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Television / Re: WARRIOR based on the writings of Bruce Lee

« Last post by VillainousHero on Today at 06:22:20 AM »

Just started to watch this and it's awesome.

General Discussion / Re: I was in D-Town not too long ago and yes, lots of Arabs and Muslim there

« Last post by theking on Today at 12:17:26 AM »

Took these photos when I was in MoTown:

General Discussion / Battle of the Bay: Another thing to add to Mayor Sheng Thao's full plate

« Last post by theking on Today at 12:07:01 AM »

Oakland officials vote to rename airport despite San Francisco threatening to sue

....change the name of Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, infuriating San Francisco officials who promised to sue over the decision.

The name change will be finalized if approved in a second vote May 9.

Port of Oakland officials say the change is necessary to sustain the airport’s 30,000 direct jobs and $1.6-billion economic impact in the region. Under the proposed rebranding, the airport code, OAK, will not be changed.

The move has angered San Francisco leaders, who say it will confuse travelers. Before the vote, San Francisco City Atty. David Chiu wrote to the Port of Oakland, promising to sue if the change was approved. The city of San Francisco, he wrote, “has strong legal claims ... for trademark infringement that we intend to bring in court against the Port of Oakland.”

The San Francisco airport, which has been operating since 1927, has been known by its moniker for almost the entirety of its existence, Chiu noted.

General Discussion / Tax Day: Just submitted my tax documents to the IRS

« Last post by theking on Today at 12:02:42 AM »

...I pay as usual so I don't mind waiting towards the end to send it..

Marriage & Family Life / Would you legally trade your spouse with someone you know?

« Last post by theking on April 15, 2024, 11:59:23 PM »

Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, infamous for trading wives with a teammate, dies at 82
Peterson pitched nine seasons for the Yankees and was an All-Star in 1970

Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died, the team announced on Friday. He was 82 years old.

Peterson pitched nine seasons for the Yankees from 1966 through 1974, notching a 20-win season in 1970, when he was also named to the American League All-Star team. He also pitched for Cleveland and the Texas Rangers during his career. Altogether, Peterson compiled a 3.30 ERA and 133–131 record, throwing over 2,200 innings.

Control was Peterson's best trait as a pitcher. He had a career walk rate of 1.7 per nine innings and averaged the lowest walks per nine in the AL for a five-season stretch from 1968 through 1972.

However, Peterson is perhaps best known for more infamous reasons. During spring training of 1973, he and teammate Mike Kekich revealed that they had traded families and homes. Kekich's wife and two daughters moved in with Peterson, while Peterson's wife and two sons lived with Kekich.

"It wasn't a wife swap. It was a life swap," Kekich said in an interview, via The New York Times. "We're not saying we're right and everyone else who thinks we're wrong are wrong. It's just the way we felt."

Marriage & Family Life / Why not just abort to save all the trouble instead of waiting 9 mos just to do

« Last post by theking on April 15, 2024, 11:56:54 PM »

...this

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Georgia father sentenced to 50 years for poisoning his newborn's breastmilk with antifreeze

Police say Curtis Jack admitted that he added antifreeze to his newborn daughter's milk to avoid paying child support. A Georgia father was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday for using antifreeze mixed in breastmilk to poison his 18-day-old daughter four years ago.

The Single & Dating Scenes / My wife and I still stay in touch w/ a couple of our EXs & even spent time with

« Last post by theking on April 15, 2024, 11:52:19 PM »

...them occasionally so I like this answer and agree with it

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My boyfriend and I have dated for seven months. We have a good relationship in terms of compatibility. We are both Christian and educated, and we have good professions. We are fun-loving and both of us like to invest and travel. He enjoys my company and says I am the girl with the best qualities he’s ever dated.

But I do have one issue: He stays in close contact with his former on-and-off girlfriend of 10 years and other women he dated. When I asked him about it, he said he cares about other people and likes to keep in touch with them.

An example: Last year when he was single, he wanted to take his long-term ex-girlfriend out for a day trip, dinner and a musical so she could get away from her apartment. Her daughter and grandkids, who were living with her, made her life very tough. My boyfriend and this ex also text each other often to keep up with each other’s family and life.

I feel uneasy about this. Wouldn’t most women? To me, if you don’t think a relationship is working, you should stop seeing each other so you don’t cause more confusion or stir up more emotion. How should I deal with this? I like this guy a lot and really think we have something going. — SHARING HIM IN TEXAS

DEAR SHARING HIM: When people end long-term relationships, they don’t all do it in the same way. Some of them have a dramatic blowup and never speak to the person again. Others remain friends for many years.

If your boyfriend’s former flame has an adult daughter and grandkids, none of you are inexperienced kids yourselves. If you really want a future with him, you may have to accept that he won’t be happy if you try to curtail his social contacts. If you can’t summon up enough self-confidence to manage that, perhaps you should find someone else.