So, a year after I got out of the Navy and a year into college, I got this summer job that I didn’t even really want, but I was living with my folks and my dad made it clear that I was either working that summer or finding somewhere else to live. The first week I was there, my boss was on vacation, so I got situated…

🙏Thank you.🙏
I’m not sure if there is truly such a thing as “soul mates” but he was very close to mine. We did this magical thing: we made each other better just by being in one anothers’ lives.
He was the love of my life - - - so far. I haven’t met another, yet. My love for him isn’t past tense; I still love him.…

Wind farms also tend to be places where it’s........windy........

that’s why they are rich and you’re an idiot who sold an e39 m5

I reread the story and saw clearly that I’d framed it so poorly, so insensitively. Bean Dad, full of braggadocio and dickhead swagger, was hurting people. I’d conjured an abusive parent that many people recognized from real life.

I have a friend who spouted this nonsense and when I simply asked, ok fine, we all should eat the good stuff, but until our bodies have changed due to this dietary improvements, what can we do to avoid getting Covid-19? I was unfriended on FB. 

“The best solution is to change the way people eat, the way they live, the lifestyle, and diet,”

They do, and the families that have them have the money for a rapid charger in their garages.

Because this is a small town, I happen to know a few of the people who own them. And they tend to be relatively wealthy, progressive, and also not from around here. Three are in the same successful family alone (and they’re…

Ding ding ding! The value of time. It didn’t really hit me until several years ago when I started taking freelance work and charged by the hour - that really helped me quantify what my time was actually worth, and what people were willing to pay for my time. It helped me create this highly technical algorithm:

First Gear: Never underestimate the staying power you gain by being able to Google something. It’s true that anyone can type words into Google and get a result, but most of the effectiveness comes from knowing what to type, finding some random forum post from 4 years ago, looking through it to decipher the useful…

Yest, but what if it’s like a really nice box?

Virtue signalling: a phrase used by a small percentage of the population to inform other that they are reading the thoughts of an asshole.

Nah, you’re a monster, lady. That was your whole ass you showed in that video. It’s sweet of you to go through the motions, but let’s be real.

We’re literally legally obligated to tell you if such was the case my guy

Interesting take, not sure why you don’t like the large down payment idea. If someone carries a lower debt load with a smaller payment, and something catastrophic happens (job loss, pandemic, whatever), their monthly nut is much more manageable.

The problem I see with the idea of putting down $0 and investing the…

And that is a fair assesment, but when you have already completed 99% of the process, starting all over may not be the best use of your time, especially if the dealer will give in and pull the nonsense from the quote.

This is my third Christmas since my husband died. I’ve isolated alone during the pandemic and my extended family all live far from me.

My cousin had a birthday party for her toddler daughter in early March. We discussed how we were concerned about COVID-19 and my cousin and I said we were worried about our moms (both are cancer survivors). My aunt and mom laughed, and we all hugged good-bye.

That was a really sad read, life is definitely too short for that crap. You make a really good point about us passive folks. Being passive is still an action, and still holds responsibility. It’s good to be reminded of that.