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Highly recommended: Dr. Emily Landon’s speech from today’s daily COVID19 briefing in Illinois.

“It’s really hard to feel like you’re saving the world when you’re watching Netflix from your couch...if we do this right, nothing happens.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHUuWq6y8F0&feature=youtu.be

flygirlreads

I'm about to go to europe for the first time. Any travel tips?

First and foremost, make sure you have the proper adaptor for the outlets if you’re an American who is heading to Europe. The plugs are different and you’ll need that piece to get your electronics to work. Take a photocopy of your passport- the page with your photo and all your information, and keep it hidden in your suitcase. This way in case you lose it and can’t get to an embassy, there’s still proof you had a passport.

Pack an extension cord. Whether you are staying in a hostel or in a hotel, plugs aren’t always where you need them to be. A 3-6ft cord can be found at target, walmart, or the dollar store for a reasonable price.

Pack underwear for total amount of days you’re going to be gone PLUS three more days. (You just, never know.)

Tums or Pepto-bismol is always handy to have a few tablets of in case you eat something that might irritate your stomach.

Get Euros over in Europe, it’s a bit cheaper. Also make sure you call your bank/credit union/credit card company and tell them you are traveling so they don’t freeze your account while you’re gone.

Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

wishfulsassenach

I’m also going for the first time this spring. I have heard of all those tips except to take an extension cord. My daughter travels ALL the time and bet she hasn’t thought of that one! Thanks for the tips! ❤️

everysoonceinawhile

Before you go, check your mobile's cell and data plan. If your current plan doesn't cover the countries you're traveling to, short term plans for international travel might be available.

Check your credit cards to see which one has the best currency conversion rates.

Check your debit card for cash withdrawal fees. In addition to the currency conversion charge, there's often a per transaction fee which can add up quickly if you end up making several small withdrawals. And as mentioned earlier, let the card issuers know you are traveling. Most have online registration forms that make it super easy.

contemplatingoutlander

Not so long ago, corporate leaders understood they had a stake in the country’s prosperity.

The October 1944 edition of Fortune magazine carried an article by a corporate executive that makes for amazing reading today. It was written by William B. Benton — a co-founder of the Benton & Bowles ad agency — and an editor’s note explained that Benton was speaking not just for himself but on behalf of a major corporate lobbying group. The article then laid out a vision for American prosperity after World War II.

At the time, almost nobody took postwar prosperity for granted. The world had just endured 15 years of depression and war. Many Americans were worried that the end of wartime production, combined with the return of job-seeking soldiers, would plunge the economy into a new slump.

“Today victory is our purpose,” Benton wrote. “Tomorrow our goal will be jobs, peacetime production, high living standards and opportunity.” That goal, he wrote, depended on American businesses accepting “necessary and appropriate government regulation,” as well as labor unions. It depended on companies not earning their profits “at the expense of the welfare of the community.” It depended on rising wages.

These leftist-sounding ideas weren’t based on altruism. The Great Depression and the rise of European fascism had scared American executives. Many had come to believe that unrestrained capitalism was dangerous — to everyone. The headline on Benton’s article was, “The Economics of a Free Society.”

In the years that followed, corporate America largely followed this prescription. Not every executive did, of course, and management and labor still had bitter disputes. But most executives behaved as if they cared about their workers and communities. C.E.O.s accepted pay packages that today look like a pittance. Middle-class incomes rose faster in the 1950s and 1960s than incomes at the top. Imagine that: declining income inequality.

And the economy — and American business — boomed during this period, just as Benton and his fellow chieftains had predicted.

Yes, there used to be a time when corporations were concerned about the welfare of their employees. At that time they provided great benefit packages including excellent health insurance. That is part of why we did not move in the direction of socialized medicine. Most people had great health insurance from their employers. Today that is no longer the case.

