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There is a lot more to it than that. I'll have to see if I can find my handy video on how the High School graduation path has changed over the last century.

Yeah, it isn't really the teachers pushing that agenda. Nobody listens to me when I talk about trade schools.

Although the tone he struck seems terribly bizarre for a judge, someone who is supposed to be impartial and rational, it is what has worked for Trump in his Presidency. I guess it is the new normal.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of comparing sexual assault to cheating on a test. Let's keep in mind that Gorsuch got in. It was still a bipartisan mess of a confirmation, but he was clean. As should anyone that is given a lifetime seat on our highest court. Again, you believe her or you don't. You can try and make it a more complicated issue of politics and grandstanding, but at the end of the day sexual assault is extremely serious and should be taken as so. I agree it sucks that every nomination gets destroyed by the process, but understand that Ford is also going to get destroyed by the process. Which is why I find her completely believable. She knows what this will lead to and is still willing to testify. This isn't some celebrity obsessed with the spotlight, this is a women with a family, a community and a career, and she is risking all of that to confront the man who assaulted her. She has my full sympathy and support.

Alright, I'm convinced. Kavanaugh does not deserve to be a Supreme Court Justice. You either believe Ford or you don't. If you believe her, then I do not believe there is any way you can justify giving him a seat on the highest court in the land, regardless of politics.

"Dumb politics"? Nice way to be condescending but aloof. You and sharpie have more in common than you think. Well I didn't really go into details, but I would think you would agree that Brad Wardell's commentary is dumb. But really, there is an entire team of developers and artists that worked on a game that I am interested in, and I buy games to support those people who poured years of their lives into these projects, rather than the business folks who are focused on maximizing profits. That holds true for every game I purchase. If that means me and Sharpie are peas in a pod, then so be it.

Man, I'm really torn between buying Pathfinder or Star Control. Both look great, and I don't care about dumb politics and play on easy so balance isn't a big deal. Which do I get?

That does sound unfair, so I'm not sure what you were expecting. I mean, do you understand what unfair means?

It's weird to hear you two talk about Weekend at Bernie's like it isn't a super well known comedy. It's a pretty popular pop culture reference.

I read everything Lloyd Alexander growing up. Always preferred him to CS Lewis. Black Cauldron was also the first game I fell in love with. I played the game first, then read the books.

Robin Hobb is my favorite fantasy author. Fitz isn't really the most likeable character, but he does some crazy cool stuff over the 9 or so books that cover his entire life. Still, her Soldier's Son trilogy is even better at making an unlikeable character that I want to know the full story behind. I loved David Gemmel books back in the day too.

Or did they? They got a lot of attention. Curious to see if it helped their bottom line

I have some people on ignore because there posts are so great, I like to reveal them like some sort of surprise. It builds up the moment.

We all know you wouldn't. Another false claim. Super sleuth on the case. You are correct, I will not be sending a bunch of insurance paperwork to you, despite our wonderful internet friendship here on this video game forum. That would be really weird.

Watched Tag with my wife. Pretty funny, but also a bit more heartwarming than expected. It was good. Reading about the true story behind it was even better.

Speaking of COBRA, we had to pay for it when my wife transitioned from personal training to student teaching. It was outrageously expensive, particularly since we were bringing in barely anything in substitute teacher pay and still actually paying for college. But if we didn't do it, we not only ran the risk of not being covered, but also could be turned down for coverage when we started employment. What a racket. I'm hoping that has changed a bit over the last 15 years. Now we just pay like $800 a month to cover the family while our employer chips in twice that. Plus deductibles, co-pays, and a bunch of other fees. Yay freedom. Sharpie, I'll send you the statements so you can verify the story. I know you worry.

It's a good thing we have our resident US Health care expert Sharpie here to sniff out these fake stories. Well we cannot count on our resident teacher to know an obvious fake, can we? Nah, the resident teacher would tell you that a random facebook post is not really evidence of anything and is not worth picking apart.

It's a good thing we have our resident US Health care expert Sharpie here to sniff out these fake stories.

I'm just so puzzled by this sentence. I mean, it comes across as forced, rather than a game recommendation. Anyways, added to my wishlist, so thanks for the heads up.

Geez, kick 'em while their down, Mr. Ocelot. It is a bummer that a developer committed to a struggling genre like adventure has gone belly up.

Yeah, it's a comic book movie guys. Relax.

Personally I loved the linearity in the second half, because at that point I was ready to finish the game and wanted a straight shot. But yeah, it was a buggy mess and played better after the enhanced version came out.

Welcome back stranger.

I gave up on that series because, despite the commercials and hype to the contrary, I actually found stickhandling and making highlight reel dekes even more difficult than in older versions. I still kind of prefer the old buttons for shots, and the stick for stickhandling because often times with the new setup, I find myself taking a weak shot on net when what I'm trying to do is deke the goalie out. I'm not a skill stick fan either. This version has 3 different modes. You can play with classic NHL '94 buttons, a hybrid, or full skill stick.

NHL '19 is pretty slick. I haven't bought one in years, and it seems like they've made some pretty big improvement in all the modes across the board.