The reel of Ritter and Mac just trying to make the other one crack is amazing. I found them on the "Badder Santa" Zwiegel edit DVD.

I could listen to Fresh Tendrils on repeat through an evening...oh wait, I've done that multiple times.

My Favorite:
theonion.com/report-aspir...
The most important word just slips in between every other similar statement you've ever read on a similar subject. It takes multiple readings to appreciate the amazing humor.

Hi Patrick - this description and your past blog (substack?) about this area reminds me of a book by the amazing - and unfortunately not with us anymore - author Joe Bageant named "Deer Hunting with Jesus". I highly recommend the book, and mourn the dude's passing.

The wood paneled Previa in Caught Stealing was pretty much as much of a character in the movie as the cat.

ooohh there's a lot.
1) A "friend" spent thousands of dollars on travel, gifts , etc
2) 6-figure RV- donor bought it and "forgave" the loan
3) Mother's house bought by a "friend", did tons of renovations, and gave his mother a life estate
4) Didn't report anything
www.propublica.org/series/supre...

I'm shocked, SHOCKED to find that the two Republican-bought justices dissented!

There is a fantastic book by Joe Bageant (RIP) called Deer Hunting with Jesus that documents this class, and how this effects local communities - although he uses his hometown in West Virginia as the example.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Hu...

Did a bench trial forever years ago, and at the beginning the judge goes, "so if both of you talk twice as fast and say half as much, we'll get out of here four times faster!"
That's pretty much when I knew that I was just about to get home-towned....

Monster (Patty Jenkins) score by BT.