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I do not leave teethmarks, hickeys, maybe, but not teethmarks.

Take your time. They aren't serving cheesecake ... or ... beefcake.

Uhm, you weren't exactly exonerated, you were simply not charged with the many criminal acts you've performed.

Bet you wouldn't do that to your democracy sausage.

Unless you're tossing around indiscriminate accusations ...

He looks familiar. Ask him to turn around, I need to check for a birthmark.

Gee, and he comes with flowers.

Food insecurity is a major issue for many college students.

G'day y'all. Sunny warm and humid ...

And disadvantages ...

While that may be true not all of us have the wherewithal to indulge.

Gee, never occurred to me to check the entire globe.

If I don't know am I truly missing anything?

Why are they selling democracy sausages in Malaysia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea?

We had pan-seared shrimp with cocktail sauce and tossed salad with orange-cranberry vinagrette.

Wow, are you one of them rich peeps?

You know what, I've survived over 61 years without eating caviar, I think I can survive a few more.

It amazes me the things we learn not just through the story but from one anothers shared experiences. This story draws out our interest in our shared humanity.

Many thanks for all the behind the scene labors.

Yes he does. But he's so young, just like you. I like cute youngmen and puppies. They're nice to look at and fun to watch but I'm not gonna take one home.

I don't think I'd classify Claire's personality as aggressive, rather I'd say assertive. I agree too that it's a necessary trait of folks that do the kind of work she does. Eric doesn't seem to realize how exceptional he is in the changes he's made to his life. At the same time Claire, Adam and Andy don't seem to understand what it means for Eric to accept "charity". He has subsisted within his means and if that meant doing without well then do without he did. That was a common trait among folks of my grandparents generation and even my mum. My grandparents, like Eric, were rural farmbased thoughout their lives. They survived the Great Depression and the deprivations during WWII. They got by with what was available. As a boy my maternal grandfather ate poached venison. His people were mountain folk. My paternal grandfather hunted rabbit, pheasant and deer in season as supplemental meat for the table. I myself can remember when Sunday night's meal was hot chocolate and toast because it was cheap and filled our tummys. I watched my dad eat "coffee soup", nothing more than broken up toasted bread with a spoonful of sugar, hot coffee and some milk. I helped my paternal grandmother glean dandelion greens from along the hayfields in the spring to cook up into a tasty nourishing meal. We got by with what was available. Growing up I never went hungry, my body and clothes were clean. I got new school clothes each year but also wore hand-me-downs from my older cousins and passed on my clothes to a younger boy who was the son of a friend of mum's. It wasn't "charity" it was commonsense there was still wear in those clothes, they weren't worn and shabby. Charity was for the poor folks who had less than we did. So suggesting Eric go to the foodbank for handouts was almost an insult. An assault on his dignity and self-worth. What needs to be done is to get him to see it as a benefit, like those others available to him, that provides him with some of the things he buys now so that he can use those savings to buy fruit and veggies he otherwise could not.

Actually, I think the National Guard is the militia referred to by our forefathers. They are the citizen soldiers. However, not even the staunchest current constitutional originalist is going to rule against the NRA.

I think that the majority will side with women's rights whether they approve of abortion or not. The majority of those legislators are privileged white males. If they are successful hampering women's rights what is to prevent them from trying to change laws protecting LGBTQ rights and if they succeed at that civil rights laws that protect people of color? It's a slippery slope and members of protected minorities need to look to the well-being of all of us.

I think/hope that if/when the appeals courts rule banning these laws the supreme court will decide not to hear the cases. Roberts is not likely to want to overturn too many precedents and could very well side with the liberals and Kavanaugh could go with him on that basis. Take note that these laws were careful not to put the onus on women but rather on the doctors. Roe was ruled unconstitutional because it interferred with women's rights to privacy with regard to their bodies. If you take the punishment off women will that nullify Roe? That's what the proponents of these laws are hoping. Still, it's pretty obvious that the whole intent is to deny women a basic right by denying them a safe medical procedure under proper care.

I keep thinking these legislators are going to eventually face a backlash at the poles. Do they truly think that women will just meekly accept this form of bullying?