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DDD Dad

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  1. So smoke and mirrors. Got it.
  2. This was my immediate reaction under what authority does the executive branch have to make this directive? Where is the funding?
  3. Never saw Cars but was a big fan of Doc Hollywood. Filmed in Micanopy FL (little town just south of Gainesville) around the time I was finishing law school there. I like SKB notwithstanding This is Us so I have this on my list to watch soon.
  4. I have no opinion on the accuracy of the NYT article and clearly understand the perspective being presented by the podcast. That said, as I was reading Hank's posts in this thread I sensed a growing confirmation bias from post to post. That's all I was saying. I did find that the view of the podcast that the goal of the PR campaign was to sow confusion as a tactic was interesting, and one can certainly find that to be persuasive regardless of whether you believe one side or the other.
  5. Similar to most here. Definitely not a Dylan fan. I've found most of his music to be like fingernails on a chalk board. That said, I thought all of the performances were fantastic, and Chalamet nailed it (not just with his with his acting but also singing/harmonica/guitar chops). I'm also a big Scoot McNairy fan so I particularly enjoyed his portrayal of Woody Guthrie.
  6. From Britannica.com: The name Gulf of Mexico has been applied to the body of water since at least the late 16th century. English geographer Richard Hakluyt referred to the “Gulfe of Mexico” in The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589). That same year, Italian cartographer Baptista Boazio produced a map of Sir Francis Drake’s 1585–86 naval campaign against Spanish colonial holdings in the Americas. Boazio depicted Drake’s fleet skirting the edge of the “Baye of Mexico.” Other names, including the “Gulf of New Spain” and the “Florida Sea,” appeared on maps and in publications over subsequent centuries. So, we're just renaming something that historically has had its name for...nearly 500 years because why?
  7. Listened to the NYT podcast "The Daily" today which has a piece on this today. My takeaway from all of this is that PR firms suck. And Hank it's pretty clear you already have some bias in your opinion on who's telling the truth here.
  8. Does it spend as much time in the shop as their cars?
  9. Didn’t the same guy write both scripts?
  10. Watched Conclave tonight. It’s free on Peacock if you have it. Excellent performances and cinematography. Brutalist and Anora are next on my list to see want to see Brutalist in theater for sure. Saw A Complete Unknown in theater last week and loved it. Hope the rest of the nominees are as enjoyable as the ones I’ve seen so far (saw Dune II back when it came out). One of the better years in recent memory for nominated films for me so far.
  11. ProV1's are almost less expensive than eggs now. What a world.
  12. I was on the golf course this weekend too, so, you know, this hits close to home.
  13. Assuming they're even open.
  14. Actually that is a main reason I’ve hesitated adding. I know my birds are healthy and don’t want to add an unknown.
  15. I probably need to add a chicken or two to my coop. None are laying right now with daylight being so short.
  16. Make tonight a wonderful thing.
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