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We have had a similar conversation with our daughter. It seems one of the main differences in Gen-X folks (like my wife and me) vs. Millinials (like our daughter) is that Gen-X is/was all about casting off labels (“Don’t label me!”), whereas Millinials seem to want to label everything, perhaps in an effort to figure out where they fit in in the world. Gen-X kids didn’t want to fit in. We wanted to be our own thing, unique to ourselves, at least that’s the stereotype. What actually happened a lot of the time was that we were “totally unique”… just like everyone else we liked to hang out with. 😂 It’s a fundamentally different way of thinking and a source of lots of misunderstanding on both sides of the generation line. People are funny. For what it’s worth, I’m completely with you on the whole “let’s just let toys and cartoons be toys and cartoons, not some political statement” thing. Not everything has to have some esoteric meaning. Some things should just be fun. Save the preaching and teaching for church and school. At least that’s how I feel about it. I am not necessarily “right” and folks who disagree are not necessarily “wrong”. (There is zero hate or intolerance in this post. I’m a musician and have lived in an extremely diverse world for most of my life. I just try to be myself and let others be themselves. Not that anybody asked.)

That helicopter is the exact same copter as the 66 Batcave copter, just recolored.

I think there's a lot of fear mongering going on trying to make people afraid. When I go out and do stuff (I have mostly been going about my life as it was pre-covid for months now), I don't think about the delta variant of COVID. If I get it, I get it, but no sense in worrying about it and upending my life over it. Everyone can do whatever they feel is best for them, but I'm going to keep living my life. I refuse to live in fear over something that may or may not happen.

How do I put it nicely.....don’t come here ! Lol. enough of resellers to worry about

Wrong, the people that will FOMO already did. Oncee someone makes up their mind it is hard to change it even if you provide facts that counter what they based their decision on. The reason the CDC squashed the Pfizer booster was not because that it isn’t needed for the elderly, those with comorbidities, or those that did not have an immune response, but because they are having a hard enough time getting people to take the 2 shot regime that once they hear that a third dose will be required it will make them even less likely to get onboard. The unvaccinated hearing the rate of breakthrough cases increasing, even though they are not causing hospitalizations and deaths, also makes them less likely to get vaccinated. In the USA the vaccine is now readily available so if one was to have wanted it they would have gotten it. The only thing that will change their mind now is having a personal experience with a loved one or someone they personally know dying from or becoming very ill from Covid. If not is still just an illness that they can live with and in their minds the vaccine can do more harm or they are conforming.

yeah...I hated that they killed off all the main characters within the first 15 minutes of Transformers the movie.. I was naïve back then, but in hindsight, clearly to sell all the new lines of toys (hated Rodimus and the gang because of it...but now decades later, much like the Star Wars Pre-quels...that line of transformer characters have grown on me)

One of my bigger regrets in life..

It just downed on me, why does Shazam need to be involved in regular Riddler heist ? The Batwing is already fast enough to handle that green helicopter (the LEGO Batman 2 video games established that a long time ago). Rogues like Gorilla Grodd or Mr. Freeze may give Shazam a bit of a challenge, but what can the Riddler do? Annoy him with riddles?

love the set. love it so much i have 1000 of them. walmarts never ending supply is the issue.

All the 80’s cartoons were built around selling toys. As an adult I’m not going back and rewatching the cartoons. I don’t care about He-Man as a character or Teela or She-Ra. I recently started collecting Transformers again (along with the early 80’s Japanese brand die cast robots I loved as a kid). But I’m not going back and watching the cartoons. I just like the toys. If they reboot Transformers as a show I wouldn’t watch it. They probably make Grimlock Lbqt. He’s just a cute, dumb robot dinosaur. I don’t want him to be anything more than that.

Bricks and Pieces seem to be picking up the pace. I placed an order on July 12th and 13th and received them both yesterday. I can live with 10 calendar days.

the third dose has been being looked into just of recent in immunocompromised. No full recommendation or guidelines have been put in place. They just started testing a 3rd recently as most immunocompromised weren't showing any antibody responses. Some people showed a boost some didn't. They were never tested on immunocompromised in the trials to begin with. Not one doctor in my personal ongoing saga has said one thing or the other about what I should do. Still running low cd4 and lymphocytes, little higher than before but not much. Asked one doctor if the low cd4 actually mean I really do have that low of immunity or whether the numbers come back low being out of whack. Said in my situation seeing I don't show any signs of sickness from small colds to other minor things he probably thinks my immune system is ok just the body doesn't know what it is really doing to an effect. Said most people whose immunity is really that low would have some sort of sicknesses frequently if really that bad of an immune system. Had a 2nd opinion yesterday with my original neurologist and he is not convinced it is Neurosarcoidosis. Said usually something will show on the brain scans and would have more polyps in the sinuses as well as the headaches I had back early on. Sent off to Mayo Clinic for an econsult that they do with Wellstar hospitals to get a 3rd opinion on it. They still haven't prescribed anything other than the Keppra. No prednisone yet. He did say to go ahead with the rheumatologist appt and see what they say. They mentioned remicade for treating the flare ups but he is not for that seeing I have no flare ups and usually prednisone in his opinion for 4 weeks would knock most of it out. Pulmonologist did order a heart MRI as he saw something unusual on the PET scan and wants to verify nothing being affected there from the sarcoidosis. If the heart is fine won't see him again as even though I have sarcoidosis I have no pulmonary issues from it. So basically I just stay at home or warehouse as usual in my little bubble.

My Fedex is delivered great - It must be a poor delivery person along your route. My UPS packages are always trashed (even though other people have great experiences).

I was expecting a Dickens pic in the centerfold .

I keep it as chaotic as possible, so I can get my steps in for the day.

worthless. been saying this since first announced. Lego doubled down on stupid after seeing how bad hidden side did. and that was WITH very cool HS sets. Apparently HR over in Billibund mixed up the pink slips and promotions for the HS group. Cant understand why they wont bring back castles but are willing to spend millions on this unasked for loser of a theme

Did anyone else get the new “Adults” Lego catalog in the mail? It even has a sexy fold out, and no sticky pages, yet

You know, I'm going to stand up for America on this one. Yeah, there are some geographically illiterate people in the US but I lived in the UK for a few years and I heard people try to put Boston in California and New Mexico in Mexico. In the US, we can travel 5 days and not leave the country. In Europe, you could visit 7-8 countries in five days while driving half as much. It makes a difference. People generally learn through necessity. And lest you think that I am picking on Europeans, I lived in The Philippines for five years and heard some ridiculous statements about geography there too, both by the Filipinos and by Australian ex-pats. Of course, Australia has the same problem as America - a huge country to roam as well. But I actually had a 46 year old Australian man (and good friend) try to tell me that the Florida alligator was no different from their crocodile. As someone that grew up around alligators, I got a good laugh at that one. For those that don't know, beyond physical differences, alligators live in brackish or fresh water only. Crocs generally prefer saltwater. The alligator's glands for excreting salt is not as refined as a crocodile's.

FBM sucks too because it's a phucking grind to pack and ship so many orders every day. It's almost like I'm not investing but working a job lololololololol