.