Except, that's not the argument I'm trying to make.
It's my flag too, and I'm not going to let them take it away from me. I'm not going to let the assholes define what it stands for.
While the rules governing the display of the flag don't actually have the force of law, due to the constitutionality protected right to freedom of speech, it is still considered improper to fly any flag above the national flag.
Given my intent is to show that the US flag is all of ours and can't be taken away from minorities, immigrants, trans, etc., it wouldn't be appropriate to do so in a way that suggests disrespect for the US flag.
I want to put a flagpole in my front yard so I can hang the US Flag with the pride flag beneath it.
My wife doesn't want me to.
I've been watching The Blacklist with my wife. I've remarked that it's very honest in it's portrayal of law enforcement, in that they are all dishonest, corrupt, and criminal.
Not really a fan of the show, but I love James Spader's portrayal of Raymond Reddington. I lose interest when he's not in the scene. Just wanting to watch him has gotten me through to season 9.
Just to make you feel better about the decision to show the story, this is the first I've heard of it.
...have never watched the news
People who get their information from watching the news on TV are probably worse than people who don't get information at all.
People are going to shout that it's Fox News that's the problem, but the reality is all of the major sources of TV news are owned by billionaires. You're just choosing what style boot you want on your neck.
Unfortunately, to be informed and intelligent requires a small ability to rationally evaluate information. It's not always difficult to determine the truth, but most people can't or won't try.
I'm going to say the average would be 7.
I definitely had some -7 days, but by and large it was a good childhood.
I was required to do chores and help out around the house. However, I didn't have too many "wants" that I couldn't have.
I'm fairly spoiled among my peers, but not in a "doesn't have to work, thinks the world revolves around me" way. Always well fed and clothed. Always had a home to live in.
My parents paid for my college, so I graduated without any student loans. They also gave me and my wife the deposit when we bought our house. They continued helping with my kids' college education, covering half of their expenses as well.
There was some abuse. Honestly, it didn't amount to more than what just about every kid my age went through. Horrifying today, but run of the mill back then.
When I looked just now, the links all display pictures of our pedo president with Epstein.
Mr Trump’s drug tariffs would be especially punitive for Ireland
Nowhere close to how punitive it would be for the U.S.
I prefer "Alligator Auschwitz"
The Trump Regime has made it widely known that absolutely no one is safe
visitingin the United States.
FTFY
There was some anxiety on my part when my middle child told me he punched his bully in the high school cafeteria. I had felt his punches through a heavy-duty punching shield, and I assumed it would lead to criminal or civil cases. However, when I asked if the bully was ok, he said he pulled the punch.
I always knew shoes weren't going to save my kids from bullying, so I got them karate instead.
The bullying still happened, until they decided it was time for it to stop. Then it stopped.
Volunteers spent days combing the woods along a central Florida road to rescue nearly 60 abandoned guinea pigs. What to know, how to help.
Rescuers turned out in force over several days to hunt down nearly 60 guinea pigs that were spotted dumped along a Florida road.
Fifty-four guinea pigs were caught as of the evening of June 29, according to rabbit rescue organization Space Coast Bunnies. At least three were found dead in Orange County, southeast of Orlando.
My son has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He's in his mid-twenties, so it's the average time for onset of bipolar disorder. No family history that we know of, but if it was just two generations back, it probably wouldn't have been talked about.
He had his first manic episode early in the year. He spent a brief time in in-patient treatment, followed by a period of out-patient treatment. During the out-patient treatment, his psychiatrist started to think the diagnosis was incorrect and she weaned him off his meds.
He has had another manic episode, and he's back in the in-patient facility. Luckily he was able to get back into the same place he was in before, so they aren't starting from zero. They started him back on different meds, and he's much better much faster than the first time.
His fiancee was talking to a friend and someone overheard. The person who overheard said her mother was bipolar and she had to take her to the hospital six times, and she told his fiancee that she should break up with him.
The only experts I've spoken to have been the doctors in the crisis center, and I don't know to what degree they are trying to sugar coat things to prevent us from giving up hope.
I'd rather know the reality.
If anyone has any personal experience they can share, I'd appreciate it. If anyone has any professional experience they can share, I'd appreciate that as well.
EDIT: Just wanted to add to this that we were able to visit him today, and he's doing very well.
It's pen cleaning day, so the girls have an afternoon in their playpen while their home gets refreshed.
A new bill proposed by State Senator Doug Mastriano (R) would require state employees to return to their designated in-person workplaces.
According to its memo, the State Employees Return to Work Act aims to improve the delivery of public services, enhance employee efficiency, elevate workplace coordination, and revitalize the local economy by bringing workers back to in-person workspaces.
“In-person work fosters team building, spontaneous problem-solving, and stronger relationships among colleagues,” the bill’s memo said. “As we rebuild our workforce culture, it is essential that employees are given the opportunity to interact directly, share knowledge, and support one another in their work.”
The memo says employees would be given sufficient notice, and clear guidelines would be established via a structured and phased approach to returning employees to their workplaces, starting with departments where in-person presence is “most essential.”
