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I worked in a mental health facility previously, and at least two male patients were there because they were each found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing male family members.

It happens, but their cases weren't national news stories.

Weird Al.

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Boys 18 and 20.

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I have two girls the same age. The oldest is already back at school and the youngest moves next week. It is just so bittersweet. I keep saying I would love to have one more day when they were 4 and 6 just so I could appreciate it in a way that I couldn't at the time.

My husband has stage IV pancreatic cancer so it just feels particularly hard right now.

He also claimed he didn't speak until he was 11 and couldn't read or write until he was 18. And that he had cancer, a stroke, locked in syndrome, and a few other insane medical issues.

It's just scary that no one questioned this at all.

Does the student loan industry suck? Absolutely! The industry and colleges prey on vulnerable people.

At the same time, a college student should be smart to do basic math. If they aren't, college isn't for them.

I came from a poor family and was a first generation college student. My parents basically kicked me out at 18 so I had no choice but to live in student housing. I remember my mom telling me to just borrow money because I would be able to pay it off after college. I told her that was stupid because I wasn't guaranteed a good job. I went to the school that gave me the most money, worked multiple jobs, and was dirt poor through school. I managed to graduate with only 8k in loans that I paid off as quickly as possible.

College doesn't have to cost 100k! I live in TN and community college is free for students. The unfashionable state schools (which are great schools) have tuition of about 11k a year without financial aid. There are so many options!

An attorney I used to be acquainted with loved to tell about his encounter with David Allen Coe. He was hired for a collections case against him. Said DAC was a huge a-hole to deal with and claimed to be broke and couldn't pay the judgment. He was getting ready for work one and his secretary called him to say that one of DAC's song just hit the top ten list. He said he took off to the ASCAP office with the judgment to place a lien against the proceeds. He swears that DAC called him being as nice as pie trying to get him to remove it, and he told him to F- off just like DAC had told him so many times.

No idea if it's true, but I do know he was involved in a lot of high dollar collection cases.

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The Badlands. Seems so out of place in South Dakota.

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This is my answer as well. I guess I expected the Grand Canyon to be as vast as it was so I didn't feel overwhelmed by the size. I did get freaked out when I got close to the edge.

The Badlands is just otherworldly. I felt like I was visiting a different planet.

I would also add Normandy. We visited last July and just seeing row after row after row of graves was just overwhelming. I felt so many emotions during that visit - sadness, pride, awe, sorrow, grief.

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Thh, I didn’t think it would even clear $100 million.

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That's worldwide box office so it's basically tanked in every country in the world.

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We used to use "spare" as a term of derision.

He literally is one. That is the entire meaning to his life.

So yes, he probably is dumb.

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He was never actually a spare. The closest he's been is third in the line of succession. He had the sweetest gig ever. All.the advantages of royalty without any of the responsibility. He gave it all up for a D-List actress who preyed on his stupidity and insecurity, and is now making money be speaking to real estate agents at low-rent conferences and doing whatever he can to stay relevant. He is a petty, pathetic man.

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Never take the counter offer from your current employer.



It really depends. I've worked places that have mature, sensible leadership and they wouldn't take offense to someone using an unsolicited offer to negotiate a raise. I've done something similar and gotten a promotion.

You just have to know your audience, because they could do what others have said and have a vendetta against you after giving you a raise.

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But many places don't have mature, sensible leadership. And I can almost guarantee that no place is going to match a 50k raise unless he is bringing in millions of revenue or has a skill set that can't easily be replaced. The job market is absolutely terrible right now, and in general, employees aren't in a position of strength unless they are irreplaceable in some way.

From an HR compensation standpoint, very few salary bands have a 50k difference, and they aren't going out of range for what they obviously consider fair compensation. Plus, jacking his salary up means that they now have to look at everyone else in that pay band so that 50k can become 500k if they have to bump other people up or others get disgruntled because he is now making 50k more than them.

If he feels like he deserves it from his current employer, I think he should make a case why his skill set is 50k more valuable and spell out what he brings to the table.