DeepwaterGoMer

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Cui bono

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Right. Maybe even especially those actions taken under a guise of being beneficial to humanity.

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Passed after South Carolina seceded

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The Morrill Tariff was passed in the House in May 1860.

In 1860, about 95% of US government revenue was raised by a tariff on imported goods. Over 85% of US tariff revenue came from the South before the Morrill Tariff. In turn, 80% of these tax revenues were used in the North.

Have been to these 22 National Parks (in order) with my whole family starting in 2019 when youngest was 5 months old:

Channel Islands
Sequoia
King's Canyon
Hot Springs
Mammoth Cave
Great Smoky Mountains
Guadalupe Peak
Carlsbad Caverns
White Sands
Big Bend
Mesa Verde
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Rocky Mountain
Great Sand Dunes
Congaree
New River Gorge
Shenandoah
Cuyahoga Valley
Indiana Sand Dunes
Gateway Arch
Voyageurs
Isle Royale

Favorite hike/activities: Potato Harbor trail, Guadalupe Peak hike, Lost Mine trail, Santa Elena Canyon, Lake Haiyaha, Sky Pond, Old Rag, boating and tent camping in Voyageurs

This summer: RV trip to catch DETO, MORU, WICA, BADL, THRO, YELL, GRTE and GLAC

Looking forward to: GRCA rim to rim, ZION Angel's Landing and Narrows, YOSE Half dome

Go back for: ROMO Long's Peak, SEKI Mt Whitney, BIBE South rim loop

Sounds like a bunch of good spots. Appreciate everyone's input.

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Spotted Dog in Columbia

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Great store. Stopped in day after Thanksgiving, was a madhouse.

Wanting to go put my eyes on some duck/deer hunting clothing before purchasing. Thinking along the lines of places like G&H in Gueydan, Simmons in Bastrop or Spotted Dog in Columbia. What are some others you all know of?

Available?

Potchafa = oilfield trash

Was attempting to book a tent campsite for July in RMNP Aspenglen Campground. Have done this a few times and understand how competitive it is to get a site. I hit book now at 09:00:00 and still didn't get the reservation. Is it possible someone at the site or park had it already booked prior to becoming available to general public at the release time?

JHS grad here. It's a decent small town but why Jennings specifically? There are areas nearby with much better schools, e.g., Hathaway, Iota.

ETA Their school buildings are great. High school is only about 20 years old and they just built a new k-8th. It's the demographics of Jennings that's the problem.

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Link to study supporting this wild theory?

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Pure supposition from a keen observer of the human condition. There surely is some enhanced propensity to suggestion that makes people more willing to get the covid vaccine. Right along with that would be doing or believing other things that go against nature, e.g., self-sterilization, trust in government, ceding of natural rights, approval of gay agenda, identity guilt, etc.

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This makes no sense.

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Which part?

Rephrase: Doing something that makes sense on the surface without considering the deeper impact, or worse, understanding the true consequences and doing it anyway.