KingM
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No Spanish except a few epithets and catholic prayers. And no way do I want to drive down there. Lol
Why wouldn't you want to drive? The rules work just like here, and the traffic isn't all that bad in Costa Rica. The main problem is the rough road conditions in rural areas, but I'm used to that coming from Vermont. ;)
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I pay whatever I can by credit card for the sake of convenience. I also have automatic payments on the cards so they're paid off every month on the same date. It's handy, but you have to make sure you keep your checking account balance high enough to avoid nasty overdraft surprises.
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Everybody is offended by something, and even the most libertine (non-broken) people have lines they won't cross. But I think if you're super squeamish about things that most people find normal, then that would be prudish. Some people find any discussion of sex to be super uncomfortable, for example, or cannot speak of bodily waste without using something that is either super clinical or a euphemism. I would call that prudishness.
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I had no warning. Within ten seconds or so I was writhing in pain. Nothing I've felt is close to it. The infected abscess I had in the bone above an infected tooth was a gentle tickle in comparison.
Advice like drinking water, etc., is good for preventing stones, but once you have it, it's not going to dissolve it. There are other things people suggest, but really you just have to wait for it to pass.
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I doubt the phone can read his mind (yet :glare: ), but yes, they track your searches, pictures, and conversations all over the place.
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Have you tried logging in from a different device?
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Check all your personal info, first of all, to make sure you didn't get hacked. Barring that, did you try to access your account when you were out of the country? There's some strange reason why it thinks you're living abroad.
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I've never used marijuana, but I'm in favor of legalization in part to get around this pain/opioid crisis. An option that could probably help a lot of people for very little cost and little risk of overdose.
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As far as musical complexity - well, some is more complex than others, but overall metal isn't known for a lot of complexity. It isn't necessarily known either for strong musical instrument skills though I think that is more variable. But to some extent metal has had some of the same attitude that punk music did where there was a certain amount of anti-expertise philosophy behind the conceptualization of what the music was doing.
That is also not true. I have never once heard any band or heavy metal fan celebrate lack of good technique or expertise. Many well-known metal guitarists come from a classically trained background. Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest first learned to play classical music on the piano before he ever touched a guitar.
Here is a well-known (and somewhat self-indulgent) guitar solo by Ritchie Blackmore of Rainbow. Watch this solo and ask yourself if this represents anti-expertise. How many hours do you think he spent just on this stretch of music?
The claim that metal doesn't have any lyrical complexity is also misguided, although there are certainly some bands that have weak lyrics. Iron Maiden covers poetry like the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, historical subjects like the Charge of the Light Brigade and the frontier wars against the Native Americans. Saxon has songs about steel mills in Belfast in the 19th Century and the Crusades. Metallica sings about the plagues of Egypt. Judas Priest has an entire concept album about the life and trials of Nostradamus. Sabaton is pure home schooling gold with their historical subjects.
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I wouldn't give the song writers and producers that much credit, actually. It's music to make money, just as all pop and country music is. It's for and by people with no endurance or background in good quality music, as it's very simple (relatively speaking) to play and create.
If you don't like it, you don't like it. That's what personal taste is all about. But the above statement has no basis in reality. Here is a blog post by a classically trained singer and vocal instructor analyzing various heavy metal singers for better or worse.
This is what she says about Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of Iron Maiden.
I have nothing but admiration for this singer. Listen how he starts off with a soft growl, then moves seamlessly into a well-supported, sustained high full-voice sound that then evolves into an effortless long scream! His diction is easily intelligible, regardless of the range he’s singing in or the effect he’s going for. He achieves an intensely rhythmic delivery of the lyrics without losing legato and musical momentum, something a lot of classical singers struggle with, especially when interpreting the many staccato and accent markings that crowd scores by Bellini, Donizetti, etc.
A couple of observations for my classical readers:
There is a visceral dramatic intensity driving this singing. Many rock and metal singers are tenors who sustain much higher, much longer than operatic tenors are ever required to. It’s not just the microphone that makes this possible. These guys are singing their guts out with incredible commitment. Intention is a very powerful thing.
Notice the rasp that occasionally colors his sound. This is an effect that is totally distinct from strain – his entire larynx and throat needs to be completely loose and free to respond this way. In some of the following examples, you’ll hear singers deliberately making their voice more shallow, shrill, nasal or “harshâ€. If they know what they’re doing, they can set up all of these effects without creating resistance and strain. You can tell the difference in much the same way you would listen to a classical singer – free singing is like a massage, while entangled singing makes you sympathetically tighten up your own throat.
And then she says this about Dio, who was the singer of Black Sabbath for three albums after Ozzy Osbourne left the band, and is probably my favorite singer.
This is another very fine singer. His voice is so naturally resonant – he reminds me of Freddie Mercury. Like the first singer, he performs with perfect legato, clear diction, and a consistent, organic vibrancy. He arranges his resonance space to create a shallow snarl without setting up any resistance for his breath. You can tell how healthy his delivery is from the way he moves in and out of brief moments of harmony with the other tracks with impeccable intonation.
