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My Aunt (also a teacher) had twin brothers named Orangejello and Lemonjello. Think hillbilly French pronunciation. A friend's wife works in the neonatal unit of a hospital. She says it's practically daily that some couple names their kid Neveah or something like that thinking is so cute and original. The nurses are like yeah, you're only the 4th one this week. Her best story is a couple who wanted to name their daughter Deliverytruck. Pronounced del-li-vee-trik. The nurse took the paperwork and made it halfway down the hall before turning around. She walked back into the room and said "it's your business if you want that beautiful little girl to go through life named delivery truck, but I'm not putting my name on the paperwork. I'll just leave this here so you can think about it and maybe ask someone else to file it for you." They changed their mind, and thanked her the next day.

I can't really disagree with this. About 10 years ago a culture of persecution came down in this area. That's one of the reasons why I've gotten away from the sport riding scene. The standard assumption is "that idiot on the bike did something wrong". That's a shame given the millions of tourist dollars brought in by motorcyclists, though I'll also openly concede that many bring it on themselves.

I bet you're right.

Is there a background story to the video above? Re: Castille from my memory of the video, there was less than 1 second between the cop pointing a gun and screaming and shots being fired. That's not much time for the OODA loop to run.

That the woman turned left in front of the bike and the rider is the one being charged is telling.

Parent's responsibility? That's just crazy talk.

Talk you out of it?

I'll be happy if we just reinstate Mr. Darwin.

Does it rotate easily once unlocked, or is it really stiff to unlock?

Isn't that the definition of marriage?

Looks like a good bill and friendly prices. Wish I could go.

I'd like to, but have significant doubt I'll make it.

Camo? I don need no stinkin camo.

Geese get used to the fake noise maker stuff pretty quickly. There's not much you can do if you're not there very often. Got neighbors with a dog that'll run them off?

Mine has done fairly well. Cucumbers have been great, okra is in full swing, and we've gotten one pie pumpkin with 2 more on the vine. Might have a couple cantaloupes in another week or two. I've lost one tomatoe and have a couple others suffering from blight. Harvest has been mediocre on the others. The zucchini produced well but then died suddenly, no idea why. I intend to plant green beans where the zucchini was. Oh yeah, and the jalapeño has been going gangbusters and the peppers are smokin hot. The plant has been nearly overwhelmed by the pumpkin vine, but it's still making peppers like crazy. No idea why they're so much hotter this year, as the last couple years they were about as spicy as carrots.

Higher is better unless the ride is unbearable. I used to run 50psi unloaded to take the edge off.

Then I'd have it unloaded and locked up in the trunk or otherwise inaccessible.

Lock it up, unloaded, ammo separate, and don't give them any reason to pull you over. Southern Illinois is much less wacko than greater Chicago area.

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You guys act like they're not perfectly nice people... And I bet you'd be surprised who a lot of them really are.

The plastic will be perfectly fine. The small holes for the bolts are of little consequence. Throw a bed sheet the same color as the walls over the safe to make it less visually obvious.

Hey, they don't call it Easter egg hunting for nothing....

I've never sold Kirby vacuums, but I've got a really funny story from when a salesman came to my house. It ended with "Look, if I'm gonna pay that much for something that sucks, it's damn sure gonna suck more than my carpet." People seem shocked when I tell them I'm an engineer with a dead end job. I've been doing exactly the same thing for 10 years. I've laughed and said there's no opportunity to go anywhere unless someone quits or dies. Well, someone finally quit in the fall and it's only gotten worse. I seem to have a knack for finding dead end jobs, as every place I've worked has gone through difficult times. Maybe its me, or maybe I'm just unlucky. My wife sent this to me a few days ago, and I keep thinking about it... ... but I have no idea where I'd jump to. I'm too much of a planner and too risk averse, and I've got a family to think about (or that's my excuse anyway). I hope to instill in my kids a greater willingness to take that leap and follow their dreams.

I'm somewhat jealous of others who've done a wide variety of things through their careers and lives, as I feel somewhat trapped in my current position. The grass is always greener I suppose....

Just stick them together with no glue, it'll hold fine if you're thoughtful with where you put the joints. A layer of masking tape can help tighten up loose joints. It'll also be a lot easier to disassemble for easy transport.