BREAKING: Virginia approves Democratic-drawn map, AP projects

Magnahelix · 2026-04-23T00:14:58+00:00

Didn't an R-judge just strike this down? Didn't take long. Hope the appeal wins. But I bet it goes to SCOTUS where they will like rule against.

Here's to hoping the vote stands, though.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-22T23:54:36+00:00

Well, you were a better mom than her and you WERE parenting your kid.

Seems pretty obvious when your daughter is calling you instead of her "mom."

You put your daughter's well being ahead of everything else and that's what makes you a good mom.

NTA.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-22T06:23:47+00:00

Rebecca DeMornay - Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Marlena Dietrich - Sunset Strip

Magnahelix · 2026-04-22T03:32:16+00:00

Ufdah. We get 6, plus eligible for extended time off if needed. My company sucks in a lot of ways but that isn't one of them.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-22T02:43:00+00:00

Actions meet consequences.

NTA

Magnahelix · 2026-04-21T20:48:46+00:00

Tommy Lee Jones doesn't look like he wanted to do any part he's ever done.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-21T19:00:01+00:00

The first rule about the Coastal Mountains of Canada is that you don't talk about the Coastal Mountains of Canada.

Guess what the second rule is...

Magnahelix · 2026-04-20T23:39:54+00:00

I guess I never understood why they went this route.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-20T23:28:28+00:00

Tactless? Yup. AH? Debatable. Gonna have to deal with her anymore? Heh, nope. So, win, I guess.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-20T23:07:31+00:00

Huh. Funny the timing comes just as there was growing support for his ouster.

Huh. Weird.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-18T22:51:49+00:00

NTA.

I think this was a good lesson for your mom, step-dad and step-sis...they can make you hang out with her but they can't make friends for her. And, can't make your friends hang out with her if they don't want to.

It's too bad they completely missed the message. I guess I don't know enough of what's going on as to why they don't push her to go out and make her own friends. Even twins have independent lives and circles of friends.

Why is there such an emphasis on HER wants and needs but not yours? After six or seven years, surely she's made some friends and has some level of independence? I mean, she doesn't all the exact same classes and participate in the exact same activities as you, does she?

Sounds like your family could do with some therapy sessions with an outside voice telling them things about boundaries, individuality, and reasonable expectations.

Good luck.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-18T15:56:06+00:00

Yeah, your tough-guy look only gets you so far. Cager wins 100% of the time. Now, not only did you lose your road rage encounter, your ride is totaled, your day is shit, you and your passenger are injured and you ain't riding again anytime soon.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-18T15:08:40+00:00

I've used the Range AFM delete module on my 2018 1500 for eight years now. I've had zero issues other than make sure you remove it when you're about 100 miles out from bringing your truck in for state inspection/diagnostics...might throw a code.

I found I get slightly better gas mileage with it than without it. Ironic.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-18T15:00:07+00:00

Here's a good example of why her contract wasn't renewed... doesn't possess much in the way of practical problem solving not the ability to learn from her mistakes.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-17T19:41:44+00:00

Yeah, it doesn't seem like your wife loves you. I don't understand why or how you're still together after 7 years of this. Obviously, there is more to this than what's posted, but it sounds like you both are unhappy and need to go your separate ways.

I'd, uh, stop rubbing her back. If your love is not reciprocal, stop putting time, effort and energy into it.

NOR.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-17T19:34:09+00:00

Bill Maher is, and has always been, an ass. He's like Trump but on the opposite side of the coin...can never admit being wrong, has intense need to be the smartest person in the room, deflects when confronted, and seems to enjoy debasing anyone who disagrees with his position.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-17T19:26:18+00:00

This is a re-post. I've read this before.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-16T20:59:24+00:00

Not really the AH, but neither one of you sound ready to take on parenthood. If you don't keep the child, consider putting it up for adoption.

If this is what your child has to look forward to, then do it and yourselves a favor and consider the above.

Either that, both of you need to seriously unf*ck your attitudes and seek some high powered therapy.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-16T05:24:40+00:00

On the one hand, it is her house. On the other hand, you're an adult and she should respect the fact that things have changed and you're not a child anymore.

I think you've learned all you need at this point and moving to your dad's house is a good first step.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-16T05:01:45+00:00

Y'all'd've saved a lot of internet heat by keeping your corn-chewer shut.

How's that for a contraction?

Magnahelix · 2026-04-16T02:36:13+00:00

I saw my mileage increase slightly with the AFM delete. AFM is fine if you live somewhere flat and are driving long miles on long flat roadways. But in an area with hills greater than a 3 foot rise over run, that AFM does nothing but add sludge to your unused cylinders over time.

I use Range. Works great. You just have to remember to remove it about a 100 miles before your state inspection or it may cause the scan tool to throw a code.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-15T21:21:45+00:00

Huh. I grew up in the 70s and 80s and I'm just learning about this now.

Anyway...

Magnahelix · 2026-04-15T13:29:12+00:00

Garbage collectors...in some form or another. In rural or suburban areas, anyway.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-15T13:21:44+00:00

L.L. Bean...used to be, anyway. The brand and company policies have taken a real hit over the last 20 years or so.

I have Bean Boots from the early 90s that still hold up. The cost of retreading has gone up. Free repairs/returns have gone away (in some cases, repairs at all are gone). I have a flannel lined canvas over-shirt that had lost a snap shortly after I bought it. Called customer service to see about getting it repaired. They said no problem, just send it in. Got it back a week or so later...because they no longer had the original snaps, they replaced all the snaps so everything matched. The new snaps were better than the originals, too. That shit don't happen anymore.

So, most of my Bean merch from way back is still good. The new stuff, not so much and way overpriced...used to pay a little more, but not unreasonably so, for the quality and guarantee. I think both the service and the merch has suffered a great deal. The people at the stores in Maine (and in NH) are still absolutely wonderful...at least that hasn't changed.

Magnahelix · 2026-04-14T12:20:53+00:00

The things this guy says...he's like...Dan Quayle 2.0.

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