Mrs Whiggins

ROTFL. Sorry. Both of your avatars one right after the other are cracking me up today. Back to business....

That is why some of my ancestors were called savages. It had less to do with their strategy of warfare than their lack of Christianity.

Beg to differ. IMO one of the best attributes of Shaggy/Surly has always been not the original thought but the unique responses to that thought and in those I have found much amusement. And amusement is a not unworthy quality of a message board. (Note: I seldom post in the football forum because that is much more serious bidness).

There's more than one way to not respond or even respond online or off. Sometimes you gotta go with your mood:

One can call it complementarianism or whatever term men in the Catholic church and or People of Praise adherents decided to call it, but following this belief the man is still the head of the household and men do not serve under female leadership in roles of the church. That stays within the boundaries of the home and church and secular laws are followed? Well, do your thing. But we have one such person sitting on the Supreme Court and that court has been rather activist of late so pardon my skepticism. I have watched in three generations rights been given and taken away. How long before I watch my daughter suffer the way my mother did because someone believes women should stay at home and endure pain and infertility and no mental health counseling due to lack of healthcare or that women be unable to vote? Amy is fine to take advantage of her position, but she is not unlike Clarence Thomas if she thinks that is going to last and maybe that is what she wants. But what she wants and what I want are apparently two different things. What I want is the equity in the illustration with the baseball game and the three fans standing on different sized boxes but according to many faiths, females shouldn't be watching the game at all. Men make the rules, men write the laws, women are supposed to be complimentary (pun intended). I'm not even going to delve into being allowed to play. If it seems I am slamming my hand on the table for feminism, I am referring to anyone (including women) whom the Founding Fathers deemed irrelevant.

A patriarchal-based faith as most faiths today are.... All men are created equal...man came first and then woman, woman was created from man, and so on. While there are matriarchal societies there are few, if any, matriarchal religions (save perhaps the Goddess type movements). Some faiths (Unitarian, et al) promote a more individual approach, but even the Unitarians didn't elect a woman to the post of the UUA until 2017. Quite a few faiths restrict female participation to specific roles. Expanding that outward, as goes the religion so goes the secular laws and restrictions. For further reading, SEE: Afghanistan, Education for Women.

SIAP Somewhere else, but Someone Else is doing great in the Polls! And look at Liz Cheney gaining on Haley...

Yes, it's the codifying(?) into law a belief system based upon one set of "truths" that are not verifiable. As best I can tell anyway. It is one of the many reasons why church and state should be separate.

I believe the horse is expected to testify for the prosecution:

FIFY Women...they love me and so do the gays. I mean you gotta protect your family from the gays, but I love them and I love women too. Look at my beautiful wife, Melania, I mean who wouldn't love her? Men would love to be with my wife. But golf? Melania can't play golf well, most women and gays are not good at sports. They love that I am such a good golfer. None of them can play golf like I can. I'm a great golfer and I hit the ball real far. You have to be strong and fit like I am to be a golfer...I had this one gay friend, I don't know if he was actually gay or a he or a she but he came up to me with tears in his eyes. "Sir, sir," he said, "How do you hit the ball from the men's tee so far?" I mean, I wouldn't share lunch and have a burger at Doral with this guy, but he knew I am a great golfer. They love me.

Of course it's Schwertner. My shock and awe face is taking a vacation this week.

Here are two more; the first example actually occurred in Germany where the age of consent is lower--14 years. Also: in the US there is a movement to return to younger age of consent and *consent to marry laws. Apparently, being that it is young women and girls it is somehow acceptable to groom them because it's females and their lives are of no consequence. Germany: (sorry for the cut-off tweet, the tweeter took a screenshot of the pastor's instagram post which is now private.) Here's some background: the youth pastor posted an insta of his girlfriend (now wife) when she turned 18 with the caption--"I can't describe with words what you mean to me and what kind of person you are. You have been my best friend for 4 years, my girlfriend that I love....." Second one in Indiana; only have a link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/court-docs-youth-pastor-groomed-teenager-took-her-away-from-home/ar-AA13FxZY *Example: https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-bill-proposes-eliminating-marriage-age-requirements-1695209

Now. Having written that nice little essay in which I bolded a few of your very gems, go back and reread this below and then ask yourself, which outcome do you see most likely occurring in twenty plus years for the tiptop golfer in this way off the path derailed thread? The one below or the scenario you described? Hint: I'm not talking about DDD Dad.

The burger only bears a distant relationship to the driving range, however. The tiny hands and watch, well, you know how that works out on the course when it comes to the state of play.

It was a distraction so you wouldn't inquire about tiny hands and an overly tight ladies watch. I think that's a GOP requirement now.

I'm going to ignore the whole Biblical thing, but I'm going to blame HS biology for some of it. In order to make it somewhat easier to understand for HS fresh/sophomores who are, in essence, often sophomoric, they *dumbed down they whole XY /XX thing because getting into the more complex topic of how the science works via genes, hormones, the brain, environment, etc would have consequences that even prior to the current atmosphere across the nation (politically) would have been a basket of worms. You could spend a semester on how it is all tied together, what scientists understand and what they don't, and on and on. Scientific American wrote an article about it a couple of years ago I think, and it was pretty good. I realize I'm rather geeky about stuff, but I've never understand why more folks are less inquisitive about topics from that standpoint than they are about the more private things (like what people are doing in their own bedrooms). I suppose it comes down to fear and control and how one feels about introspection among other things. All I really think about is that Troph and Nicole are tennis players and that's a good thing. It's a healthy sport and I like tennis. But don't play me, because I will cheat like a sonuvabitch to beat you all.

