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Finding Home GL Drabble (Dinah/Shayne)

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Fate - nothing else could have explained the two of them being in the same park in the middle of Germany. He’d gone there to escape her memory. She’d been carrying him with her wherever she went. Shayne could still feel the sensation of breathlessness he’d felt when he first saw her, the mixture of disbelief and elation that threatened to silence his voice as he’d tried to call her name.

Even now, today, in this park, she still took his breath. “She loves the park,” he whispered. Dinah smiled at their daughter. “So do I,” she whispered, “especially with you.”

#soapdrabbles

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Available now on Amazon. Free for #KindleUnlimited #suspense #drama #secrets #novel

libertinem

The Purge: Election Year

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lynnlee22

^^^^^This!!!! She says it better than I ever could.

CAUTION: SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!!

Putting Frank Grillo second to anyone is darn near grounds to fight in these parts, but I must admit– this movie really allowed the supporting cast to shine.

Betty Gabriel, Joseph Soria, and Edwin Hodge were all new to me and yet all three brought performances that will inspire me to seek out their work. It’s not easy to capture poignant moments in thrillers but these three professionals made it look effortless. Hodge’s delivery of Bishop’s final line was both haunting and heroic.

Elizabeth Mitchell and Frank Grillo both brought their best to a story that could have easily become overly dramatic and cliche. It was their emotion and maturity that made this movie a smart political thriller and not a blood soaked shoot em up. Though seeing Mitchell on screen brought back some residual Lost ending anger, I pushed through and she certainly played this character well. Frank Grillo did what Frank Grillo does best. He kicked ass and looked hella good doing it. Those stares of his could melt steel.

I would be remiss if I neglected to mention Kyle Secor and Christopher James Baker who played the Minister Owens and Harmon James respectively. Both creeped the ever living bejeesus out of me. Playing a villain is one thing. Playing a bat shit crazy, deranged, psycho is another. Bravo gentleman.

Finally, the stand out role (for my money) was played by Mykelti Williams. In a movie this intense, moments of levity are crucial. Williams’ character of Joe Dixon provided us with one liners and sarcasm throughout. All the while, he masterfully reminded us of the reality of the world in which he lived. His end was one he you almost believe he expected but certainly not one you wanted to see. RIP Bubba Gump.

This movie was everything I expected and more. It was exciting, entertaining, and intelligent. There were fantastic action shots, fight scenes, chases, and the like, but in the midst of all the noise, there’s also a real issue.

At the end of the day, this is just a movie and it doesn’t claim to give us any answers, but maybe (just maybe) it has to start with the questions. Go see this film!

#source: libertinem #frank grillo #spoilers

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lj-todd

Frank Grillo liked my Tweet :3 And I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m NOT jumping on the “Hate Frank Grillo” bandwagon and that I still support him. He’s human. He was trying to make a point and it came out/across wrong. He’s also acknowledged this and APOLOGIZED. It’s not like he’s the first celebrity to do that. So maybe people should stop, think about it for a little longer than ten seconds before throwing tantrums like toddlers and grow up.

lynnlee22

Finally. A glimpse of a reasonable individual in the midst of utter insanity. For the love, people! Frank Grillo has always been...well...frank. He's unedited and irreverent. You like him or you don't. He made a statement that some people perceived as racist. He cannot and should not be held responsible for how people perceive his statements--especially when some (not all) of those people appear to be irrational and extremely immature.

It strikes me as interesting that you are going to condemn a man for making a comment you perceived as racist or judgmental and then proceed to do the exact same thing all over social media as you berate him relentlessly. Perhaps you need a hobby or more joy in your life or simply more time to gain some perspective, but it's not worth it. You aren't making your point by spewing venom.

Frank has apologized which, in my opinion, was more than was necessary. The fact that he was willing to do so shows he cares about the feelings of his fans and respects their concerns. How about showing some respect in return?

#frank grillo #forthelove #enough

blueloris

Frank Grillo on Guiding Light with his real-life wife, Wendy Moniz, in 1996.

ralyroger-deactivated20181203

The storyline here is hilarious. Hart fakes his own murder at the hands of his hated father (Roger). Then he is buried alive, but Roger keeps coming back to the site of the burial to double and triple check that Hart is dead.

