Comparison is the thief of happiness.
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength.
Men’s Love Language Is Sex 🔥🖤
You can call it shallow, primitive, or unfair.
But sex is how most men feel desired, chosen, and bonded.
Neglect it long enough and don’t be shocked when distance, resentment, or temptation shows up.
You don’t keep a man by controlling him.
You keep him by wanting him.
#FlourishWithLaurin #MarriageTruth #Polarity #MasculineFeminine #Relationships
Please see below for a message from Representative Doug Bankson regarding HB 253-Offenses Involving Motor Vehicles that went into effect October 1st, 2025:
THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS for custom License Frames
HB 253 which became law October 1, addresses the issue of “tag flipping“, the practice of knowingly covering one’s license through varying means to avoid detection. It appears that someone on YouTube misread the bill and interpreted it to mean that any frame covering any letters, including the word Florida, could lead to a ticket and misdemeanor charge. Many became concerned, alarmed, and angered that they would no longer be able to support their favorite team, alma mater, or any other ornate license plate frame. However, the reported information is absolutely untrue.
The truth is that license plate frames are in a completely different statute F.S.316.605 and since 2015 when the word Florida was literally removed from the statute, it has been legal to have such frames as long as the alpha numeric license number And state issued sticker are visible. This has held up to legal challenge and no one is in danger for sporting their favorite frame, as long as their license number and sticker are uncovered. HB253 addressed different devices, which can be triggered from inside the vehicle to cover or obscure a license from being read by a tollbooth, or can only be read from directly in front of the vehicle avoiding detection.
So, fear not to cheer on your favorite team, alma mater, or even your car dealer, and should you have any other question or concern, please reach out to my office and we will be happy to help. Yes, this is still the Free state of Florida!
Just because it has the same name doesn’t mean it’s the same drink.
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One of the biggest frustrations for men: women complain but don’t fix anything.
They expect men to solve problems while refusing to address how they are part of the cause. It’s a lack of femininity, grace, and gratitude. That’s why men look elsewhere for women who respect these roles.
A boat in international waters that is not running a national flag is categorized in international law the same way a pirate is. Such boats have absolutely no national or international protections, and you cannot commit a war crime against them.
A vessel in international waters is required under UNCLOS to sail under the flag of a specific nation. If it does not, it is legally considered a stateless vessel. A stateless vessel has no right to the protections normally afforded to ships under a national flag, including immunity from interference by other states.
UNCLOS Articles 92, 94, 110, and customary maritime law spell out the consequences clearly:
1. Stateless vessels have no sovereign protection. A flagged ship is an extension of its flag-state’s sovereignty. A stateless vessel is not. This matters because “war crimes” presuppose protected persons or protected property. A stateless vessel is legally unprotected.
2. Any state may stop, board, search, seize, or disable, a stateless vessel. UNCLOS Article 110 explicitly authorizes boarding and seizure. The law does not require states to risk their own personnel or assets while doing so. Disabling a vessel that refuses inspection, including firing on it, is legally permitted under both UNCLOS and long-established state practice.
3. War crimes require an armed conflict. You cannot commit a “war crime” outside an armed conflict. War crimes occur only within the context of international humanitarian law (IHL). Enforcing maritime law against a stateless vessel is a law enforcement action, not an IHL situation.
No armed conflict = no war crime possible.
4. Lethal force may be used when a vessel refuses lawful orders. The International Maritime Organization’s “Use of Force” guidance for maritime interdiction recognizes that disabling fire, even lethal force, is lawful when a vessel refuses lawful boarding, attempts to flee, poses a threat, or engages in illicit activities such as piracy or narcotics trafficking.
Once again: law enforcement rules apply, not IHL.
5. Sinking a stateless vessel is not prohibited by UNCLOS. UNCLOS permits seizure of a stateless vessel and leaves the means entirely to the enforcing state so long as necessity and proportionality are respected. If the vessel flees, attacks, or refuses lawful commands, sinking it is legally permissible. Many states routinely do this to drug-smuggling vessels (e.g., semi-submersibles) without it ever being treated as a war crime.
6. No flag = no jurisdictional shield. The entire reason international law requires ships to fly a flag is to prevent this exact situation. Flagless vessels are legally vulnerable by design.
Because a stateless vessel has no protected status, because UNCLOS authorizes interdiction of such vessels, because lethal force may be used in maritime law enforcement when necessary, and because war crimes require an armed conflict that is not present here, sinking an unflagged ship in international waters is not a war crime.
My dad couldn’t have a funeral.
That summer, George Floyd had three.
If anyone doesn’t think that fundamentally changed how I see everything, they’re sorely mistaken.
Why I took profits in Caterpillar (CAT) today...
I know what you may be thinking: "Why would you ever sell #Caterpillar $CAT at all-time highs when it will be an obvious winner of the #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) boom???"
... and, you're right!
I do believe in Caterpillar for the long-term despite my holding in the company for just under two years. However, listen to this: Caterpillar has rallied more than +125% in less than seven months since its bottom in April to its recent all-time high near the beginning of December!
More than +125%!!!
Caterpillar has never... let me repeat that... NEVER rallied that much in that short a period of time in its entire history since it first IPO'ed on December 2, 1925 ... 100 YEARS AGO!!!
Accordingly, as much as I hated to do it, I decided it was time to take profits with CAT near its all-time highs on Monday, December 18 with a sale of 25.22% of my position that went through at $602.94.
The sale locked in +89.15% in gains on some of the shares I bought for $318.77 on April 3 during the Tariff Tantrum and lowered my per-share cost -33.75% from $306.02 to $202.74.
From here, I have no additional sell targets on the stock as we wait to see where Caterpillar goes from here. I will also start adding back to the position at $411.89, a point of support right above the key 50.00% Fibonacci Retracement level from CAT's April lows to its all-time high.