The short attention span of the public. Ohio would not have managed as well as we did if a lot of the legislature had its way. The ‘masks are tyranny’ crowd was pushing back from day one. Many legislators were willing to follow to gain support. Their thinking was kneejerk emotional and not science nor data based. Had they had their way our death toll would have been a lot higher.

The executive branch of state governments needs flexibility in health emergency situations.

@jolly I have to revisit this play.

If I recall, 'Liza's dad was kind of an a-hole as well.

@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:

@doctor-phibes said in Boulder Shooting:

@jolly said in Boulder Shooting:

If done correctly, a republic is superior to a parliamentary government.

What evidence are you basing this claim on?

Plato.

As revised by Machiavelli and Hobbes.

SB22 is a bad idea. This the the part of the GOP that is losing me.

@jolly said in $18,000,000/day:

I wonder if it bothers anybody in the Biden Administration that the Drug Cartels are getting rich off of human suffering, SUFFERING THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CAUSED?

I suspect not. When you are importing millions of illegals, which will eventually become votes and political power, the needs justify the ends. Gotta break a few eggs, to make an omelot.

What's one more kid, floating dead in the Rio Grande? Happens every day...

Their actions now are proof of how much they care. Of course we knew it was all BS the entire time but it’s fun to see the hypocrisy now and the no shame. It’s brazen. Love it.

I'd always kind of assumed that the archetypal home-schooler isn't living in inner-city Boston.

She didn't know they were taking that picture

Huh?

They took half of an hour to light it

Nice looking floors.

@loki said in Just in time for Easter!:

@doctor-phibes said in Just in time for Easter!:

I think I'd rather be crucified, to be honest.

I see why now:

Peeps are sometimes jokingly described as "indestructible". In 1999 scientists at Emory University jokingly[20] performed experiments on batches of Peeps to see how easily they could be dissolved, burned or otherwise disintegrated, using such agents as cigarette smoke, boiling water and liquid nitrogen.[21] In addition to discussing whether Peeps migrate or evolve, they claimed that the eyes of the confectionery "wouldn't dissolve in anything".[22] One website claims that Peeps are insoluble in acetone, water, diluted sulfuric acid, and sodium hydroxide (the site also claims that the Peeps experimental subjects sign release forms).[23] Concentrated sulfuric acid seems to have effects similar to the expected effects of sulfuric acid on sugar.[24]

They did something similar with various junk food items and some mold. They left them out for a week or two. Everything dissolved into an absolutely disgusting green goop, except for the McDonald's fries, which were essentially unchanged. There are some things even mold won't eat.

Unlike those 20th century guys

Mr. Trump used 21st century methods

And had a press conference every day

Oh well for her. She likely got caught up in the mob mentality.

Sounds like a legal employment issue and will be adjudicated accordingly.

Twitter is forever.

@doctor-phibes

Right-o.

@loki said in A Dangerous Response:

The real question is would he have deleted if it was an angry white male?

And the answer is no.

That has to be a joke, right?????? Right???????

Remember - the Scottish economy is really struggling at the moment. Those small-business guys out in the highlands and islands really need your help.

@jolly said in Albanil:

@aqua-letifer said in Albanil:

@jolly said in Albanil:

As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.

It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.

My niece married a guy who did that. He later started his own company in Florida and has done pretty durn well.

Yeah, I hear that's what a lot of guys do. It can work out really well, but I've heard that for every 1 person who made that leap, there are 3 or 4 who failed at it. Mostly it's because running a business requires an entirely different set of skills that you gotta develop an aptitude for, or you'll sink. Seems a lot of folks don't know that going in.

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