So over the course of several episodes Hart has to keep running back to the woods and burying himself alive.

lynnlee22

Yes! The story was far fetched to say the least, but you couldn't deny the chemistry between those two. This is before things got steamy if memory serves.

blueloris

Frank Grillo on Guiding Light with his real-life wife, Wendy Moniz, in 1996.

hforhinata

Ya know what? Reblog this if you agree that online friends ARE real friends.

mrstragerblog

libertinem

What names did your parents almost give you?

If I’d been born male, you’d be talking to Lancelot.

lauralot89

Luke. It’s now my brother’s name.

redwoodriver-deactivated2018042

Hailey . If I had been born a boy, Trent.

thatfencerdude

I was almost named Jacob

outta-thyme

Robert Blaze, motherfuckers. Get on my fucking level.

kawaiii-lo-ren-deactivated20160

Bugwena, thanks to my brother.

darthdipshite

Chris bc the doctor thought i was a boy

bleden-mark-deactivated20210401

Georgiana

grogblogging-follows

theodore. ironically, its shortening is my current name =]

devourfrombeneath

Cecilia fucking Agnes can you even

the-eyeris

Mary-Jane. Not like Spider-Man but like Mary-Jane as in weed

libertinem

My husband is named after his father’s favorite kind of weed. Thanks god it was a Biblical variant.

lynnlee22

My mother always wanted to name her daughter Leigh, but after she married my father and took his last name (Lee), she thankfully gave up that dream. Had I been a boy, I would have been Stanley Mitchell...though Stanley Lee would have been a tough road as well.

lumpbiscuit-deactivated20130327

my parents aren’t teaching me life lessons.

#i need some adults to TEACH ME SHIT ABOUT LIFE

flutterjedi-deactivated20140413

I’m an adult.

thatsnicebutimmarried

Some shit about life, from a bonafide adult:

even if you get along great with your family you will get along even better with them after moving out

generic is almost always just as good as name brand. But there are some things you never buy generic, including: peanut butter, ketchup, liquid NyQuil, Chips-Ahoy chewy chocolate chip cookies

just imagine the person on the other end of the phone hates talking on the phone as much as you do. Even a receptionist. I worked as one and I hate talking on the phone

at least once in your life you will go to Wal-mart to buy something under $20 like an ironing board or something and your debit card will get rejected. No one will judge. Everyone at some point in their lives has had $2.98 in their bank account.

thrift stores

everyone else is too busy panicking about everyone else noticing every tiny thing that could possibly be wrong about them to notice any tiny thing that could possibly be wrong about you

you will screw up. a lot. you live and you learn. and when you start to think too hard about that embarrassing thing that happened and how you wish you could change it, just tell yourself that what’s done is done. There’s no changing it, so just forget it and move on. It’s the only way to stay sane.

do the dishes before the sink grows its own ecosystem

you can’t put Dawn dishsoap in the dishwasher.

if you are the only one in the aisle at the grocery store, and you need to get from one end to the other without even looking at anything in that aisle, then you should totally cart-surf down the aisle. Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. Hold on to the little things. They make all the difference.

never try to make cake from scratch at 3am. You end up with a topographical map of Middle Earth.

15% tip.

the best way to get money for food is to tell your grandparents about how you basically live on microwaved mac and cheese. Their horror may result in twenty bucks and orders to go out and get yourself “a real dinner”.

sometimes life sucks, and knowing that it might get better doesn’t always make it suck any less, but you’ll never get to the non-sucky days without enduring the suckiness.

no seriously, NEVER put Dawn in your dishwasher

250darkstars

Do not buy generic brand spaghetti sauce either.

Always check the type of light bulb that goes in lamps. A 60w is not interchangeable with a 40w.

Dollar store batteries work just as well as store brand.

shrineart

Reward yourself from time to time when you do things that you needed to get done. It’s a good way to remind yourself to do them. Going out to pay a bill? Get Starbucks or something you don’t get often. Rewards don’t have to be huge, they can be small things like that.

