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This post originally appeared on Slate.First, a prayer: May your Thanksgiving dinner be free of glitches or arguments about glitches.The annual family gathering is the wrong place to have a political arg stanley cup ument. Thanksgiving debates are often a proxy for old grievances or an outlet for holiday stressmdash;the turkey is taking too long, the flight was delayed, or the kids won t stop sulking. Also, anyonewho really wants to sink their teeth into a meaty debatemdash;at the possible expense of fellow feeling, family warmth, and ready piemdash;isn t going to be convinced of anything. So don t try to persuade them because you ll just be frustrated.Instead, arm yourself with diversions. YouTubevideos of catsare a crowdpleaser. stanley water bottle Load one onto your smartphone and deploy at the first mention of Sen. Ted Cruz.This year at our house, the dishwasher seems to be having sympathy glitches with healthcare.gov, which might sound like a pain, but tending to it will give me a ready excuse to exit the table if things get too hot. I expect that the vast majority of dishwashing us stanley cup ers will have a positive experience by the end of the month. Despite similar warnings, in the six yearsSlatehas been publishingits guide to Thanksgiving political arguments,we have learnedthat many people still canrsquo;t resist. Many find themselves offering a version ofLoudon Wainwright sThanksgivingprayer: If I argue with a loved one, Lord, please make me the winner. In that spirit, we present our guide to some ofth Uuzy GOP governors have every right to end federal unemployment benefits early, Psaki says
As part of o stanley portugal ur Swingtown series, CBS News asked voters in Pennsylvania s Lehigh Valley ndash; an area that s proven to be an accurate predictor of how America votes stanley cup nz in presidential elections for 20 years ndash; to discuss the election-year issues that most concern them.Liz Bradbury, 46, has been with her partner Trish Sullivan for 16 years. The two women are founding board members and the Lehigh Valley coordinators of the Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance. The following is a personal essay by Liz illustrating why she believes same-sex marriage ought to be the law of the land.My life partner of 16 years, Trish was in a serious accident in early April. She was crossing a sidewalk going into a pharmacy when a small kid on a speeding bike hit her. She seems to have spun around and fallen, hitting her head on a concrete step when she landed. She was knocked unconscious for several minutes and did not come to until after a crowd of people, including some who were administering first aid, gathered around her. When she came to, she was able amazingly t stanley thermobecher o fish her cell phone out of her pocket, get me on the phone, say a few words and give the phone to another person who vaguely told me Trish was hurt and that an ambulance had been called. I jumped in our other car and was at the pharmacy in 60 seconds. It s nearby. When I ran up to her, she could speak but she was lying in a pool of blood as wide as a double bed. She was also vomiting un |
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