Barr and Trump just really want to kill some people before they go.

I’m so sorry.  {{hugs}}

He is/was a miserable dude. The older kids tried to win him over, but I was wiser and never tried. Guess which one of us isn't fucked up today about it?!

Every year when I was growing up, we had to go around the table and say what we were thankful for. And every year, my dad would take this opportunity* to bitch that all he wanted but never got was kids who were obedient, grateful, respectful, never questioned him, and brought home straight As.

The year my father was dying. He was in the hospital over Thanksgiving. When they brought his dinner, there was a paper turkey placemat on the tray. For some reason that just broke my heart. Trying to make a “festive” Thanksgiving, which was his last, by putting it on a turkey placement. There was something just so…

Always wash. Alton Brown, and Mythbusters, separately answered this by weighing mushrooms before and after washing with no significant gain in weight.

Always wash your fresh food.

I give them a quick rinse and dry with a towel immediately before cooking. Never had issue. It’s partially for dirt but also the countless people who rummage thru the store bin. And yes I’m sure the cooking takes care of that but it gives me piece of mind. Which goes a long way these days.

Trying to get that cash, I guess. 

And that’s the difference, our Charter is modern and updated when need be, unlike the US which seems to have a group of people who from what I can tell take the Constitution literally , even though it’s 200 + years old. They seem to treat the constitution like George Washington came down from Mount Sinai and…

Nothing sad about it. Good for you for reclaiming your right to nice things.

Some further context: I just had a gander at the linked story. The tweet they controlled the comments on was one in which they announced that Camilla had joined “a video call with staff and formerly homeless residents of Emmaus Brighton...to discuss the challenges faced by the charity as a result of the coronavirus…

I’m a US/UK citizen as well, and while I think Joan sounds rather foolish for suggesting that turning off public comments on Instagram is somehow akin to “opting out of public scrutiny”, the royals are fair game. That family and institution has backed and profited off of inequality, racism, slavery and brutal…

I will never understand the idea that its ok to harass and abuse public figures just because they are public figures. Especially for stuff they did literally decades ago that didn’t hurt anyone but their own domestic unit. Like I’d get it if like, Idi Amin had a Twitter account and people were attacking that dude…

I’m Irish (dual like you) and none of what you said computes in my brain, sorry. No sympathy for the living symbols of imperialism here.

I was hoping people had finally tired of giving this racist money, but your take is probably more correct.

Remind me again what the point of presidential pardons is? Besides tossing out Get out of Jail free cards to cronies.

I do think it’s time to let bygones be bygones. Mistakes were obviously made, but that was 20 years ago, and it’s clear Camilla and Charles are each others’ OTL. This is not a mistake that is worth demonizing a couple over 20 years later. 

Yep. They’ve laid tripmines all across the Federal breaucracy, and have an “outraged” narrative ready to roll for each time one gets set off.