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My favorite supermarket is down the road from all of my doctors' offices. Since I seem to have an appointment every week, I just shop afterwards. It's an efficient system... you should try it.

Too expensive

A fraternity pledge who fell asleep at the wheel and killed another student claimed in a new lawsuit that he was forced to stay awake for three days straight in a hazing stunt ahead of the deadly crash. University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Michael Gallagher Jr. sued the Kappa Sigma fraternity and the university officials Friday, following in the footsteps of 23-year-old Rustam Nizamutdinov’s mother, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity and some of its members in September. Nizamutdinov was on his way home to his apartment on Nov. 6, 2016 when he was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by Gallagher, which drifted onto the sidewalk where he was walking. Gallagher’s lawsuit claims he was badly sleep-deprived when he was forced to be a designated driver for drunken Kappa members during the university’s homecoming weekend. Following the accident, Gallagher immediately phoned his parents. When they arrived on the scene, they found him shocked and unable to remember what happened. According to the toxicology reports, Gallagher was not impaired at the time of the crash, KATC reported. The suit additionally claims university officials should have known about the “persistent pattern of hazing” by the Kappa Sigma members long before the deadly accident.

Elvis Presley met Priscilla Beaulieu when she was just 14 years old. He was 10 yearsolder, and already a rock 'n' roll superstar. The two married in 1967 after a nearly eight-year courtship. I think it's safe to assume Elvis would've voted for Roy Moore.

Little did you know that he had a photo of YOU that HE used to jack off to!

With its glass floor-to-ceiling windows and grand spiral staircase, you’d be forgiven for assuming this building is a modern art gallery or a museum. But, in fact, it’s not a swanky gallery. It’s not even an Apple Store. It’s a McDonald’s. Finished in 2015, the glass-fronted McDonald’s can be found in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Designed by Mei Architects, the classy fast food joint is decked out with leather seats and marble tables and is as swanky on the inside as it is from the outside. The spiral staircase leads up to a dining room on the restaurant’s second floor, while the huge windows give the whole place a light, airy vibe. As the architects behind the design say, “a perforated golden facade” presents the building to the street outside, making those classic Golden Arches look a little less golden in comparison. The food may be the same as every other McDonald’s but the spacious interior means you can enjoy your Big Mac in comfort. And if you want to eat your fast food al fresco, you can always make use of the stylish outdoor furniture, in keeping with Rotterdam’s outdoorsy town planning. But Holland’s premiere McDonald’s wasn’t always so impressive. In fact, it may have been one of the world’s least swanky McDonald’s, in a building described by residents as the “ugliest building in Rotterdam.” It’s fair to say that the old McDonald’s was as bad as they come, set in a 1960s building which used to be a cigar shop. But rather than tear the old building down, architects were given free reign to cook up a fast food joint fit for a king. Speaking about their new-look restaurant, the designers behind the radical overhaul said: “As McDonald’s is open day and night, 24/7, its appearance after dark is important.” “By day the building is inviting to shoppers, while in the evening it glows to attract the nightlife crowd.” I was more impressed by the McDonald's I ate at in Moscow in 1991: Europe's largest McDonald's restaurant is situated on Pushkin Square in Moscow. The size of the premises is 2,500 square meters. On the day of its opening, Jan. 31, 1990, the restaurant set a new record for daily visitors, serving 30,000 customers. There was a line halfway around the block, but (fortunately) our guides knew how to cut the line & get in without waiting. http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1427477/mcdonalds-moscow.jpg

WOW! I know the battle for ratings is fierce, and the networks are desperate for anything that will give them an edge, but what CBS is doing with MOM next week to try to win the 9PM Thursday ratings battle is just… I don’t know what! To have Christy sleep with Jack McFarland’s son!?!?!? And don’t forget, Elliot’s mother is Bonnie’s former carpet muncher. This is all a little TOO incestuous! Even for a Chuck Lorre show.

Tight shirt for the reveal tonight. Yum! Ashley walked around in shorts and a skimpy top at times during the first two episodes. If they want higher ratings, he oughta try the same wardrobe choices.

Love his children Dudley & Demi. Also alleged to be equine-like in part of his anatomy, as is half-brother David. (I guess they both took after the same half.)

