Okay, so they’re aiming for the Eugenics Wars, then World War III…

Or maybe they mean the Terran Empire of the Mirror Universe. That seems more consistent with their behaviour.

Oh, I know, but most of the time they’re remembered for only one or two things. I have no idea how the history books are going to handle the shear number of unhinged things Trump and co have done.

Argh. I was hoping to upgrade my server storage later this year…

I honestly don’t know how the Onion is going to beat this.

Heck, I don’t know if future students of history are actually going to be able to believe the history books about this decade, should they be written with any sort of accuracy… Reality’s jumped the shark.

Argh, sorry to hear that, but at least it sounds like it’s very early in the process. Hopefully it’s easily treated and you’re back in no time.

I wish you all the best.

Somehow I think they don’t actually want to solve this problem, so are doing the bare minimum to make it look like they’re trying.

That’s fantastic news! So glad she pulled through.

He’s safe if he works in MATLAB or other languages that use one-based indexing. He’s a dead man if she works out most lists are zero-based.

One can only hope!

That’s really rough and I’m so sorry you and your sister are going through this. Try to go easy on yourself for starters. Secondly, is there extended family and/or friends who can provide support to you, your sister and your parents during this period? You’re going to need support whilst you’re away and it will probably help you as well if you know someone’s there to support your sister whilst you’re away.

Of course. The technique works for him most of the time, too, which is why he keeps doing it.

He’s setting the expectation that if the Democrats do gain power after the midterms, then even if they rightfully impeach him his base will view it as politically motivated.

He’s done this type of thing before. Doesn’t surprise me.

True. I guess given that the way I’ve always done it here (one contacts the bank directly to open a new joint account) rather than trying to add a second person to an existing account, I hadn’t considered that approach. Still, I can somewhat understand the rationale behind this design.

Unfortunately this somewhat makes sense… Now, if her account has been closed, then this is a design flaw. But if it’s still there - just hasn’t been used in ages - then this sanity-check makes sense to prevent fraud.

Well said.

Whitecat, I’ve also encountered parvo with a stray and her kittens that we rescued, so I understand the heartbreak. I hope Bonnie pulls through.

“Clues”?

Yep, they know their names but are typical cats in not consistently listening when I call them.

She … told me that that it wasn’t my fault. But I know deep down, it is.

Your sister is right. It’s not your fault. You’re not responsible for the actions of your parents; it was their job to make sure both you and your sister got the attention and support you needed growing up.

I did not experience this imbalance to anywhere near the same degree as you growing up. I certainly felt the pressure to achieve academically as I was the academically-inclined one of the family and my siblings would sometimes compare themselves to me in this regard, even though our parents weren’t pushing us into any particular course of study or career. But most of the friction between myself and one of my siblings was more due to my inadequate social skills during my teens. These days I get along well with my siblings and all of us have different careers and qualifications.

Christmas Eve? Easy. Christmas Day? Hard.

Smart and/or determined to get into that container. You’ll need to up your game.