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What kind of people rake over the details of the deaths of a couple who, by all accounts, wanted nothing more than privacy?

His death is mentioned in this article: https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/16-bodies-pulled-from-chicago-waterways-spark-serial-killer-fears/

Yep, I'm looking out my window right now and there is three feet of snow on the ground and the temp is 16 degrees F. I have a bottle of ice water next to me. Yep, I'm meopausal.

Not to mention health concerns. Do you really want insurance companies (who pay for DNA results) to know what issues you may POTENTIALLY have down the road to deny you coverage?

The older I get the more I am convinced that evil exists as a spiritual force and is active in this world.

Thanks for clarifying that; I was wondering how else the casing could have arrived at that spot (I'm not sure when it was discovered). I was wondering if it had landed somewhere else and the elements (or an animal) shifted it to the spot where it was found - but if it was found immediately that...

Is it possible to cut-and-paste Twitter responses to these threads rather than just providing a link? I have Twitter blocked on my computer.

This is one of the best parts about retirement!

Why is that? Because they're blue collar?

I also had to have my mother "institutionilzed" (what a loaded word) when she tried to commit suicide the first time. Never an easy decision, maybe don't be so quick to judge what family members go through when dealing with severe mental illness (not referring to you, Baciagulupo, but the...

Wait, what?

When I first heard his trail name I immediately thought he was being ironic, as though he said he was "MOSTLY Harmless" which led me to believe he might have caused harm of some sort, inadvertently or not.

Future "flavors" or "flavours"?

Some people, like me, think that way. We are worriers and planners. Before we leave on each trip our housesitter knows the name of our executor and what steps to take should anything terrible happen. If I took a cruise I'd probably download that app, too.

I think this is absolutely true - I moved from a huge metropolis to a tiny town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - the kids here are shockingly trusting. It's refreshing and I hope nothing ever happens to spoil that innocence.