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When do the kids learn to share, resolve conflict (which will serve them later at work), and to wait their turn, and learn social skills, and how to navigate social hierarchy? 30 kids in a class is a mixed blessing/curse. Great preparation for thriving in the office, that's going to look much the same.

My suggestion doesn't involve being in the same abode at the same time. You'd never even have to see your partners. Schedule a rotation and hire a cleaning crew to come in between "shifts". One guy (or gal) leaves, the cleaners come in, then the next guy (or gal) comes in. I do agree that it would take some coordination and a real mature group of participants. It has its challenges, but would be more economical and a better living situation (IMO) than hotels. If there's 3 partners, that would be 3 lockable armoires to keep your stuff when it's not your turn.

Most of us work for a living, and very few have the training to teach, even in subjects where we're experts. Knowing something inside and out isn't the same as teaching it. It's an admirable endeavor. But not practical for most families.

Seems like a few of you guys should get together and rent or buy 3 or 4 places in SE Asia, then rotate occupancy so you're never a tax resident (in Thailand, anyway). Unless you can find a 3-6 month lease...

$14-15K USD seems a reasonable amount for a reserve to insure Thailand isn't stuck with a hospital bill should anything go wrong. At the end of the term, the 500K would still belong to me. That's a lot more palatable to me than requiring health insurance, which is money that's gone. And for a lot of us with pre-existing conditions, it's money that's wasted since coverage would be denied on that basis for the issues most likely to send us to hospital. My guess is that anyone who isn't able and willing to stash 500K in a Thai bank isn't in their target demographic anyway. That's not a judgment of personal virtue. Just pragmatism. Edit: To anyone who thinks their big nestegg in a back home bank should suffice, here's a thought experiment... Imagine how you'd access that money laying unconscious (or worse) in a hospital bed.

1.5x as many infections, 3.8x as many hospitalizations and 4.1x as many deaths. So, for every additional infection, there would have been 3.8/1.5 = 2.5 more hospitalizations and 4.1/1.5 = 2.7 more deaths. That's a neat trick. Each infection causing 2.5 hospitalizations and 2.7 deaths. Unless, of course, that's the narrative your study is designed to support.

To bring forward a case that the DOJ declined to prosecute, as well as Bragg's predecessor.

Sure. Just like I'd trust a jury in Laurel Mississippi in the trial of a Black man accused of raping a white girl. They selected the venue based on a guy who ran on "get Trump", in an area that voted overwhelmingly against Trump, and they hand selected a judge that supports his political opponent and whose daughter is making a fortune working for the opponent. What could possibly be unfair?

And Hillary was free to call half the US voters deplorable. Look what that genius statement got her. Holding a political rally in front of the courthouse while claiming the trial isn't political. Not a good look. Even Karl Rove says it was stoopid. https://www.foxnews.com/media/robert-de-niros-over-top-tirade-stupid-mistake-biden-campaign-karl-rove

The biggest vested interest is Mother Nature herself. Hydrogen as it occurs in nature has no value as an energy source. Hydrogen power is like battery power. You have to add energy, and you only get out what you've put in. The question is, where are we going to get the energy to put in? Contrast that to petroleum and natural gas, which has had the energy put in over millions of years. By Mother Nature.

When it all blows up, Team Biden will distance themselves from DeNiro, claiming he acted on his own. Then subpoenaed correspondence will show they coordinated his appearance. But the election will be over by then. Credit where it's due... At least they learned that lesson from Hillary. Send in a proxy to commit your "deplorables" disaster, so you can throw him under the bus instead of your candidate taking responsibility.

Even the dumbest voters know the difference between being compelled to be there, and choosing to be there. That's the problem with Team Biden (and the Dem Elite in general). They think American voters are idiots, and can't be trusted with important decisions.

I like China Eastern. They've improved greatly over the past 20 years. IDK about flying to Europe, but when I fly them to China, they check my bag straight through unless the layover is overnight. They actually clear the bag through Customs at the first landing, but I don't need to touch it. Just wait for 10 minutes or so with others from the flight, then they send us on. Customs is doing the inspections and x-ray in the back room. I can't imagine they'd even check bags that are destined for a 3rd country. Except for security (looking for bombs or...God forbid... cigarette lighters), Customs shouldn't even get involved. And the security check happens in BKK. One caveat about China Eastern to China is they (generally) charge for all checked luggage in cattle class. Flying to Europe, I imagine they match the prevailing practices of the competition. But it's worth a check, because that 10,000 baht cheaper fare doesn't look so good when you add 4,000 baht per bag in each direction. Not a worry if you fly in the front of the plane...

Wouldn't that be your first clue not to order anything on tap?

Is he being accused of persecuting his political opponent? Millions of voters are snapping to the fact that this is just a politically driven prosecution. Now they have one more data point, proving it is political. Just like the "deplorables" moment for Hillary, it probably feels good to see De Niro out there ragging on The Donald. But just like the deplorables fiasco, this is going to have unintended consequences. The best move for Team Biden would have been to stay as far away from the courthouse as they could, to convey the illusion that they had nothing to do with prosecuting a crime. Instead, they proved it's about politics. Political idiots. Like Hillary.

That's a "deplorables" moment. Holding a campaign rally outside the court proves to million of voters that it's a political prosecution. Edit: I align myself more with Dennis Quaid than with De Niro when it comes to Trump: “He may be an a-hole, but he’s my a-hole!” He sounds like a sane person, unlike De Niro who sounds like he's got a bad case of TDS. https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/28/dennis-quaid-donald-trump-piers-morgan-uncensored-vote-<deleted>-politics/

Here's a thought. Quit jetting around the world in your private planes to virtue signal. Then maybe some more of us will believe your sincerity.

Not true at all. Chinese tourists will eat anywhere they get good food. They may favor Chinese owned restaurants because they have menus in Chinese and not in Thainese. And those restaurants know how to make the food like "back home", and not some Thai adaptation of Chinese food. But that's no different from Brits preferring English menus and recognizable British food. They'll eat at other restaurants, and often fill Japanese places. I'm hopping on a plane tomorrow to China, my 14th monthly trip in a row, after living and working in China on and off since 1999. Probably 50-60 R/T flights in total from BKK to China over the past 10+ years. Here's another shattered myth. They'll be loaded up with stuff they bought in Thai owned shops, with a lot of that stuff being luxury goodies. And more and more of them are independent travelers, after one or 2 flag lady tours, to learn the area.

Turbulence, or a defect? From 2 months ago: Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand. Passengers reported that when the Dreamliner dropped without warning, people not wearing seatbelts were tossed from their seats and into the cabin ceiling and aisles. The plane later landed at Auckland Airport as scheduled. About 50 people were injured, according to emergency crews in Auckland. https://apnews.com/article/boeing-warning-cockpit-seats-787-dreamliner-07c59619ab48c9cbea2a4df091fd6d21

But he waited for Biden to take the Donbass. Some people call it crazy. But Trump's a master of strategic ambiguity. There's no telling what's going to happen if you FAFO on his watch.

You mean like he did during his first 4 years? The problem with all the doom and gloom forecasts is that there's history that says otherwise. Biden, OTOH, has been 3 years of disaster and counting.

She's been sick a long time, then. Because she's still disrespecting half the electorate. Or maybe she's not sick. Just mean spirited.

Nah. No body who voted for Trump was ever going to vote for Clinton. Doesn't matter. For that brief moment, to score some cheap points, she took off her mask and revealed what a divisive, mean spirited person she really is. That wasn't the only thing that lost her the election, but it made the difference.

She'd still be president today if she hadn't made the "deplorables" remark.

Dang man. I'm glad you toned it down.