Rice, pasta, flour, sugar, cheese, eggs, milk, a pack of chicken, a pack of frozen veggies and a well stocked spice cabinet go a long way food-wise. Splurge and get the biggest container of rice you can. You don’t have to go back and buy it again anytime soon and it makes a TON of meals in the meantime.

Rice can be cooked on the stove. You don’t need a fancy rice cooker. Two parts water to every one part rice (two cups water for one cup of rice for example). Get your water boiling, add rice, put a plate or lid on it, put it on low for 20 minutes. It should be done.

Keep a calendar on your pc of bill due dates. If your bills are set up at inconvenient times, like all of the services started on the first or something, then call up the company and find out if you can get your billing date switched to something more manageable. A lot of places do try to work with you.

There is no shame in calling a company and asking for an extension on a bill. Let them know what you can pay, pay that amount, and they arrange when the rest of the payment is required. This can stop you from having services shut off man. It shows responsibility on your part.

Take time to eat, even when you don’t feel like eating. Your body needs energy to live.

Wash or rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. It prevents gross caked on junk.

“The Works” is an excellent cheap toilet cleaner.

MAGIC. FUCKING. ERASERS. THEY WORK ON EVERYTHING JUST DON’T SCRUB HARD. I took the ring out of our bathtub with one. Also generic ones work just as well.

Keep some bleach around but if you use it for cleaning? Dillute it. There’s rarely ever a case where you need to pout straight bleach on anything. A cap full or two in a bucket of water works just fine.

DO NOT MIX CLEANERS. Chemical reactions are can be very dangerous. Here’s a good list. (Note that vinegar and baking soda can actually be a good combo for removing smells from things but it’s not very good at actually -cleaning-.)

If you drink? Don’t take meds at the same time it’s just not good.

Make sure you check the dosages on your pill bottles. No one wants to accidentally overdose on cough syrup or ibuprofen.

If you have a uterus make sure you have a heating pad and ibuprofen on hand for the pain. Hot baths also generally help and Ginger Tea is excellent for any nausea.

Buy a first aid kit. It’s worth it in the long run.

You can often do your taxes online at places like TurboTax.

Here’s some good sex ed resources because I had to explain what a yeast infection was recently.

Petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) is good for chapped lips and you can get a decent sized tube or tub of it (generic brand version) for cheaper/same price as Chapstick.

KEEP TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT IN YOUR HOUSE FOR CUTS AND SCRAPES AND SORES.

~~Medications~~

Over the counter medications (stuff you can buy right off the shelf no prescription needed) have a name brand and a generic name. ALWAYS buy generic if it’s available it is literally the same thing and way cheaper usually.

Some names to remember when you’re looking for meds!

Acetaminophen = Tylenol

Used to treat pain and reduce fever. Do not take with Ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen = Advil, Midol, Motrin

Used for pain and fever, is an anti-inflammtory. Is good for period cramps because it is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

Naproxen = Aleve, Naprosyn

Treats fever, pain, arthritis pain, gout, period cramps, tendinitis, headache, backache, and toothache. Is also an NSAID.

Acetaminophen + Asprin + Caffeine = Excedrin

Usually marketed as “Migraine Relief” as a generic.

Asprin = Bayer

Use for pain, fever, arthritis, and inflammation. Makes you bleed easily so should not be used for periods. Might reduce risk of heart attacks.\

Triple Antibiotic Ointment = Neosporin

Used on cuts, sores, and scrapes to reduce risk of infection and promote healing.

Also a general mutli-vitamin isn’t a bad idea and if you don’t get a lot of fruits or milk/sunshine in your diet you might want to get vitamins C and D specifically for daily use.

kiokushitakaa

if you do accidentally lapse and put dawn in your dishwasher, run it empty and put hair conditioner where the detergent goes. that’ll clean it out (tip given to me by dorm custodian when roommate did the thing).

if you live off ramen, add stuff to it! add veggies you like, don’t use the whole flavor packet to cut down on sodium and msg or don’t use it at all and add your own spices.

if you’re making something with potatoes in it (beans, stew) potatoes are done when you can easily stab a fork through them.

you can microwave a hotdog as long as you put it in a microwave safe container of water. microwaves work by making water molecules vibrate. also, when reheating rice leftovers, add a small amount of water, like maybe a spoonfull, so it doesn’t get hard and crunchy.

