OT Texas

[Phatguysrule]

I rarely eat rice anymore. When I do, it's mostly brown rice.

Non Asian wife? If not, how did you get her to stop force feeding you rice?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

She's Asian. I can't cook for shit, so she's always had to do all the cooking. She's also a health and fitness freak. I'm fit myself, but used to eat all kind of nasty shit.

Yes we know. Like balut!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Haven't had balut in forever, but this is a Vietnamese dish the wife's been trying to make me stop eating without much success:

It's duck blood mixed with chopped liver, intestines, and all kinds of nasty goodies. But you do eat with a lot of vegetables on the side, so it's not all bad. I can't find a restaurant in the Portland area that serves it anymore (Yen Ha used to).

when I want duck blood, I go straight for the neck and crack it open

 

[Phatguysrule]

She's Asian. I can't cook for shit, so she's always had to do all the cooking. She's also a health and fitness freak. I'm fit myself, but used to eat all kind of nasty shit.

Man... My wife is such a good cook. Still working on the health and fitness part.

 

[theprunetang]

I'm the cook in the relationship here. And I love it. Food is art. I wouldn't enjoy it any other way.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I'm the cook in the relationship here. And I love it. Food is art. I wouldn't enjoy it any other way.

I love when you make caraway chips and salsa. Especially the mango salsa. With a side of the prunetang.

 

[theprunetang]

I love when you make caraway chips and salsa. Especially the mango salsa. With a side of the prunetang.

Shit. I made shrimp tacos 2 nights ago with a pineapple salsa, and we grew the goddamned pineapple, line, cilantro, onion, and lemongrass that went into it.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Shit. I made shrimp tacos 2 nights ago with a pineapple salsa, and we grew the goddamned pineapple, line, cilantro, onion, and lemongrass that went into it.

all sounds good. Except the shrimp. Don’t get me started.

 

[theprunetang]

all sounds good. Except the shrimp. Don’t get me started.

Abort the shrimp?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Abort the shrimp?

For me, yeah. Wife and I used to get the Costco tray of cocktail shrimp for our dinner once per month back in the day. I nearly die now. Had a shit reaction two weeks ago. 9 Beadryl, an Epic, warm showers, and more... I'm responding...

 

[theprunetang]

For me, yeah. Wife and I used to get the Costco tray of cocktail shrimp for our dinner once per month back in the day. I nearly die now. Had a shit reaction two weeks ago. 9 Beadryl, an Epic, warm showers, and more... I'm responding...

Fuuuuck. That is rough. Never personally had a reaction to any food. I have seen it though and it is scary. I found out, when my nephew was 5, that he was allergic to tree nuts, after giving him some cashews for a snack. I had to keep his mouth open to allow him to breath while the benadryl I forced into his throat kicked in. He is a healthy 21 year old now. But, you know what? Some people shouldn't be parents.

*points finger at self while bowing down to normal and decent laws governing abortion.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Fuuuuck. That is rough. Never personally had a reaction to any food. I have seen it though and it is scary. I found out, when my nephew was 5, that he was allergic to tree nuts, after giving him some cashews for a snack. I had to keep his mouth open to allow him to breath while the benadryl I forced into his throat kicked in. He is a healthy 21 year old now. But, you know what? Some people shouldn't be parents.

*points finger at self while bowing down to normal and decent laws governing abortion.

Life changed after 20+ stings from an in-ground wasps/hornets nest..... almost died?

 

[theprunetang]

Life changed after 20+ stings from an in-ground wasps/hornets nest..... almost died?

Damn. Should I watch out? I was taking an old decrepit awning down from our back yard 3 days ago and got hit by SEVERAL unhappy wasps. Felt like I was in New England.

 

[Lanny]

If my wife told me tomorrow she wanted one more child, I would not say no.

You are a dirty old man and I'm proud of you.

 

[Lanny]

I've seen better attempts at an MMA fight.



Weak people are incapable of admitting when they are wrong. This place has many people incapable of admitting when they are wrong. From the looks above. It seems you might be one of them....

You're right about this -
"Weak people are incapable of admitting when they are wrong."
You're wrong about this -
"This place has many people incapable of admitting when they are wrong. From the looks above. It seems you might be one of them...."

 

[ABM]

You really can't see it? Try again.

Omniscience and Omnipresence reigns, dude.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Hit up the Texas State Fair. A lot less asian food there than the OC Fair.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Hit up the Texas State Fair. A lot less asian food there than the OC Fair.

Did you ask to speak to the fair's manager?

 

[Lanny]

Did you ask to speak to the fair's manager?

What good would that do? The man is known not to be fair. Har har har har, oh, Lanny, you're so clever.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

You are a dirty old man and I'm proud of you.

