NolaLovingClemsonFan

We’re scheduled to be in Cancun middle of May, and my wife is freaking out worrying this will wreck everything. Usually it feels like this stuff gets isolated to pockets where only locals and cartels are affected. It spilling over into international settings like airports is pretty scary. Sucks, hope it simmers down over the next 2+ months!

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I don't understand why Americans never want to help out Americans. Why wouldn't you want to adopt an American kid? And I don't mean this to be a smartass.. I'm just curious

It's like my Church.. all of their money trips are overseas to rebuild things... It annoys me that they never go to low income parts in our own ountry to help rebuild things and it's always a select group of people that go on these long trips overseas.

I just find it odd

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Fair. For me it would be two-fold. I do think there is a benefit to giving our kids some exposure outside of the US. I feel it had a profound impact on me growing up so since I don’t think we’ll have the ability to live somewhere overseas, this feels like a way to give a small version of that.

The bigger reason, though, is the permanence of the decision. Sponsoring an exchange student seems like 2% as big of a commitment as adopting a person for life. I mean, if the kid is a nightmare or we find out it isn’t our thing, then it will be over after that semester or whether. If you adopt someone, that’s for life. That’s something I’ve never been able to get comfortable with when it wasn’t someone we created.

It’s less about foreign vs domestic and more temporary vs permanent.

Holy shitballs that episode was incredible. I was talking with the wife, and we both were saying how with the idiotic way GOT ended and then the House of the Dragons nonsense, that ending and this whole show is such an epic reminder of how great GOT can be, sorta like Andor for Star Wars. We had almost forgotten how epic GOT is but then you get a final scene like that with the reveal and the score pumping, and LETS frickING GOOO!

One question for those who know this Westeros stuff, but how exactly does the trial of seven have to finish? Is it an actually fight to the death until one team is completely eliminated? If you kill the accuser / accused from either team, does it end regardless of who else is alive? What are the rules?

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Not true. A better fairer product would increase viewers. Would increase betting too. Thats more money.

You have to spend money (smartly) to make money. Why do companies advertise? To make more money. But you need a good product to begin with else it only goes so far.

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All of this. The NFL’s decisions as of late reek of the arrogance that ultimately leads to a titan’s downfall. We see it in business. We’ve seen it in sports. Football is not unique. It is not this perfect deity that is immune to suffering and volatility.

I completely agree that it will see some hard times ahead. I always pushed back on those calling for its demise around shite like concussions or being too violent. That was nonsense, but their leadership’s decisions lately are the reason for the eventual decline.

Would’ve given anything to see Djokovic’s 1st set level of play vs Carlos’ 3rd set level of play. Some of Carlos’ shots in the 3rd set were simply incredible.

What is up with Rafa’s hands / fingers? I know he always had them taped and had issues with them while playing, but the dude’s hands look almost as jacked up as Booger McFarland’s lol.

I know some will say it can be corny, but IDGAF, I love this show. It’s Iike a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup on a cold day, just a perfect warm hug

Michael J Fox was so good, what an awesome addition

The cast continues to expand and get so good. The only real weak spots IMO are Shawn and the daughter. Everyone else is perfect and so good

Can’t wait for more episodes!

Sure is nice to actually watch a well-executed game of football instead of a slip-n-slide drop fest game of backyard snowball

Turning the channel from that snow storm nonsense to this is so relieving. Can’t wait to actually watch real strategic football instead of backyard snowball.

I know everyone loves these snow games, but this shite is so dumb. Nothing but drop and slips everywhere.

HORRIBLE call, but always impossible to overturn that shite once it’s in a pile

I know some rookies have really struggled and then bounced back, but damn Campbell is arse.

If the Pats make the Super Bowl, could he be the worst starting LT in Super Bowl history?