Pay attention to your body language. Try to look comfortable and confident. Being tense and on-alert can be off-putting. Don’t sit with arms folded or hands clasped. Be open and welcoming with the conversation.

The Peripheral

Are you high?

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Same energy.

Oh there would be plenty of strokes, I’ll grant you that.

Assistant manager at a Burger King. One day, he WILL make manager. You’ll see.

There were those bars in the early 2000s with dueling pianos. Yeah, no. Definitely not those.

I can recommend the Dr. Bronners pine Sal Suds. It’s got that pine aroma but a little less over the top, and it rinses cleaner.

It’s funny you mention that. I had a blog during the W years and often posted questionable content about the administration. One day while reviewing logs, I noticed a LOT of traffic that resolved to Arlington VA. I toned it down after that, as I wasn’t keen on spooks crawling up my ass.

Self censorship is a topic that turns cold when you realize you’re making yourself a very real target.

That’s a bit like emptying the sewer into the street

Same. Luckily you can add his name to the block list.

Gotta pay for those skyrocketing AI server bills somehow

Your friend needs to realize that no matter how much they want employees to work extra hard, they will not do it because they do not have incentive. No matter how hard they work, they will not benefit in the long term like he will.

Bust my ass six days a week to make HIM wealthy? No. And fuck you.

That is the difference.

I feel you but honestly, you don’t even notice.

Man, that’s some shit.

I hate every day - I prefer the night.

In general, people may lie to their partners but, they are lying to themselves first and foremost.

My wife laughs at me for mending clothes. I often darn socks, jeans, sweaters, etc. - takes about 10 minutes but dang, I just saved $80 on a new pair of jeans. DUH.

My jr high school made the boys take ‘home economics’ and the girls had to take shop class. We all thought it was a joke but, 40 years later, I can still sew and shank a button, fix a tear in jeans, and make a pan of muffins with the best of them.

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