s0tiger

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Maybe an active Dad wants to stay connected to his boy remotely and talk live about any subject they want. That's time well spent, estranged daddy bitter man.

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Yep, when we are together me and my son fish, play golf and other outdoor activities. When we are not we play games online occasionally. Keeps us connected.

I went into higher education. Started as an adjunct and became full time faculty after two semesters.

I like interacting with the students, I have to keep up with modernization and I still have a lot of free time (5 weeks over Christmas and 3 months over summer).

What a shite show. Chicken, you and the mods need to be better and get rid of the obvious trolls on both ends of the spectrum.

Impossible to even try and engage on the nuances and choices of the media.

I'm sure you love the clicks, but frick this, will go somewhere else

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bluestem75

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Saw it last night in 70MM IMAX. I agree with most of this. Thought is was solid a 8/10 and didn't notice enough woke to bother me and I have a fairly low threshold for it. The main aspects that stood out as others have beaten to death were Sinon and some diversity in the cast.
- From a narrative perspective, the Sinon role and Underworld changes didn't bother me. He just pulled the character from the Aeneid and used her to create narrative cohesion. Page was a poor choice for the role, but wasn't in it much.
- The overall casting wasn't great, but I wasn't truly bothered or distracted by it. The diversity is not what I would expect to see in Ancient Greece, but at the end of the day this is a re-telling of a fictional story. I actually thought the exotic nature of Helen worked as a reason she would be objectified in that setting.

Sound was a little loud in parts, but overall not bad for Nolan.

I will probably watch it again on streaming, but it won't be something like Jaws where I will stop what I am doing to watch it.

My second reply, but I was multitasking earlier.

I used to use a waist inflatable pfd. Tested it once and had to replace the CO2, but they require user interaction to work. With cold water temps where I live and a couple of SUP deaths on cold reservoirs I switched to a foam one. It is annoying, but better than the alternative.

My SUP paddle is adjustable, so I shorten it when sitting.

My board has a lot of d-ring mounting points so there are lots of options. I started with a cooler and rod holders that strapped to it for the back and it was a pain so I switched to some that use a strap to rachet to the d-rings. Like it much better. Not these, but similar.

I would start minimalist and build around what annoys him on each trip.

I have a Hydrus JoyRide XL I use for this.

I have two rod holders on the back for trolling, cooler to sit on. Use a standard SUP paddle. Works great for lakes and large rivers.

Never tried saltwater.

I cut cable (was Xfinity) and just use my TV LG remote and their apps for streaming.

Had YouTube TV for a while and it was actually better than Xfinity through our cable box which would stutter during sports. Later learned this was an Xfinity issue based on how they had our home feeds for TV and Internet coming in.

Currently just using streaming services I have included through cell phone or credit cards along with free services like like Pluto and over the air networks. I am not missing anything.

Will probably go back to YouTube TV for football season.

ETA: Like the other poster recommended, use the free trial they offer on your setup to see how it works for you. I also used the 3 day packages offered by FUBO for the last weekend of March madness.

I have heard that USAA prices very differently based on how you are a member. I am a retired O6 and joined as soon as I transitioned from enlisted to officer (wasn't available to me when I enlisted in 1992).

I see all kinds of complaints about price here, but like I said they are always the cheapest option when I shop around. Plus they have always paid claims immediately without question.

Would love to know what they are doing behind the scenes.

USAA just dropped our car insurance rate by $40 / month unprompted when the policy renewed last month. We are both right around 50, empty nesters but nothing in our life has changed in the last 3 years to cause a change.

Teenagers are expensive to insure, we had a similar price shock when adding ours.

Served with Turks in Afghanistan. The military was all about NATO and the USA. Not sure about the general population, but they were great, cooked amazing food and actually contributed unlike some NATO service members.

I feel like the Turkish nationals would welcome anyone.