the rice cooking advice above is for long grain rice. if you’re making short or medium grain rice, a 1:1 ratio (one cup water for one cup rice) is better, so the rice doesn’t come out too mushy.

buy a few cans of chicken. wholesale club stores like sam’s, costco, or bj’s tend to carry multipacks for a good price. they’re incredibly useful for when you forget to defrost meat.

buy meat on sale and put it in the freezer. buy vegetables on sale, and put them in the freezer. frozen veggies are often as flavorful and good as fresh ones, keep longer, and often come in microwaveable bags or with microwave directions.

soak ink stains in milk to help get them out or at least lighten them.

soak blood stains in water as soon as possible, with a bit of detergent or stain remover. scrub at them. use cold water, heat binds proteins to fabric. tbh, there’s no real need to change the washer from cold-cold setting unless the thing you’re washing says to wash in warm water.

acetone, found in most nail polish removers, dissolves super glue.

cloningmycat

YOU’RE ALL DOING GOD’S WORK BLESS YOU

lifelovebooksnshit

Takes pictures, have prints made and put them in photo albums. Be IN the pictures, have someone take pictures of you and your friends. Get over not looking perfect in thw picture. Someday that friend might be gone and those pictures might be all you’ll have, you will want to be in them. I made that mistake with my best friend, i always felt weird asking for a picture together… he died of cancer January of 2014 and now i have no pictures of us together. Its my only regret in life.

boasamishipper

This is really helpful, thank you all!

batsandhatsinunderland-deactiva

I’m the newest of new adults but I’m gonna throw these little tips in there. IF YOU HAVE AN OLD CAR:

-coolant or water if your car overheats (coolant is preferable cause it won’t hurt the engine in the long run but hey i know money is tight)

-flashlight in case you break down at night and need to check under the hood and your phone is dead

-SPARE TIRE.

-jumper cables.you will at some point leave your lights on. you just will.

AAA or any other road side service is never a bad investment i swear. (try to mooch it off your parents as long as you can though)

shipperqueen93

Know how to change a tire. You’re going to need to do it at some point in time and you can’t always rely on someone else to do it for you.

Don’t be afraid to go to your local food bank. They are there for a reason.

Don’t be ashamed to ask for help period. Life is hard, everyone needs help occasionally.

woodelf68

You can put a LOWER wattage bulb in a lamp that says it’s for a higher one, but don’t put a HIGHER wattage bulb in. Also, watts refer to the amount of electricity used. LUMENS refers to the amount of light put out, and can vary quite a bit between brands, even though the wattage is the same. Look for the one with the highest lumens unless you actually want a slightly dimmer bulb in a certain location. Those dollar store batteries? Fine if they’re alkaline. “Heavy-duty” batteries, however, won’t last nearly as long. You can microwave a hot dog and bun simply by wrapping them in a toweling for a minute, less if you don’t want them scalding hot.

blue-pixiedust

Reblogging to save lives.

faranae-moved

Two adulting (kitchen-related) tips from me!

1. Buy a roll of parchment paper from the cooking shit aisle. A big roll will last you for-fucking-ever. Pretty much any time you’re using a baking pan you can line it with that stuff and save yourself A: food sticking to the pan and B: it’s a quick rinse and it’s clean.

2. Bread can get fucking expensive, so make your own. A bigass bag of flour and a bag of active dry yeast (store it in the friiiiidge!!!) works out a FUCK of a lot cheaper than buying bread at the store, and you can do so much more with it. Bread, pizza, rolls, cinnibuns, homemade pizza pockets. It seems intimidating but it’s stupid easy.

Seriously. It’s stupid simple to make, and most of the “3 hours” to make it is sitting around surfing the internet or doing whatever the fuck you want while the dough rises. If you have an afternoon free once a week to sit and play video games or surf the net, you have the time to make your own bread on the cheap. Here’s my simple-as-fuck recipe:

2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (You can buy a bag of this stuff CHEAP in bulk stores, the little packets are hella stupid priced) 1 cup warm water (think a hot bath) 1 ½ teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons oil (any kind works for the most part) 2 ¼ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt

1. Stir the yeast, water, sugar, and oil up in a bowl. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. It will foam up VERY high, this is the yeast getting happy! If it doesn’t get all foamy, the water may have been too hot or not hot enough. Remember, Yeast is alive! Treat it like a nice girlfriend!

