Yes. It took me a bit to get there as well. Oddly it was when I was assigned to debate abortions taking the stance of being anti-abortion. That was a rabbit hole that shaped my view of being pro-choice. I had to have one because medically it was the only option that didn’t put us both at risk of not making it. Even if…

Isn’t this standard though?  They aren’t really going to know until the deal is finalized and they go through the transition phase.  Things tend to bubble up to the surface at that point and people will get let go.  I’ve yet to go through any type of company merge or acquisition where people weren’t let go.  

I had to do this once already and I think it was to access something with the IRS. I can’t recall what it was and it was about a year or so ago that I had to do it. It is tetchy as hell.  If I could have gotten the information I needed a different way I would have gladly taken it.

Konami misreading a room, must be a day ending in “y”.

I may still be a trifle upset about the lack of new Suikoden games in my life.

One of the biggest stereotypes is that of the angry black person. It is used to invoke a very particular view amongst most white people. Then you layer on top of that that this character has fallen through the cracks of society and is on the verge of prison. So that can imply any number of things that are also put on…

From where I sit, declining still works.  You don’t own any explanation for declining or refusing to invite people to a wedding.  Life is too short to dance to the tune of other people’s expectations.

It is possible that it simply is his phone number flipped to letters.  Thanks to high school immaturity, I have at least one phone number in my yearbook written that way.

Seconded.  Or thirded at this point.  In either case, he always offered a viewpoint that I had not fully seen or heard and I have always appreciated it.

I fully expected to see Ol’ Yeller and Watership Down.
I’m somewhat surprised that Pete’s Dragon (the original) didn’t make it on the list nor did The Dark Crystal.

I haven’t done the NSO yet.  I considered doing so with the Expansion pack and then realized I don’t really care about most of the games being offered in the Expansion pack.  Between that and purchasing the ACHHA directly, I didn’t see much point in springing for it.  I was expecting far more game options than what…

I don’t work for Microsoft but visited their campus a few times. The joke with employees there is that Bing stood for Because Its Not Google.
Which seems to fit.

The first time I ever heard reference to this place was last night while watching “Portals to Hell”.  I’m not sure if they put the town logo up on the screen but for everything else they have available to pull for their history, the noose is an interesting option.  It’s good they are losing the noose.  It’s…

I see your experiences and respect the fact that you put this down as clearly as you did.  Your stories resonate.

Having worked in the sports management industry many, many moons ago, I can tell you it isn’t all that uncommon if you are considered to be a potential top tier player.
Also contracts overseas for those players, not that uncommon either.

I might be wrong but didn’t companies already say “be less black” with their rules about hair.  They just weren’t blatant enough to actually use the words.  Which makes me wonder why they thought “be less white” would work out for them.  Or maybe they knew it wouldn’t and it was deliberate.  Yeah I’m taking option 2.

That is a great story.

Clinton actually did that. Made the news locally and everything. I felt for his security detail.

From what I recall, that was the topper for them.  He would just roll into a McDonalds like he was an every person and not POTUS.

I figured they would have learned something from the Clinton detail.  He used to jog around DC.  Drove them crazy.

Stardew Valley. I have it on multiple platforms and don’t see myself ever getting tired of it.
Suikoden 3. When I have the system up it is one of my go tos.
Final Fantasy VII and X. For different reasons.
Civ 5 and Beyond Earth. I just love both games immensely.