If your hires are happy doing what they do and you're happy with your hires, then I'd say that's a win-win. Some schools could stand to have an ethics reckoning with respect to transparency but I do think there has been some progress made in that direction (regarding financial aspects), and it also speaks to @Pancho's post regarding the course on Public Speaking/Communication. Schools involved in applied learning, learning such as automotive mechanics, having a few requirements in foundational broader topics that help in areas that may not, at first, be obvious to the student are such an asset. They provide, what Slorch and Hamster were saying: opportunities. The student who is quite adept with the mechanical side may also discover through a class such as Pancho's that with a little practice and training they can pivot to a related area where their knowledge and expertise combined with the communication skill is a desirable additional reward that they can keep in their back pocket until need or desire arises.

Wait. I think I understand now. Found an article from WaPo that discussed the topic. It wasn't the major they regretted as much as the debt incurred in achieving a degree in that field. That is problematic because, as you infer, how does one achieve the degree in the field to which they are perhaps best suited and happiest for the best price? Is that what you mean?

The yearly rate there (tuition and fees only) was about $10,000/year. The ~4000 number was when someone enrolled in 12 hours. So $40K total for four years not including housing etc.--that adds a lot. I understand Fauci has an MD, but his bachelor's degree was classics, and thus a start for an opportunity which he took on to medical school and beyond. Your chart regarding the regret--does it say to which major the respondent would've selected? What if an English major wanted to switch to Political Science, for example?

The initial discussion was around money and a lot of people aren't logical about financial issues. But @Jerry Callo's question was regarding an accessory and I think logic is especially applicable in that regard, how else is one to justify spending money on a very very sweet Omega wristwatch when a twenty dollar Casio will suffice? Likewise with a handbasket or purse. Timepieces and bags are useful items regardless of whether one is heading to hell or heaven or Kansas. Might as well look swank while doing it, amirite?

He would've fit in so much better as a regular guy even with all the officials with their uniforms and what not.

At Tesla Insurance our motto regarding your claim is: we're looking into it!

She took it with her when she was running away and then she met the traveling salesman who convinced her to turn around and go home. It never left her wrist while she was trying to get in the storm cellar and later the house when she was hit on the head. It's believable because you never leave your purse in the shopping cart and you never know when you might need to bop some flying monkey or a cowardly lion on the head. Plus, Toto fit inside when necessary.

This is good, rep to you. The resort university and the Marketing Of The College Experience. The latter drives me crazy. I mentioned a page or so ago about my spouse accompanying one of our children to the orientation. He was so pissed. Instead of practical information, it was all sales. He was like wth, these kids are already admitted and you're wasting our time; but that was what it was. I guess since so much is available at the touch of a smartphone, the officials assume that students will be able to locate what they need at point of crisis. Which is weird, because even though my children are capable and fairly intelligent, they appreciate a friendly heads up when trying to separate the useful nuggets from the clickbait. Double yes on the resort gyms, the dorms that are fancier than my home, and so on. Even with the dorms built on leased land (owned by the state system but leased to the developer) I'd like to know who ends up with the aging building in twenty years time. These places may look fancy on the inside with their laminate wood floors and granite countertops, but they don't seem like they're built well overall. I am also a little shocked that tuition at TAMU Commerce is not too much less than tuition at UT. I picked Commerce as I knew it wasn't that large and is a system school, but it's over $4000 dollars a semester if I read the webpage right.

Ok. I don't have a degree in the classics/classical studies, but this is getting a little hyperbolic don't you think? I mean Anthony Fauci got a classical studies degree and went somewhere with it, so even if one considers him an outlier, it's not like holders of such degrees are illiterate. I mean, I think Yale (not his alma mater) only graduated 9 seniors in classical studies two years ago so they are really stressing the job market with that high number.... Seriously, for every liberal arts major (and that is a broad broad category) would you like to address the numbers of students who are in no danger of becoming professional athletes but are majoring in degrees in kinesiology and sports? Again, I actually have no issue with this if it is part of a well-rounded degree plan, but again, how many will get into professional school, how many will become personal trainers, and so on? I am not trying to disrespect the major, but in what way is that career path less risky than the general liberal arts degree? No LA undergraduate degree that I've ever read about gets down as specific as you did in your example, so I'm going with a general bachelor's degree such as English, or History, or Gender Studies, and what have you. IMO either of those types of majors if, again, follow a well-rounded plan can qualify one to become a teacher (in many states) and that is actually a decent fall back plan, because the last time I checked, that field has some of the lowest unemployment numbers anywhere because so many have retired or left because it's a hard gig. I will add, though, the KINE major has an upside for females--they often go into physical therapy and raise the average salary for the major as a whole, because they earn more as PTs than do other careers within that field. It's what you do with yourself while you're earning the degree, what opportunities unknown you're willing to consider, and how hard you're willing to work for it to make it happen. Critical thinking, planning, writing, breadth and foundation followed by depth. Skills that will take you far.