Love good head cheese, but I grew up eating tongue as a sandwich meat, so not a big jump.

What makes good head cheese? High ratio of meat to aspic.

I was totally waiting to come to his defense, anticipating an email that was more formality than anything else. "Thanks for hosting me. If you need anything, please call." But that was pretty freaking bad. I know how he got there though.

As much as he may enjoy philanthropy, it's the access to power and celebrity that he really needs. Very common in first generation money. They've arrived at economic success, but the social barriers to the elite are still there. Philanthropy became a good way to get that social access. The downside is that you start to value your access to power more than money or even your own conscience.

So Community isn't canceled?
As if I didn't have enough of a reason to hate the patriots.
Ethics are funny things. There is a perfectly ethical reason to make 911 calls public record. It gives us an important tool in government oversight. It reveals how effective emergency services are, whether they are being dispensed in an equitable manner, whether they are discriminating against people or ignoring certain crimes.

For all the embarrassment or anguish releasing some calls may cause, many, many abuses of power and negligence have been discovered.

Wowzer. So I thought to myself, wouldn't it be funny if it was about so-and-so, and lo and behold it was.

I'm not personally friendly with the family, though I know many who are and I've never heard anything but nice things about them. I also frequent their shop every week, and she is wonderful to deal with as is their staff. Nicely curated wine selection with all price ranges. No one looks down on me for buying a $9 bottle of wine.

And the letter wasn't really bad. If anything it was a little incredulous at how far they have come.

I immediately thought of little Bobby Tables.
I think they're aware of the issue, hence they're increased focus on large families. Since they can't convert young people in enough numbers to perpetuate their dominance, they'll breed them.

Hence the Quiverfull movement.

Even breeding doesn't ensure they remain evangelical, so you've got to keep them isolated and uneducated which is seen in the increase in homeschooling.

Unlike a purely political movement, evangelicals can't simply decide to change their platform on social issues. They believe and preach that the bible is the word of God. True and unchanging. Flipping on gay marriage basically admits that they are full of shit.

You might want to rethink the Mitt layoff one. There are way too many of those.
Serious question. I've been meaning to at least get to one performance in my life, but am completely out of my depth when it comes to classical music. Any particular performance you'd suggest for a novice?
This was a near riot. The premier of the Rite of Spring caused an actual riot.
Bingo. My best friend in college went on antidepressants and it completely screwed her up. Became totally manic.

That said, this student might also have some narcissistic tendencies. Especially since she sent a mass email including the dean ad professor responses.

I feel bad for her. Colleges don't always handle mental illness well. In the aftermath of my friend's suicide attempt in college, I completely crashed. I was seeing a college counselor every other day, but still skipping classes and hiding in my dorm. Spoke to my dean multiple times, but it was 8 weeks before they showed up one day and told me I either had to be off campus that day for a medical leave or be expelled. No warning at all. I was 8 hours from home. I slept in my car for a week. The dean offered to let me sleep on his lawn in a tent. I wish I had told him to go fuck himself. I think I just cried.

There's already a market for Black Americana which is overtly racist by today's standards, but much of which has artistic and historical merit and value much like some early cartoons.

I saw a "mammy" teapot (I collect teapots) that i was interested in recently. You can see that it's well crafted, but it does represent a stereotype.
Final Four:
I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Christmas Shoes
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Wonderful Christmas time

Championship match:
Christmas Shoes
Wonderful Christmas time

Winner:
Christmas Shoes, no contest, but only because Dominick the Donkey wasn't included.
Sigh. Public airspace is public. The Supreme Court decided years ago that aerial search is "in public view" and no warrant is needed.

The only issue is the use of military in civilian operations. That might be illegal. Though if they were smart, they might have gone through a Blackwater style defense contractor which use military grade equipment.
Also, even with consensual awesome sex, it's not unusual for me to have a brief moment of discomfort.
Sorry. Posted the same damn thing above. Worst song ever.
No "Christmas Shoes"?

Seriously, poor boy begs a man to help buy his mother shoes so when she dies tonight and "meets Jesus" she can look pretty?

Edit: Never Mind... There it is.
His family burned all their bridges in NJ. His father is selling his house here. They won't be coming back.
You missed a few huge points.

1) Paypal allows the use of the donate button even if the recipient is not a registered non-profit. Artists, You Tube accounts, software developers use the button all the time.

2) She followed their instructions, refunded all the money and changed it to a "purchase" or "buy now" option. Essentially allowing you to purchase a gift for a family. They then found issue with that too and forced her to refund everything again. Again keeping their transaction fees.
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