That happened to me once, T-Bone. I guess if they stick you and don't get a full bag it somehow goes against them so they do anything they can to fill it up.

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Yeah I’m pretty sure they didn’t get enough from me but I was done. I’ll go back early next year and try again. They have a blood center a mile from my work so I really have no excuse to help out.....unless it happens again

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

I laughed at a commercial on the Score stream. Talking so highly about people donating plasma on the regular at some company for up to $400 in your first month. Poor people or drug habits?

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Elections have consequences.

Frank's blood type is B positive.

Let's all ruminate on that for a spell.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

That’s why I just bring my blood to them pre-packaged.

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There was a horse trainer in Chicago back when I was racing named Bob Haddad. He trained a few for an acquaintance of mine who always sat near me in the clubhouse at Maywood Park named Trifecta Bob.

To set this story up I need to mention that in order for a harness horse in Illinois to qualify for Lasix, the horse has to bleed during a race as noted by the state veterinarian and then the horse must race in a qualifier on Lasix before entering a parimutuel race.

Anyway, one day Trifecta Bob and I were talking about one of his shitty horses and he told me that Haddad was planning on putting the horse on Lasix. I said, "Doesn't the horse have to bleed before he can do that?" And Trifecta Bob looked at me like I was a complete fucking moron and said, "Oh, I think Bob is just gonna use his own blood."

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

So, we had a babysitter booked for Saturday. We booked her 2 plus months ago. My wife works with her mom. She's been trying to confirm for the last 2 weeks that we were still good to go as it is my work Christmas party. She finally cancelled on us today. Fucking teenagers.

Thanks for the warning.

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I have to use readers (not Readers) to read this site on my phone.

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You know me like that.

Maybe both. Or maybe normal people doing a good thing to help save lives and actually getting paid for it, so they don't have to work a 2nd p/t job?

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Bifocal contact lenses or I’d be in same boat I think. Not ready for cheaters.

I am starting to think I might have to use my cheaters to eat.

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Elections have consequences.

Looking for the next wife?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

SHOTS FIRED! OPEN SEASON!

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Elections have consequences.

I don’t fault your unending hunger for pussy.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

when i gave plasma in college i was always amazed when looking around that I seemed to have more teeth in my mouth than everyone else hooked up to these machines combined.

My dad tells me that he and his friends would sell their blood for beer money in college. Seems like a good combo.

Thought about posting this in the Student Loan thread, but my oldest child just found out he didn't get into Notre Dame. This despite being in the top 1% in every academic metric. Took every available AP class/test. National Merit Scholar semi-finalist (the highest you can get, as they haven't announce the finalists yet). Tons of extracurriculars, played varsity sports as an underclassman. My wife is an ND alum/legacy. Did the early admissions application.

I'm taking it harder than he is, though I know he has plenty of company. His childhood friend, a girl he's known since they were 6, has literally PERFECT everything...and she just found out she didn't get into Stanford.

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Dishwasher suffered a split hose between the main pump and the wash manifold- it's a short, molded hose that reduces from one inch to three quarters, nothing off-the-shelf. Haven't been able to find just the hose available online tonight, will have to check Factory Service Parts tomorrow. Fortunately, it was noticed quite quickly, some water made it downstairs into the furnace room, no visible damage to the kitchen hardwood floors. Man, dishwashers are nasty things.

My Brother-in-Law is an alum. He's not insufferable about it (or maybe he is -I don't spend that much time around him) but he grew up in a rough area of Detroit proper, and he's a later-in-life converted Catholic, I know it's really important to him. He and my sister have 4 sons, I know he will be more crestfallen than they will if none of them a.) want to go there or b.) get in.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

You have to set your expectations appropriately early in the process. The difference between acceptance and denial at all of these schools is razor thin these days.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I did that in 2005 after graduating high school. My regular job was for rent and bills, that was my weed money

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Project Update: Even Whirlpool Parts does not offer the single hose, a kit of two was found online for $96.40 plus $12 tax/shipping, should be a couple of days. I suppose not a bad idea to replace both hoses while I'm in there.

Yep, though the thing that irks me the most is my kid wasn't even waitlisted... in their eyes, he wasn't even projected to be a "maybe." When you break down the number of available spots, I guess I should have expected it. Let's say they have 2,000 openings. I'm guessing a couple hundred of those are set aside for athletes. Then you divide in half for male/female. Then you take a certain number of disadvantaged/minority/foreign/etc kids. Then look at the requested major (business, humanities, engineering, etc). And then, unfortunately, there is probably the donation factor. My son was probably vying for one of only a couple hundred spots, or less, for his demographic.

It's such a different world now. Northwestern has always been a good school, but as recently as 2008 the acceptance rate was over 25%. Now it's under 10%. Twenty kids from my son's school applied last year (many with 35 and 36 ACT scores) and none got in. When I was in high school, a 28 could get you in.

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Notre Dame is not worth the money it costs. It will work out better.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

The ACT scores are way different nowadays. I think you either get a 35 or 36 now. Those are the only possibilities. Back in the day my buddy got a 9.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

There are more kids applying than ever before and each one of those kids is applying to more schools than ever before. That results in these insane acceptance rates. It makes the kids mental as it is rejection. The truth of it is that a good chunk of the kids rejected are every bit as viable of a student than the one's accepted.

My boy got deferred at Georgetown this weekend. I was pretty impressed he made it to a second review given the rates of acceptance. The good thing about wanting to go to school in DC though is that there are several other schools offering good programs in politics and unlimited internships. You can make a case that any school in DC is fungible if the student is diligent about pursuing the internships. I'll be perfectly happy if he goes to American or GW. Georgetown does open doors though. A place like ND doesn't really have a comparable.

On the good side he is currently at 5-0-1 with Dr. Ken's letter of recommendation pushing him over the top at ILL.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I’m glad you boy is smart enough. Politics though seems a rough living for those with good intent.

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Elections have consequences.

It certainly does though it is dependent mostly on your major on where it is.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

you learn quickly to toughen up

There are many avenues to career in politics. It doesn't require trying to be an elected official. Local, state, federal. Different branches. I look at some of these programs and they seem so interesting including foreign service, national security, foreign/domestic policy, etc. and they all seem to be heavily teamed with the economics departments as well. Cool stuff. Definitely more than the poli sci of my youth.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.