ShadySands

When I worked in an office people would always come in sick (unless they were on death's door and sometimes even then) and we got a little more than a week of paid sick days a year that are separate from vacation and whatever else. But like Gfted1 said nobody wanted to burn on day off on being sick and would save those sick days and instead use them as an extra week of vacation

There is a lot of good food around here, I was surprised when I moved I think I mentioned it before but Williams and Graham is one of my favorite bars in the area. It's set up like a prohibition era speakeasy with the front as a small bookstore and one of the bookshelves is a secret door to bar behind it. I really like their New Old Fashioned Last night I made some short ribs in the slow cooker and they came out very, very good. I wish I could remember what all I put in there but I was more than a bit tipsy when I started cooking and more than a little past that when I finished

Just finishing up some work at the moment (whenever someone abbreviates it as atm I always read it with a much dirtier meaning, I'm just lucky that way I guess) Fell in love with my wife all over again today Me: Times like this I think to myself what would Jesus Shuttlesworth do? Her: I dunno, prolly shoot the three

The wife has had me hooked on the Voice since a season or two ago I like it up until the voting starts then I lose interest

This got me the first time

I'm with Walsingham on this one and I've mentioned it before in one of these Oby threads* I'm also of the belief that racism doesn't need to be so specific to be considered racism. In my experience the people who I have encountered that I would consider to be racist don't necessarily hate other races but view them as inherently inferior. I think Oby is good for a laugh and it's pretty funny when he says something totally outrageous and it leads to some serious discussion Just my 2 cents *treads, sorry

Isn't Mandarin the language spoken by the most people? Let's all just learn that, problem solved

Had a good day Read a lot of charts and graphs

The missus and I went out to a place called Panzano for their happy hour They have these really delicious small plates and a good wine selection on the cheap This is what we had (yes, all of it. They are really small plates) 2 orders of Crespelle ai Funghi - Hazel Dell mushroom stuffed crepe, fonduta sauce and white truffle oil Tartare di Tonno - Tuna tartare with lemon, capers, shallots, micro basil, and chili threads served with piadina crisps Ragu di Cinghiale Farro - pappardelle tossed in wild boar Bolognese;topped with Grana Padano Acero Agnello Costole - Lamb ribs in a fig maple glaze, goat cheese, walnuts Pollo al Marsala - Chicken scallopini served over mushroom risotto in a marsala demi-glaze and topped with fried prosciutto Gnocchi al Coniglio - Sautéed gnocchi with rabbit confit, leeks, shallots,mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese Capesante - Pan seared sea scallop with grilled asparagus and prosciutto risotto, over a basil leek nage topped with parsley Budino de Caramelo - Butterscotch pudding topped with salted caramel and whipped sour cream, topped with a rosemary pinenut cookie

In general, yes In most of these examples there seems to be an unreasonable escalation of force and at some point firing a weapon near people may be more dangerous to the public than the person they are trying to stop. In this case there were 3 stray bullets which luckily didn't hit anyone but it's not like there was a shoot out or a struggle or even any immediate threat. They just walked up and shot the guy then lied about it I don't know if it was just indifference, laziness, blood lust or something else entirely

a few bad apples spoils the bunch They have much more power over the lives of others than a normal citizen, including life and death. I don't take issue if something bad inadvertently happens but when something such as this happens I do take issue. I think it's important to hold police to a higher standard as they have been given power and responsibility that I believe warrants such scrutiny. In this case you can see the officers pull up and get out of their car walk over and shoot the guy standing in the middle of the street. All happens in just a few seconds. The police said that the man charged them with a knife but you can clearly see that he is standing in place with his arms at his side.

I believe they said the man that was shot is expected to live

EDIT:okay that didn't work http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20131017-video-shows-dallas-officer-shooting-man-standing-with-arms-at-his-side.ece

ugh Steam only but it did remind me that I have an unfinished game of Space Rangers 2 on my laptop

Heroes or vandals?

Yes, if I have time I don't make my own sauce but it sounds like an interesting project for next time

Homemade pizza with mushrooms, roasted garlic, pancetta, and basil

me too might have to make one tonight

Was the first one due to an employer who opted to discontinue providing coverage?

I don't know if it's a net positive I dunno if the guy who now has to get new insurance will be better or worse off Sorry Bruce, not trying to bring you down

I have one friend who is losing his insurance and another friend who is now saving a ton of money thanks to Obamacare I haven't felt any changes so far and my insurance company says I probably won't

It's cheap rum, Captain Morgan and Bacardi, used for mixing only The only alcohol I ever splurge on for myself would be bourbon and scotch

Yep, Pepsi Center and Coors Field are just a little ways off in the other direction