discussion comment
3 years ago
First step: Find a location near a population center where law enforcement will leave you alone.
Second step: Let dancers set their own rules.
Third step: Count the money rolling in.
discussion comment
3 years ago
My ATF in Phoenix was a redhead. Then, she went back to being a brunette. Then, she left the life.
discussion comment
3 years ago
Or, as Sun Tzu put it, you always leave your opponent a golden bridge over which they can retreat. Once you label someone a war criminal, the only option is a fight to the death.
discussion comment
3 years ago
It’s the 7 inch heels that make biggest transformation.
discussion comment
3 years ago
It’s worth noting that makeup that looks good in the dark club might look scary in the light of day.
discussion comment
3 years ago
Like most men, I am clueless about makeup. If I don’t notice makeup, you’ve done something right. If I notice makeup, it’s crossed into clown face territory.
discussion comment
3 years ago
While Russia might conquer territory in Ukraine, they’ve already lost the war. Sanctions are crippling them. Give it a couple weeks, or a couple months, and someone in Russia will take out Putin.
review comment
3 years ago
I had a similar experience recently. The dancer quality is way down. Still an 8 or two, but it’s no longer a 7 up club.
review comment
3 years ago
I’ve been avoiding HL because of ID scan. I normally avoid it in March because of tourist crowds. From your review, I now have a third reason to avoid it.
discussion comment
3 years ago
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48-CowboyForcing Baby Boomers To Stop Being Babies
For anyone concerned that we won’t be able to feed a larger population, I recommend reading about Malthus ( 1776-1834), one of the first economists to predict world famine due to overpopulation.
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3 years ago
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Based on current fertility and demographics, world population will peak at about 9 Billion around 2050, then begin steadily declining. In an agrarian society, the more kids a family has, the better off they are. In an urban society, many people are choosing to have 0 or 1 kids.
If you could go into stasis for the next 100 years, you’d awaken to a world with fewer people, older people, fewer workers, no pollution, and most work being done with automation.
Personally, I prefer it the way it is now.
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3 years ago
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When the nation was founded, the power of the federal government was strictly limited to defending the country and maintaining courts to enforce the rule of law. Now, it’s mostly about redistributing wealth from people it considers undeserving to people it considers deserving.
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3 years ago
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48-CowboyForcing Baby Boomers To Stop Being Babies
Milton Friedman famously said: “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.”
The driver of the quantity of money is government spending priorities, and recently the government has been spending a lot.
discussion comment
3 years ago
The world is different from 1943 in 2 important ways.
1. Videos of the war are available to the world instantly
2. The economy is global. A country cannot survive if they are cut off from world trade and finance.
Stalin could simply cut his people off from the world and lie about everything. Putin doesn’t have that option.
discussion comment
3 years ago
The Chinese stock, bond, and housing market is in the process of collapsing. There are lots of reasons but the most recent trigger is fear that China will be perceived as helping Russia in Ukraine. If that happens, and similar sanctions were imposed on China, it would destroy China like it is already destroying Russia.
If China is smart, and they are, they will do nothing to support Russia in Ukraine.
discussion comment
3 years ago
Some “experts” think it’s unlikely Russian troops will enter Kyiv. The Ukrainians have put up barricades, dug trenches, and made it a hostile environment.
They’ll just set up outside the city and pound the shit out of it.
discussion comment
3 years ago
You know the old joke about the guy standing in his driveway blowing a trumpet ? His neighbor asked why he was doing that. He said it kept tigers away. His neighbor said, there aren’t any tigers here. He replied, see, it works.
We’ve done all sorts of things the experts told us to do for 2 years and, in the end, a mild mutation of the virus was what actually put an end to things. Just like has happened throughout history.
discussion comment
3 years ago
^ Well, most of equipment used by the Soviets in WWII, billions and billions, and billions worth, was made in Detroit. So, there’s that.
discussion comment
3 years ago
“I’ve enjoyed making fun of Mr. Mark and Mr. Dugan because they think they’re experts on everything”
Says the guy who just went on, paragraph after paragraph, giving his expert opinion.
discussion comment
3 years ago
In the end, here’s Russia’s real problem. If they do manage to conquer Ukraine, it is estimated it would take nearly a million troops to maintain order there. That’s how many people Russia has in uniform, total. And, half of those are conscripts serving a one year hitch.
Not to mentioned the huge drain those troops would have on Russia economically.
Meanwhile, Siberia ( with untold mineral wealth ), once partly controlled by China, would be unprotected.
discussion comment
3 years ago
I read a story recently about a factory in Russia that was praised in the press for building Russian made tractors. The Mayor/Governor behind this was promoted into a big job. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that the tractors were actually built in the Czech Republic and imported to Russia for final assembly. That part of the story wasn’t reported in Russia.
discussion comment
3 years ago
One fatal flaw in all dictatorships is no one is brave enough to give bad news to the dictator.
Putin: Are our troops ready ?
General : Highly trained and highly motivated. Best in the world.
Putin : How’s the equipment ?
General : Top notch. Flawless.
Putin : Is the plan solid ?
General : It’s been developed and reviewed by the best minds.
Putin : How will the Ukrainians react ?
General : They all love you. They’ll erect statues to you.
Putin : How long will it take to conquer Ukraine ?
General : Two days tops.
Putin : Okay. Make it so .
discussion comment
3 years ago
It’s 250 miles from the Belarus border to Kyiv. To supply troops outside Kyiv, Russia’s only option is to use the major roads. Their trucks are old and poorly maintained. Bridges have been destroyed by the Ukrainians. Russians need to carry fuel since there are no fuel depots established within Ukraine. They are under constant attack since Russian troops have been unable to secure the corridor. It’s entering the rainy season which will make travel in mud difficult.
The poorly trained, poorly equipped, conscript army was told they would be welcomed as hero’s and their mission would be accomplished in a couple days of light fighting.
Instead, they are stuck behind enemy lines, constantly under attack, and low on food and other supplies.
And, that’s just one of many problems facing the Russians.
discussion comment
3 years ago
They handed out a flyer to the Russian soldiers just before launching the invasion. It was a 12 hour timetable of what the first day would bring, ending with a celebration of their victory. Oops. No wonder morale is low.
Putin has placed the heads of his foreign intelligence service under house arrest.
discussion comment
3 years ago
From a broad perspective, this could the first step to end globalism and a return to nationalism. If the sanctions continue, a lot of pundits expect Russia to collapse by June. Corporations are already scrambling to find alternative sources for things like oil and nickel. I expect a massive upheaval in the supply chain as companies look for sources in more secure, democratic countries.