GreatWhiteNorth

... btw, I do like the (R) Congressman with the eye patch. I believe he lost an eye when he was a Navy Seal. I don't hear from him much, but when I catch anything he has to say - he's direct, honest, and no BS. From what I've seen, I'd vote for a guy like him. Why isn't he an up and comer in the (R) party instead of MTG, Bobert, and that bozo from Missouri? He is at least one decent politician I know of - I would think there are more we don't hear much from. Why aren't we hearing more from the decent politicians and LOT less from the clown-act politicians? Seems to me the political party leadership is in dire need of a shakeup.

Most of your post above (the last three paragraphs) were inflammatory remarks about how horrible it is to push children to change genders - but you're preaching to the choir. As I've said, I agree with you on that part. As we've already covered, most all people - regardless of political leaning - don't believe in pushing children to change genders. As you've said, "no thinking adult thinks this is a good thing. Not one." And you're right. Democrats aren't pushing it, and there's zero reason to think Disney is pushing it either. Wherever you got the idea from - reading or listening - you should rethink that source of information. The part of the article from the link you posted that did jump out at me was this: Looks even more like retaliation to free speech than ever. Politicians are mostly all scumbags and this one seems to be no different. Talked himself into a predicament where now he's got to fight a corporation that has hasn't been shown to have done anything wrong except to contradict a politician. Just another dirtbag politician without a moral compass or sense of responsibility when he's wrong. Both political sides are full of them. Just wish we'd have more decent politicians instead of what we've got now.

I, again, mostly agree with you. DIsney did take a position that was opposite the "Don't Say Gay" law. Many of the cast members that work at Disney are gay, and Disney supported them vocally. Those are facts, but I see no problem with them at all. This can be labelled as political, no doubt. It can also be labelled as a company standing up for its staff, or for free speech, or basic human rights and dignity. A lot of labels could be thrown around, but none will change what the basic interaction actually was. Desantis attacked Disney for speaking their opinion because it hurt him politically. They had very strong opinions that they wanted to vocalize - just as everyone else in the country has the right to do without being attacked. Government officials have no right to attack private citizens and companies who simply exercise their right to free speech. It is horribly wrong and 100% completely unacceptable in our free country. The part I put in bold above is where we disagree. Blaming what negative things some group has done in the past as an excuse to justify a current group doing similar negative things is not OK. That logic is something you'd see in grade school - the "he did it first" type argument. It's extremely weak, and I sincerely hope you abandon that line of thinking.

In these times of all of us being constantly bombarded with BS by liars and manipulators, their honesty is a breath of fresh air.

Except for the HUGE mistake you're making here... you're being sold a line of crap. Many Democrats agree with you on this topic. In my experience, easily the majority of democrats agree with you. I had a very similar discussion many times, too many times actually, not too long ago. Many Democrats agree that defunding the police is a terrible idea. In my experience, easily the majority. Why are you being sold a line of BS about democrats? Check your source and rethink how much you trust them. We're being played - by people who want us to take sides against each other. Even though we, for the most part, agree. The worst part about it is that it's plain, obvious, and yet still working.

I still don't see a legitimate reason here. As far as I know, Disney doesn't fund any school to teach K-3 kids that changing gender is a good idea. I don't see a path for Disney to "push to have that law removed." What were they pushing? Did they announce a plan to hire lawyers to sue the state of FL over it? I did see that Disney's CEO used the free speech that we, as Americans, have and made a public statement about it. That's all I could find. I 100% understand the concept that adults shouldn't be pushing children toward gender reassignment. And that children aren't equipped to make that kind of a decision, especially K-3. I'm not in favor of that either. I'm also not in favor of taking Christmas away, taking the suburbs away, or any of the other myths and conspiracy theories that have been pushed by politicians. From where I sit, it looks mostly like retribution by Desantis to go after Disney for exercising their right to free speech by speaking out against Desantis. Like something straight out of Moscow or Beijing - speak your mind, and you'll pay a heavy price... It's downright unamerican.

I'm wondering what the point of this FL v Disney mess is supposed to be. It seems to me that this attack on Disney is taking time away from Ron's administration's ability to govern and work to solve FL's problems. It is costing the taxpayers a ton of money - that could be better used to solve the states problems and better the state. What was Disney doing that requires an assault on them to become a top priority? Aren't Republicans usually in favor of smaller government that leaves corporations alone to do their business? Was it really because the company is left leaning and employs a significant number of gay people? A government that attacks corporations because they lean in the opposite political direction than said government - that is a frightening thought. Or because of the sexual orientation profile of their pool of employee's - even more frightening. Apple better watch this closely. There must be some legitimate reason. I must have missed it. And - while I try to dig that up - I'll also try to find out the legitimate reason Ron's group spent millions transporting migrants around the country like cattle. Can't figure out what that was supposed to accomplish. There must be answers. Governing couldn't have possibly become a series of side-show antics strung together to make political headlines. Could it?

