Indigenous Peoples Estates

Agreed! There are exceptions for people who have toxic families, etc. and it’s also fair to say that a frank discussion is ok—I know there are times when the parents might keep a tradition alive because they think the kids love it, and the kids are pretending to love it because they think it makes their parents happy.

Totally agree with you about holiday traditions. I’m 32, and still keep up the traditions even when I’m not celebrating with my parents.* I LOVE hanging up my stocking that was handmade by my great-grandma (who I never met, but she premade some stocking before she passed away with the assumption that there would be…

I agree! Both my parents have moved away from my hometown. I say “visiting mom” or “going to my dad’s” or whatever when I’m going to see them, but I still say “going home” if I’m going to visit my hometown (even though I’m definitely not staying in the house I grew up in). If my parents still lived there, I would…

Unfortunately, my work is blocking her website! In that case, I have no idea why she’d fly Spirit (other than the fact that some people just always hate spending money—myself included).

The article didn’t mention having a PhD in science, so my guess is that she’s working as a research assistant making almost nothing. I’m not as familiar with the amount of money concert pianists make, but my impression is it’s not much unless you are very well known.

As someone with a degree in biology, this doesn’t surprise me at all. The article didn’t mention having a PhD, so if she works in academia as a research assistant, she’s probably making peanuts.

(Sorry, I can’t tell if my intent came through in the original post with all my rambling)

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Yep, that was a really telling way that he worded it.

Steinbeck once said something to the effect of, “Republicans can stay in power because the American poor votes like they are temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

This whole “booze or women* or movies” thing makes me so mad.

Same! I love her.* I know less about him, but he seems great too. They seem like a couple who are kind and genuine. But I’m so confused when people pretend that she’s not beautiful. Like, she can be beautiful AND funny/smart/quirky/whatever.

These people are sleeping together. Presumably consent was proffered. So at some point there must have been a conversation similar to the one in question, which occurred between coworkers.

Co-sign on how unreliable the tests are. I didn’t get in legal trouble, but it did earn me extra scrutiny from a doctor.

It’s pretty lame, just holding vials of stuff up to the body (I think on pretty mundane places like the arm) and testing the body’s resistance by pressing on other areas.

From the first line of the article:

Yes, yes, yes. I look 100% girl-next-door, typical American. Blonde hair, blue eyes, the whole deal.*

I hadn’t considered the fact that it could be a plot point and later on this season I’ll be saying “Oh, that’s why they showed that scene so many times” (If I’m understanding correctly, this is what you are saying)

I thought that they WAY over used the plot device of repeating the same scene from various characters points-of-view in last nights episode. It can be super effective when it’s done sparingly (like when Eleanor first finds Chidi by overhearing his name we see it first through the events that got her there, and then in…