Here is the Dio song she's talking about, together with lyrics. If you think this music is simple to compose, play, or sing, you either haven't listened to it or you don't understand music.
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I wouldn't get too upset about having a party where other kids showed up if they were well behaved. Uninvited overnights guests? That is unbelievably rude. (Not referring to the exchange student, which seems necessary.)
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It makes sense from an actuarial perspective. That's all it is, math. They've run the numbers and found out that kids with good grades get in fewer accidents than mediocre students, that young women are safer drivers than young men, and that people with bad credit ratings file more claims than people with good credit ratings.
The good news is that this is in your hands. Clean up your credit rating and one of the many benefits is that you'll save money on car insurance.
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I sometimes get this, thanks to these *! bags I'm getting under my eyes. I didn't make the connection for several years.
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I think I should have it all.
I bet most of you do too.
I do have it all. I just choose to define "all" as family, health, some financial security, and a job I love. As soon as I expand that to include a sports car, a sailboat, and a castle in Scotland, then I start feeling disgruntled.
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Vegetarians eat butter (vegans do not).
I am a huge fan of vegetarian bacon. I don't eat pork, typically, but veg bacon, YUM. And I can't think of a better word for it. Vegetarian smoky salty chewy brown breakfast strips? Just call it veg bacon, so much simpler.
It might be delicious and even nutritious (although frankly, I'm rather suspicious), but if you call it bacon, I say you're fakin'. ;)
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He asked me and told me to talk to his wife. He doesn't use the internet and nobody in that circle knows who Slache is so I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. I've gotten great advice in this thread and in the past here so I don't see a problem with asking.
You're sharing details about your friend's husband's hemorrhoids on a public forum. I don't know. That seems gossipy and pointless to me. Speaking as a man, I would personally find it humiliating to know that one of my wife's friends was having this discussion, and I'm not even super private about this sort of thing.
Besides, how could this board possibly help him? He needs to see a doctor, is what he needs.
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I saw that article yesterday. I don't generally buy into conspiracy theories at all- and especially not from questionable sites like that one. But, I live in the region of one of the missing doctors, and the disappearance has baffled absolutely everyone. How does someone simply vanish without a trace? It's so bizarre already that the idea that big pharma could have had something to do with the disappearance isn't really that big of a stretch, imho.
I don't think pharmaceutical companies can be bothered to stop counting their billions of dollars long enough to commit a conspiracy to murder someone operating on the fringe of their industry. To what purpose? That would be like McDonald's taking out a hit on the local lemonade stand.
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This stuff is normal. I didn't ask my money for stuff after I moved out of the house, but I tried to do too much with too little. I struggled for a year or two before figuring it out.
I'd say be firm. "We have X amount of money to pay for school-related expenses. After that, you're on your own."
Maybe they'll figure it out, maybe not. If not, there's nothing much you can do or say that will change the mentality of a 19 year old.
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A business is just trying to maximize profits by figuring out the best combination between price and discounts for families. In some cases, it's ridiculous. Two year olds have to pay at Disney World, even though they actually cause fewer resources to be used, since some adult is going to be watching them instead of going on rides with the family.
On the other hand, a butt in a theater seat is a butt in a theater seat. Doesn't matter how old the kid is.
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He doesn't want to talk about it. Psyllium helps with either though, which is why it was my first thought.
If he doesn't want to talk about it, why is his wife sharing it with her friend? And why is the friend posting about it on a public forum? Is this really how he wants to get his medical advice? I'd think a doctor would be more appropriate.
If it were me, I would be so embarrassed to come across this thread.
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I've told my kids this very thing. The competition out there is pretty weak. If you are ethical, work hard, and let your manners be a little bit of a throwback to an earlier age, you can really get ahead in life.
And I don't think we should be depressed if we have teens. In a weird way: our kids will do well because they'll stand out from the pack.-
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Doesn't surprise me in the least considering what I've seen with adult employees over the years. One worker in her 40s just stopped showing up, then called up a few weeks later wondering when she could get some more shifts. Just last month I attempted to hire some on-site caretakers for property I owned. I interviewed people, hired a couple in their thirties, and signed them to a year contract.
They moved in and made it about 12 hours before they thought no, this isn't what they wanted to do. They abandoned the property and sent me an email.
These are people who'd interviewed twice, gone through all the facilities, passed a background and credit check, etc.
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If you're decades away from retirement, you're better off ignoring the ups and downs of the market and continuing to invest in a semi-conservative mix of stocks and bonds. Otherwise, you're likely to yank all your money when the market is down, get back in a couple of years later when it starts to boom, and then suffer the same fate the next time there's a crash.
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I want to keep working, but at a slower pace as I get older.
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Age of adulthood - 25?
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By the time I hit 25, I'd graduated college, bought a rental house, got married, bought a house, and had my first kid. When pushed into it, people that age are definitely ready to be adults. When society doesn't require it, however, childhood can stretch a looong time.