Glad someone posted this. I saw the in the other sub last night and thought to share it here but I didn't.
I've issued passports for ACS for years. I've seen slightly faded ones from years of use when people are applying for new passports. In this case in the picture, there's what appears to be sweat on the passport (btw, getting handed sweaty, or otherwise mysteriously wet passports by visa applicants is another conversation--one of the most revolting parts of consular work).
If the passport was in his back pocket covered in butt sweat and rubbing up against the fabric of his pants for 8 hours, that can do the trick. Sweat is slightly acidic. Per Google, if your sweat smells like vinegar, it can be a sign of diabetes, kidney disease, or other health issues. If he has a condition that produces more vinegar-like sweat, he's essentially excreting a natural paint remover solvent.
Nothing to see here, except maybe a doctor.
Homeboy, "tea" (sometimes) means hawk tuah.
Now you know.
Agreed, 100%. Kudos to the camera operator.
Staged. Why were they filming?
Kidding. How incredibly lucky he is.
This is actually good recording from a good angle. Didn’t end too early. The camera person panned to show the rest of the scene that was out of range.
Also, this is such a realistic fight. Hollywood can learn a thing or two from this rather than leaning in more and more into the fantasy that everyone is highly trained in hand-to-hand combat.
This was high drama.
Separately, there was a gunshot followed by a woman’s scream, right?
Agreed. Major power imbalance. The husband is the au pair's source of income.
Many years ago, I was wondering about this kind of thing, sort of as an interesting idle thought-experience. Two straight bros who are roommates deciding to marry each other and enjoy some of the tax, financial, and insurance benefits.
I've never encountered a real life example till now (provided this isn't fiction). Granted, if being "straight" was a spectrum, it seems you might be on the low end of that spectrum in that you're not primarily driven by being with a woman romantically and sexually.
It seems you are on the same page and you have support and understanding from your families. Good luck.
Goo Goo Dolls. I don't understand how they earned a seat in the 90's rock and alternative pantheon. I only moderately tolerate their songs. I don't really like any of them.
Your daughter and my same-age son share a passion.
Same. I have the blacked out Hamilton Khaki Field Auto Titanium. Love it.
My Vanguard accounts will eventually be used for buying a house. If I cash out and try to transfer, they'll hold it for a few weeks? That's good to know.
I can't think of a single geologist who lost their marbles.
My heart said "Not you, T" last month when Ice T was unnecessarily judgmental about Lenny Kravitz being celibate.
Yea, it works. I think the plaid blazer with striped shirt is fine because I think that "rule" is just a little too rigid. No need to confine oneself strictly to that old menswear adage. It also works because the tie is solid--a strong blue. So, the double patterns of the jacket and shirt aren't distracting or attention-grabbing. It's actually the tie that really pops out and makes a statement that pulls it all together. The power of a solid blue tie!
The pocket square, I like it but I think it's just a little high. I think it can be pushed down about 1/3 of the amount that is showing. And, yes, I know it's going to be falling, moving, and getting out of shape all day. So, whatever. The pattern is nice. It's just pulled out a little too far in the picture, as far as I'm concerned.
Favorite that I own: Timex Expedition.
I say it to myself every time my child is being a noisy menace.
I'm not in a crisis, just running uphill through a number of challenges that make me busier and more burdened. Financially, I'm just ok, my basic needs are met and I have some savings for retirement, but it's a source of some anxiety that homeownership in the high cost of living city of my employer still remains out of reach for me. I just keep powering through, knowing that I'm on a (slowly) uphill trajectory and I'm doing well for my kids.
One big challenge for me is that my sibling, who used to be my academic role model, has taken an unmotivated streak and his life has been stagnant for 10 years. He used to shine and excel, then he had a big setback that was beyond his control, and he never truly recovered his pathway toward assured success. I need to accept his decisions, but it's hard.
That's rough. I hope you recover from the med school hit. That's a long time to be in only not to get over the finish line.
I'm prepping for home leave. As everyone has said, yes it's paid but at base pay.
Our first home leave, we did a very busy, coast-to-coast, 9-stop "meet the baby" tour with an SUV rental and mostly in hotels. Our subsequent home leaves were toned down on the movements. For my upcoming home leave, I'm going solo, so I'm including visits to a couple of friends who live very far out of the way in small rural areas that I've never been and that are difficult to get to.
It gets expensive, but I really like home leave.
I'm so impressed that he still spun so gracefully and...gymnastically.
In elementary summers, I rode my bike for hours with my brother and neighborhood friends. A few of us played baseball in the field by my school. I actually didn’t like that all that much because it was pretty much two-on-two baseball with my older brother and his friends, and you’d need to run to cover the whole field. We played Nintendo, sometimes go to the roller skating rink. I played on a roller hockey team one summer.
Starting in middle school, I lived in a community with an outdoor pool, so that was a summer thing.
I am just shy of $300k in my TSP (fed employee 401k). And I opened a separate Roth IRA a few years ago which I've maxed out in years when I can. It's got about 40K. I'm kind of panicking because I don't have a house, but we may be buying a place in a high COL area in a few years. We're saving for that but I don't know if I'll need to use my Roth principal to add to the down payment. Also, if I buy in my mid 40's and have a 30 year mortgage, I'll be mid-70s before I can pay off my house. That's scary.
This really makes me wish he had scratch-and-taste technology.
We had scratch-and-sniff stickers in elementary school in the 80s but the R&D just stopped there. AI is going crazy. I just want to taste it through the screen somehow.
What do we think …?
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