Post Moderate looniness here

As a DoD civilian, I don't have TriCare. Instead, I have private health insurance like a federal employee would have. However, I've always heard from military personnel and their dependents (who have TriCare) that it's pretty good and relatively widely accepted even overseas. It's not really a company. It's a government-sponsored health plan specifically for the US military and its dependents.

Sounds good man.
 
Zoom is forcing its employees into the office. Not exactly a glowing review of one's own product. But this is perfect:

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Zoom’s chief people officer, Matthew Saxon, explained in a recent Fortune interview. “We are still majority-remote, but I think a lot of people forget our many products and solutions that are only designed for in-office work.”

Then there’s Saxon himself, who works fully remotely from Austin. “I think I can manage people at Zoom effectively while working fully remotely,” he told Fortune.
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Behind a pay wall, but love it! :lmao:

Non-pay wall from another source. LOL - Dallas paid $134,000 for this. And boy are there smart Dallas councilfolks. They can only wish they knew what Houston looked like:

District 12 Councilmember Cara Mendelsohn said the first thing that grabbed her attention was the cover photo, and not in the intended way. Mendelsohn said, “I don’t think it’s representative of Dallas.”

As the meeting continued, several members of the committee honed on problems with the cover photo.

“To me this looks old and dated,” District 2 Councilmember Jesse Moreno said.

Councilmember Tennell Atkins chairs the committee and told NBC 5 after the meeting he didn’t know for sure which city was on the cover but wanted to see changes.

“I don’t know where they got the picture from, but all we’re saying is that picture doesn’t represent the city of Dallas,” Atkins said.
 
So I'm in Bulgaria.
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You beat me to it. I was going to post that he clearly gets his good looks from Mrs D
Does he think of himself as a Texan?

He resembles me in a few areas, but he's 90 percent his mom's mini-me.

He largely views himself as a Texan. He has some European culture in him, but he's 80 percent Texan. We take him to church regularly. His closest friends are Americans, and most are southern. He has taken and really enjoys Texas History, and he appreciates that Texas is unique among American states. He uses some Texas expressions from his mom, but like me, he doesn't speak with much of a southern accent. He doesn't like the EU and believes in the 2nd Amendment.

His view of Texas is a bit warped though because to him, it's nonstop partying. He doesn't see people working. It's all hanging out with friends, doing fun activities, and binging on BBQ and Mexican food. You should see him at Mexican restaurants. He gets blown away by the unlimited tortilla chips (totally unheard of in Europe). Lol.

The European side loves traveling, and he has a nostalgia for Germany. He misses the mountains, snow, and soft pretzels. He also never took to country music, even though his mom likes it. Instead, he tends to like classical (goes with his piano playing) and oldies/ classic rock. So he's a Texan with a twist of Europeanism.
 
So full disclosure, I'm at an all- inclusive place on the Black Sea. I'm not drunk, but I've been drinking Bulgarian beer since about 10:30 a.m., and it's a little after 3:00 pm. So I feel beautiful, but I'm combining that beauty with riding waterslides. That combo is a little awkward, so cut me some slack if I say something stupid. Lol.
 
I'll post more in the Travel Forum, but this is what we're up to today. A little more my style. I'm a fan of the Black Sea.

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