The NFL is so protective of the brand, especially if the player is a rookie. Look at Collins and the murder case. He was a sure-fire 1st rounder, who went undrafted and was later cleared by the police of all suspicion. Dallas eventually signed him as a free agent and he's had a decent career, marred by injuries, though. But the millions of dollars he lost....

@Axtremus said in Shingrix: Presumably Shingrix and other vaccines for shingles are available to just about everyone, including, say, Sen. Diane Feinstein. How effective is it? Why did Feinstein still had to be hospitalized for shingles? 97% effective for people in their 50's, a little less for old codgers. It lasts about 7 years, apparently. According to a statement, Feinstein had previously been vaccinated, but they didn't say when.

My first two cars were bright red. The first one was rolled into a hedge and completely destroyed. The second one caught fire in the middle of town. I'm not sure whether this was connected to the colour.

These two events, no. But I have no doubt they'll do anything within their capabilities to bury the Hunter story.

Damn, but you're a homer...

Ammo is out there, right now, at about 47-48 cents/round, 55g stuff. 7.62x39 for the SKS and AK's is running about 29 cents/steel case. I'm shocked about the latter, since I know a lot is getting shot in the Ukraine War.

Snort.

20 Million people who didn't have insurance before obamacare? That was roughly 2016.

He looks more like an NBA player than a MLB one. But he's a generational talent. So far. Lats night's game was the most exciting baseball I've seen in years. 10 home runs, a cycle.... fun.

Stay in the A/C, brother. Nothing needs done that badly.

Sounds sensible. Thanks for explaining, LD.

I think the question going forward becomes what did we learn and how do we apply it? Did the lockdowns of classic infection control work? How well did they work? What was the effectiveness of masking? What kind and for whom? What worked and what didn't in education? In nursing homes? In hospitals? Can we address supply chain issues effectively? How much freedom does a physician have in treating his patients? And in the spirit of this thread, can government(s) pull together a group of experts quickly enough to create policy on the fly? Should a mechanism be already in place for the next time. Make no mistake, there will be a next time. Should the Chinese suffer consequences from the lab leak? I don't think we have done an effective and comprehensive post-mortem on the COVID crisis. These questions and many more, need to be hashed out and maybe we can arrive at a new consensus of proper public health.

@Mik said in "The Commitment Made": Newsom’s just another white guy running a nearly failed state. Not sure what definition you use for "nearly failed state," but presumably you could have said the same for Reagan.

The problem? Most of the homes are selling for $200K plus… you are not getting a deal…

Money has changed hands under the table since they wore leather helmets. I had a good friend who played for LaTech. The hardest thing he did to make his paycheck, was to drive to the car dealership and pick it up. Nowadays, it's NIL. Livvy Dunne at LSU has made $3.4M since starting college.

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@Jon probably already has one…