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That situation is a huge outlier . . . but asking about those surgeries is probably a good screening question to add.

You called?

That's a lot of employees for such a Mickey Mouse operation.

Smoke coming back to Western WA tomorrow, according to Cliff Stamp. https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2020/09/smoke-is-coming-back-to-pacific.html

True, some were independent contractors.

My eyes! My eyes! What a god-awful design.

If you have Amazon Prime, it's up on Prime Video.

She's amazing. Go watch Orphan Black right now. Unless you don't want to.

Bazzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! /Kirk

Well, if you only see one episode, watch Season 3, Episode 1. It's the pinnacle of Trek storytelling.

Just . . . vote. https://ew.com/celebrity/chris-evans-speaks-nsfw-photo-gaffe-vote/

Bucky might get more mileage out of the shield, but Sam has wielded it in the air in the comics during his stint/s as Cap.

I think the next Avengers movie should open with the team in the field facing whatever opposition, with Falcon-Cap directing the battle, already settled into the role. Just skip the "I'm not worthy" crap and get down to business. What, after all, did Cap bring to the table for leadership? Strong tactical leadership in the field, and a strong moral compass. We've lost Cap, Natasha and Clint for tactical leaders. Winter Soldier may have the better tactical chops, but he's got way more personal baggage than Sam. Moral compass? I'm not sure they have anyone better suited than Falcon for that role. As far as goal setting, long term planning and other big picture stuff, the team generally seems to handle those matters on a committee basis anyway. Falcon seems to be a logical choice to replace Cap. The question I have is when they're going to set "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" TV show in the timeline and how it will affect the movies.

Thanks. Just hiding indoors this weekend.

And my wife.

Oi! New job is frying my brain. I'm going to have to withdraw.

I felt nauseous on the way to work today, and had a headache all day. Hope the air clears for tomorrow. Not great for us asthmatics.

Hela left Asgard seriously short of people, too.

Organization: CONTROL Location: Mount Rushmore

I really hate "reaction" videos on YouTube, where someone just plays someone else's video then talks over it.. Just show me what the guy said, then give the commentary for crying out loud. But yeah, Scott Adams is a turd. Also, getting into Mensa doesn't make you "super smart."

I'll need a corroborating source on that one.

That's what I was thinking when I said pass the mantle. I think Ms. Wright could carry a movie. Hopefully, the studio sees it the same way.

They could pass the mantle to someone else. I don't see anyone else ever playing T'Challa in the MCU. He was as much the character as Robert Downey Jr. was Tony Stark. Seems like the only play they have. They could also just drop the character from the MCU, but I don't think letting Wakanda die with the actor is a good idea, as there were too many other great Wakandan characters, and it'd be a step back from what they accomplished for representing black actors on screen.

I haven't gotten one of those fake MS support calls in a while. The next time I get one, I'm booting into Linux and letting the guy try to talk me through his scam. Should be amusing. Back, oh, about fifteen(?) years now, my grandmother got taken in by someone pretending to be her grandson (me) scam and actually met the scammers at an ATM and gave them the money. I was livid. I found out when the local police investigator called me to verify I wasn't in state, followed by a call from an uncle who lived closest to her at the time. She claimed that they gave my name, but more than likely she asked them if they were me by name, because they also had a deep voice. I hope there's a special circle of Hell reserved for these ********.