2. Mix your flour, salt, and the yeast concoction up in a bowl.

3. Knead that shit for about 5 minutes. It will start sticky as heck, but will come together into a nice dough. If it’s still super sticky, toss in a bit more flour. Here’s how to knead it:

4. Put your dough in a covered, lightly oiled bowl and leave it someplace warmish for an hour. At that point it will have roughly doubled in size, give it a gentle punch to release the gasses that have built up inside. Cover it again and let it sit for a bit longer.

Boom. You have bread dough. Here are some baking times and uses for ya:

Optional egg-wash: Just crack an egg into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, and mix the bejeebus out of it with a fork. Brush (or if you’re like me, goop it on with said fork) that shit thinly on bread before baking for a nice crust.

Pizza: Stretch it on a pan, stab the fucker all over with a fork, add toppings, bake 425*F 15-20 minutes.

Bread Sticks: Make snake-shapes, let rest on pan 10-ish minutes, bake 400*F 10-20 minutes.

Dinner rolls: Make ball-sized (yes those balls) balls. Place on greased pan, let rest 10-20 minutes to rise. Egg-wash and bake 375*F 25 minutes.

Bread: Lightly score (cut) the top, let sit for 20-ish minutes on/in whatever you’re using to bake it, egg-wash, bake at 375*F for 20-ish minutes. It’s done when it sounds hollow if you knock on the bottom.

You bet your ass you can deep-fry this shit for cheapie yeast doughnuts. Roll that shit in sugar or dip it in whatever, it’s fucking tasty.

Bagels: YES. YOU. CAN. Form bagel-shapes out of the dough and boil them in salty water for about 2 minutes. Egg-wash them and bake them at 400*F for 10 minutes.

Cinnamon Rolls: Roll that shit out into a rectangle. Brush it with a mix of butter, cinnamon, sugar, and a pinch of salt (no exact amounts here, do it to your taste). Roll it up into a log, and cut it into discs. Let them sit 20 minutes in a pan and then bake at 375*F 15-17 minutes.

You can add whatever you want to the dough for some variety, just if it’s dried spices remember you really only need 1-ish tablespoons. I personally like making bread with about 1 tablespoon of dill in the dough. Roll it out flat, sprinkle it with cheddar, roll it into a log, squeeze the ends shut, and bake it like a regular loaf of bread. Cheesy dill bread OMNOMNOM.

*ahem* That got a bit long. But yeah. Bread’s expensive, yo. Save your wallet.

(Also it’s ridiculous amounts of therapeutic to bake, for me anyway)

krakendra

Bill related advice from someone that used to work as a collection agent and tried to tell everyone I talked to about this:

Pay your loans off with every paycheck. If you’re paid monthly, you’re probably stuck with it, but if you’re paid twice a month, cut your monthly amount in half and pay that every time you get a paycheck. Most places taking payments for debts or loans will let you. This will substantially cut down on the amount of interest you pay in the long run! And usually it’s easier to budget. (If you have a weekly paycheck, not every place will let you, but I strongly encourage you to ask.)

(The math goes this way, basically:

Most interest accrues every day (per diem is the term you’ll see), and it accrues based on the amount of money that’s unpaid. Every payment you make, unless you are incredibly lucky, will pay off your interest first, and then the remainder goes to your principal, which is the amount of money you actually paid. Paying half your monthly amount twice a month means that your interest has less time to build up before you pay it off, and makes it easier for more of your money to actually go to your principal!)

((If you can afford it, pay slightly more then half - it’s often still easier to budget [it definitely is with my student loan payments!] and you’re again, paying more towards your loan and letting more get to your principal amount quicker.))

