My slopes aren't as slippery, where did you buy yours? I get why you said that, given the tumultuous nature surrounding Israel since it's founding in the 1940's, but the Arab nations said they would cease aggression when Israel did. Perhaps Israel having it's sticks taken away is a step towards a peaceful Middle-East?

Brings to mind the dichotomy of Israel and Russia. Ivans blow up a school, and it's a tragic warcrime. Shlomos wipe out a school, and they have the inherent right to self defense.

With more weapoms shipments being sent since Oct 7th, than days have passed since Oct 7th, it's absolutely time for prompt action. I admire Mr. Sanders and his resolve. With this resolution, maybe we can prevent another 30k deaths in nearly 10 mons time. This is a bold undertaking, reflecting the collective will of most other countries that condemn the Palestinian genocide. Well done.

The starliner is to return unmanned, according to this article. Can you imagine being on the ISS, and watching the ship you should have taken shred apart into burning rain as it attempts to pierce the veil of our atmosphere.

My comment was absolutely an understatement to generate curiosity. I do agree that Kevin Can Fuck Himself is a hidden gem. I've read that some people were saying the sitcom element takes them out of moment, but I fear they're robbing themselves from a great experience by not continuing.

The opening line brought me years back, but the rest was an unexpected journey of enlightenment. Well done.

There's a show called Kevin Can Fuck Himself that uses a laugh track to bias the audience in favor of certain characters.

Read his letters. He's stated that he doesn't like allegory and he wanted mythology for England free of christian influence. One of his hangups with Arthurian legends is they're influenced by christianity.

My dad said I would struggle to manage an average life, but look at me now dad! I'm makin this shit look easy!

Oh, they didn't elaborate on why they liked the last few, only that they did.

I think we're all fucked, because the monsters who run all of this value money over other's lives, and it helps with military retention. I'm sure there are people who wanted to get out of the service, but were worried about healthcare costs.

The private sector doesn't care, as long as the lines keep going up. And the government doesn't want to lose one of their sticks to keep people on their bases and ships.

So they'll buy mansions, and yachts, and travel the world. While I have to sit at home, just waiting for the day to be able to afford a vacation. And I'll sit and watch as our tax money is used by private businesses for stadiums, or mine-resistant vehicles for suburban cops, or to turn brown children into skeletons.

All the while, you're sitting there with constant pain and all the world cares about is the amount of testosterone in athletes at the Olympics. That's what's driving conversations these days. More circuses to distract us from the real problems.

I get to pay 4k a year, just to be able to be charged only 6k out of pocket. After that 10k, I still would owe 10% of every charge after that.

Or I can pay 2k a year for the privilage of being charged a little over 8k out of pocket. After that, I'd owe 20% of everything after.

So every year, I get to gamble my prospective income on how much healthcare I think I'll need. I want to save on monthly costs? Hopefully nothing emergent happens. Expecting a procedure? Now I'm out a few extra hundred a month just so I don't have to pay more than 10% after already paying 6k.

All this is assuming I don't get denied coverage and have to foot the whole bill anyway. I need to see a specialist, though, and the only one nearby isn't in my network. I gotta drive an hour and a half or pay 100%.

I'm paying more than the savings I'm able to put away to assholes who own yachts bigger than the house I rent.

Who would view this system as favorable?

Can you rephrase the question? I'm not sure I follow.

Back pain is a given, even if the child and/or halfling stands on the bar as intended. There needs to be a way to distribute the weight to one's hips, like a hiking backpack or SCBA. The shoulders and spine should be used to keep the halfling stable, and not be used to support their weight.

Catapulted into the sun, I believe.

Perhaps their tails are easily or often damaged?

So measuring from full fore to aft might give inconsistent results among other similar variables for the examined species, such as location, age, and weight. Going booper to pooper might give more reliable data, if the tails are often snipped at the tip by other reptiles, predators, disease, rogue mohels, swamp boat propellers, or hastily closed doors.

This is my best guess, I'm not lizardologist or a measuresmith.

Watch V For Vendetta next, also Hugo Weaving. In that film, he does an excellent job of portraying emotions from behind a mask. He does a better job from behind a mask than a lot of actors can do with their entire face.

I've seen Breaking Bad mentioned. If you enjoy that, check out Your Honor. It's another drama series starring Bryan Cranston.

When I have kids, one of the greatest challenges I'm anticipating is going to be keeping all the voices of the dwarves in the Hobbit diverse yet consistent.

Oh it's an absolutely terrible idea. But it is something one can do with an old phone.