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I’m now thinking Dustin ‘stole’ Mike’s car because he was trying to get away from something horrible happening at home. And as for religion, people often search for a church that reinforces their existing biases and prejudices. If the church changes policies or beliefs contrary to their biases, they leave that church and search for one closer to what they already believe. The typical politically right-wing fanatic is fearful of change and differences – they want to build walls to keep strangers out. They don’t like having people around who do not think, believe, speak, or look like they do. They write laws and regulations (including housing covenants) to prevent differences from entering their neighborhoods – if those rules and regulations are struck down as illegal, or prove to be insufficient, they flee to suburbs where they try to legislate strangers out of town. They often claim to be self-made, but do not acknowledge the boosts they were given by the efforts of their parents, grandparents, and ancestors. Very, very few people have actually done it all themselves. When you do a little digging, you’ll almost certainly find someone who gave them a little extra help at some point. It takes a village, but they want people to think they just sprung up, all alone in the wilderness like a wildly mutated plant or something. I believe that when people show no empathy for others who are suffering, they are giving the finger to anyone and everyone who showed empathy and gave any sort of assistance to them as they were growing up. If everyone were as equal as they want to claim, there would be no rare diseases or freak accidents, everyone would grow up in a household with sufficient food, clothing and shelter, and no one would have hundreds or thousands of times the resources that others have. Those who are blessed with more have a responsibility to share more with others – and research shows that poor people donate a larger percentage of their income than the wealthiest people..

You are welcome! Incredible poet! Love you. XOXOXO

Yes! We declare ourselves as science specialists to ask, like every specialist does. LOL

This is an argument, that I can see. So we declare it a cylinder! q.e.d.

A wonderful written poem. I am glad, that everything is right for you. XOXOX Sis

Oh, was it Clara's (and the chide was for northie, not you... hehe)

Why is Billy’s Dad so distracted? This makes his mother’s religious obsession even more pronounced! She’d hate Brett even more than Dustin if she was aware of what kind of a ‘corrupting’ influence he’s been… (The fact that the chapter was posted, but didn’t show up on the Newest Stories list is a bug that they’re aware of.)

....god no one likes Clara Schumann..... ? insane

I think a hollow cylinder fits mostly, the only thing I think about are the edges, which are .... what might be the English word... rounded (?)

I have a topic to discuss, which we discussed earlier in my seminar. Is a tire a cylinder or not? It was mentioned in a science math text as a cylinder, but we debated it strongly. What are your opinions?

Well, things are progressing – slowly, but faster than they were initially! ;-)

I grinned as I heard our door open and heavy sigh I knew before I turned around. The or a heavy sigh. You helped Gabriella afterwards I got her. …Gabriella, then afterwards… Daniel Craig is too beefy, but he’s my favorite James Bond – of course, he’s the blond Bond! I grew up with Roger Moore, so he’s my second favorite. But who could resist John Barrowman (Cap’n Jack Harkness) and his roguish grin? And I loved Gareth David-Lloyd’s Ianto Jones – so sexy in a kind of formal way. Gwen’s former partner, PC Andy Davidson (Tom Price) was cute too. (I’m a fan of the Fifth Doctor – Peter Davison was very sexy when he had all his blond hair! But I love the reboot Doctors too, although I haven’t watched the most recent series with the current Doctor yet.) I like Matt. You need to get him out of that hole permanently! I’m sure you’ll reveal his unique talent soon…

Were Aussie political parties devious and unrestrained enough to kill criminals in order to cause their opponents to lose an upcoming election?

That SATW cartoon only confirms my hatred of seafood. [shudder!]

Reggie, Reggie, Reggie. Did you ever think that your grandmother has spent enough time with you to notice little things? You’ve obviously never talked about girls you like, but you probably mentioned Cory a lot over the years. She may have even noticed who you pay attention to when you’re having ice cream together. She’s been around for a long time and might even have other friends who are LGBTQ… It’s a good thing Mr Byrd doesn’t have a 5000 word requirement for these comments!

Happy Birthday, Puppilull!!!

Yes it is.

People in the UK are really weird! Why would you celebrate Pride by collecting buckets? Such a strange hobby to have! ;-) Just kidding. I’m guessing that means you’ll carry a bucket to collect monetary donations along the parade route?

Hi tim, here is my promised answer. I think it is good, that you use your power of words to express yourself this way. Some time ago we both discussed about the empowering by having a gift to write. So I really hope, that it empowers you. The poem itself is written so well as always. The only thing is, that I don`t want my little brother to be in so much pain. XOXOXO Sis

He through Med School. He’s going through? Say, your sorry. You are. They adopted me after the realized my mother wasn’t being found. After they realized. That’s how I get to stay here. Got to? You’re body. Not you are. You kept you humanity. Your. Matt is too young for Shelly – and he might be Gay in any case. I know you, you’ll probably have them paired up with somebody at some point. You’re clearly a romantic. ;-)

For some reason, this was easier to read (technically) than earlier chapters – even though the subject matter was difficult.

Next you’ll tell me that the Swedish Chef isn’t really Swedish! ;-) SATW had that cartoon with ‘Denny’ (Brother Denmark) moaning about all the things falsely attributed to him while ignoring the things he really did invent. Is there one for Brother Sweden too? (I’m not even going to ask how accurate the portrayal of Sister Sweden is!) Happy Birthday, @Puppilull!

Happy Birthday Puppilull!!! Have a great day! Grattis på födelsedagen! @Puppilull Lyssa

I knew they’d adopt Lee. It was only a matter of time!

It’ll get sorted out eventually. All the major players have their favorites, but they also have an incentive to cooperate to make this more widespread.