On January 1, 2023, Oregon legalized the adult use of Psilocybin, often called "Magic Mushrooms.
Lis pendens is Latin for "Lawsuit pending", it literally means "dispute hanging".
Margaret calls her son an ex-Marine. An ex-Marine is someone who has an Other Than Honorable discharge such as Bad Conduct or Dishonorable. A Marine who leaves under Honorable or General conditions is a "retired Marine." Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Starman (1984) was about an alien who wants to get back to his home planet and it stars Jeff Bridges.
The Operation Matador (Battle of Al-Qa'im ) was a military offensive conducted by the United States Marine Corps, against insurgent positions in Iraq's northwestern Anbar province, which ran from May 8, 2005 to May 19, 2005. It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a region known as a smuggling route and a sanctuary for foreign fighters.