Maybe it was a thing where I work; everyone else seemed to know about it but I too never heard of it.
There are special rungs of hell for people who buy Thomas Kinkade art and drink IPAs.
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Or alternatively, you could actually read the scientific papers arguing against man-made global warming instead of listening to the media hysterics crying ātrust the science.ā
Thatās the truth. Although āartā isnāt a term I would necessarily use for Kinkaid.
As far as hipstering, we are guilty of having Kandinsky prints in our house.
Which ones. Specifically. And do you also similarly and enthusiastically advocate reading the scientific papers arguing for it?
I do not have a list handy, and yes ā I read a lot of them on all sides. I also have a very educated and very articulate advocate on the other side as a brother-in-law (member of the National Academy of Science), and we have had many āinterestingā discussions. He agrees that in the end, it is all about which narrative seems more convincing. The āscienceā is not ādecidedā ā only the politics.
Buncha dang 'ol circles, man
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Dear Jim Crane:
Please, for the love of God, hire a GM. People clearly need something to talk about.
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Stop me if youāve heard this one: a priest walks into a bar on a suburban stroad carrying a 9x13 casseroleā¦
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Iām wearing a suit in a downtown office building wondering the same damn thing.
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The punchline is āplease let this thread dieā
Accoding to the website nationaltoday.com, September 13th is:
National Peanut Day
Defy Superstition Day
European Heritage Day
International Chocolate Day
National Bald Is Beautiful Day
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
National Hug Your Boss Day
National Jose Day
National Juan Day
National Kid Take Over The Kitchen Day
National Twighlighters Day
Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day
Positive Thinking Day
Programmerās day
Roald Dahl Day
Supernatural Day
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There is no mention of potluck. Iām starting to think itās just made up.
As I said before, thereās nothing wrong with that if thatās what you want. Not everyone wants that, though, but for the most part there is not an affordable alternative not in the suburbs because city planners enact regulations that make building housing in urban areas cost prohibitive.
I bought a house in the suburbs onceā¦once! It was for exactly the same reasons you cite and the house that I bought fit the bill perfectly. I hated it.
As luck would have it, a divorce and stock grant windfall allowed me to move into an urban home. It cost 3x the price of the suburban home, despite being smaller. It had a decent-sized backyard, but deed restrictions meant that a huge amount of my lot was taken up with a 25ā setback from the street. Just wasted space that required maintenance and water and otherwise served no good purpose.
If it was possible to build slightly more densely-packed houses on that street, the house price wouldāve been cheaper and thus an option for more people. Thereās a reason why builders - when they are not stymied by regulations - will tear down a single family home and put somewhere between 2 and 6 new houses on that lot. They make far more money selling 6 houses than 1, and those things sell like hot cakes because theyāre price-competitive with the suburbs.
My house in Montrose was just such a property. The builder acquired one of those 1950s 4-plex apartments - that had descended into disrepair and crack housery - and built 4 single-family homes. Mine had a good-sized wraparound front/side yard, with 3 bedrooms in a 3-story home. It remains the quietest street I have ever lived on - the first few nights there were spooky as it was so quiet - yet it was easy walking distance to bars, restaurants and schools, and there was a city park with a playground, soccer pitch and running track within pissing distance.
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Well my manager at the time was one of those people that liked events at work, like she had some sort of team building class.
That wouldnāt take long, as they represent only about 1% of the scientific papers on the subject.
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Science is never ādecidedā. Science evolves and changes as knowledge and understanding evolve and change.
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The priest takes the lid off the casserole and itās full of pamphlets about global warming. He leaves on his bike but hits me as Iām crossing the stroad and with my last energy I post my own name in this thread as I welcome deathās warm embrace.
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VB IS the crazy uncle, dude.
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As a Trekkie, Iām extra jealous that you had a house number of 1701.
Just trying to do my part to keep this thread off track.
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