The famous poster that hung on my wall: http://www.voyagersguidebook.com/photos/undefined/jonerikhexumtTree-fixed.jpg A friend of mine works as a camera man for CNN. They interviewed my late hubby before COVER UP started. He tried to reach me to tell me about it, but this was before cell phones & texting/email, so I had to settle for a bootleg unedited copy of the interview footage. I still have it on a VHS tape somewhere, in lousy condition.

If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else. --Dana Delany

Did Grant Goodeve replace him in your fantasies? His role in the CHIPS film should've been Frank "Paunch" Pauncharello

Jon-Erik whatshisname

Higgins has kicked the bucket & bought the farm where's he's pushing up daisies: A spokeswoman for the family of actor John Hillerman says the co-star of TV’s “Magnum, P.I.” has died. Hillerman was 84. Spokeswoman Lori De Waal said Hillerman died Thursday at his home in Houston. She said the cause of death has yet to be determined. Hillerman played stuffy Jonathan Higgins to Tom Selleck’s free-wheeling private detective Thomas Magnum in the hit 1980s series set in Hawaii. Hillerman also was known for his 1970s roles as arrogant radio show detective Simon Brimmer on the “Ellery Queen” series, and as a difficult boss on “One Day at a Time.” Hillerman appeared in a number of other series, including “Valerie,” ″The Love Boat” and “The Betty White Show.” His film credits include “The Last Picture Show” and “High Plains Drifter.

His culture will probably allow him to beat her for disrespecting him and violating his privacy.

Your tax dollars at work!

An escort in Washington state says she shot her client twice in the head — because he was lousy at oral sex, according to reports. Marissa Wallen, 21, then allegedly stole her john’s wallet and gun, left him for dead and went on a $12,000 spending spree in Skagit County, according to the Herald of Everett, Wash. The 36-year-old North Everett man’s employer grew concerned when he didn’t log in for his stay-at-home job on the morning of Oct. 24. When police were sent to check on him, he was found alive — slumped against a wall with dried blood on his head. Two shell casings nearby did not match the caliber of his missing handgun, officials said. He was unable to speak, so police communicated with him using hand signals, according to the news outlet. He indicated he knew his attacker but could not provide a name. Security footage from the apartment revealed that Wallen had visited five times in October. She was last seen entering at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 21, and then fleeing at 10 p.m. clutching what appeared to be credit cards, officials said. Store security cameras showed Wallen using the cards, according to authorities, who tracked her down at a home in Mount Vernon, Wash., on Tuesday. When confronted with evidence, Wallen kept changing her story before finally admitting she shot the man twice in the back of the head, “because he was performing (a sex act) wrong,” according to her statement. Wallen, who has an 11-month-old child, was ordered held on pending charges of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree identity theft. “I was stunned on Tuesday when the first detective came to our door,” next-door neighbor Mark Barnum told KIRO-TV. “He said, ‘Your neighbor was shot twice in the head.’” He said he “heard what sounded like two or three taps coming from the wall. It was notable because we don’t usually hear anything.” He said he initially thought the noise could have been from a hammer. “It’s just kind of shocking to think perhaps that was maybe — maybe those were the shots. Maybe it was [the victim]. And I feel really badly that I was unable to help,” Barnum said. Other neighbors said the victim works in high tech. “He keeps to himself a lot, he’s got his computer stuff up there. He handles a lot of websites, IT security,” Erik Buxton told KIRO. According to documents, the man “had been hiring female escorts and frequenting a strip club in Seattle, where he was bragging about how much money he earned and belongings he had at his house.” Buxton said the victim “liked to kind of flash his money a little bit. It’s what’s going to happen — you’re going to attract negative people along the way.” On Wednesday, a judge said Wallen had outstanding warrants for her arrest and set her bail at $1 million. Her public defender, Pooja Vaddadi, said medical problems have prevented her from appearing in court several times, according to the Herald. Another suspect, Jenner Matthews, was arrested in the case, KIRO reported. The probable-cause document said Wallen made payments to him through Facebook using the victim’s accounts.

When I started reading, I was sure the story was going to end with the ex in handcuffs for starting a fire to get back at you for some perceived wrongdoing on your part.

