Yeah - it's an important function in a democracy. Voicing the collective perspective of a specific segment in society. In legislation that affects multiple industries, the environment, certain segments of the public, etc. - you need "lobbying" for each of those perspectives.

Of course people are betting that 2016 will repeat. One would have to assume that there were no lessons learned from what was missed last time.

I remember when the value of my house was an important part of my portfolio.

@bachophile said in The 13 new colonies: Hawaii becomes again a Polynesian monarchy Can we at least keep Tulsi? She's kinda cute.

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Must be that IED flavor...

Fraud Elections can and do change in a matter of days. Look at Bush/Gore.

@Mik said in Came *this* close...: 13K is still very close, astronomically speaking. Yipes. It would have been mostly dust by the time it hit the ground.

Maybe RBG just give that much of a shit about how long she lived and had her priorities right.

@Jolly said in Hate it when that happens...: https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/chargers-doctor-punctured-tyrod-taylor-lung https://aneskey.com/complications-of-thoracic-wall-regional-anesthesia-and-analgesia/

Traveling alone -> Hotel Traveling with family -> AirBnB If I travel alone, I don't need the things an AirBnB apartment usually offers, such as multiple beds and kitchen.

Ok. Definitely NOT the Gloria Jean I knew.

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@Aqua-Letifer said in Some make it. Some don't.: @Jolly said in Some make it. Some don't.: It's always interesting how a few make it big, some struggle along for a few years and some don't make it at all. Yeah, but Game B is absolutely a thing now. I can't tell you how many people I know who have "made it": not in the traditional sense, and sure as hell not on any traditional platform. They're involved in a small handful of revenue streams that are independent enough to be stable long-term, and they're doing what they love. It's possible now. But the viable model looks completely different from what folks presume. I should tell the music industry version of what you're talking about. Youre exactly correct that things are very different from what folks presume.

Our Border Collie is coming to Cincinnati with us... A lot of pet friendly vacation homes...

A whole lot of people are working from home. You go by large office complexes and you will see nearly empty parking lots. Companies have adapted just like schools have and will continue to do so. I don't see any great fear in the ones who are not, and those kind of jobs are plentiful around here right now. In July both my daughter and her roommate got multiple jobs in NC within a couple weeks.

I'll compromise. Hold the hearings, pull the cameras. Let reporters and sketch artists in. Would cut down on the grandstanding...