@George-K said in Sunday Respite: Smaug the Magnificent: @Doctor-Phibes said in Sunday Respite: Smaug the Magnificent: My dad smoked one well into his 50's So did mine, as a matter of fact. I suppose I'm talking about the self-worshipping academic types. Students and faculty. My dad came from a very different world than I did - English public school (i.e. private boarding school), followed by Cambridge University. His parents were fairly well-to-do. He escaped it (quite possibly deliberately, it's a long story) to become a scientist in the north of England, but he never really escaped the look. Tweed sport-jacket and a vaguely bemused air. The pipe fitted him perfectly. I did receive a fair amount of teasing from my friends, but he was so genuine and well-liked an eccentric that nobody ever thought the worse of him.

I think the world has had enough of autocratic Tsars and meddlesome priests/monks Patriarchs of Moscow as of late.

@LuFins-Dad said in Happy Marriages and Type of Car: I find it interesting that Psychiatrists are close to the bottom in regard to happy marriages... They're in the exact same place as gynecologists, who are also frequently close to the bottom.

Albanians you say. Albanian intelligence no less.

@LuFins-Dad said in I wonder if this will turn out well?: I’m looking for an Au Pair… Say 20-22… Ok, will a Chilean Pair do? [image: OIP.nj9msWYkogIUK8JxcRBK8QHaLG?dpr=1.5&pid=ImgDetMain]

@LuFins-Dad said in At the bottom of the short stairs.: @Copper said in At the bottom of the short stairs.: @Axtremus said in At the bottom of the short stairs.: Biden still makes better decisions Does that include deciding to sell influence to China? The problem is that the man is so addled, he’s actually selling that influence to Luxembourg. Their navy needs the ships...

Virgin Atlantic flight from Dulles to London just did the same thing. Apparently the Gulf Stream is NUTS right now. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR22/history/20240218/0410Z/KIAD/EGLL/tracklog https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/02/18/record-jet-stream-winds-dc-flights/

Did Mexico pay for the wall?

A fair observation.

Happy mamma.

I wonder if the study controlled for how sick patients were when they started therapy.

@Mik said in The Martyr: It won’t be long until some intrepid journalist looks into the financing of other NY development projects I believe it was Turley who wrote that this ruling can have a devastating effect on NY real estate.

Obligated. I suspect the person with knowledge is the priest who performed the ceremony.

https://www.grunge.com/1096897/bill-maher-facts-about-the-comedian-and-talk-show-host/ One of the comedian's frequent guests on his show is the right-wing pundit Ann Coulter. Maher refuses to heed the haters like usual and will have whoever he wants on "Real Time," but Coulter is a special case because their relationship goes beyond being simply colleagues as political commentators who are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Regardless of their differences, the two are close friends. On top of their on-screen appearances together, both have separately defended the other. When Coulter was on "Hannity" and the host was critical of Maher, she responded, "I obviously don't agree with his politics. I like him. He's a true and loyal friend, he always has been, and he bought me dinner. So, I'm not going to say anything bad about him ... I'm easy. I'm a cheap date" (via Mediaite). Likewise, Maher was asked by Variety why he has Coulter on his show, and he said, "She's not stupid. I don't exactly read her books. But I know from when we've covered her issues in the past, it's not like she doesn't do research."

@Wim said in Immigrants in the Netherlands: RadioGenoa. Not really an objective source ... From what I've seen of their tweets, I think you're right. Here's the AP version of the story: https://apnews.com/article/eritrea-government-rioting-hague-netherlands-0c4b92ee3e38242fc82736851341f342 Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men in the street, some throwing rocks. “It got seriously out of hand,” The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel said. Middel said a group loyal to Eritrea’s government was holding a meeting when the venue was attacked by Eritreans who oppose the African nation’s government. Police spokeswoman Kristianne van Blanken said she could not immediately say if anybody was injured or if any rioters were arrested. The fighting is the latest outbreak of violence at Eritrean events in Europe.

I think that the % of parents are more involved with their kids if they are homeschooled vs, a public school is higher. Parent involvement is key to having kids do well in school.

@George-K said in Immaculate Conception?: He said there have been few cases of parthenogenesis in rays." This is my guess. I think this happens in fish/amphipians that is not so uncommon.