SaintTiger80

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It's 9 women on the jury.

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I was recently on the jury here in Houston for a child sexual abuse case. Pretty even split between male and female. Some young and some old.

We found him guilty of all charges for sexually abusing two sisters, both under 7 years old, for over a year. Took us about 30 minutes of deliberation.

After we determined guilt, we heard testimony of unrelated cases where there were additional victims. All young girls.

We, then, go to the room to determine his punishment. Under the law, we were allowed to give him life or a minimum of 25 up to 99 years.

I thought we were going wrap up quick and give him life right away. Three younger women (late 20s) thought that life was too long and maybe after 25 years he could change. He might find God and we should show mercy. I couldn't believe it. It muddied the water and then others were saying 45-50 years might be good.

Myself and another guy convinced them and the other jurors that if he is guilty of what we said he was guilty of then the only acceptable sentence is life. That we couldn't speculate on his remorse. That it wasn't our job to show mercy, because he showed no mercy to those girls. Took about 2 hours. Gave him life without parole. Felt good too.

Multiple people on jury said he deserved death, but that wasn't on the table.

I’m looking at purchasing a 2006 4Runner V8 with 4WD. Very clean inside and out. 150k miles. $12.5k

Took it to a pre-purchase inspection and they found a ton of rust on the frame including at least one spot where it’s rusted through.

The seller is offering to pay to have the rust removed, cut out bad sections and weld in patches.

How big of a risk is it once everything is patched up? Would you still follow through?

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“sport specific” has been bastardized over the years.

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When I say sport specific I mean anything that is playing the sport itself or a derivative that focus on a specific scenario or skill within that sport.

In this case practicing boxing out a defender and then jumping to head the ball. Legit specific scenario in soccer.

I would think that the player would be better served. Maximally loading the legs, hips, and back in a workout. Then at a different time, going to the field and doing the same drill with a training partner.

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Anyone else find British accents super annoying

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I suspect you're on to something guhvna! Right you are old boy! Cheerio!

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Satanic panic was a huge deal

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To be fair everyone is trans/gay now and kids are cutting off body parts. Women are sacrificing their kids in the name of bodily autonomy.
The leaders of our country are implicated in a pedo ring and won't release the names.

Sooo.. they may have had a point lol

Look up Dr. Mike Isratels Renaissance Diet 2.0

He does a good job of giving general advice that helps you understand what eating healthy looks like and what the priorities are..

1) eat in calorie deficit if you want to lose weight. A calorie surplus if you want to gain weight

2) eat generally healthy foods. You know what that looks like.. eggs, rices, meats, veggies, fruits, nuts as opposed to.. fries, chips, ice cream, cookies, candy.

3) once you are eating a defined amount of calories and eating generally healthy foods. You can start trying to adjust macronutrients protein, carbs, fats

4) meal timing is not as important as compliance.. just pick the eating intervals that work for you.

5) supplements are the last 5% of results. There is no magic powder or pill.


These are just general concepts that help you maintain the right focus and priorities while dieting.

I would start tracking steps and try to get 10k steps a day.

Also, lifting weights or doing body weight exercises 3-5 times a week will help you feel better, look better, and give you energy to stick with the diet.

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Early thirties with kids. Nothing crazy in assets just a house and retirement accounts. Live in Texas.

I want to designate who our kids would go to if we passed. Also, stipulate how life insurance etc would be distributed.

Spoke to an attorney and he suggested a will and trust to avoid probate court. He quoted me $4500.

My Father in Law has way more assets and a business. He said just use Willsandtrust.com for $600.

Any opinions on using a website vs a live attorney?

I never hear people mention it. I always viewed it as a old school tool that no one uses anymore.

Eventually, some fitness influencer is going to use it as their "secret" exercise and it'll blow up for a while lol

Got one recently.. seems like a good option for small footprint equipment with lots of versatility. Shoulder press, hammer curls, tricep extensions, bent over rows.

I strained my oblique ab muscle doing Jiu jitsu.. in the moment I felt a pop and intense pain. Made it hard to twist or rotate for about a month