Fascinating!

Direct quote from Trump’s mouth a few days ago. With regard to crime in DC while he’s had the National Guard in.

Come to think of it, Melania was wearing a hat that completely blocked her face from cameras …

I could stop for the rest of my life!

Maybe if it’s entailed to the inheritance.

An abusive parent is still a parent. Unfortunately. The Creature doesn’t have to keep the name, but should be the heir to whatever is left of the family fortune and fortress.

Oh fuck no.

LOL

I think they might have been from kitchen-cabinet moths, unless they were from eggs laid on the grapes as they grew.

Once our kids were given little mini boxes of raisins at one house but they turned out to be all eaten by fat little larvae. So if you plan on giving out raisins, PLEASE check them, and store them in an airtight container in the freezer or something.

Quite an efficient response

See now, as a US person who expects to tip housekeeping (and I tip them generously because I know they’re exploited and also our family has extra needs) and who also knows about shitty customers, I mostly read the note as “Don’t leave money lying randomly around and then come screaming that the maids have stolen it and you want your room comped. Use the envelope for tips.”

Squeeze out the water for even more purity

Could also steer some kids into trades instead of expensive college that isn’t a good fit for them.

Sadly it’s probably too much to wish for that they’d develop empathy for the real workers and use the cushion of their wealth to help support a strike for a fairer share of profits/subsidies. Iirc, there’s already a farm workers union since Cesar Chavez but it’s weak because members are poor and transient.

Do serious farmers even want inexperienced randos picking their precious harvest though? I guess it might depend on the crop, but a lot of vegetables and fruits need the proper handling, or they’ll be ruined or at least second-rate.

MAGA’s woke is pretty close to Mao’s or Stalin’s bougie.

If we’re doing it, we gotta add in a rotation of frontline retail/restaurant work.

In our city the taxi companies are required to have a certain percentage of accessible cabs to meet the ADA. It’s led to them having even more, as they realized how good they are for carrying luggage as well. I’m talking minivans with ramps, lowered floors, and tiedowns, so the person can ride in their wheelchair. Some don’t kneel, so the ramp is steep from the ground, but they’re fine at curbs. We’re fortunate enough to have a nice one of our own, but for a trip to the airport, or in case of a breakdown, or going somewhere with terrible parking they’re good.

The best defense is an aggressive offense. Before you even mess with the peel, WHOMP! them several times (as needed) against the edge of the counter, or better yet a corner, which is more likely to break through the wrap and bust them open. They can’t startle you if you startle them.

As a family who uses a non-stowable wheelchair this is why we use taxis instead, on the few occasions we can’t use our own minivan. I’m not sure how Uber could comply, but how about offering a bonus to drivers when they accept these rides? Rider could enter a code confirming the dog or wheelchair or whatever, driver gets extra 10%

Okay the first step in being able to get control and stop crying is to stop being embarrassed about crying. Because that added level of feeling makes the crying worse. So what if the power of your truth brings tears to your eyes? If they mock you it’s because they’re trying to distract from the fact they’re in the wrong. Ignore and continue.

What you don’t want is to whine or sob. So forget your eyes, concentrate on your voice. Deliberately pitch it a little low, it prevents squeaking. And use enough volume to be heard but don’t shout, you want to sound in control.

The other thing you don’t want to do is to snivel or have to deal with snot. So don’t keep your eyes wide trying to keep the tears from dripping, because that will just send the water down those tubes into your nose, and you’ll have a real mess plus you’ll be hard to understand. Deliberately blink and let them fall, or better yet dab with a tissue that you remembered to bring! (You don’t want to be like I once was, stuck with nothing absorbent in my purse but my toddler’s spare pair of clean underpants!)

All the while, concentrate on calmly stating the thing that’s so important to say. Chin up, keep eye contact, don’t let a few drops of water distract you. And you’ll find it gets easier with practice, so practice. Practice logical sentences that make your points, and practice returning to your point despite distractions or arguments from them.

If you wear makeup, try that out too, you don’t want anything that runs!

Being well prepared in case you do start to cry is the best way to minimize it, even if it doesn’t 100% prevent it.