LarryLEB

You may not be aware that each episode was filmed as a single shot, which makes the series even more amazing. I agree that Steven Graham is amazing in it, but so is young Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller (the latter in his acting debut). It was "carried" by both actors.

Adolescence, the 4-episode TV series (not the 2018 movie) is a huge critical success: An incredibly well-acted, well-written production.

Self-entitled, stupid cow.

In your last In your last sentence, the perfect word for those gutless ones: lickspittles.

Or: better than a slap in the stomach with a cold, wet salmon. (though some might disagree...)

Out of curiosity, what is your definition of "good" on your monitors?

Cameroni posted on this topic: "I have two air quality monitors in my house. Both of them have consistently throughout this whole burning season read "good air quality". Sure there was some measurable effect, visibility clearly less, however, as far as burning seasons go this one was exceptionally mild. I never even ran the air purifiers once. That's how mild it was." ???? The above chart was captured on March 25, 2025, 6:40 pm. Notice that the top 10 CLEANEST cities in Chiang Mai are all over 90 AQI. The dirtiest top 10 hit 208.

Earlier this morning (March 22) Pattaya was over 150 AQI.

"imbecile" means a stupid person; Hegseth is just a well-educated, but stupid, person. Interesting, but not surprising, that you are an expert on pimples...

"always"?

Hegseth: imbecile.

With all the negative news items coming from Phuket nearly every day, here is my solution: Just shut it down: Close Phuket to all tourists ... simple! (LOL)

Regarding a Two-State Solution and Its Continued Rejection by Palestinian authorities... The 1947 United Nations Partition Plan proposed a 3-way division of Palestine (with Jerusalem held separately under international control). This plan was rejected by the Arab Higher Committee and the Arab League (among other Arab leaders and governments). The Partition Plan, would have seen an Arab state over 42.88% of the land and a Jewish state over 56.47% of the land, with the internationally-administered Jerusalem comprising the remainder of the land. (from The Evolution of Borders of Palestine Throughout Modern History; Bashar Jumaa) At a two-week Camp David conference in 2000, Clinton read a proposal to Yasser Arafat (a proposal which had been endorsed in advance by Israel). The proposal, as read, included "the establishment of a demilitarised Palestinian state on some 92% of the West Bank and 100% of the Gaza Strip, with some territorial compensation for the Palestinians from pre-1967 Israeli territory; the dismantling of most of the settlements and the concentration of the bulk of the settlers inside the 8% of the West Bank to be annexed by Israel; the establishment of the Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem, in which some Arab neighborhoods would become sovereign Palestinian territory and others would enjoy "functional autonomy"; Palestinian sovereignty over half the Old City of Jerusalem (the Muslim and Christian quarters) and "custodianship," though not sovereignty, over the Temple Mount; a return of refugees to the prospective Palestinian state though with no "right of return" to Israel proper; and the organisation by the international community of a massive aid programme to facilitate the refugees' rehabilitation." [the bold font is mine] (article from The Guardian, May 2002) Yasser Arafat rejected the proposal and offered no alternatives. In fact, Arafat didn't negotiate at all. In 2017, Hamas, in its Charter, said that Hamas considers Palestine to be based on its June 4, 1967 borders. Palestinian authorities have never wanted a two-state solution.

HIGH TIME!

December 2024, I was at Rutnin Eye Hospital in Bangkok for my annual checkup. The retinal specialist I've seen for years said that I should consider getting a "Pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling." He said that the procedure takes under an hour and that the success rate is about 90%. (Reason for procedure: macular pucker in right eye = epiretinal membrane, which is scar tissue, usually caused by the vitreous tugging on the retina.) Visual recovery is gradual and usually takes about one month. Local anesthetic and the eye is patched over night. Because I still have 20/20 vision with my eyeglasses, we will wait until June for another checkup, and we'll make a decision then. Specialist said was up to me whether to have the surgery. To be honest, since the procedure wouldn't improve my current vision, I'm not likely to have the procedure. The cost quoted was 220,000 Baht.