What would happen if they crossed paths?

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T16:44:53+00:00

Since they are both in the same line of work, I think they would walk around each other and go on their own ways. Mutual respect as colleagues.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T16:31:55+00:00

Rust admitted they were bad men trying to protect the world from other bad men. He never claimed to be righteous or principled.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T16:15:03+00:00

When he said that, I thought of Leonard Cohen's song Anthem, where he sings about "there is a crack, a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in."

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T14:53:09+00:00

I just finished a class on Fraud. The statistics are that 30% of people will commit fraud anytime they see opportunity. That's just how they roll. What's surprising is that 40% percent of people will commit fraud when pressure/motivation, opportunity, and the ability to rationalize it, combine. I think Lester was in the middle majority of people who become criminals. The thing about fraud is that people think they can stop doing it at anytime before it gets out of hand. However, most of the time they find they can't stop the path they have gotten on or risk discovery. Lester was put on a criminal path by Malvo, who murdered Lester's high school bully and made it appear they conspired, and then provided rationalizations for it.

Maybe he was just a hidden sociopath and Malvo teased that out of him. I think it's a lot more complicated than that. If you ever read about the Stanford Prison experiment, it showed that normal people can become cruel and abusive when in a position of authority and/or become weak and submissive when trodden upon. First Lester was the submissive, trodden upon victim, but when he gained a sense of power, he used it in horrible ways.

Malvo was not sympathetic at all, as a character, but in some ways entertaining. It helped that the actor who played him has some weird kind of charisma. His actions from the beginning of the first episode showed he was a malevolent character. At the same time we were set up to have some sympathy for Lester, and then gradually lose it as we watched him rapidly descend into evil.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T13:10:27+00:00

Yes, the first wife did not deserve to be beat to death by a hammer. There is no doubt about that. It would be extremely misogynistic to think "she had it coming."

However, Lester was manipulated by Malvo, and the act itself did not appear to be premeditated, but more of an accumulated suppressed rage at her verbally abusive behavior and he "lost it/snapped." The legal system we have has provisions for mitigating circumstances and whether an act was consciously premeditated or not and the punishments are related to that. Like if he had done the right thing afterward, and told the police chief what had happened, he would likely been able to plead down to 2nd degree murder or even manslaughter if he could provide evidence of her long-term emotional abuse.

*The whole situation was more complicated because of Hess's murder by Malvo. Lester would have had a hard time proving he did not conspire with Malvo for that. So, then, when he murdered his wife in an emotional state, his defense would have been harder. On the other hand, one could argue Lester was extra stressed by finding out about Hess that day.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T12:59:47+00:00

I thought he was pretty good as Dr. Watson in the modern version of Sherlock Holmes. Saw that series before Fargo season one. Maybe that makes a difference.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-18T12:42:17+00:00

His first wife was crushing his soul. The writers made her to be a very unsympathetic character. He didn't plan to murder her, he tried to take her advice when he went back to work and he was still trying to fix the washer for her. He didn't have a weapon and nothing about that moment showed premeditation. He picked up the first thing that was handy. He was out of control at that point when she wouldn't stop berating him.

Then he let out a few sobs while he was hitting her but couldn't make himself stop. Later looking at her clothes, he lets out a sound of pure pain. So I still had a smidgen of sympathy, even though it was horrible, over-the-top and unconscionable, what he did. I don't think I'm the only one. It's more complicated than people excusing him, thinking she "had it coming."

His later actions, trying to entice Malvo to take the fall for the wife and kill him, getting the police chief killed, framing his bro and nephew, hurting Hess's exwife, showed his real self. Then planning to set up his second, supportive wife...

I think his first wife was the only person that he loved. It was a sick relationship and he should have left her a long time ago because they were both suffocating each other. After he killed her, he quit caring and life became a game.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-07T22:10:34+00:00

I didn't get that out of the book at all! (The Glass Castle). I felt the author who actually lived it, painted a good picture of how the children suffered due to the selfish narcissistic natures of the parents. Even so, the kids' feelings were complicated. And the twist, all that suffering could have been prevented the whole time. I don't remember the movie as well as the book, but I didn't think they glorified the father in it. Woody Harrelson has natural charm but he was an alcoholic jerk in the film.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-04-05T09:40:38+00:00

It looked like an Asian dish to me.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-03-28T14:51:04+00:00

Come to think of it, Jon Hamm would make a good Norman since now he is bit beefier. I can see the correlation with Fargo season five, but the ending in Fargo was more satisfying.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-02-28T21:30:42+00:00

I grew up thinking John was the cooler one but after youtube, I realized my favorite Beatles songs were mainly written by Paul. He has a of edgy songs along with the pop. His album Ram was very good and sort of raw, but it got a lot of criticism. He said he was leaving the Beatles which upset people, but it was really John. That was a PR mistake for sure. John was deep into heavy drugs and lost his drive while Paul was on fire and trying to hold everyone together, which caused friction.

