The above example just reinforces my perception that probably 80% (at a minimum) of illegal immigrants to the US are doing it for economic reasons. And it is not just a US problem. in Bangkok, probably 50% of the staff in many restaurants are from Myanmar, Laos, or Cambodia that are (probably) working illegally. Same in the construction industry. And, there is a lot of Thai construction workers in Korea working illegally. In Thai, they are referred to as "little ghosts". Taiwan gets a lot of mainland Chinese working illegally. "Follow the money"

@Doctor-Phibes said in When Seconds Count at Starbucks: We will always need a human being to yell at when we get the wrong coffee. Assistant Abuse Absorber.

Energy. I figured out fossil fuel so we multiplied faster than was naturally sustainable using only near real-time power from the Sun. After the fossil fuel cache is spent, we either exploit nuclear or revert to whatever the Sun can naturally support on Earth.

Still a lot more fun to watch than the first two.

My proudest moment as a dog owner came when we walked past the town hall in Foxborough and my dog took a dump right in front of a sign saying 'Vote here'

He was a very familiar sight on British TV in the 70's in a number of different series, and somehow always somehow managed to appear cooler than pretty much everybody else, even when playing in Kidnapped, a TV- series adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. RIP.

Now it’s not clear that he would be safe walking through a Trump rally.

Yikes.

Make Karla order it next time lol

I’m doing my part and keeping the drains clear so our storm water can make it to the Mississippi and head your way. We’ve had almost nonstop rain for the last 3 days. We had a very dry summer and it’s almost like the rain statisticians wanted to fix the rain total before snow comes.

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Glad you liked it! Go see Palminteri do it if you get the chance. He'll be at the Des Plaines Theater 11/5. https://chazzpalminteri.net/pages/a-bronx-tale-schedule

@Mik said in Life lessons from Warren Buffett: I'd disagree. There are many people who I don't care much for their company, but I respect their contributions to the society we live in and I'm willing to associate with them. I just won't invite them for dinner. If you were closer, I'd invite you over. I would happily accept! It’s my understanding that the food there is excellent. But I don’t think I’m too far afield by interpreting “high opinion of someone” as “liking someone”. I suspect most people, even ones of impeccable virtue, deliberately prioritize other things on occasion. Being on the “right side of history” for instance implies that one is spending present likability, with an expectation of future likability in return. That investment is understood to not necessarily provide returns by the time of one’s passing.

@Axtremus said in Nearly 1/3 of polled Democrats believe Americans have “too much freedom”: @Jolly, a lot of your proposed syllabus for Civics are covered between the typical public middle/high school courses on “American History” and “American Government” type classes. @Jolly said in Nearly 1/3 of polled Democrats believe Americans have “too much freedom”: And yes, a good civics course should teach the role of a good citizen in our country. With our rights come responsibilities. We are responsible for electing the best people to office. We are responsible to advocate for writing and passing the best laws our legislators can craft. Citizens are the ultimate authority on taxation levels, who and what should be taxed, and how the money raised should be spent. That’s all you have to say about “responsibilities” of citizens? How much of this are you willing to codify into law? If it's covered, why couldn't a large percentage of recently interviewed Americans name the three branches of government? Why did the majority of them not know what rights the 1st Amendment covers?

Seriously, I think a lot of it is coaching, but I also think Ram has taken a step back from All-pro since his knee injury. Secondly, I think Brees made his line look better, just like Brady did in New England. Both QB's got the ball out in under 2.4 seconds.

Tell the repairmen to watch out for dust. A study has recently shown that human neuron and lung cells exposed to simulated lunar dust experienced DNA damage and cell death, even in very small quantities. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/did-you-know-moon-dust-incredibly-toxic-humans#:~:text=A study has recently shown,bronchitis and emphysema when inhaled.

@Axtremus said in Ornamentation Question: That YouTube plays it like a turn rather than a modern. In the score it's not a mordent, it's a trill. [image: 1695648830435-mordent-1431521941.jpeg] [image: 1695648908986-image.jpeg] My take: your ways looks pretty good to me (I would likely do that myself), but more generally I would say play whichever way manageable by and sounds good to you. It’s Bach, it’s baroque, they improvised and played things many ways and took many liberties with ornamentations back then. If the baroque musicians could take liberties with ornamentations, so can you. Agreed. As long as I don't use any pedal, right?

I was busy with the kids, so I didn't see your story. https://www.space.com/meteorite-impacts-moon-february-2023-video