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I am not an old person, but I went on an old person cruise.

One cruise to consider is a tour of the British Isles and Ireland. The cruise I went on had 50 rooms and went into some unique ports. Far end of Cornwall, two ports in Wales, Dublin, Belfast, Outer Hebrides, Orkney, Aberdeen (eh), and Edinburgh. I think it was 10 days and everything was catered to easy mobility tours. They set up good tours not far away from each port.

Google "Resilia oregano oil" and commercial. Await the algorithm takeover. Enjoy the ride.

Except that I a) use incognito mode explicitly for Youtube, b) don't make purchases on the device, c) don't use my personal Google account on that computer.
About two weeks ago I watched a wild advertisement (I Had Sex With The Wife Of A Jewish Billionaire) on YouTube. While it was full AI slop it was also strangely mesmorizing and I was impressed that I watched the full seven-plus minutes. It probably took almost 4 minutes to actually find out what the company is selling (black garlic oil supplements). Once the algorithm locked me in, a couple more popped up in between videos that were just as wild.

Link to Reddit post with one-minute clip because it seems not easy to find the ad videos on YouTube.
Our society is moving so much closer to the Demolition Man timeline. Pretty soon people will be living sewers to escape being constantly scanned in the name of safety.
I can't help really at all with Berlin and Gorham. It's been decades since I spent any time up that way other than passing through to Maine. I feel like everywhere else is about an hour or so away from Berlin so keep that in mind.

There's some great nature spots up there. Errol/Umbagogg and Dixville Notch are under an hour away, and Rangeley is about 1.5 hours. Lots of hunting and fishing up there in the Great North Woods, this I know. I can't recommend any places for food though. There's probably something good to find in Colebrook though, if you make the drive over Dixville Notch. Jackson is a postcard town and has The Wentworth for good food options.

If you want to make a trip to the Littleton/Bethlehem/Franconia area then I can make some recommendations. Nice area with small towns and great nature. Lancaster would be about halfway between, and there might be some places to stop and check out like the Polish Princess Bakery and Copper Pig Brewery.

A fun fact up that way- there was a WWII POW camp in Milan (pronounced Mile-in) where the German prisoners did logging for the paper mills in the area. A couple attempted escape but found themselves surrounded by forests and descendents of French Canadians who weren't welcoming and just came back to the camp.
How far north in NH are you going?
The Battle of the Alamo was fought between people trying to maintain the institution of slavery and ones who abolished slavery after winning their independence from their colonizer.

The slavers lost the battle.

re: Skubal to Dodgers

Posted by McVick on 8/3/26 at 4:16 pm to
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All true... and for once public opinion is on the owners side heading into this deadline

B/c of the Dodgers


Wait, what? I don't think public opinion is on the side of ownership. It seems to me that the owners screwed up a number of things and, to fix it, potentially lock out the players to fix their screwups.

Labor hasn't caused a problem, and they shouldn't be blamed or punished.

re: Skubal to Dodgers

Posted by McVick on 8/2/26 at 6:26 am to
Why is any of this a catalyst for a lockout? Are enough owners upset at a select few of their own to lock out labor? Are the owners in desperate need of a salary cap to protect themselves against each other and agree to a salary floor?

It doesn't seem like MLBPA is concerned unless the floor the owners want to implement is too low.
Very similar to what I have going on. Kept an ICE vehicle (RAV4) but added a BEV (new Lexus RZ). It uses hardly any battery going around town, has Tesla-style charging capabilities, and sorta self drives itself. It rides real nice and accelerates quicker than anything I've driven before.

The long haul hesitancy is interesting. More planning is necessary than an ICE vehicle but charging time won't be as bad as you think. Pull up to a charger, get it going, go inside, go to the bathroom, have a bite to eat, and in 30ish minutes you're ready to go with a good enough charge to get you to your destination or another 200 miles.
The owner has an interesting taste in art up on the walls.
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He didn’t say it was wrong. He’s coming to the unfortunate realization there are millions of dumbasses like you that seek victimhood at every opportunity regardless of context or intent.


He's a Big Boy, he meant what he said or else he'd stick to his guns like the pitchers in San Fran. Or, he's a Pussy who backed down and opened his eyes.

Either way, he spoke and took a stance. Now let's see if his words match his actions.

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No he knows that’s what he’s supposed to say because pussies from the northeast aren’t familiar with shite talking using the word boy. They get so erect to call some thing racist that they don’t want to understand context.


In the year of our Lord 2026, I've learned that if you mean it then you stand by it. If not, then you're a pussy (cat or female genitalia, take your pick). He's not getting cancelled. MLB isn't going to do a single thing, and if they did then MLBPA would fight the league on any penalities.
I understand smack talk and the intentionally of demeaning language. Calling someone a slow frick after getting thrown out by a mile. Calling someone an Old Man or an Old frick before or after making a good play where athleticism beat out experience. Calling someone a Stupid frick because they made an inexcusable error. calling someone a Pussy (pussycat or female genitalia, take your pick) before or after a display of timidness.

But what does it mean to call someone Boy? I didn't grow up in the South. I played a variety of sports growing up and I never remember anyone calling someone Boy in a demeaning way. I remember other words being used, but not that one.

BTW, Cavalli said adterwards "It hurt my heart, knowing that, if there's a 13-year-old black kid in D.C. that sees that — that looked up to me and thinks that he perceived it in a way that wasn't intended the way that it came out, and then he's not looking up to me anymore. That hurts my heart. It's really tough. I've learned a lot. The intention was perceived different than what my heart is and who I am as a person, my character,". He knew it was wrong and stated he wouldn't use Boy again in such a way. Time will tell if he means it or not.

Oh, I forgot calling someone a Fat frick because they are husky/chunky/heavy/overweight. That's demeaning but something that a person can change about themselves.
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As in insult. Which it obviously was, it's just not racist.


I mean, it's disrespectful to call anyone Boy in the manner that Cavalli did so. What positive reason is there to call Wilson Contreras Boy?

Maybe this is just not something I understand because it's not a part of my culture.

In what world should Cade Cavalli use the word "Boy" directed at Wilson Contreras? Cavalli is 27 years old and Contreras is 34 years old.
Pictures Rocks National Lakeshore is worth a visit.

If you want to visit Mackinac then it's better to take the ferry from St Ignace than from Mackinaw City.

Have as many pasties as you can eat.

re: Yall remember magic eye?

Posted by McVick on 6/5/26 at 4:36 pm to
I goatse what you posted. My eye mustn't be working properly