PapaVanWinkle

@hey_mindi We were quoted $850 for a tooth cleaning. I called around to 5-6 reputable vets to get an idea of pricing w/a blood test. They ranged from $350-$1200… an $850 range for the same service from 4-5 star rated vets in the same general area. Make it make sense….

There is something catastrophically wrong with Americas vet business. I sat for 3 hours yesterday with our 11 year old dog. Test after test. I kept signing financial agreement papers, desperate to find an answer to what’s wrong. Every step of the way, a thorough explanation of the need to do xyz. Always with the sentence at the end “that runs $____” Sign this. By the end of the 3 hours, my choices were pay $5000 to admit her for the rest of the afternoon or put her down. I couldn’t think straight. I walked in with her hours prior thinking she just had some little bug that would be simple to resolve. I can’t stop thinking about how many people would have to choose option 2, because $5000 out of left field isn’t possible to pay. I also can’t believe that I was forced to sit and watch a 14 min vaccine commercial reel on repeat for 3 hours while I contemplated our devastating circumstances. This can’t be the norm. If you have a prayer, I humbly ask if you’d lift our family up this Easter Sunday.

@prairie_oysters @cerisehaleth I mean, it’s true to the book so there’s that….

@cerisehaleth I agree with it. The last two shots of that movie are one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen on screen.

what a HORRIBLE take. nobody agrees with this booooo 🍅 🍅🍅

@FitnessFarmDC @wittmer0313 @drantbradley Intern during HS? I understand the importance of doing it in college but have been seeing more people talk about doing it in HS and didn’t think it was really a possibility for those interested in careers outside of STEM. THANK YOU for the advice and expertise. Much appreciated.

@papavanwinkle @wittmer0313 @drantbradley That's good. I highly recommend encouraging your kid to intern during the summers if possible. Sometimes corporations provide ways to help with tuition or they may provide excellent guidance if the have a good relationship with academia

DEI cuts terminated programs getting disadvantaged Black & Hispanic boys into trades and college. Thousands of them. The irony? Guess who also complains about these same boys? Clemson's Men of Color program was among those lost. 2,000 attended in 2024 alone. It no longer exists.

@libertarian1022 @mrs_mwp @lady_valor_07 It’s more a factor of people being corny and not knowing how to relate; but trying to be accepting in a way they think would make you comfortable. If they had Indian or Asian members and a visitor of that ethnicity came would they rather have the old white lady say “Hello”?

I think it’s awesome when there are churches who are accepting of us “alternative lifestyle” (🥴 I hate that term so much) Christians, as long as they are actually following biblical theology and still respecting it as a place of worship. I will say though that is a better option than what I’ve experienced for the most part. It’s so awkward when Christians make it a point of showing other Christians that they are even accepting of us “degenerates”. All so they can have a one up on that virtue signaling. It’s like why bring it up at all? Take this post for example, it is such a textbook example of showing solidarity in not treating anyone differently based on how they look while pointing out specifically….how they….look. Like what? How about just treat me the same as you would anybody else. The worst and cringiest is when I go to a church I’ve never been to before (90% of Southern Baptist churches I’ve attended) and to make me feel “accepted” they will single me out, and send the church biker, who then struts up to me, taps me on the shoulder aggressively and when I look at him he’s like “hey, sick tatts, bro”….. 😆 I’m like alright… you’re just going to have to chill out a little, my man. I’m just here to worship like everyone else and this makes me more uncomfortable than if everyone was just secretly judging me while staring at me when I’m not looking… that’s so much less anxiety inducing.

I saw a guy saying, “This woman should never be allowed in a church.” Personally, I think she should be welcomed. What do you think, would she be welcome in your church?

@FitnessFarmDC @wittmer0313 @drantbradley This is our 1st - the experience has been eye opening. Seeing kids with 8-9 APs, who never had a “B” and scored 33/1460 from a quality HS & w/all the other “stuff”, getting turned away from their flagship state schools is insane. We’re already prepping our 2nd for a diff approach

@papavanwinkle @wittmer0313 @drantbradley Big universities need international students to pay full tuition. What's crazy is sometimes international students get full scholarships in doctoral or master's programs, which is unwise. Unless the student discovered or invented something, they should pay full tuition if chinese

@FitnessFarmDC @wittmer0313 @drantbradley She’s going to a great school that gave her over $30K in merit. Clemson just doesn’t give it. Clemson, UGA, and other schools are feasting on OOS applicants who can pay the full bill and want the “southern” experience. It’s a shame because as a NC resident, UNC is too.

@papavanwinkle @wittmer0313 @drantbradley I've taught at a world class university and I've taught in public college. I think you should encourage your daughter to go to a 2 year college first to save $$, then transfer

@jtizzle290 @USMCLiberal @USA_Polling Same. Voted for Paul when he ran… the new Libertarian candidates are just crazy though. We need a modern Perot. No one has the money + charisma to do it though. Cuban would be intriguing

@papavanwinkle @USMCLiberal @USA_Polling I concur. I’ve even voted libertarian but I don’t think that’s the “answer” for me per se. I’m pro as little federal government as possible and leaving the bulk of the day to day to the states. I trust my local government to speak for me much more than 2 on the national level.

Generic Ballot Polling Among Gen-X: 🔴 GOP: 45% 🔵 DEM: 41% Morning Consult / March 29, 2026

@FitnessFarmDC @drantbradley I believe it. I was only referring to the funding. Trust me, I’d much rather see that than some random pork for billions of dollars added to a bill. Both parties are 1000000% guilty of it and to blame

@papavanwinkle @drantbradley Those programs help the economy tremendously in the long run. The trainees gain job skills and employment. Some even open their own business and hire others. In the end, they pay taxes instead of getting welfare and usually stay out of jail

@wittmer0313 @FitnessFarmDC @drantbradley My daughter got into Clemson, one of her dream schools. 4.6 GPA at a top 15 HS in NC and with high test scores. We visited and fell in love. She’s going elsewhere in the Fall because it’s $60K. She got $5K in merit and it’s beyond unaffordable for a deserving student.

