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[NJFemmie]

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[Kobi]

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[Stud_puppy1991]

Sherlock is coming on PBS soon and I am going to watch it. That, and I made an excellent dinner, just saying.

[Julien]

In church today the pastor made a request that all moms come to the front and be recognized. I stepped up to the front with about 15 other moms and marveled at how different we all looked and that being a mom transcends being Trans (me), Butch, Femme, or androgynous (pls forgive me if I missed anyone). We all had that one common thing no matter how we identified. The diversity of the mothers standing in front of the alter was a comfort to me today and I was honored to stand there with them.

[NJFemmie]

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[LeftWriteFemme]

George Lucas disses neighbors by doing something awesome


George Lucas' rich neighbors don't want him building a movie studio in their backyard. His response is the best thing he's done in years.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, for four decades Lucas has owned a large swath of land in Marin County in the North San Francisco Bay and has spent the past few years trying to transform the ranch on it into a massive, nearly 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art movie studio complete with day care center, restaurant, gym and a 200-car garage. His neighbors, however, have rejected it every step of the way. Despite the promise of bringing $300 million worth of economic activity to the area, the already-well off neighbors are worried about years' worth of construction activity and the additional foot traffic it will bring into their neighborhood once completed.

The local homeowners association has been such a thorn in Lucas' side that he's decided to abandon the studio construction entirely, issuing this official statement about Lucasfilm's withdrawal of the new studio:

The level of bitterness and anger expressed by the homeowners in Lucas Valley has convinced us that, even if we were to spend more time and acquire the necessary approvals, we would not be able to maintain a constructive relationship with our neighbors.

We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough. Marin is a bedroom community and is committed to building subdivisions, not business. Many years ago, we tried to stop the Lucas Valley Estates project from being built, but we failed, and we now have a subdivision on our doorstep.

So what is George Lucas going to do with his property now that he's tired of his rich neighbors putting up a not-in-my-backyard stink? He wants to transform the property into low-income housing, naturally, ending their official statement with this zinger, "If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit."

He's working with the Marin Community Foundation to instead construct affordable housing for either low-income families or seniors living on small, fixed incomes. In order to smooth along the development, he's already given them all of the pricey technical studies and land surveys Lucasfilm spent years conducting. And we think that's just great. Because if there's one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it's poor people moving in.

Mr. Lucas, we may hate you for turning your back on the original trilogy, but our hat is off to you on this one. Well played.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

George Lucas disses neighbors by doing something awesome


George Lucas' rich neighbors don't want him building a movie studio in their backyard. His response is the best thing he's done in years.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, for four decades Lucas has owned a large swath of land in Marin County in the North San Francisco Bay and has spent the past few years trying to transform the ranch on it into a massive, nearly 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art movie studio complete with day care center, restaurant, gym and a 200-car garage. His neighbors, however, have rejected it every step of the way. Despite the promise of bringing $300 million worth of economic activity to the area, the already-well off neighbors are worried about years' worth of construction activity and the additional foot traffic it will bring into their neighborhood once completed.

The local homeowners association has been such a thorn in Lucas' side that he's decided to abandon the studio construction entirely, issuing this official statement about Lucasfilm's withdrawal of the new studio:

The level of bitterness and anger expressed by the homeowners in Lucas Valley has convinced us that, even if we were to spend more time and acquire the necessary approvals, we would not be able to maintain a constructive relationship with our neighbors.

We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough. Marin is a bedroom community and is committed to building subdivisions, not business. Many years ago, we tried to stop the Lucas Valley Estates project from being built, but we failed, and we now have a subdivision on our doorstep.

So what is George Lucas going to do with his property now that he's tired of his rich neighbors putting up a not-in-my-backyard stink? He wants to transform the property into low-income housing, naturally, ending their official statement with this zinger, "If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit."

He's working with the Marin Community Foundation to instead construct affordable housing for either low-income families or seniors living on small, fixed incomes. In order to smooth along the development, he's already given them all of the pricey technical studies and land surveys Lucasfilm spent years conducting. And we think that's just great. Because if there's one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it's poor people moving in.

Mr. Lucas, we may hate you for turning your back on the original trilogy, but our hat is off to you on this one. Well played.

I dont think this was well played, nor will I be patting George Lucas on the back. To me, this is a case where the ends do not justify the means.

George Lucas, in spite of his fame and fortune, couldnt build the playground he wanted. In retaliation against the neighbors who thwarted his will and with whom he supposedly wanted "wanted to maintain a constructive relationship", George decided to demostrate his lack of character by using the poor and elderly as pawns in his payback is a bitch power scheme.

Seriously George, people who are less fortunate and elderly are not props for you to use in your temper tantrum. This behavior and mind set makes me think your neighbors fought you for a damn good reason.

Pretending to be a philanthropist who cares about people less fortunate is just plain tacky. If you want to BE a philanthropist then BE one. Be one for the right reasons and do it in a way that demonstrates your intentions in an honorable way.

What you did and how you did it just makes me see George Lucas as a world class jackass.

In a fitting Hollywood style ending, maybe they can name your new project LucASSville.

[Kobi]

[Morgan]

Love....this says it all.

[Lady Pamela]

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fact of the day


A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions


Well. That explains the attitude.

[justkim]