IMO, fans get too worked up about statistics (including W/L) and the importance of them. The stats are almost always overrated. I think guys who have losses like Vito, Gomez, KOT, (a ton more), etc. really get after it and that is far more important than some other wrestler having better stats. Not to pick specifically on Fix or Lewan, but wrestling with the idea that you want to win a strategic match rather than get after it is a lose/lose situation - loss for both fans and for the sport. Judging wrestlers' greatness by their W/L record and other stats is a crutch used by those who don't know wrestling. Some of the greatest wrestlers took losses. That's OK.

So, you've heard of it. That's good, my communication effort was a success. I spent almost a full 2 minutes looking up Cabrini Green and Goose Island and trying to triangulate exactly where the rendering plant is/was from memory. Gave up on that plan. Hell, I don't know where that rendering plant is/was. But I do know that I had to smell it all the way from Cabrini-Green (or where it used to be for you fussy folks) to the Goose Island area I arrived at for work with a box of donuts in hand. Smelly trip - but mild by comparison to Greeley, CO.

As soon as I found out MInn's Isaiah Salazar was from Greeley, CO - it did become 100% my favorite stinky place. (That rendering plant near Cabrini Green in Chicago is my 2nd favorite.)

... unless I'm riding and trying to get my wind and strength back because I'm wiped out from the previous series. Then it's good - for me. I like riding in that case. Otherwise, no. The other contexts are bad. All of them that don't include my special case... and, of course, me.

It didn't start a year ago, sport. Crimea was invaded nearly 10 years ago. This is not new. What's new is that the bar has been moved up many notches. The escalation is the problem. The world finds itself in a difficult spot right now. Not insurmountable, but not great. At this point we have exactly (1) country that is the cause of this murderous attack. One. To turn a blind eye and allow Russian individual athletes to participate as if Russia isn't causing great damage to the rest of the world would be wrong. I empathize with Russian athletes. Just as I did with US Athletes when the US boycotted the Olympics previously. But being a citizen of any country has its responsibilities.

This situation is solely the responsible of the Russian government. To blame anyone else is nonsense. Any "punishment" for any athlete is 100% caused by Russia. Show me a Russian individual athlete who publicly, openly, and whole heartedly condemns the ongoing one-sided Russian attack on Ukraine. Then, perhaps, an exception could be provided. Until then - they should be NOT allowed to compete. If the Russian athletes must fight their own country in order to compete - that is how it must be. It is their choice to be Russian citizens, they must live with that choice and the responsibility associated with it. It is the responsibility of nobody else.

At the end of the day, it appears sketchy - no doubt about that. It could also be 100% legitimate - maybe just a coincidence that so many factors appear sketchy. Either way, it's easily resolved. If you are seriously interested in participating, PM the OP to find out more. There's just enough doubt here that blind trust isn't in order.

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Here's the full video of I-Mart v Cenzo...

... where my wisdom tells me it is far better than @GreatDeadNorth

Nah, he speaks quite clearly and speaks quickly to keep up with pace of the match without having to slow down the video. These posts are all extremely well done. If you can't keep up, use your personal settings to slow down the stream for you.

The transition from old to dead is not exactly a small change. It may surprise you to hear that some find it significant.

OK, curiosity got the better of me and I finally decided to take a closer look. BobDole has been duped - this is obviously NOT a math assignment. This is a data gathering effort by someone who should be considered VERY BAD. Here are the questions. Decide for yourself. Ionel has already pointed out some of the problems, well done by Ionel. School You Wrestled or are currently Wrestling amount of years/age started training in wrestling Any accolades, achievements, notable records, important matches in wrestling (proof of success). Include dates if possible. List any other sports AND martial arts practiced besides wrestling. If practiced other sports or martial arts, list accolades, accomplishments, proof of success in such sport. Include dates if possible. Do you believe training in wrestling has affected your performance in these other sports? If so elaborate with specific reasoning. If Possible, please share this form to other people who have or are wrestling in college. The more data collected the better! Thank you for your contribution. Personal aside -- looks like the ***duck duck goose** Russians agains.

@CHROMEBIRD Great post! If the link is desirable enough, it would be worth going through the extra gymnastics. For me, in this case, it isn't. My philosophy is that a knowledgable poster should post a brief piece of text - then attach a hyperlink to that text with the full URL. That way, the link is brief on the post - yet any of us can hover over the link, we'll see the actual URL that it will be sending us to. But - to each their own.

I bought a train ticket for my 2nd born child. Apparently, they need her, in-person, for confirmation. Not sure why they asked about her blood type - ironically, it is B positive. So, I did.

Can you click again and give them another $200? Try it out and see.