@FitnessFarmDC @drantbradley Then offer them to all races equally.

@drantbradley @FitnessFarmDC I’m not throwing shade here… money was being thrown around like candy during and post-COVID. I thought a lot of those programs were meant to be temporary. We don’t have the money to fund them.

@FitnessFarmDC Yes, positive. These programs ended all over the country. The were initially funded by post-COVID DEI programs.

@recruits_cfb And Wilson’s transfer from Mizzou to Miami may have had something to do with his ongoing court battle with UGA about his buyout.

TRENDING: The talent gap between the Power Four schools and group of five schools is widening at a faster rate than ever before, per an article from CBS Sports. The article cites only 29.5% of 1st/2nd team all conference players from the G5 remain with the team they played with last season. 73 of the 81 (90%) players who left are now playing in the Power Four. 75% of all conference players at the power five level will return to their previous team. This means that an all conference player in the group of five is 2.5x more likely to transfer than an all conference player at the P5 level. Most power four rosters cost at a minimum 14-16 mil, however as we know many are upwards of 30-40 million. For comparison, the American Conference (the wealthiest of the G5) set a requirement in 2025 that every member school must contribute at least $10 million over the next three seasons. That comes out to only a few million a year, very likely 1/10th the cost of most highly competitive CFB rosters. Even at the power four level, a gap is starting to emerge between the SEC/B10 and ACC/B12. Last season, only one first team all conference player in the power four transferred (AJ Haulcey moving from Houston to LSU). This season, four players transferred, all from ACC/B12 schools. The ACC/B12 have a 56.8% retention rate between first and second team players, whereas the SEC/B10 have a 97.4% retention rate. Their only loss was Damon Wilson transferring from Mizzou to Miami. An interesting trend to follow nonetheless. Have to wonder at some point if coaches start sneakily trying to get players to MISS their all conference teams. What do you think?

@DanFriedman81 It changed under Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, whether I agree with the bill or not, it limits parents from borrowing more than like $65K in Parent Plus Loans. That’s a big win for parents even if they don’t like it. Those who need more should encourage less expensive schools.

A lot of people are dunking on this, and it’s true, she should have paid the $60 per month for 20 years and let the forgiveness kick in. But what they’re missing is that she was loaned $65k for a terminal master’s in historic preservation. That should never have happened. Tuition has skyrocketed because the ability of students to pay it has completely decoupled from how much money they or their families can afford. Colleges charge infinity dollars because students have access to infinity student loans. In many cases students hoping a credential will lead to a better life get duped into indenturing themselves permanently to get worthless terminal master’s degrees. If the loans didn’t exist, then the master’s programs wouldn’t exist, and if the master’s programs didn’t exist then employers wouldn’t be looking for job applicants with master’s degrees which don’t even connote any real skills. Burn this whole rotten system down.

@otokyo__ American Sniper in the theater. The entire theater sat in silence until the credits ended. Lots of tears.

I don’t want your “best movie ever.” I want the one that made you sit in silence when the credits rolled. The one where you said, “what… was that?” No spoilers. Just titles. Let’s ruin my week.

@jtizzle290 @USMCLiberal @USA_Polling Same. In general, I’m about less government and all both parties want is more. The simple solution is more parties but the establishment will NEVER let that happen. We need a true 3rd party candidate who can win, or a mixed ticket of moderates from both parties

@papavanwinkle @USMCLiberal @USA_Polling I concur. I think I generally agree more with R side vs the D. So I lean R, while most would probably call me a far right winger.

@Michael95494331 @ChampagneRacin This. It would need a ton more work.

@ChampagneRacin Tiny market Region saturated Crowds nowhere close to big enough Under competitive Weak infrastructure

Why doesn’t this track have a cup date!

@ChampagneRacin Went last year and it doesn’t have the infrastructure to support a Cup race. Not even working bathrooms… just porta potties. There are still bathrooms on the backstretch but the grandstand is gone. Great track, just still needs a lot of work on fan experience. Hopefully $ helps.

@jtizzle290 @USMCLiberal @USA_Polling Speaking for myself…. I’m an independent because both sides suck. I agree with R’s on some things and D’s on other. Both parties have turned politics into cult-like allegiance and lunacy with no regard for anything but power. I’ll pass on that and vote for who I want.

@USMCLiberal @USA_Polling People who say independent really are just scared to say they’re republicans because dems are insane.

@nascar_opinion It’s because she doesn’t make money as a driver. She makes it from social media… she claims to be a driver but she’s just an influencer…. Which means she does influencer things for clout from a braindead audience.

I'm all for women doing that women want to do. But this is weird. You're with your son & you're thought is to pop your ass for the camera. That's wild.

@AZ9erholic @theblockspot “Hardly developed”? He was there 3 years and transferred to become the starter at a title contender. I’d say he was pretty ready.

@theblockspot I understand Burrow went to OSU, but he shouldn't be on this list... he was hardly developed there before he transferred.

KEEP 3… CUT 7… OHIO STATE QBs: • JT Barrett • Cardale Jones • CJ Stroud • Justin Fields • Braxton Miller • Julian Sayin • Terrelle Pryor • Will Howard • Joe Burrow • Troy Smith Which 3 are you KEEPING ???

@theblockspot If it’s based on their college career as a whole then for me it’s Burrow, Stroud, and Fields. If not, I’m subbing Miller or Smith. Too hard!