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He's just like this guy fr fr. [img]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81p4qgInBVL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg[/img]...

[quote]IRC, he was a world class a-hole and his ego was bigger than his talent, which is why he was set back after his initial success.[/quote] That checks. I just rewatched Hackers last night and I'm always amazed at actors that had everything in front of them and just fell off....

If you had asked me who would be a star in 1998, I would have said Jonny Lee Miller. He was coming off Hackers and Trainspotting. He had the look. He had the chops. What happened? Wait, he married Angelina Jolie. That explains it. She kills careers. ETA: The should just let him be Bond. He doe...

[quote]That'll get you about $45,000 a year[/quote] I hate when people say stupid shite like this. If you're mediocre, then yes, choose a field that overpays for mediocrity -- like finance. If you're exceptional or even pretty good, any field can be lucrative. I would rather her do somethin...

[quote]The refrigerated vacuum sealed barbecue burnt ends and chicken fajitas that you drop in boiling water are tremendous. The other go-to is the 3 pound ground beef logs that comes out to like $3.50 per pound[/quote] If you like steak burgers, Costco is the place to hit. Ask for a steak chub...

[quote]But as far as getting a full ride merit to a place like Duke, you can probably count on one hand the amount of students who actually get it. It’s super rare. Your niece must be an academic prodigy that had absolutely perfect grades in HS[/quote] Yes, she was. ETA: So was her mother --...

OK, she's not. I'm not putting my niece's info out there to prove she earned that scholarship. She turned down Ivy League opportunities because she preferred Duke. ...

[quote] Duke is easily $60,000 a year and the additional costs of study abroad add onto that. Her parents have to be rich asf to afford that[/quote] She's on a full ride to Duke and I believe a scholarship to Oxford....

[quote] You ought to try to visit while she is there.[/quote] I was going to try and head over for a month or so and see some old friends this summer, but some things came up that depleted my savings and set me back this year. I still want to, but it might not be doable. I've got friends in the W...

I'm a cheap arse when it comes to foods. I'll hit up the Mexican grocery "Mi Puebla" for produce (it's about a third of the price of Publix and half the price of Wal Mart) and certain hard to find items like dried peppers as they have every variety you could possibly imagine, Aldi for canned goods an...