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Ugh I would struggle to keep a straight face.

I chuckled… it happens! And it blessed us with this funny exchange.

Oh that is really, really good. Filing it away.

I recommend reading The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. It’s available for free at archive.org. It describes how predators work and how regular people can stay safe from them.

Half the worlds bingo cards are already full

I’m laughing but also crying 😩

It’s not even loading for me (Vivaldi on Android). I ran it through Textized. It’s on the Verge alright… verge of unreadability 🙄

Gladiator, I saw it opening weekend

Exactly

He’ll really do anything except the things we all know will bring the advertisers back.

While getting a smog check, the proprietor told me that there was more crime than ever in our area. I was baffled. He looked to be my age. Had he forgotten the '90s? People will believe things they’re told over what they see with their own eyes. Smh… and I’m finding a new smog check place next time

Ah, the tao of internet

It’s good to recognize that. Sometimes a job is something you do to fund the other things you want to do. Because the things you really want to do don’t pay anything!

Conservative TV commentators love dropping buzzwords, dog whistles, and conspiracy theories, to the point of incoherence. Dear god it’s been word clouds all along…

hallettj, I really like your wife’s take!

OP these two pieces of advice from an old college professor might help:

• If you can’t choose between two things, make a list of all the pros and cons of the first thing, then a list for the second thing, place them side by side, and make an emotional decision.
• Always have a Plan B.

About 15 years ago I left the career path I’d started to move cross country and go to graduate school. I thought I might want to do research. Some wonderful things and some terrible times came out of that. I learned and grew greatly. Strangely I ended back on a similar career path, not as far along as I might have been but not back at the beginning either. Nothing’s a mistake as long as you learn from it. Whichever path you take, check in with yourself sometimes to see if it’s still working for you. If not, ask yourself what you can learn from that info.

If you have any questions about specifics I’m happy to try and answer.

No worries! :)

That is so awesome. Amen.

i’m an older millennial/younger gen x and i was raised by books and some truly great, saintly teachers. teachers can make such a difference, yall

hey! i’m so old i saw that in the movie theater!

gonna file this away for five or ten years from now…