Then someone needs to file a federal lawsuit against the greene county sheriff's department. They may be homeless, but there are federal protections against these kinds of things. In California where the homeless population is much larger than other states, it is illegal for police to destroy the possessions of transients including the cardboard box they're living in. It counts as a fourth amendment seizure under the law.

Using gasoline to incinerate personal items of the homeless if a violation of their civil rights. If someone were to file a lawsuit on their behalf, a federal judge would put a stop to this kind of activity.

Someone should refer this to the ACLU.

Um, drinking too much can also be deadly. This is a stupid argument. The number of people harmed by arresting cannabis users far outstrips the health concerns cannabis use may cause. It is a BS argument, and that BS doesn't stand for Bachelor of Science.

Smoking too much tobacco can harm you. Drinking too much can harm you. Eating too much can harm you.

This is a stupid argument.

I expected it. Nothign good ever lasts. I'd prepared myself in advance for this. I just had to realize that as long as my daughter is happy and safe, that's all that matters. My needs are a distant second.

I would, but she is nineteen now going on twenty and no longer visits her father now that he's disabled.

Depends. Are you a guy dating a girl or a girl dating a girl or a guy dating a guy? While that shouldn't matter, Branson is pretty close to a lot of rebel flag enthusiasts so . . .

I already posted after subscibing. I posted about a game I used to play with my daughter that really honed her memory.

Have me what?

Super dad to the rescue!

I felt horrible. Had to do something.

When my wife left me I was bitter and hated her. But my daughter made me promise to be civil with her. She asked me and almost begged me not to be mean to her mom, so even when my ex-wife insulted my siblings and parents, I just took it like a beat dog so that I kept my word.

I'd made a deal with my daughter when she was young. So long as she told me when she did something bad, she'd never be punished. If she lied, her punishment would be severe, like extra long grounding or something. I also promised her that so long as she always told me the truth, I would never lie to her about anything. No matter what it was, if she wanted the truth, I'd tell her. When she asked me if there was really a santa claus, I told her that I was either going to say yes or no, and asked her if she could live with both those answers. I made her wait two weeks before I answered it to decide if she really wanted to know the answer. AFter two weeks, she said she'd prefer to know the truth, so I told there was no santa claus. When she asked me about the tooth fairy, I told her there were lots of gay dentists. lol.

It wasn't really that they were horrible. My daughter's birthday is in June after school lets out. Families end up going on vacation or sending their kids to camp. One friend who RSVPd had to stay with her father and couldn't come because he lived in a different town. Another who RSVPd ended up going to Disney Land after their grandparents showed up with a surprise vacation for them. Another got sick and couldn't come. With the exception of six kids, the rest had decent excuses that were out of their hands.

The party she had the next year was really great. I moved all the furniture out of my room, the master bedroom, and put them in the garage. I then stayed up after she went to bed and ended up blowing up thousands of balloons. I put prizes in some of the balloons then filled up my bedroom with balloons so that it came up to the children's chins. I then unleashed them.

There were about sixteen kids there. There was cake, pizza, a pinata, gift bags, and a trampoline. It was pretty memorable.

I don't, but I can understand the man's frustration and guilt. After my divorce, I wanted to make sure my daughter had a great birthday. So despite not liking my ex-wife, I invited her along with all of my daughter's friends. I paid hundreds for a party room at this place filled with bouncy houses and stuff.

Everyone assured me they'd be there. My daughter was so excited, but in the end, it was just me, my ex-wife, and my daughter who kept wondering why no one showed up. She actually cried. I felt so bad about it that after my ex-wife left, I took my daughter out to the movies, to go bowling, to go play laser tag, to an escape room, and then out for pizza. It ended up be a very fun time for her, but initially, that birthday was a disaster.

To keep her from feeling depressed that her friends didn't show up, I lied to her and told her that I put the wrong date down on the invitations and that's why no one showed up. I made it my fault rather than her having to wonder why her friends didn't want to show up for her.

I find this highly interesting. I love discovering the hidden origins of idioms like this. Like making money hand over fist.

Interesting sidenote. Before Bugs Bunny started calling Elmer Fudd a nimrod, the word nimrod had never meant idiot. The reason Bugs Bunny called him a nimrod was to lampoon and mock Elmer Fudd who was a poor excuse for a hunter. What Bugs was actually doing was comparing the inept Elmer to the biblical character Nimrod, a mighty hunter from the bible.

In the long span of human history before Bugs, Nimrod—a biblical figure—was a hunter. He was king of Shinar, son of Cush, and great-grandson of Noah. According to the Bible (Genesis 10:8–9, for the curious): “And Cush begat Nimrod, who began to be mighty in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Nimrod was as far from Elmer as you could get which was why Bugs called him that. While the comparison wasn't accurate, his tone was easy to recognize as contempt. That's why children who grew up watching Bugs Bunny understood the insult nimrod to mean idiot.

Also, Bugs had a famous line in one of the episodes with Wile E. Coyote. It was the first time Wile E. ever talked. He declares he's a genius, but after losing to Bugs over and over again, he shows up at Bugs rabbit hole, erects a door and knocks on it. When Bugs answers it, Wile E. who is black and burnt says "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mud."

This is a saying that means I am a disgraced. Wile E. had begun the episode by introducing himself to Bugs and declaring himself a genius. Throughout the episode, Wile E. exhibited a bloated and overblown sense of greatness, but by the end, he ended up defeated by Bugs. The origin of this saying "My name is Mudd" is in reference to Dr. Samuel Mudd who conspired with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap and/or assassinate President Lincoln. In the end, the respected doctor who many treated as a genius ended up sentenced to life in prison for his role. He was the one who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg after he broke it leaping from the theater balcony.

Because it's Bugs, Bugs Bunny turns this declaration of defeat in a humorous observation. Wile E. passes out after delivering the line prompting Bugs to break the fourth wall as he looks at the camera and reminds the viewers, "Remember, Mud spelled backwards is Dum."

Despite Dum being a homophone for the word dumb, it was also Bugs spoofing a laxative commercial slogan of the times called Serutan which when spelled backwards was Natures as in Natures Laxative. That's why Bugs wags his eyebrows after saying it. It was the show creators giving the audience a wink and nod asking us, You get it? Do get the joke?

I love reserching old idioms. They're fascinating.

Brandon hates being called a dispensary. lol