It is like this current group of CEOs have taken up the values of the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age. They are only out for themselves and for their shareholders and they could care less about the welfare of their employees.

everysoonceinawhile

I read an interview by the author of “Glass House” which chronicles the history of the Anchor Hocking glass factory and he made an interesting point. For years, the owners of these companies lived in the same towns as their employees, attended the same churches, shopped at the same stores, etc. They had a vested interest in the welfare of their communities because they lived there too. Once the companies started selling out or were taken over by larger corporations whose executives lived elsewhere, that sense of personal connection to the community and concern for your employees was lost.

fyeahthemackenzies

Ed Speleers & Sophie Skelton || paulsmithdesign ig

bestof60

Well that’s an interesting photo shoot pairing. …….

momofmusa

Strange for sure.. Not catching it?

everysoonceinawhile

Isn’t it interesting how many of the reactions to this picture with Sophie and Ed are so different from the season 1 photo shoots with Sam and Tobias?

npr

"We are not anti-gun: we are anti-bullet holes in our patients," wrote one physician in response to the NRA. Another posted a photo of his own scrubs, bloody from trying to save a gunshot victim.

classykdlady

Seeing Hamilton for the second time! (at Hamilton at CIBC Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpncCBYjEQf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=184zalc1q6p1h

everysoonceinawhile

Have fun!

walking-geema

Hibiscus

classykdlady

I made red velvet cupcakes for boyfriend to take to work today for his birthday and he texted me and said that like nobody has eaten any. Which is bullshit because they are fucking delicious.

everysoonceinawhile

Did you put the Cards logo on them?

Sometimes it’s just that no-one wants to be the first person to take one. Is there someone that can get the party started?

classykdlady

He said there’s only like 2 left now, so I guess people were just waiting for lunch. Which, fair. And girl, what kind of Ace of Cakes nonsense do you think is going on over here? 😂 I can’t even draw a Cardinals logo with a pencil, much less with some cheap decorator tips and a ziplock bag.

everysoonceinawhile

You're one up on me with the decorator tips. I'd just print the logos out on some thick card stock, cut them into squares and stick the squares into the frosting...and see if anyone thinks they look edible. 😜

classykdlady

I made red velvet cupcakes for boyfriend to take to work today for his birthday and he texted me and said that like nobody has eaten any. Which is bullshit because they are fucking delicious.

everysoonceinawhile

Did you put the Cards logo on them?

Sometimes it's just that no-one wants to be the first person to take one. Is there someone that can get the party started?

superaloyavanza-deactivated2025

davidcowlesillustrations

Farewell, Aretha Franklin

contemplatingoutlander

A different opinion

ON SOURCES. Okay, I did some more vetting of my source. They definitely are who they say they are and I’m deeply embarrassed I ever doubted them. This is a lovely human being and I value them for who they are, not who they know. I don’t care if they never tell me anything else about Sam ever again. I value them and so of course I trust them. As such, I believe that Sam and MacKenzie are no longer a couple. You don’t have to believe me but that’s what I believe.

WHY AM I STILL WRITING ABOUT THIS? Yes, I know I said we should all leave MacKenzie alone so as not to contribute to the ES trolls being anxious and more likely to attack her. However, since it is clear now that the Samzies won’t give up their ship, whether or not I write anything, the stuff the Samzies write will contribute to the ES trolls’ anxiety. The only thing I can do to possibly balance that out is to offer alternative interpretations of the Samzie “breadcrumbs.” Maybe it won’t help the trolls be less anxious but perhaps it will make a few other fans think twice before boarding the Samzie ship.(Now that’s a sentence I never thought I’d ever write.)

AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION FOR THE RECENT BREADCRUMBS. We don’t know why MM’s mother liked that comment. Like many of us, she might also wish that Sam and MM would reconcile. Or maybe she liked it because of the “but regardless, so lovely” part of the comment. That’s the problem with reading into likes. One never knows what they mean.

MacKenzie posted a photo she took last year in SA. Sam liked it. But that doesn’t mean they are together. It also doesn’t mean she is “trolling” the fandom. My guess is she was remembering back to that time and posted it as a memory. She’s entitled to do that. She’s getting over a relationship. Memories are going to come up. This is her IG. My guess is her posting it has nothing to do with the Outlander fandom. She is entitled to post her own memories if she wants to.