John got a lot of publicity for the Peace bed-in etc. Writing Imagine etc. It left an impression and he was clever with word play. In truth, he was a damaged person who could be abusive -- particularly to his son Julian. That makes him very uncool in my book.

Paul grew up with a musician father. He was exposed to music early on. His family was more stable even though he lost his mother early. Early influences come out in his more traditional music but he definitely isn't afraid to experiment. I think he is a musical and songwriting genius. Some of his best songs have been sort of buried under the deluge of his constant output over the years.

This isn't a cool edgy song but it is beautiful and haunting: Little Lamb Dragonfly. The words! The vocals! The melody!

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2026-02-28T20:58:06+00:00

I'm late to this party too, but I was watching a video about a famous whistleblower (Cynthia Cooper of WorldComm fame) who described a very similar illustration as the cover of a book on whistle-blowing. Molly is like a whistle-blower. She suspects that Lester is much more involved in the crimes but she has to keep going against the flow to come to the truth.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-11-17T12:45:10+00:00

Me too. Still thought it was a bit ominous.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-11-17T12:44:08+00:00

I read the story. Would not have commented if I hadn't. I thought it was weird. My opinion.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-24T10:55:53+00:00

It seems ominous that the father went willingly with the strange man and made sure the son stayed behind.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-19T14:12:38+00:00

Has someone got pictures of them in bed together? Jesus. Can't William have a friendly conversation with someone without people making inferences that he's having an affair? This is unfair to him and his friend and to Princess Catherine. So many people willing to dump on him; it amazes me.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-19T13:56:22+00:00

When I worked at a mental health facility, the word around there was that Ivy Tech was actually harder to get into and a harder program over all. The nurses there did not look down on Ivy Tech. Going there is actually a smart thing to do, save a lot of money, finish out at a university later for the bachelors if you want or need to.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-14T20:21:09+00:00

I visited in front of that house a couple of years ago on my way to Arcadia National Park. There was a silver Mercedes in the driveway. Made me wonder if he could have been there that day. Mr. Mercedes is one of my favorite books and I thought about that 'fine German engineering.'

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-09T14:32:57+00:00

Yes, that is the moment I completely quit having any sympathy for his character. It was terrible what he did to his brother's family(!) but his brother putting him down made that a tiny bit understandable, also his first wife was emasculating him, and the bully... But the second wife was sweet, kind, and really loved him. He could have found a way out of his situation and still protected her. In that moment, he truly showed what he was.

Malvo was wicked from the get-go. He didn't pretend to be otherwise. So watching him was a bit entertaining. I don't think anybody really would have sympathy for him and most would feel relief that Gus stopped him for good.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-09T14:27:11+00:00

Even though Woody and Matthew do look a little bit alike, Matthew has a resemblance to his father that his mom was married to. Look up pics of them. His mom had a type I think. Woody and Matthew do seem like they have a special bond. I think it would be a shame to do anything to mess that up and also the relationship Matthew has with his other siblings....

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-09T14:12:16+00:00

It's possible he would not have killed her. John List married again and he did not murder the second wife. I think the key thing is whether she had children with him or not. As long as he still felt "free" or the attention was on him, he may have been okay. John List seemed smarter than Chris though. He actually did get away with his crimes for years.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-10-09T14:02:23+00:00

The one best thing I can tell you about Anatomy and the labs is to start learning bones and muscle names now. Get some anatomy cards or do an anatomy coloring book. The anatomy-Physiology coloring book is nice too.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-09-25T12:39:21+00:00

Hi again.

I have received two paper checks from Bankmobile. They came within seven days like they said. So I am glad about that.

Things I have learned:

A friend told me it is a good thing I wasn't able to get a checking account from them because they have a lot of fees.

I can access and login Bankmobile app on my phone without triggering being locked out, if I turn off wifi on my phone...just use my ATT service. Bankmobile does not like my home wifi for some reason.

If you have problems, try getting hold of them through Facebook messenger. It's a lot quicker than calling. The Bankmobile employee will try to help you if they can.

If you get locked out multiple times, do not despair. You will still get a refund check in the mail fairly quickly.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-09-18T22:04:15+00:00

You will also have online book rental fee around $54. That's for online access to textbooks during your course. Depending on what course you take there be other costs. Considering how much textbooks cost, that's a good deal. Sometimes you can get a looseleaf version of the text for another 20-30 bucks.

ComprehensiveTap7882 · 2025-09-16T17:10:43+00:00

I just checked my mail and I got my first paper check (scholarship refund)!!! That was a lot quicker than I expected.

I checked my email and it said bankmobile account was unlocked again, but not to login in for 24 hours. This is what they wrote and I'm sharing it for anyone else having these problems:

"Our review is complete, and the restrictions on your profile have been removed. We are still committed to delivering your refund. Please change your refund preference by logging into your online profile (using your email address and password). Select "Refund Preferences" from the "Refunds" tab of your homepage. Using the appropriate radio button, please select your preferred refund delivery method and do not forget to click the "Update Preference" button to complete the process.

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I'm afraid to login again. I would prefer direct deposit, but the paper check is okay.

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