You mean this? https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/he-would-rather-have-a-dead-son-than-a-gay-son.130339/

Roger Federer is a skirt-chaser. Not the kind you’re thinking. The 36-year-old tennis legend turned heads on Tuesday when he played a tennis match at a Glasgow, Scotland, charity event sporting a polo shirt and a kilt. Federer crowdsourced the fashion statement at the beginning of the match. The Swiss athlete announced, courtside, that he’d put on a kilt if one was found. Naturally, his unique attire drew lots of attention on social media.

A scorned woman murdered her ex-boyfriend by pouring sulfuric acid over him and laughed, “If I can’t have you, no one can,” a court heard Wednesday. Berlinah Wallace, 48, threw the corrosive substance in the face of Mark van Dongen at 3 a.m. Sept. 23, 2015, and it ended up covering most of his body. Twenty-five percent of his body was covered in burns and he suffered such serious injuries that he was left paralyzed. In fact, he could only move his tongue. Van Dongen, 29, lost a leg, his left eye and most of the sight in his right eye following the sulphuric acid attack, Bristol Crown Court heard. Bristol is in southwest England about 115 miles from London. Civil engineer van Dongen was left wanting to end his life and eventually successfully applied for euthanasia and died 15 months after the attack. Wallace carried out the attack out of jealousy after the couple split up and van Dongen began seeing another woman, the court in Bristol was told. In the weeks before the attack, Wallace carried out internet searches including “can I die from drinking sulphuric acid?” and searched for graphic images of acid attack victims. Fashion student Wallace denies the murder and applying-a-corrosive-fluid charges. Prosecutor Adam Vaitlingam said: “The defendant had bought a bottle of sulfuric acid, which she bought online from Amazon.” “At around 3 a.m., as Mark was sleeping in bed, she poured the acid into a glass.” “She then went into the bedroom and woke him up. She laughed and said, ‘If I can’t have you, no one will’ and she threw the glass of sulfuric acid into his face.” “It covered his face and parts of his upper body and dripped onto his lower body as he moved.” “Covered in burning acid, Mark ran out into the street in his boxer shorts, screaming for help.” The court heard how the couple had a five-year relationship and lived together, but they hit the rocks when van Dongen began seeing another woman in August 2015. Shortly before his death, van Dongen, a Dutch national, told colleagues Wallace had been violent toward him, and he “seemed genuinely scared.” The couple appeared to rekindle their romance, exchanging loving messages promising to try to make the relationship work again on Sept. 22, the day before the attack. Van Dongen sent Wallace a message saying: “I love you, I always have. I’m truly sorry for what I’ve done, we need to work on our relationship.” “You and me are meant to be. I’ve always known that. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated. You are my princess.” Wallace replied: “It means a lot hearing these words. You are the love of my life. God does not make a mistake in this. I love you with all my heart.” The couple planned to cook dinner together when van Dongen returned to work, but that evening he went out to see his new girlfriend, Violet Farquharson, the court heard. Wallace and van Dongen argued when he returned to Wallace’s apartment in Bristol at 10 p.m. and she told him she would stay in a hotel that night, the court heard. But at 3 a.m., Wallace returned to the apartment and tossed a glass of acid over van Dongen, who was lying in bed wearing just his boxer shorts, it is alleged. In the street, horrified neighbors took him into an apartment and got him to stand under a shower on the advice of paramedics. Van Dongen was rushed to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, and asked paramedics to “please check that my girlfriend is OK” because he feared that Wallace would target Farquharson next. Vaitlingam said: “They could see Mark had severe burns — they said it looked as though he had had gray-colored paint poured over him and that the acid had burned through the top layer of skin.” “He kept saying he couldn’t see and asked if he still had eyelids.” Police arrived to find Wallace sitting on the sofa in the living room and noted there was a glass beer mug on the floor next to a piece of cloth and what appeared to be an artist’s paintbrush. Vaitlingam added: “The defendant was asked what the substance was that had injured Mark and she said, ‘Acid. I was using it to distress some fabric,’ and indicated to the glass, cloth and paintbrush on the floor.” A police officer who accompanied van Dongen in the ambulance recalled how he screamed in pain for the entire journey, and radioed ahead to ask for officers to visit Farquharson. Emergency consultant Dr. Rachel Oaten said van Dongen screamed, “Kill me now, if my face is left looking like this. I don’t want to live,” when he caught sight of himself in a mirror. Van Dongen was kept in an isolated ward in ICU for six months before being moved to a burns ward, spending a total of 14 months at Southmead. The burns covered 25 percent of his body and skin had to be surgically removed. Van Dongen’s left leg was amputated below the knee and he lost the vision in his left eye and was partially sighted in his right eye. He eventually regained speech but was permanently paralyzed from the neck down. Van Dongen fell into a deep depression. Vaitlingam said: “Sometimes he said he wanted to live, at other times that he wanted to die.” On Nov. 22, 2016, a care home in Gloucester — a city just north of Bristol — was found and it was understood van Dongen would require a “lifetime of constant and dedicated care.” He told his father he wanted to return to Belgium and his father hired an ambulance to take him to the Maria Hospital in Overpelt, a small town near the Belgium-Netherlands border. Doctors there confirmed he was paralyzed for life. He applied for euthanasia, which was approved after three consultants examined him. Euthanasia is legal in Belgium. It was decided this was a case of “unbearable physical and psychological suffering,” and van Dongen’s life was taken on Jan. 2, 2017. In a police interview, Wallace claimed van Dongen assaulted her and she poured the liquid over him as a response to his aggression. “She said it was he who had poured the acid into the glass, encouraging her to drink it with her pills, but that she had not realized it was acid,” Vaitlingam added. “When she threw the contents of the glass over him, she believed it was water she was throwing.” The court heard both Wallace and van Dongen were HIV-positive. The defense said: “It is Berlinah Wallace’s case that that evening as he had often done before, Mark had encouraged her to consider drinking the sulfuric acid they had bought for clearing the drains.”

