DagwoodIII
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11·3 days ago[off topic?]
Check out the graphic novel series “The Wicked And The Divine.”
Every year, a dozen young people reincarnate as various gods. They have incredible powers, but know that they will all soon die.
4·3 days agoGot my aunt’s rotary phone in the closet.
I have two. Ginger beer tastes great, and it’s helpful if you’ve got a cold or stomach ache.
It’s a ‘soft drink’ only because it doesn’t have alcohol. Manhattan Special Espresso soda. I’d see the old Italian men drinking it when they played bocce. Three bottles have enough caffeine to give you heart palpitations.
25·4 days agoIn terms of clichés, I’d go with ‘they see the glass as half empty.’
Not exact, but close enough
It’s like any other skill. If you keep it up you’ll remain proficient and if you don’t it’ll eventually fade away.
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All the body parts were arguing over who was the most important. The Brain said that she was, but the Hands pointed out that they did all the work. The Heart and the Lungs said they were the most vital, but the Stomach pointed out that without food, they’d all be dead. It went on and on until the Asshole spoke up. “Why shouldn’t I be in charge?”
Everyone had a good laugh and the Asshole got mad. She shut down. A week went by and the Brain was dizzy, the Heart was pounding, the Lungs were panting, and the Hands were shaking. Finally everybody agreed to let the Asshole be the one in charge.
And the moral of the story is that any Asshole can be the boss.
I just got to a point where I couldn’t handle the abuse from family, being betrayed by my ex of 7 years, serious health issue, and noone wanted to help me through it regardless of what kindness I showed them in the past.
Have a good night.
Let’s break it down.
First, what kind of ‘peace and security’ are you going to have without other people? Even if you manage to amass a vast fortune, you’ll need some kind of caretakers.
Second, you act as if every single person you interact with is out to get you. You had a lousy family and apparently one adult relationship that floundered after 7 years. That sounds about average, tbh.
As for your health issues. Have you looked for support groups of people with the same problem?
1·10 days agoChange is slow. It takes decades of evolution to gestate a revolution.
Interacting with people is like any other skill. If you don’t do it badly at first, you’ll never get to the point where you can do it well.
I was an isolator who got a job where I was dealing with everyone in a public health facility. By ‘everyone’ I mean everyone from doctors and police to homeless schizophrenics.
It was sink or swim, but I got the skills.
16·11 days ago[off topic]
“The Whore Of Mensa” A private eye goes up against a escort service that provides lonely men with intellectual conversations.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/12/16/the-whore-of-mensa
No. You have to go into the water first to learn how to relax and float. Then you can learn a good technique.
In the immortal words of Mike Tyson, “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”
No matter how much you study, landing in the water will change everything.
The Stonewall Riots occurred in 1969. Star Trek’s controversial interracial kiss was a big scandal a few years before. The movie “The Legend of Nxxxxr Charlie” was shown and advertised all over the country. The movie “Midnight Cowboy” got an X-rating with zero nudity and one off screen man on man blowjob.
Sorry, I think you’ve got it backwards.
Everyone’s brain is wired differently.
otoh, people in both eras used gas powered cars, telephones, telegraphs, and manual typewriters. They could both go to movies, ride trains, and take ocean voyages.
A person from 1903 would need a few days to adapt themselves to 1969 technology.
But someone from 1969 coming into 2025 would be lost. Most people in 1969 didn’t use credit cards, and had never seen an ATM. They used rotary phones and antenna TV.
And you’ll get to meet some people who enjoy what you like! Win/win!
Check with the local parks department. There are nature hikes that teach people about the local biology.
In a platonic relationship sex/romance is out of the question.
That’s the definition I was taught.