Sam saw the photo and remembered it fondly as well and so liked it. After all, they have an amicable breakup and they share certain memories. I believe that’s all that means. Given IG’s algorithms that put who one follows and blue check marks up at the top of the feed, Sam is more likely to see MM’s posts and therefore more likely to “like” them. I wouldn’t read more into it than their just sharing a fond memory.

ABOUT FOLLOWING MM’S RELATIVES. Someone wrote on one of my posts this morning that MM’s mother had unfollowed Sam. I couldn’t double check the info because that account is private and I have never had any reason to follow this woman. I probably shouldn’t have trusted the information was true. My bad.

Of course the newly minted Captain of the Samzie ship had to put me in my place. Ironically, after she scolded me about invading MM’s mother’s privacy by referring to the comment already written on my post, she posted a screencap of some of the people that MM’s mother follows (including Sam) in her private, locked IG account. So the Captain sure showed me! However, she sort of missed the fact that she invaded MM’s mother’s privacy in a much bigger way than I did and also confirmed that either she or one of her minions follows MM’s mother’s private, locked account.🙄

THIS IS HOW SHIPPING STARTS. Please be careful out there girls and boys. We’ve all had plenty of experience with the fact that sometimes a “like” is just a “like” and not confirmation of a relationship. JS

NOTE: Please be civil and respectful in your comments. Any negative comments about MacKenzie or any insults towards her will be deleted.

everysoonceinawhile

I'd like to offer an alternate opinion @contemplatingoutlander and recommend that you don't counter the Samzie bread crumbs. Given the level of animosity, its pretty clear that much of the current enthusiasm is simply a reaction to your posts about how Sam and Mackenzie are no longer together. Any attempt to prove your point will only escalate the reaction from those who want to oppose you at every opportunity and further alienate those who simply want to enjoy Sam, Cait and Outlander without having to choose a side.

Please let time do its job. The truth about Sam and Mackenzie will come out on its own. Then everyone can argue about who got it right and when.

aweesassenachlassie

Anon Submission 💭

Anon, I’m going to focus on the last part of your message here.

“Well Sam admitted during his segment on Kimmel that he’s lying a lot. Not a good thing especially when we’ve seen how many times he stretches the truth. By saying what he said about Cait he’s done a huge deservice to her because he knows how ES pick apart everything he says. His behavior is no longer acceptable now that Cait is clearly engaged and ES will go nuclear after her while he’ll be easily forgiven.”

I know that you and some other people are mad at Sam for telling ES Cait was in LA for some reason 🤷🏼‍♀️ (Even though we already knew she started filming there Monday for her new film) 🤦🏼‍♀️ and you and they think that Sam is some kind of wind up merchant head fuck who loves to make things difficult for Cait but imma be honest… 🙄

The behaviour by Sam that you seem to deem unacceptable is literally just him being himself. What does he need to be forgiven for? For spending time with Outlander fans, talking and signing autographs all week? For having a good relationship with his costar and knowing that she is in the same country that he is at this precise moment?

If ES go nuclear after this it’s there own problem, not Sam’s. They tricked him into signing that creepy ass bullshit collage, baited him into talking about Cait and your saying that he did the disservice?

And stop twisting his words, Jesus Christ. Actors telling a few white lies on their résumé is perfectly normal. Even expected! Stop adding to the bullshit please Anon. 🙏🏼💩✋🏻

Cait’s happy, Sam’s happy. So let’s all of us be happy too and leave ES to have their meltdown. 😊👍🏼

snowwhitelass

ES need to grow up and stop blaming Sam for everything. The behavior of Shippers is unacceptable, not Sam’s. We are lucky to have him and he is a beautiful man inside and out. Also, amazingly talented!!!

anamonteiro29

He did NOT LIE!😒

everysoonceinawhile

FYI - The topic of how actors “embelish” their skill sets came up in an interview that Sam did with Tobias with the WSJ 3 years ago. Its a longer form interview so they had time to put it into context and joke about it. Some might find Sam’s comments from the Kimmel show remarkably similar to the ones in this video...from 3 years ago.

It was an excellent interview so I recommend watching the whole thing if you haven’t seen it before. If you want to jump to the relevant part, skip forward to 7:50 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHahznt5xI