Jedi_Nephite

If you want an expensive hobby, try getting into ham radio. That can drain your bank account very quickly.

Someone’s always playing corporation games….

The pigeons might also be a problem.

I’m disappointed. I thought this thread was going to be about some people who built a city.

A true Mormon horror movie would be one where the Bishop spontaneously asks a member to bear their testimony in the middle of Sacrament meeting.

Regarding part C, the First Presidency never told members to get vaccinated. What they did say was that they should make the decision prayerfully and by following the consul of competent medical professionals.

I wish I could say I’m surprised, but I’m not.

The sad truth is, if Captain Moroni were alive today, people would probably call him mean, callous and undiplomatic for telling it like it is.

At first glance, every time this thread pops up, I think the topic of discussion is going to be about either him… or him… And then I remember that’s not a lower case “L” in “AI.”

They certainly are.

Sadly, on Friday night, we had to say goodbye to our cat, Arwen. We’re not sure of the cause, but she suddenly became very ill, very quickly, and we had to put her down. At the vet’s office, when we realized that the most humane and practical thing to do for her was to not prolong her suffering, my wife and I tried to explain the situation to our two daughters, who are both on the spectrum, and who loved that cat very much. We told them that Arwen is very ill, and is dying. And that she wouldn’t be coming back home with us. Additionally, we explained that Heavenly Father wants what’s best for Arwen, and doesn’t want her to suffer. We further explained that she will be going to a better place, where she will be very happy. We were with her when she was put to sleep. I held her in my arms while my wife, daughters, and I said our goodbyes and pet her one last time. Afterwards, the vet came in, and started the process of euthanasia. She was gone within a minute. Even though she was only about 3 1/2 years old when she died, she left a mark on our hearts. She brought joy, fun, love, and laughter into our lives. She was surprisingly patient with my kids, especially the youngest when she would constantly pick her up and drag her around the house or push her around in a toy shopping cart like a baby. She often liked to come upstairs to my office for a pat on the head, and then sleep on my desk or look out the windows. I’ll never forget the times when she would steal my chair when I would leave my desk for a moment, or the times when she would randomly bat my elbow when sitting in the recliner. She was always ready to attack any shoeless feet. I guess feet with only socks were grounds for attack, in her mind. Thank you for the joy, fun, love, and memories, dear friend. Your void is surely felt, and will be greatly missed.

It’s true that both sides have claimed the other has cheated during elections. Well, sort of. Usually, those accusations are made by the left every time they lose. Rarely do you hear that by the right, with only a few exceptions. However, that’s a weak argument to use against the claims that the 2020 election was stolen. There’s just too much evidence and too many witnesses, not to mention the math just doesn’t add up. To ignore all that is to turn a blind eye simply because you want to appear reasonable.

Yeah, I almost added that we named Hobbes after the stuffed tiger, and, by default, after the 17th century philosopher. “Hobbes and bacon” is great. The creator really makes an effort to capture the spirit of Watterson’s work. I believe there’s a similar fan created series that’s also very well done.

I think Watterson has said that Hobbes doesn’t magically come to life, but he isn’t exactly imaginary either. Calvin just perceives Hobbes one way while everyone else perceives him a different way (which, honestly, to me sounds the same as imaginary, but I think I get Watterson’s point).

The stuffed tiger. Calvin and Hobbes was my favorite cartoon strip growing up. When I was 10, I wrote the creator, Bill Watterson, a letter and he wrote back. It was very brief, but I always thought it was neat that he took the time to write back.

Here you go. Arwen is the orange and white. Hobbes is the little gray and black.

That’s definitely been the case with these two.

Thank you! Yeah, we considered doing that, but figured it would be difficult to pull off with our two young kids in the house. We haven’t been forcing it, though, and they’re starting to play together now. Arwen still reminds the little guy who is top cat around here.

Last week, we got a new 10-week old kitten. We named him Hobbes. Our older cat wanted nothing to do with him at first, but is starting to warm up to him.

Years ago, before I graduated from college, my parents let my wife and I live in their second home while I was going to school. Shortly before we moved in, they had replaced the old dishwasher with a new one. However, maybe within a year after we moved in, that dishwasher stopped working. So, my parents replaced it with a new one, even though the one that stopped working was relatively new. The contractor they used to have the new one installed said that whoever installed it previously did it wrong, and that’s why it stopped working (I believe it was a contractor from Home Depot or possibly Menards). They somehow wired it wrong and it shorted out the dishwasher over time. Never had any issues with the new dishwasher.

Medium rare with A-1 Sauce. My tastebuds were spiritually awakened the day I discovered A-1 Sauce.

How exactly does that show disregard for the seriousness of the issues regarding sexualization of children? He’s calling it as it is, as he should. I would think anyone who has been a victim of people like Biden would agree that he’s creepy, and wouldn’t want him to be their president, and would be glad that someone is calling him out on it rather than sliding it under the rug. If Trump has that to use against him, by all means, he should use it. Too many people want a leader to fight a good fight, but, at the same time, not do anything that might offend someone, or sound mean. I’m sorry, but I would much rather have someone sound insensitive and blunt, but truthful, than someone who just spouts comforting niceties to be nice.

I used it to write a crossover story of the show “24” and “Anne of Green Gables.” It was…interesting.

I’m confused as to why anyone would take any of the J6 accusations of “insurrection” seriously. It’s been well established that what happened was not done by “right-wing extremists.” Furthermore, those who listened to his speech that morning, know that Donald Trump never said anything even remotely close to inciting an insurrection. In fact, he said the exact opposite. He instructed everyone to be peaceful. But…Donald Trump said it, so he was really telling them to incite violence. Right? Also, those implying that Republicans trying to challenge the 2020 election are just doing the same thing that the Democrats did in the previous election, get real. Anyone who can do basic math knows that the results from the 2020 election don’t add up. In Detroit, on the night of the election, where thousands of ballots miraculously appeared overnight in favor of Biden, after Trump was winning, the election workers covered the windows during the count so that the public would not be able to see what was going on. And don’t get me started on changing the rules before the election, along with all of the ballot harvesting. It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to know that there was blatant cheating going on. People were questioning things before Republicans even said anything about it, but they did have a right and a duty to challenge it. I just wish they wouldn’t have given up so easily. I also don’t understand this idea of “Well, I want to be fair minded and impartial, so to prove that to myself and to others, instead of actually looking at the truth, I’m just going to claim that both sides are equally guilty.” Please. While the Republican Party certainly has its own issues, the biggest problem is that it has been infiltrated by the left. However, in no way whatsoever are the Republicans wrong on this issue.