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Well if this isn't the CliffsNotes version of American politics, I don't know what is.

"I was annoyed. You know I was annoyed. I was annoyed that every time Trump spoke the red lines went up. Every time he said something against the democrats the democratic lines went down. Every time consistently. Now there were a few exceptions. We have become so polarized, so divided, that we don't hear anymore. ... They will find a reason to like him or dislike him no matter what he says."

 
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It's my turn to plan valentine's day this year. I can't wait to surprise my husband. Gifts. A black tie gala with dinner, chocolates, Italian wines, champagne. I really get into it when it's my turn.

 
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civilrobot said:
It's my turn to plan valentine's day this year. I can't wait to surprise my husband. Gifts. A black tie gala with dinner, chocolates, Italian wines, champagne. I really get into it when it's my turn.
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If you really want to surprise him, buy him a 6 pack and a 24" works pizza and he'll love you forever.

 
Supe said:
If you really want to surprise him, buy him a 6 pack and a 24" works pizza and he'll love you forever.
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lol He gets that stuff all of the time. He's a big romantic. He will out-do me on valentine's day next year (some how) but I think we both like the camaraderie. 

 
my wife (gf at the time) and I used to go to Papa Murphy's and get the heart-shaped pizza special.  Nowadays we're not quite as fancy.

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Moar random JK topic:  Currently taking Nature's Bounty hair, skin, & nails gummies as a supplement.  I feel like it...isn't really doing anything.  Does anyone have any recommendations for a different supplement that might work better?  I currently take Vitafusion as my standard multivitamin.  Not sure if I should try youtheory Collagen, since it's at Costco?

 
So on monday the wife and I decided to visit a grocery store a few minutes from the house. It's called Earth Fare. It was our first time visiting one and we really liked it. It was cool that they had a bunch of organic stuff and also a smoothie bar, salad bar, buffet, sandwich station, pizza station, and a dining area all inside a grocery store! We thought it was a little odd that they weren't very stocked up on some stuff. Like, there were only a few containers of milk. We thought it was a little odd, but just assumed they hadn't got their new shipments in.

Then today I came across this... https://progressivegrocer.com/earth-fare-closing-all-stores

 
Got a voicemail about my interest in a student loan repayment and forgiveness plan.

Shame I paid off my student loans in April 2012. 

 
was it like a whole foods knock off? - I only go to whole foods to use their amazon storage lockers!

 
https://www.wtae.com/article/4-children-lost-in-rural-alaska-during-blizzard-found-alive-huddling-around-2-year-old/30790375

This is pretty amazing for a group of kids! 

NUNAM IQUA, Alaska —

Four boys who went missing for more than a day during a blizzard in rural Alaska were found alive on Monday, and were resourceful when it came to protecting the youngest and most vulnerable to the elements.

The children, who range in age from 2 to 14, were found about 20 miles outside the village of Nunam Iqua, on Alaska's west coast, a representative with Emmonak Search and Rescue told CNN by phone Monday night.

"The kids are doing fine," the representative said. "I talked to the grandpa. They were cold and hungry."

The boys reportedly huddled around the youngest boy.

They dug a foot-deep hole in the snow and huddled themselves inside and positioned themselves in a way so that the 2-year-old wouldn't be as exposed, according to Alaska Public Media.

“They were protecting the baby,” rescuer Herschel Sundown told the news outlet.

When asked how the children got so far from their village during the blizzard, the official noted, "In winter time our storms are very bad. Sense of direction is not to be played with."

Alaska State Troopers received a report Sunday at 6:25 p.m. local time that the children hadn't returned from a snow-machine ride near the remote, rural village of Nunam Iqua.

Officials were called after the boys were more than five hours late in returning home.

"At least three were appropriately dressed for the weather," said state patrol spokesperson Megan Peters at the time of the search. "There's concern for their safety."

There were winter storm warnings in effect throughout the region at the time state troopers were alerted, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.

The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts as high as 60 mph, and wind chills as low as 45 below zero, which can "cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin," the NWS said in its Sunday afternoon advisory.

The four children were identified as Christopher Johnson, 14, Frank Johnson, 8, Ethan Camille, 7, and Trey Camille, 2.

Army National Guard and USCG helicopters were called in Sunday to assist, but blizzard conditions hampered visibility.

Nunam Iqua has an estimated population of about 200 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The kids are still recovering from hypothermia, thankfully that was the worst of it. 

I know the area where this happened, it's easy to initially miss their hiding spot due to the terrain (or lack there of).

 
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Road Guy said:
was it like a whole foods knock off? - I only go to whole foods to use their amazon storage lockers!
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Idk I haven't been to a whole foods before. We have one in town, but never been. It reminded me a little of Fresh Market, but I like Fresh Market better.

 
Road Guy said:
was it like a whole foods knock off? - I only go to whole foods to use their amazon storage lockers!
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Idk I haven't been to a whole foods before. We have one in town, but never been. It reminded me a little of Fresh Market, but I like Fresh Market better.

 
is the skills section of a resume really necessary if you don't use any special programs outside of MS Office, don't code/program, and don't speak any languages fluently besides english? 

 
I don't have skills listed on my resume. However, I do have sections for "expertise" and "strengths".

 

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