Dexter for sure, but also Sons of Anarchy

They both jump the shark and never recover

I went to a private elementary school where I was pretty picked on. One of my parents grew up poor and was an immigrant, the other grew up poor and rural, so neither really understood why I had a hard time socially in a suburban private school with mostly wealthy kids.They didn’t know how to help.

I transferred to a public middle school where I was neither popular nor unpopular. My elementary years taught me to avoid relationships so I just tried to blend in and keep things very surface level with other kids. I had no close friends but I was not being picked on.

In high school I developed a couple of closer friendships, but I would not say that I ever completely let my guard down. Like middle school, I wasn’t really picked on but I was certainly not one of the popular kids. I did let myself join athletics so I developed more self confidence, but social relationships were still superficial.

I’m now in my 40s and have been confronting myself about the fact that other than my wife and kids, I’ve not let myself have too many close relationships. I know it was self protective, but it also kept me isolated. My wife cannot and should not be the one person who meets all my needs.

I’m putting myself out there a bit more but man is it hard to make new friends at this age. Better late than never I guess.

I only remember French, Spanish, or German (this was back in the 90s). My kids have all those plus Japanese, Mandarin, and ASL to choose from

Hi and welcome. Most people are pretty chill and don’t care who you love.

In terms of how to meet other gay folks, I can’t say from personal experience as I’m straight. But if you are looking to avoid the club scene, I know that the Pride Center provides lots of support services for the LGBTQ+ community. Even if you’re not needing services, I’m sure they would appreciate volunteers.

If you’re into DnD then Dungeons of Drunks is pretty accepting and there’s many queer folks who participate. They meet at bars, not clubs. But you’re more likely to be made fun of for being a nerd than gay.

I hear this a lot, and part of me understands the sentiment. But it’s important to keep in mind that these are state level politicians, not national. Representing their districts is a part time job. Most of them have jobs like attorney, doctor, business owner employing other people, etc. To stay absent would mean not only leaving these responsibilities, but it’s also leaving their spouses and kids. On top of that the state government started imposing $500/day fines. Then they sued and froze the accounts of Beto O’Rourke’s fundraiser to help them meet their expenses (that was just overturned by a judge this afternoon).

When it became clear that other states were willing to redraw their maps to cancel out Texas’s naked power grab, it changed the calculus. They achieved the objective of drawing attention to the issue and they got other states to commit to action so that even if Texas redraws the map, it won’t matter on a national level. They’ve already paid significant personal cost. How much should they be expected to pay? Should their families/clients/patients/employees also suffer?

I don’t know that there’s a right answer. Maybe this is the sort of tough call that defines real rebellions from performative ones. I do think that it’s easy to criticize from a distance because for most of us the principles and ideas are abstract. But for them the costs are already being felt in concrete ways.

I read elsewhere that they never sold it. I read the article but it seems to contradict itself. It says Costco “stopped selling” it, but it also quotes Costco as saying “Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers,” (emphasis mine).

So either Reuters is wrong when it says they stopped selling, or Costco is lying when it says it’s position never changed

Your schedule start times depends on the courses you choose. For core classes, there are usually multiple offerings of the same course by different professors at different times of the day. So if you want to start at noon as a freshman, you probably could if you design your schedule for the semester that way.

For upper level major-specific courses, if it’s a small to medium sized program these may be offered once per semester or even once per year, so you’re much more at the mercy of the professor’s schedule.

Oh you’re thinking of the OTHER NYC

I tell you hwhat

That background character is definitely Airbender coded

CREAM as the background music is just perfect

Did you ever talk about being a parent with your regulars? If so, did it hurt or help your ability to make money?

I mean, sure, but shouldn’t we be exposing all cheats, liars, rapists, thieves, etc regardless of what their politics are?

Here in San Antonio we have zero rail so…

No that’s a faun. A fraud is a garment worn by a priest.

It depends. Location, race, social status, and luck determine what kind of experience someone gets

I’m fucking sobbing. Jesus Christ

Look at that, he gets cast in a major movie and suddenly he’s rethinking Trump support

Obvious lie as Trump uses tanning beds and makeup

I guess McNulty made a difference after all