And if you’re behind, the best way to stop the phone calls is to grit your teeth and answer, or call them directly. Let them say their opening spiel, verify who you are, and then talk before they can. Tell them you’d like to schedule a payment and perhaps a payment plan, and what you can pay in the next two weeks. That should cut through most of their pressuring BS. Remember these folk are working! Usually they get evaluated on how many promises to pay they get, and they get extra for setting up a plan. And the good ones will try and figure out a way for the repayment plan to work with what you can do - I always tried to. No matter what though, from the point you promise to make a payment to the day you promised to pay on, you should then stop receiving calls from them.

lynnlee22

The air filter for your heating and air unit needs to be changed. You'll find it in the return which will be a square (usually) shaped hole with a slotted grill. Change the filter every 30-60 days (30 if you have pets) and you'll see the difference in the way your house heats and cools as well as your light bill.

ralyroger-deactivated20181203

Has anyone else seen The Grey?

lynnlee22

I have..several times.

libertinem

And and and– Frank Grillo is stupid!

My son got mad at me and this was his finishing move. (via libertinem)

Here in SC we say.....Them's fightin' words.

ralyroger-deactivated20181203

Does anyone have links/downloads for any of these?:

Silk Stalkings, 1993, 3x10 ’Ladies Night Out’

Battery Park, 2000, TV series, 7 episodes.

Hunter: Return to Justice, 2002, TV movie.

Fiona, 2002, TV movie.

For the People, 2002-2003, TV series.

Hunter: Back in Force, 2003, TV movie.

Hollis & Rae, 2006, TV movie.

Raw Footage, 2007, short.

The Madness of Jane, 2008, TV movie.

Blue Blood, 2008, TV movie.

lynnlee22

Silk Stalkings is available on Amazon instant. Hollis and Rae was an unaired pilot for a TV series I believe. It taped in Georgia but never aired. I have several episodes of Battery Park on DVD but, to my knowledge, they are not available online. Never heard of Blue Blood, Fiona, or Raw Footage. For The People aired on Lifetime but I’ve never seen the episodes online.

ralyroger-deactivated20181203

thank you! I will cross of hollis and rae but stay hopeful for the rest :D

lynnlee22

No problem...happy to help. You can find some of his GL episodes and possibly even silk Stalkings on YouTube. I'll look in a few and send links

ralyroger-deactivated20181203

Does anyone have links/downloads for any of these?:

Silk Stalkings, 1993, 3x10 ’Ladies Night Out’

Battery Park, 2000, TV series, 7 episodes.

Hunter: Return to Justice, 2002, TV movie.

Fiona, 2002, TV movie.

For the People, 2002-2003, TV series.

Hunter: Back in Force, 2003, TV movie.

Hollis & Rae, 2006, TV movie.

Raw Footage, 2007, short.

The Madness of Jane, 2008, TV movie.

Blue Blood, 2008, TV movie.

lynnlee22

libertinem

Can a beautiful person make one of those flashing gifs with Frank Grillo and his Crossbones costume? Cause I need an antidote for the drama.

libertinem

You know what? Time to learn photoshop

trickleficklepickle-blog

What exactly is happening with Grillo? I’m all curious now. I know he got cut from WizardCon.

libertinem

No one knows. There’s been a lot of unhappy memes posted on his Instagram though. :(

lynnlee22

Which is not from a lack of commitment to the research....I still really want to know.

mattlauria

Kingdom is back Wednesday June 1 on Audience !

EW has a sneak peek.

lynnlee22

I need Kingdom fic....seriously. June is a long haul.

newkongunbound-deactivated20161

Frank Grillo and Steve Janssen attend the Steve Janssen’s one night solo exhibition ‘Brain Change’ at the De Re Gallerie on November 17, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.

lynnlee22

All I can think is, wonder if he’s wearing those jeans and boots. ;)

libertinem

Somehow… I wish he was?

moonsofavalon

Is it bad theat i already knew he was wearing those awful khaki cargo pants??

And finally a pair of shoes we haven’t seen before! (And that I hope to never see again…)

why is this man still allowed to dress himself?

libertinem

Because no one can say no to him? And really, the wrapping paper isn’t as important as the package. And what a lovely package indeed.

lynnlee22

Bless his heart. We may not have seen those shoes but it looks as if they need to see the bin. He doesn't strike me as the type that takes direction well, so his wife may choose her battles for when they are presenting as a pair ;)

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