Flexible working hours and hybrid work options would be available where applicable and feasible, the memo added.
The bill has not yet been submitted for introduction to the state legislature.
When the directions for knitting the 4th Doctor's scarf were posted, I mentioned in a post that I had the one my mom made for me ~40 years ago.
I said it had never been washed and it needed to be.
I finally did it. Cold water in the laundry room sink, a little bit of woolite, and some swishing. A couple of rinses, and some gentle squeezing to get as much water as I could out.
The tricky part, of course, was laying it out flat to air dry.
Seeing lots of cat pictures, but not enough guinea pigs, so here's Daisy and Rose.
Rose, by the way, seems to have recovered completely from her intestinal parasite.
She was getting better, but her recovery coincided with us introducing fresh wheatgrass into their diet (we grew a little window garden for the girls).
They both loved it, but Rose may have loved it too much and gave herself a bellyache. Rushed back to the vet and got more X-rays just to find out that Rose perhaps doesn't know the meaning of "enough".
She's doing well now, and having no problem with the wheatgrass.
We're also pig sitting for our daughter while she takes finals.
This is Etch, the chill college boy:
He's unique among guinea pigs in that he was abused by the other pigs in his environment before she got him, so he wouldn't tolerate being around other guinea pigs. He does ok with Daisy and Rose, although they are in a different pen at a suitable distance from his.
I have no idea what a kangaroo has to do with my employer, but they brought in a baby kangaroo for an event, so I waited in line to hold it.
We got Rose's test results back on Friday, and she's all better, so Rose and Daisy can be together again!
Edit: this is what things were like every day while they were separated:
https://youtube.com/shorts/SkCAVoe-cbM
We had to take Rose to the vet on Friday because she stopped eating hay and started having diarrhea.
Diagnosis: intestinal parasite and gas in her stomach.
She's on antiparasitic meds, antibiotics to prevent secondary infection, and a nutritional supplement to replace the hay she isn't eating.
She takes the tiny doses of the meds ok, but she's not a fan of the supplement.
We had a lot of trouble until we figured out how to get her burrito towel wrapped correctly.
She's starting to do better. More normal poops, started nibbling hay, and she stopped fighting the supplement.
Daisy and Rose are inconsolable because we had to separate them until Rose is all better.
The gateway between the pens is closed now and they keep pulling on it like they're trying to pull it open.
This is probably a stupid question, but if I want to add a line to a PDF telling people to direct any comments to my Lemmy account, how would I specify that?
Obviously teenager is 13-19.
"Young adult" would start at 20, but where's the cutoff at the upper end? Similarly, what's the range for "adult", "old", "elderly", " ancient"?
If someone asks for responses from "old men", how do I know if it applies to me?
It seemed like every time we visited WDW, there was some event or show taking place in front of Cinderella's Castle, and the interior was closed.
When I visited as a kid, you'd walk through the castle and ooh and aah at the mosaic.
I've wanted to see the mosaic again for years, and it was always closed. I finally got the chance again last time, and I took some pictures.
Theme parks like Disney World have been popular for decades, but are the high ticket prices, long lines, and stress associated with the modern-day experience worth the hassle anymore?
Where has this guy been?
When my wife and I went to Disney World in 1996, we planned nothing in advance. We found ourselves waiting in massive lines for rides and spending hours waiting for tables in restaurants. We realized we screwed up and we had to do better.
That was 27 years ago. Since then, we had kids and raised them to adulthood.
Every trip after that we scheduled reservations in advance. Every morning we wake up, we know what park we are going to. We spend about 20 minutes every day we are there planning that day's activities, and we roll with whatever changes we encounter.
I don't understand how having a plan in place in advance of your vacation somehow makes it more stressful. I've always thought it was easier to not have to wonder what we'll be doing and where we'll be going during our Disney trips.
Are there really people who insist on just showing up with no plan and then blame Disney when they are stressed?
Also, it seems like most of the Disney criticism I see is coming from Fox news in some form or another. Is that just my news feed, or is it an extension of the culture war that the right is trying to foment?
Title is my question. It seems like refusing to recognize other state's driver licenses would be blatantly unconstitutional. Is there something I'm missing?
This article was originally published primarily as a response to IBM's Red Hat's change to no longer publish complete, corresponding source (CCS) for RHEL and the prior discontinuation of CentOS Linux (which are related events, as described below). We hope that this will serve as a compre...
I tend to at least look at every work email I receive. Likewise for Teams messages. If I see a notification of a new communication, I tend to check it and see if I need to respond. I don't always respond, but I always look at the message.
In various virtual meetings, I've seen other people's notifications when they share their desktop, and it seems like some people just don't bother even looking at them.
Am I the weird one? Does everyone just ignore messages they receive at work?
A BELOVED food truck company is closing down as its owners have decided to retire. Food trucks by Magic Carpet Foods, owned by Deb and Dean Varvoutis, operated on the University of Pennsylvania cam…
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