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Superhero

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  1. #teamelephant Don't want to get attacked by an elephant? Don't go where it lives.
  2. When we got married, we agreed that we'd tithe 10% of her gross paycheck, 10% of my net paycheck. I don't write the check / do the zelle because I'm a miser and it pains me every month. But doing quick math at the dinner table, turns out she's been tithing about 20% more than we agreed upon. Bachelors and Masters in Statistics, i.e. math major, and can't figure out basic math.
  3. My dad is probably older than you. He turns 84 this year. In 1959, he would have still been in high school and 2 years before moving to Taipei for college.
  4. There's not much to tell... dad was a diplomat for Taiwan, we lived around the world. My best friend in high school (in Germany) said he'd applied for UT, so I went to Austin, got my BS, went to Cal to get my MS, back to Austin to work for 8 years before I got my green card in 2005. Waited the mandatory 5 years before I could apply for citizenship, but decided to wait because, I dunno why. Finally applied for it in 2015, aced the citizenship test (complete joke) and got sworn in. Being a US citizen doesn't feel much different compared to being a permanent resident except for the fact that it's a whole lot easier to travel with a US passport instead of a Taiwanese passport. In the 31 years I've been in the US, I maybe broke the law a few times but never arrested. Paid 18 years of taxes before I became a citizen, and another 9 years since. I married a 1st generation women from Taiwan. Both of us are fluent in English, no accent, together we have 2 American kids who use the word "like", "dude" and "gyat" more than I can stand. I'm more integrated into society and have more non-Asian friends, but then again we're in Orange County and there aren't many non-Asian people to choose from to become friends.
  5. I am enchubbened https://usd.farer.com/products/mansfield
  6. Good thing you'll only have to listen to it for 2 years before it breaks and you vow never to get another Samsung.
  7. @Neikea has made it to Facebook?
  8. I bet a few of them speak jive.
  9. That's why I call myself Superhero, because I did it "the way it is supposed to be done". Took a long ass time, but it's worth it. I wish I could have had family and friends at my citizen ceremony. But this was in LA, and there were probably over 1,000 people being sworn in. Yes. Make the wall taller, but the gate wider. Allow people who abide by the laws, bring skills and willingness to work (even seasonal farm workers) into the country. And willingness to work, and integrate into American society.
  10. Is there a worse teammate than Ocon? I mean, other than Lance Stroll.
  11. Not sure if it belongs here, but it’s a holy shit to me
  12. At the local Target parking lot, it’s A, C, B.
  13. Saw a documentary a few years ago about the "Wind Phone". Just a simple telephone booth with a disconnected telephone. It became a place for people to call their lost loved one. I couldn't find the entire documentary, but here's a short clip. I haven't lost anyone significant in my life, but every time I see this clip, I fucking choke up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_phone
  14. How did you not puke 15 times per day? Did you carry around a Dramamine IV drip?
  15. I played Scrabble with my wife and kids yesterday. We've never played as a family because my son is in 3rd grade and we thought he'd be at a disadvantage. Little shit came in with ZAP (10+1+3), and with a triple word multiplier, got 42 points. I helped him a bit later on, and may or may not have traded a few tiles with him. But he came in at a solid 172 points, beating out mom and older sister.
  16. My daughter just turned 12, so I’m a few years ahead of you in terms of daughter wanting to spend more time with her friends than me. But even though I got really mad at her in the morning because she wasn’t getting ready, during the evening rally (where all the “tribes” get together), she leaned her head on my shoulder. I loved it… and hated myself for being so hard on her in the morning.
  17. Spent the day at a camp with a bunch of dads I've met through a daddy-daughter group. Ate some GREAT food, drank some good beer and whisky, played cornhole, and sat by a fire chatting with friends I've made over the years. It's a bittersweet moment because my daughter and her friends are in their teens and slowly losing interest, and this may be one of the few times remaining that I get to hang out with these dads, but I'll power on with the dad-son group with some of the same dads.
  18. I'm lacking imagination, but my car is at 50,600 miles. What' the next significant milestone that I should be documenting?
  19. My condolences. Miami can get flattened by a class 10 hurricane and I would cheer for Mother Nature.
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