Haha...you got me.
I was with some friends/family from Texas 2 weeks ago - all of whom live in "desirable" parts of DFW and Houston. Their homes are all valued well over 1m, but they were bemoaning the fact that they could never make it in CA due to home prices. Played a bit of cell phone flop out with Zillow to illustrate. No doubt coastal CA is more expensive, but depending on where you live, you might not experience the sticker shock you'd expect.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that our O-line may have some issues against OSU. And that's ok. First game of the season, first game for these 5 together, at OSU, etc.
Obviously the football board will meltdown but I think its fair to expect some growing pains along the way. I'd be surprised if the O-line in week 12 isn't leaps and bounds above where it will be in week 1.
Its possibly an old, outdated map. Also posssible that the map sucks. But things in Virginia don't seem as clear cut as you state:
https://www.vpm.org/news/2025-01-20/virginia-constitutional-amendments-abortion-marriage-equality-voting-rights
Edit: Appears to be the same in Ohio.
You're not wrong. I try to distance myself from this as much as possible, focus on the stuff within my immediate control, and avoid rage/doom scrolling.
That said, I also realize that this nation is at a tipping point, and it can be uncomfortable to simply stand at the handrail while the ship goes down.
Is your position that these GOP dominated states are going to rush to amend their state constitutions to protect Gay marriage should SCOTUS overturn Obergfell?
Took the daughter to Goofy's kitchen as part of our Disneyland trip for her 6th birthday.
Busy, loud, buffet that charged like $80 a plate for mediocre food. But Goofy and the gang come by tables and interact with you.
I'd say at least 50% of the people there were adult couples with no children. Excitedly taking couples pictures with Goofy and Dale and the others. Wearing Disney-branded gear from head to toe. Having the time of their lives eating Chef Goofy's Macaroni and Cheese and attacking the 30 ft long dessert bar with alacrity. Putting on pounds of fat in real time.
Funny, for being the happiest place on earth, I sure was filled with a bloodcurdling rage.