DEAR ABBY: I am a 43-year-old woman who is trying to win back my high school sweetheart. He contacted me through Facebook seven years ago, and we've been talking off and on ever since. I have never gotten over him, but he has had two bad past relationships and says he isn't ready for another one at this time. What can I do to let him know I haven't gotten over him since high school and that I'd love to try again? Our relationship ended because my parents thought I was too young to have a boyfriend. I was 15 and he was 17. He says he would love to try again "one day" -- just not now. What are some things I could do to let him know, "Hey, I'm still here, and I want a second chance" without scaring him away? -- HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART IN FLORIDA DEAR SWEETHEART: He knows you are "still here" and want a second chance. Because he still isn't ready to give a romance with you another try, face it -- the status quo could last indefinitely. You have devoted seven precious years to trying to sway him. It's time for you to move on. How he reacts as you begin to disengage will let you know if you have made the right decision. DEAR SWEETHEART: Take a hint. It's time for you to go out and adopt 6 or 7 cats and learn to crochet. DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I have been divorced for three years and share custody of our 10-year-old daughter, who lives with me full time. Her father lives out of state and sees her during the summer months. Last year my daughter had an incident (an "I'll show you mine, you show me yours" kind of thing) with a friend at school, and my ex and I decided they should no longer hang out after school alone anymore. A year has gone by, and because they're in the same social circle at school, my ex is refusing to allow her to go to any events this friend attends (birthdays, sleepovers), even though there is always adult supervision. It makes me sad to see her miss out, and I understand that the incident is normal for kids that age. What can I do? Since she does not live with him, can I overrule? -- I'LL SHOW YOU MINE DEAR I'LL SHOW YOU MINE: I'm sorry your ex-husband doesn't understand that sexual curiosity in children is normal, because it appears he has overreacted. You cannot dictate the rules in his household. However, while your daughter is living with you during the winter months, he cannot overrule your parenting decisions either. DEAR I'LL SHOW YOU MINE: Your ex knows a tramp when he sees one (he married you, didn't he?). Heed his superior parental instincts and slap a chastity device on your daughter ASAP. DEAR ABBY: Since the last presidential election our oldest son has stopped communicating with us. He would text us, but his texts were so disrespectful and hurtful we had to block him from our phones. He's a grown man and we love him. What should we do? -- DISAPPOINTED PARENTS DEAR PARENTS: The last presidential election has proved to be so divisive that it has ended friendships and caused rifts in some families. Blocking your son from your phones was a mistake. It would have been better to have just told him you would prefer not to discuss politics via text messages. Until both sides can start listening respectfully to each other, healing and understanding will not happen. Unblock your phone and let your son know that he hurt your feelings, which is why you did it. DEAR MR. & MRS. TRUMP: I thought you both died a long time ago.

NICE ASS!!!

You really should get your memory checked. Told ya! [the ad no longer shows up]