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30 years is a long time, peace was made with the victim's death long ago by anyone who knew him. You'd just be stirring it up for them, giving them the knowledge that the guy who killed him lived a long, generally happy life.
I disagree with your “peace was made” assumption. I personally know the sibling of a murder victim who was brutally murdered in 1984. He has never made peace with what happened, and cannot even stand to be in the city where it occurred. There are some things that cannot be forgotten. Come clean.
Every one of the Jardiance commercials. The only funny bit on last Saturday’s SNL was a throwaway line in the dance instructor skit about choreographing a Jardiance commercial. Sadly, Cher’s first number was cringe. Didn’t stay up to watch her encore appearance.
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That’s a stupid blanket statement. Ben Franklin is one of the top high schools in Blue NOLA.
Students must score highly on an IQ test, maintain a certain GPA, and pass another test to attend Ben Franklin. It’s not a viable choice for just anyone who wants to attend. Giantkiller’s statement stands.
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OK, fine. Which one of those women looks like she'd be better at what Hugh was actually looking for, though?
That was no woman Hugh was with, though. (Early instance of tranny making the news.)
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ve been saying this for months, don't awaken the sleeping giant. You really don't want to call him to step because when he steps its coming. Using history as an indicator it never ends well when he decides enough is enough.

It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate.

They were not easily moved,
They were icy -- willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the Saxon began to hate.

Their voices were even and low.
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show
When the Saxon began to hate.

It was not preached to the crowd.
It was not taught by the state.
No man spoke it aloud
When the Saxon began to hate.

It was not suddently bred.
It will not swiftly abate.
Through the chilled years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the Saxon began to hate.

Celts aren’t Saxons, but the results are similar.
Driving at night. My night vision has always sucked, but lately it seems to suck at dangerous levels. May have to pass on any after hours Christmas parties I get invited to.
Found out about a half-sister no one knew about that way also. Another half-sibling took the test, then asked if it, perchance, might be us. Dad got around.
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They are watching a parade in NYC of all places and are clutching pearls because there are leftist ideas being shown during the events. Like what were you expecting?
I grew up watching this parade at my grandparents’ house every Thanksgiving, and I expect children today to be able to do the same. That’s what I am expecting!
Several years back, I had an extended stay there, helping her prepare for a move. As a condition of my assistance, I stipulated that she could not have that shite on in the common rooms. Every night, when she turned in, she’d crank her bedroom set as loud as she could. Felt like I was dealing with a teenager.
She’s hard of hearing. The volume is always turned up to eleven.
My mother has this crap on her bedroom television nonstop. Has led to some tense moments when visiting for longer than a day or two.
My sister-in-law. She’s from up North, but lives in the South. On her third husband. Former military. Ruins every family gathering I’ve ever attended.
Was supposed to be driving through there today. Could’ve been me.
I was looking over my Airbnb profile reviews last night, and they are all enthusiastically positive. Some of those stays were less than stellar for us, but I stayed upbeat, and worked with the homeowners to fix whatever problem had arisen. (In one case, a power company arrived to turn off the power due to nonpayment. They held off when I told them that we were STR guests. That rental was owned by several people, one of whom had obviously dropped the ball on paying the bill.) At times, I’ve had to request flexibility from my hosts, and they have all been very gracious about this. Good karma begets good karma.
Waited six episodes for Burns’ dismissive treatment of Robert Morris, the “Financier of the Revolution.” It’s unlikely that the revolution would have succeeded without Morris’ talented participation, but in Burns’ version, he was a war profiteer, who was mainly in it for himself. Morris expended considerable energy and personal treasure keeping the fledgling country afloat in various executive roles, and found himself and his fortune depleted by the time the conflict ended. It’s a shame that he attempted to recoup what had been hazarded via land speculation, and found himself in debtor’s prison for three years, after his valiant service to the republic. Burns’ historian, whose name I didn’t catch, treats him with contempt.
I used to wonder about this re: Elizabethan times. Was told by a historian that couples didn’t marry until they could establish their own household.