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GORDON wrote: Nah, these kids never have training. They'll barrel around blind corners, be slow to reload, and rarely have backup. Tactical idiots with surprise, and soft targets, their only strength. Easily exploitable.

I wonder if video games will improve their training?

Restarted again on Saturday when I hit 220 again. Down to 213.4. I noticed that when I woke up, I was rarely hungry, in general. So I decided to not eat until I was hungry. Which seems to mostly happen around lunchtime. Last night, I think I could have gone without dinner, but ate to avoid being too...

Cohn leaving is a bit sad, in terms of having rational people in the WH.

I think Trump's wife cares about the affair. Democrats will care by saying family values Republicans are hypocrites.

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155859 One of those slide show things. It got my attention because it's titled: "The nakedest dresses at the Oscars after party." I thought, ok, I have time for some pretty ladies. I think I recognized 3 names and maybe 2-3 more faces. I thought I must be old and not plugged in anymore. T...

I feel like the inevitable story arch for Luke is someone finds a weakness, either 1) magic bullets again or 2) the ones he loves. And it just repeats like GroundHog Day.

Leisher wrote: I'm going to say melatonin to get kids to sleep is bad.

I will agree it is bad. It's a question of severity.

Leisher wrote: Sorry! Sorry!

I didn't realize you were a member of NAMBLA.

I was about to post something about "age is just a number" but I'm at work, and not sure if the new IT policies understand jokes.

155839 Still moving forward on the KDP publishing, but sent one more query to a certain agent who, in her publisher's bio, lists "Island of the Blue Dolphins" as one of her favorite books. When I made that the fave book of one of my characters over a years ago, and she discussed that book...

155842 These stories really bug me. Mainly because most of these women are attractive, and I wonder if they're truly pedophiles or if their self esteem is so low that getting into a relationship with someone emotionally immature is worth the risk. I mean, those kids have to act like the woman is a ...

Leisher wrote: Doesn't matter how weak the drug is, you can't drug people without their knowledge.

Shades of grey. Certainly worse than giving them tylenol or advil, certainly better than prescription drugs.

Leisher wrote: Hot teacher in trouble for screwing 14 year old boy.

She'll probably get the standard slap on the wrist.

She also gave the kid drugs, so maybe not.

155828 Daycare workers drugged kids at nap time. Thought it was ok to do... People really underestimate the risks of melatonin. That being said, it was certainly a stupid thing to do, and they should probably be fired, but the criminal charges seem a bit excessive. Can't we just educate stupid peop...

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

155822 Essentially, it's a prediction that we're going to lose control of the internet/email/news because of scammers, fakers, etc. I see this issue, but agree it won't be sky is falling. That being said... I so damned sick of the scammers. Internet, phone (with faked callback #s), email... It's ev...

He's still more hopeful this time around that a deal will be reached, but he senses in negotiations that the team is viewing him strictly through the prism of the running back market, in which Atlanta's Devonta Freeman is the game's highest paid at $8.25 million per year. Bell said the constraints ...

Leisher wrote: There are 1,694 other players...

You said nobody

Kirk Cousins is one of the highest-paid NFL players. He earned $23,943,600 in 2017 — a contract that was 100% guaranteed due to a franchise tag ... Drew Brees is consistently one of the best-performing quarterbacks in the league and his contract reflects that. He signed a one-year contract extensio...