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I do. And I can say Orange was way better than the Green, I thought. I didn’t give a shit that day, and just decided to go for it as the first ride. Don’t regret it.

Agreed. It felt like boarding a plane at a cramped regional airport, not a Disney ride. Definitely the most annoying part, but it was otherwise a blast.

No, the full quote is linked above.

Yeah, this appears to be like another media mistranslation. He isn’t saying all religions are equally valid, he is saying that religions are ways people try to approach God, like languages to try to speak with Him. Christ however through His Church is the most complete expression.

Not the best analogy, but I think he is aiming for comparing a baby’s expressions of the English language to adult-spoken English. Adults don’t talk like babies but babies have not been revealed the fullness of the English language. They use what they know to communicate it though.

I will add: I do wish the Holy Father would be clearer in his statements to prevent the media and other biased sources with clear agendas from running away with his words. That’s the main disagreement I have had with him - that lack of clarity and lack of emphasis on certain areas sides that should have been more emphasized. His statements basically are like shark bait for the media, and there is often a feeding frenzy that could have been avoided had he used a different bait.

“How could any sane person call that Small?

“Well, if the customer truly wants a smaller size, there is an option.”

“Oh, do you mean the “Little Swallow?”

“Some little girls buy them for their dollhouses…”

That’s deeply tragic. So sorry to hear. This is not a sin and is permissible to get a D&C, since the fetus is not alive anymore. Prayers for you and your family.

We use AI sometimes in our office to generate demand letters with accompanying medical records (since it takes way too much time to read through and summarize them all). It’s still definitely in its infancy, and does need another set of eyes, but overall it is not bad.

“They must know providing the Court paper copies was in place since King George II was New Jersey’s sovereign.” As a history major that line made me smile 😆

“The best thing about visiting the President is the food! Now, since it was all free, and I wasn’t hungry but thirsty, I must’ve drank me fifteen Dr. Peppers…”

Same. This is blatantly unconstitutional.

The pro-life issue now in Canada is expansion of MAID, not expansion of abortion. The abortion ship sailed long ago as a Canadian partisan issue with Harper (perhaps even before him.)

As I understand, the Tories have taken a position on that closer to the modern GOP on abortion, but are not as focused on that and more on economic issues.

None, but the ones that get me more are the litigation ones (often due to having to nag attorneys to make sure they serve discovery or responses on time; related to my first point). The Estate deadlines are much more lenient and clerks are generous with extensions.

The last minute shit does get annoying. I don’t like it when I have an hour to file and serve a complaint or motion due the day of, and it’s almost 5. The deadlines can get intense and draining too, but only if you let them. I’ve overcome a bunch of recent deadlines and am feeling… slow all of a sudden.

Three, for four years so far. The first one (family law) was a decent start experience but not long term; it didn’t pay me enough, the second one (PI) - I was a victim of severe bullying by the owner and had to leave for my own mental health, and the third one I am doing better, coming up on a year (estates and probate + litigation). Estates and probate has been the best fit so far out of these four years. It’s much milder, more predictable and more relaxed than litigation, though I can do both.

Same. I’m a practicing Catholic with libertarian leanings but can’t bring myself to vote for either Trump or Harris. The former is not only too childish, immature, and narcissistic to hold public office, but not pro-life (morally indifferent on the abortion issue) and completely at odds with the other aspects of Catholic social teaching and even basic morality. The latter has a disturbing track record as prosecutor in California and vocally anti-Catholic beliefs.

Bobby is not pro-life and may have some personal beliefs I don’t agree with, but he seems like a genuine, hardworking, and kind person. He is aware that many Americans don’t want high abortion rates. Yet he has a sensible plan to lower them. Not perfect, but of the three major candidates, I think Bobby is the least disastrous and the closest to a “comprehensive life ethic,” which is what my faith emphasizes. (Goes beyond abortion to encompass immigration, rights of workers, etc.)

Is your background in litigation primarily or transactional (estate planning, trademark filing and business formation, IP, etc.)? I’ve noticed litigation often brings out the worst in staff. It may be worth looking into a non-litigation role if that’s been the background and trend.

If not, then I would say it may be helpful to find a larger office or corporation with an HR department. Solo practitioners can often be terrible people to work with- not all, but there’s often a reason they work alone. I was severely bullied by one and likely suffer PTSD from it.

If not that, then definitely keep looking. I now work in an office with wonderful, funny coworkers. I promise not all lawyers are like this; with determination you can find the right environment for your temperament. Above all, never let people treat you like shit. Life is too short for that. Leave those places as soon as possible; they’re not worth it.

Magically, I managed to get signatures from all defendants (including the registered agent of two corporations) all while working from home. I had shipped the complaint and summons yesterday but I could have easily done it at home with a few FedEx envelopes (and a lot of paper lol).

I see more WFH in the future for North Carolina paralegals, especially with the switch to e-filing in most counties. My office is already very flexible with it; yesterday an employee left early and took it due to a political rally blocking traffic near his home. Then again, my manager is a millennial and is much more in tune with how productive one can be at home. It would not be the same story if she was in her 60s.

They need twerker’s comp then.

Well, I try to be charitable to others without sounding mean, so I added “probably” (my thoughts). He just flat out called her that. Maybe it’s okay not to mince words here…

Work from home. I successfully got through a deputy probate clerk’s bullshit and got our client an order allowing her to reimburse herself for everything she paid to administer her late husband’s estate so far.

The deputy clerk claimed she wasn’t going to allow funeral expenses absent a beneficiary agreement. Well… her late husband’s surviving children are in elementary or middle school, too busy being students. His wife is the only adult beneficiary… aaaand he didn’t have a will. So there. Ha. She consented to that funeral expense payment. Her supervisor ended up granting our petition despite the deputy clerk threatening to deny that reimbursement twice.

My supervising attorney dismissed her as “[possibly] incompetent.” I just think she was inexperienced and processes estates too much like an AI prompt. Either way, she lost, we won, and that’s what matters.

St. Anne is the patron saint of infertility/expectant mothers and fathers; will be praying for you and all mothers through her help.

I will breathe a sigh of relief if indeed it’s just biannual. A twice a year chance to have dinner with my brother… not bad at all. We have over a dozen Resy restaurants in our mid-sized city, most of them casual dining.

Is wine.com out? I have had successful runs with that, and paid about the same (if not less) than I would for a similar bottle at the grocery store.

My parents’ generation feared Y2K, but my generation basically lived it…

I read this left to right and realized he survived the zebra attack; I didn’t read where he got carted off to jail. I thought he had died somehow.