Yeah, but it worked. If the headline had said something about a beer vending machine, would you or I have bothered to read and post a repl...Nevermind, I guess I would have read it anyways. On $rant in $rants; continue;
Ok, points taken. Yeah, there are always divisions, even amongst homogeneous populations. With the recent election, some relieve valves were released. Pressure building with others.
It occurs to me that maybe to take care of the continuing and future loss of blue-collar jobs, a solution to the problem would be to put them on govt payroll. The 10-point plan mentions tripling ICE personnel. Many of the other goals will require a larger enforcement presence, too. Since DHS was created it's been a terrific make-work program. Of course, that presents an even greater opportunity for employment. See "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?".
Ha, yeah, I was thinking something similar, but I figure he was trying to be sarcastic. One thing that I think is ironic is that when CWII occurs, it will be the ones on the alt-right that have AK-47's instead of the lefties.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
Trumpzi. Nah, I don't think it will catch on. The "pz" doesn't really roll off the tongue. You need a vowel to follow the "p". Trumper, Trumpist, Trumpite, Trumpen, Trumpedup...something along those lines.
Indeed, this piece is pretty blatantly selective. How about showing a comparison of failed projects, how about how much projects actually cost in their respective agencies. The summary is right out of the 1960s BS "we're #1!" after winning a single race after being beating in dozens of others.
Beavis: You won every race, Butthurt! You went to the Olympics! Heh, too bad you didn't win.
Butthurt: Shut up, Beavis! Winning the Olympics wasn't my goal. I wasn't racing. I had other plans. I sent a robot to run my race for me.
I'd be fascinated to see a Soviet or Russian movie about NASA. A google search returns too much chaff. Perhaps you can provide a title or two? Oh, and I guess it would had to have been a main-stream movie.
So very funny. There were eight years of Obama rule during which all of these reforms could have been at least attempted. Funny how now that their favorite candidate lost everyone is coming out of the woodworks complaining about the system and asking for reforms.
I agree. Trump I believe said that the Electoral College "is a disaster". Perhaps he will work on this and other reforms.
I agree that the US political system is completely broken and needs wholesale replacement. I don't think this is the right way and the right time to do it.
No, for it to be completely broken, you'd have to look back to 1860. *That's* what a broken govt looks like.
For anyone who argues Trump supporters would be doing the same thing were the situation reversed, I call out your bullshit and will say
it's pure speculation on your part. Right now the only folks who are actively participating in the riots and general stupidity are those who
claim to be the " more educated, intelligent and / or informed " than those " Deplorable " Trump Supporters ( Hillary's description of them I believe ).
Of course it's pure speculation for us, since that happens to be in a different universe-line. Pretty good educated guess though. A quick read through pre-election chatter shows that. Also, why shouldn't intelligent people be protesting (not rioting etc) if they wish? I call bullshit, it's pure speculation on your part that they are the ones rioting etc. Democrats have a very wide base, so tends to be more unwieldy and non-monolithic. Finally, it's "a basket of deplorables". That's what makes it such a cute quote.
Yes, somewhat less than the majority have voted and made their opinion known that "the liberal opinion and political agenda doesn't work". So, with a little math magic, we have the statement "a majority of the nation believes that the liberal opinion and political agenda works". Your turn.
Slashdot Mirror
Just because a beer is bitter doesn't mean it tastes good.
WRONG
Just because a beer drinker is bitter doesn't mean that he's right.
In college towns, establishments cater to those who have not yet learned to handle a potent drug.
Yeah, but it worked. If the headline had said something about a beer vending machine, would you or I have bothered to read and post a repl...Nevermind, I guess I would have read it anyways. On $rant in $rants; continue;
Ah, thanks. I was wondering how to respond to that.
Ok, points taken. Yeah, there are always divisions, even amongst homogeneous populations. With the recent election, some relieve valves were released. Pressure building with others.
Gunny Ermey, is that you?
Good responses.
It occurs to me that maybe to take care of the continuing and future loss of blue-collar jobs, a solution to the problem would be to put them on govt payroll. The 10-point plan mentions tripling ICE personnel. Many of the other goals will require a larger enforcement presence, too. Since DHS was created it's been a terrific make-work program. Of course, that presents an even greater opportunity for employment. See "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?".
Ha, yeah, I was thinking something similar, but I figure he was trying to be sarcastic. One thing that I think is ironic is that when CWII occurs, it will be the ones on the alt-right that have AK-47's instead of the lefties.
Evolutionary dead ends do not care.
kudos, nice snark
...Americans didn't hate each other as much during the Civil War as they do now.
I think this is demonstrably not true.
I disagree. I think Trump surrounds himself with yes men.
Trump and his transition team have no government position.
MINS. They don't just let anybody in.
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Apocryphally yours, Vonnegutt
When did Trump become a progressive?
See, he does it right. A vowel follows the consonant, making it easier to pronounce.
Trumpzi. Nah, I don't think it will catch on. The "pz" doesn't really roll off the tongue. You need a vowel to follow the "p". Trumper, Trumpist, Trumpite, Trumpen, Trumpedup...something along those lines.
Indeed, this piece is pretty blatantly selective. How about showing a comparison of failed projects, how about how much projects actually cost in their respective agencies. The summary is right out of the 1960s BS "we're #1!" after winning a single race after being beating in dozens of others.
Beavis: You won every race, Butthurt! You went to the Olympics! Heh, too bad you didn't win.
Butthurt: Shut up, Beavis! Winning the Olympics wasn't my goal. I wasn't racing. I had other plans. I sent a robot to run my race for me.
I'd be fascinated to see a Soviet or Russian movie about NASA. A google search returns too much chaff. Perhaps you can provide a title or two? Oh, and I guess it would had to have been a main-stream movie.
So very funny. There were eight years of Obama rule during which all of these reforms could have been at least attempted. Funny how now that their favorite candidate lost everyone is coming out of the woodworks complaining about the system and asking for reforms.
I agree. Trump I believe said that the Electoral College "is a disaster". Perhaps he will work on this and other reforms.
I agree that the US political system is completely broken and needs wholesale replacement. I don't think this is the right way and the right time to do it.
No, for it to be completely broken, you'd have to look back to 1860. *That's* what a broken govt looks like.
For anyone who argues Trump supporters would be doing the same thing were the situation reversed, I call out your bullshit and will say it's pure speculation on your part. Right now the only folks who are actively participating in the riots and general stupidity are those who claim to be the " more educated, intelligent and / or informed " than those " Deplorable " Trump Supporters ( Hillary's description of them I believe ).
Of course it's pure speculation for us, since that happens to be in a different universe-line. Pretty good educated guess though. A quick read through pre-election chatter shows that. Also, why shouldn't intelligent people be protesting (not rioting etc) if they wish? I call bullshit, it's pure speculation on your part that they are the ones rioting etc. Democrats have a very wide base, so tends to be more unwieldy and non-monolithic. Finally, it's "a basket of deplorables". That's what makes it such a cute quote.
Yes, somewhat less than the majority have voted and made their opinion known that "the liberal opinion and political agenda doesn't work". So, with a little math magic, we have the statement "a majority of the nation believes that the liberal opinion and political agenda works". Your turn.
Voting requirements are basically 1) are you alive? 2) do you live in the US.
To be replaced by the Trump dynasty of Ivanka, Tom, Dick and Harry.