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Good to hear he's safe and sound! Must have been a nightmare for the parents... My cousin went missing once when he was around 9 or so. We were spending some time in the countryside at my grandma's homestead, woke up in the morning, and him (and his bicycle) was gone, nowhere to be found for hours. We got into the cars and went in several directions to search for him, and finally found him cycling on the motorway, heading back to his hometown about 150km away. The little bastard managed to cycle 50 kilometers, all because he was bored, wanted to go back home to his friends, and had an argument with his parents the day before because they were making him stay at the grandma's homestead instead

We have an entire thread for that

I never carry anything in back pocket in public, that's just asking for trouble But to answer your question, it's probably because the front pockets in women jeans/trousers are not wide and deep enough for the size of modern smartphones... So if you don't have a bag and if your hands are full, back pocket is sadly the only option sometimes You should go to Fuerteventura, Chris

This one's about the cartel in a particular city kidnapping people for ransom, and then still killing them and hiding the bodies despite actually getting the ransom money from the families. Some of the victims were even chosen as kidnapping targets by their own extended family members. Unfathomable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html It's incredibly sad.

Would have been pretty cool, but I guess now Porsche will fully concentrate on the new WEC programme, so I can't complain.

What else did you watch recently? Anything "special"?

Didn't know it was in the works... One of the best books of all time, one that everyone should read. This looks like it could do the book and the original movie adaptation justice. Looks brutal, heartfelt, and depressing, with some lighter episodes depicting the camaraderie of the soldiers. I was glad to see the scene of Paul and Kat stealing geese in the trailer already

Why did they censor the word "weed" though

It worked!

Pretty much, yeah BUT I made a special taco seasoning mix from a shitload of different spices and herbs, and I chopped the tomatoes In all seriousness though, it should be perfect for a house party or a movie night. Literally takes 15 minutes max, tastes good, and hits the right spot when you're craving some junk food The recipe called for beef originally, but I did a meatless version with three different sorts of beans, tomato, olives, jalapeños, seasoning, parsley and cheddar cheese.

So this is barely cooking, but I made nacho skillet tonight. Extremely filling, but also very good! This was the first time I made it, but will definitely do it again.

And he tore ACL in his left knee again on his debut So unlucky, and such a big blow to his career.

Finally moved into a new and hopefully long-term apartment today don't know what to do with all that space available suddenly compared to a hotel room

If there's a Western setting, then it's a Western, as much as I'm concerned! I'm really impressed with the old lady for recommending it to you though

Ouch. Back pocket?

It's a scam. Well, an attempt at one, at least. Those are usually automated chatbots sending messages to random numbers to find new potential victims.

Talking about contemporary Wild West books, I found this one pretty fascinating: It's like a gritty spaghetti Western, but in a novel form

Oh for sure, that's the kind of criticism I could understand and agree with Either way, people loved Karl May's books not because he was some kind of literary genius, but because it was cool, fun, adventurous, and also morally right. This is what annoys me the most about the recent criticism; reading the things they complain about and accuse him of, it's pretty clear that they have never read a single book of his Because it really baffles me how can you otherwise accuse a writer of racism and colonialism, when literally the very first chapter of Winnetou is a monologue about the horrible and unjust genocide committed against the Native Americans by the seemingly superior White Man; the theme which is present in all of his Wild West works, not to mention the general themes of equality of all races, mixed marriages, pacifism and choosing non-violence, anti-colonialism and sympathising with the plight of Native Americans (and Mexicans), friendship and forgiveness. If anything, Karl May was way ahead of his time, especially compared to the general attitudes and fictional works about the Native Americans in the US at that time and decades after it...

What do you mean, "one book"? I would have cleaned the whole stand! Nah, Wild West books are good stuff. Even the pulpy stuff; all those old magazines full of cliches, one dimensional characters and repeating storylines Just pure fun.

Looks unreal!