You’re dirtier. And you’re older.

so there’s that.

 

[Lanny]

You’re dirtier. And you’re older.

so there’s that.

Why, thank you. That's the best compliment I've gotten all day.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Illinois bill would allow women to sue men over unwanted pregnancies

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A proposed bill in Illinois would change possible repercussions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and unwanted pregnancies.

Democratic state Rep. Kelly Cassidy filed “The EXpanding Abortion Services Act" Sept. 14. The acronym of the bill spells out "TEXAS."

The bill was in direct response to the Texas legislature restricting access to abortions. Cassidy says the bill would outline new civil penalties for rapists and abusers.


What would the implication for Illinois be if we adopted a similar approach? What is the impact on our civil court system? What is the impact of deputizing neighbors to turn each other in for money?



FILE — Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago. (WICS file photo)


Those are the questions Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, asked before she introduced the "TEXAS Act" in Springfield earlier this month.

Otherwise known as The Expanding Abortion Services (TEXAS) Act, the newly introduced legislation (HB4146) would allow a person to sue anyone that causes an unintended pregnancy, and create a public abortion fund for non-Illinoisans.

The TEXAS Act was introduced just weeks after the most restrictive abortion law in the nation went into effect in Texas on Sept. 1, 2021. Cassidy says her bill will examine just how extreme the new Texas abortion law is, which allows private citizens to sue those that perform or aid an abortion, and receive up to $10,000 as a reward for turning those individuals in. The Texas law effectively bans all abortions, regardless of rape or incest, after six weeks -- a timeframe where many women do not know they're pregnant.




FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011, file photo, a doctor examines a pregnant woman at the district women's hospital, in Allahabad, in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh. The World Health Organization, UNICEF and partners said there are about 2 million stillbirths every year, according to its first-ever global estimates published on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The U.N. health agency said that last year, three in four stillbirths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia; it defined a stillbirth as a baby born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or later. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)


The Illinois bill would do just the opposite. If passed, it would allow anyone to sue another person for unintended pregnancy, regardless of circumstance or consent. A person could also sue anyone who commits sexual assault, domestic violence, or abuse. The civil action damages would start at $10,000.

If the case is won, half of the money would go to a public state fund to pay for abortions for residents of states like Texas.

While Planned Parenthood Illinois Action hasn't taken an official stance on the bill, they say Texans seeking abortion are already flowing into Illinois.

The Texas law went into effect on a Wednesday. And just two days later, we had patients at multiple health centers here in Chicagoland," President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Jennifer Welch, said.



In this undated photo provided by Hawaii Pacific Health, Lavinia "Lavi" Mounga holds her son Raymond Mounga at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu. Mounga had no idea the baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu the week before. "I just didn't know I was pregnant, and then this guy just came out of nowhere," Mounga said during a video interview with Hawaii Pacific Health. The baby boy arrived early at just 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Hawaii for vacation with her family. (Taylor Ursulum/Hawaii Pacific Health via AP)


But for those at Illinois Right to Life Action, a pro-life lobbying group, believe the proposed law is unconstitutional.

"This allows women to seek damages if they become pregnant after consensual sex," Executive Director Amy Gehrke said. "The fact that they will be taking money from people to fund abortion. There are so many aspects of this bill that make it completely unserious."

Gehrke added that Illinois Right to Life is in full support of prosecuting those that perpetuate domestic violence and sexual assault.




In this March 30, 2020 photo, Dr. Leana Wen poses for a photo in her Baltimore home. Wen, a George Washington University public health specialist, who is pregnant and due to give birth soon, says she wants answers as a physician and as a patient to her concerns over the coronavirus. Her greatest fear is developing a COVID-19 infection or symptoms that would force her to be separated from her newborn for days or weeks. “I would only be able to see my baby through a glass window. ... That’s the one that gives me nightmares.” (Courtesy Dr. Leana Wen via AP)


For Cassidy, she says that the 'unconstitutionality' mentioned by Gehrke is exactly what she's trying to point out about the Texas abortion law.

It is built exactly off of the Texas law," Cassidy said. "People like her [Gehrke] all over this country are making people flee their home states for healthcare and creating incredibly unsafe situations for people all over the country.
Cassidy explains that abortion access in Illinois is very protected, and would be untouchable even if Roe v. Wade was ever overturned. Both Cassidy and Welch say they are in support of eliminating a parental notice of abortion requirement in Illinois, allowing anyone under 18 to receive the service without notifying a guardian.

The TEXAS Act has only been introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives. It would need to pass in the House, in the Senate, and receive Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature to become law.

https://komonews.com/news/nation-wo...ow-women-to-sue-men-over-unwanted-pregnancies

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Took this last weekend at the Texas State Fair