He was the head of a crime family, the Don. Like Don Corleone in the Godfather. Corleone’s first name was Vito, but he was the Don of the family. Later his son Michael became the new Don.
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14·15 days ago[off topic]
I like to read old science fiction and check out the things the authors got wrong.
Maybe my favorite is the ‘mini VHS recorders’ from Neuromancer.
0·16 days agoSo, the guy who kicked a kitten at age three and still broods about it goes to hell, and the war criminal who feels justified for bombing civilians gets off scot free?
Once the body starts breaking down, it’s very hard to get healthy again.
The best thing is prevention, and that means keeping fit.
I speak from experience
They have exercise machines that hook into your devices. Essentially, you have to keep walking/pedaling in order to play games or anything else.
Did you try to find a workout you actually liked?
I hate the idea of running a mile, but I’ll swim any day.
Can you imagine dancing as soon as you get up?
Or practicing swordplay?
Or punching a picture of Trump?
People think of exercise as something you have to do; instead, find an activity you want to do.
I don’t lend.
If they need money and I can afford it, I’ll just make a gift of it.
If I can’t afford it, they can’t have it.
If you’re good at something, even if you don’t enjoy it, it might still make a good career. You don’t have to love what makes you money, just not hate it. If you’re good enough, you end up with a lot more free time for yourself. Doing what you love can also cause you to hate doing it as a hobby eventually. People don’t “love” their jobs. You don’t see them paying to do their job like they do for tennis lessons or sports events. You probably just tolerate your job, and that’s ok. Your life isn’t ruined.
This so many times over.
I spent years trying to get a job I loved.
Ended up getting a different job that I was kinda good at.
Turns out, being good at a job every day makes you feel good at the end of the day.
Another vote for gift cards/cash.
They know pretty specifically what they want.
No.
The biggest thing is that there’s no reason to invade the US homeland. The “Enemy” would use first strike nuclear armed missiles and not bother with boots on the ground.
But even if you allowed the basis of the movie, there’s still a huge problem. The kind of rebellion shown only works if there’s another, bigger country supporting the rebels.
General Washington didn’t beat the British; the French Navy did. The French resistance didn’t kick out the Nazis; the Allied invasion at Normandy did. The Viet Cong had plenty of aid coming in.
According to the movie, Europe was completely controlled by the USSR and China had been nuked. Guns and bullets are expensive, and those kids could have only stored away enough for a few weeks of hunting, not a decades long war.
1·3 months agoLook at empires of the past.
Things were so bad in Dickens’ London that living in sewers to live off whatever scraps you could find was an actual occupation.
Wealth creates its own reality.
It didn’t make the Top Ten grossing movies the year it came out [2006]
If 25% of the population knows it that means 75% doesn’t.
Most people in America have no idea who Guy Fawkes was.
A couple of my favorite aging quotes.
“A man has three ages; childhood; young adult; don’t worry you look fine.” No idea who said it.
“A man isn’t old until there are no women his own age he finds exciting. A woman is old the first time she looks for a dress to make her look younger.” Xaviera_Hollander
2·4 months agoThese ads ran on national TV back in the day and no heterosexuals were harmed.
2·4 months agoBefore Hudson Yards went up that space was mostly empty. I’ve also seen lines of buses parked under the FDR downtown.
I worked in Manhattan and had coworkers who lived in Pennsylvania. Two hours each way. A story I heard was that a bus company recruited drivers who would get up at 4am, pick up passengers, drive to the city, and then go to another job. 6 pm they get in the bush and drive home.
SNL skit = Andrew Tate and Donald Trump as cell mates.
Or organization like ISIS will have recruiters. Mr. A shows up in a town, talks with the locals and arranges a few meetings. The locals know who might be receptive. Say Mac is a likely recruit. Angry at the powers that be, not a lot of prospects, ready for some adventure. Mr. A will give him a few tests. Graffiti this building, throw a rock through that window. If Mac does well he gets an offer to visit the big city. Train fare and a few bucks. There he meets others like himself. There’s training and more training. Mac is now part of something big and important.
In a lot of ways it’s not much different from High School ROTC. A sense of belonging and purpose mean a lot to many people.