Most of them are veterans, ie retired US soldiers, college has nothing to do with it. Illegal would be if they volunteered to serve for an enemy country were were at war with. As for any profit, they’re probably getting fed and housed by Ukraine but they aren’t getting rich. Oh I guess their family is probably still drawing their veterans benefits, but we all know those aren’t generous, especially under this administration.

That’s great news!

I hope Sandy’s financial owner gets into a better place in the coming year as well.

May 2026 bring plenty and joy to you, her, and especially Sandy.

Individuals from other countries have been volunteering in other countries since time immemorial, dude. Enough American flyers went over to help the RAF they had their own squadron long before the US officially entered WWII. Before 1917, the Lafayette Flying Corps in WWI France. Also, ever heard of the French Foreign Legion? It’s in the name. Hemingway, Spanish Civil War, the bell tolls for thee. Lord Byron fought for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire. And untold numbers of people have joined battles in other countries, whether they were inspired by a cause or simply because they happened to be there.

Two is enough avocados to share, if someone brought tortilla chips and someone brought salsa

I did. But the filter is plastic and so is the pitcher!

Geez, if he’d lived any closer it would have gone through her and into the baby as well. Although she probably dropped the baby in any case.

Whose mom, red sweater kid’s? Oh, so it’s his own imaginary friend that he doesn’t get along with. And she’s crying because… her child is insane? Or because he’s mean… Okay.

Did he just banish the green-shirted kid’s blue-shirted imaginary friend?

I wonder how it would look if he’d never gotten into it in the first place. He was always a joke but I remember when the joke was funny. (Although we would have been horrified if we knew what he’d been doing.)

We had the sense not to pick up the second season but for some idiotic reason we were sold the third.

Is there any other way to read that if we didn’t know he’s dead? Like, maybe the short route home from prison would be to give up the location and code to his other secret safe with the video of Trump raping a 14 year old or sucking off Clinton

Well from 1955 to 1975 a lot of young men were in Vietnam learning that shooting goes both ways, not sure if it had an effect but maybe

This makes a lot of sense and adds valuable context!

Also, if Kate has to maintain control under tension while being called lazy, I think she and I could be best friends.

Yes, different chemicals

I don’t mind the flavor but I hate that I’m an onion/garlic sweater. For days after eating garlic or most onions, I stink so badly no perfume or deodorant or antiperspirant can control it. As a girl growing up, it was a real problem, and once I was old enough to do my own cooking I started leaving them out, or using sweet onions when they were too important to exclude.

I’m also capsaicin-sensitive, like major ass-bleeding bad, so I minimize spicy peppers and use bell peppers plus black pepper/wasabi/horseradish/ginger for spice. If it’s not my cooking I get “Mild” and do the best I can with it.

Rifleman had it once, Mark and his girlfriend

I have to water that stuff down. Fine once in awhile but basic Jim or Jack is mother’s milk, for a daily half-shot.

Gack blargh yes indeed

Love how you’re using buttermilk instead of sour cream for salad healthiness!!

Jim Beam is 80 proof, while a lot of more expensive bourbon is more like 90 proof. Personally I prefer the lesser kick, and I live in the US, but do you think I’m going to be able to stock up on cheap Jim Beam? Hah, don’t bet on it.