I guess you could define “under siege” as “Facing a tiny bit of non-consequential scrutiny for murdering people of color at an astronomical rate.”

In 2016, a turbulent period when law enforcement officials were under siege across the U.S.

A digital meat thermometer is a must-have kitchen tool, IMHO. I used to just cook meat until I thought, “It haaaaaas to be done...,” which usually meant slightly overcooking everything.

A digital meat thermometer is a must-have kitchen tool, IMHO. I used to just cook meat until I thought, “It haaaaaas…

On the other hand, it’s a good excuse to post this once again.

At least there wasn’t another “exclusive” tax tax on top of the taxes for the other taxed taxes.

There is also a “gratuity tax” which seems like some bullshit.

likely so people not familiar with French know how to pronounce it correctly.

It’s what assholes call green beans.

haricot verts are green beans.

He’s just a round number guy. I often have the urge to do something similar when the standard tip results in something so close to a clean number like 60.

There was a Service Charge of 23% added so that might be the auto-gratuity added in.

Exactly - I’d say they spread their money and influence pretty intelligently to get where they are now. And I was indeed starting to get suspicious of them, for being around for such a long time WITHOUT being caught being Really Big Evil yet. Heh. (Reichwing figureheads notwithstanding.)

That’s fair. I should have included the trucks mfgs.

While its definitely in vogue to hate on corporations, Red Bull seems like a company that far outwieghs its bad with good. Sure, they have some quesitonableness about them (Mateschitz is iffy, but generally stays out of things), they have provided a huge vehicle for artists and athletes.

Red Bull is literally the perfect example of how to take calculated risks with excellent timing. The explosion of the 90's extreme sports bonanza had started to get rolling, then Red Bull wisely pumped money into lesser known sports and drawing tons of additional money, interest and participants to them. It paid off…

Maybe but there’s no guarantee a child born to a parent who is 20 or 30 will not also watch said parent die when child is a teen or early adult. And I’m guessing not many of those kids are thinking “wow I wish I’d never been born cause having an elderly parent die on me when I’m a teen is the worst.”

You should stop being friends with those people. You’re spending $100 on moisturizer and they’re cheaping out on the wine? No.

I’m glad to just be a non-celebrity boring midwest mom because I fall for that “it’s a bunch of women and we share experiences and support each other” crap all the time. But in my world, it just means I get stuck going to a lot of MLM parties rather than being recruited for a sex cult. Although to be honest, I’d…