Dangling croc hands are SO FREAKY!!!

The part that got me was when she stated that she was being dragged away from the light.... nope, nope, nope. If that would have happened to me, and they cut my suit open, they would have been like “what is that smell?”

I read that and immediately wondered how that didn’t just give her an injection wound, which are pretty gnarly in their own right.

I cringed so hard when I read that.

“They put bleach into my wounds through a high pressure hose.”

I bruise like a damn peach because my skin is so pale and thin. All the time in the summer I get asked “what happened to your leg?” and I usually have no idea.

You got to admit, that’s a cool injury story. What happened to your leg? I was bitten by a crocodile. Much better than my cat scratched me or I bumped into a chair.

“Oh, you know, it’s not the animal’s fault. These things sometimes just happen.”

Agree.

good god, she is a bad ass!!

I am a pretty hardcore skeptic and always have been. I spent my entire childhood being raised in the Catholic church with all the bells and whistles of indoctrination and I know from a young age that it was bullshit. There is certainly lingering damage, but I’ve never once thought there was any validity to the dogma.

The only difference between me and a homeless man is this job. I will do whatever it takes to survive... like I did when I was a homeless man.

I had a roommate in college whose father was heavily involved in Scientology. She would roll her eyes at it and talk about how it was all a gimmick/scam and she had some pamphlets that she’d mock because ‘they start you out with stupid common sense stuff to lure you in.’ A year later, she spent spring break helping…

I 100% know that I am the right combo of trusting and damaged for cult life and it freaks me out.

When I was questionably employed, recently dumped, and very depressed? I definitely could have been sucked into a cult.  Cults prey on those who are weak.  Even if you’re very wealthy it doesn’t mean you’re emotionally or mentally well guarded.

There was a time in my early twenties when I was profoundly depressed and aimless and overwhelmed, and desperate to find my place in the world, and I I would have been incredibly vulnerable to the right pitch. I feel like I’m a pretty cynical and sharp person, but I honestly wonder how what I would have done

I think about this too every time I walk pass the Scientology Center near my house.

Yet another example of meritocracy! Ha, just kidding. This is another example that there should be a 99% estate tax. 

Ehhhh, I go both ways on this. On the one hand, sure, maybe you don’t NEED six years to decide to marry someone. On the other hand, it’s extremely prudent to make sure you truly know a person before you commingle your lives and bank accounts, and bring children into this world. This is especially applicable for people…

I can’t see where it lists the specific charities each has chosen to support but, whatever, it’s a nice thing to do and she’s got some cool stuff on her page.