Cat in the Hat. Kid’s got a while life ahead of them to get depressed about the vile things humans have done (and still do) to each other. Let the kid have a few months of happiness.

Cat in the Hat. Kid’s got a while life ahead of them to get depressed about the vile things humans have done (and still do) to each other. Let the kid have a few months of happiness.

That’s also what I read from that.

Sounds like the American Baptists should get on that. Then again, they believe strongly in separation of church and state.

(They’re the sect that remains of the original Triennial Convention AKA Baptists, after the Slaver Southern Baptists left because they didn’t like the idea of chattel slavery being considered wrong. Seriously. The split occurred because they refused to ordain a guy from Georgia as a missionary in 1844, on account of him being slaver trash.

The modern Southern Baptist Church, horrifyingly the largest sect of protestant Christianity in the US, is directly descended from them, and it shows.)

barely any hills to speak of

Donegal: Forgotten once again.

ETA - Also Connemara: Cad é an fuck?

And they always whine about one thing or another.

Funny how centuries of oppression, being alienated from their native language, and multiple unacknowledged genocides will do that to a people.

Nostradamus rules. Galleons. So, they’re saying that we’re bring back the age of sail.

Oof. Mine’s just under half that and I get that exactly. Went to replace an outdoor step about a month ago, just to discover that the deck wasn’t built to code and will need to be replaced. Everything is like that, either because the previous owner cut corners or the place is just old (like doorframes being out of square and changing by how much with the season).

As someone with AuADHD, can confirm that parenthetical statements are likely an ADHD thing (I use a lot of them).

Seeing the other comments here, definitely make sure that they are suitable for your walls. What works well for drywall, might be terrible for lath and plaster walls.

😯 Oh no! I’m so used to dry-wall/gypsum board that I forget that lath and plaster exists.

I’m not super familiar (just DIY) but, I think that you can make a patch that’s structural enough to take a new anchor. Definitely would need to be sure that there’s enough lath for our to hold onto and likely would want some fiberglass mesh tape to reinforce it.

Looks to be a bit of a pain (cleaning hole corners, using patching plaster and bonding agent, waiting for cure, etc). However, if done right, I think it would be sturdier than a typical patch in drywall.

Do consult someone who knows about the stuff though, like a professional plaster person or builder.

Makes sense.

Thanks for that! Very cool way to show how they work. My problem is usually that they deform prematurely (when being pressed into place). Might be a quality issue.

I hate these things. They deform far too easily. Toggle bolts and other metallic anchors are so much nicer to deal with.

Forced relocation?.. That’s also literally in the definition of genocide under international law.

Source: military.

Fake. This isn’t the War Thunder forums.

FFS.

Setup a private jet purchasing co-op?

Autistic things are sometimes truly depressing.

Absolutely. And figuring out how to interact with people, especially if they are people that you may find attractive for now intimate companionship (not trying to assume) is something that isn’t generally explicitly taught. It probably should be though as doing so would significantly reduce interpersonal strife.

If wanting or receptive to some advice from someone with AuADHD, I can share something that helps my brain in some in-person social situations. Sometimes, I reframe it as a “scene” where I am playing the character of Me. Not an exaggeration or non-authentic version of myself, more like “method acting”. This tricks my brain into being more present and not worrying about possible futures or cringey things of the past.

People of this kind I’ve heard of seem very energetic. They may not always do the smartest thing, but they do it all the way in. Maybe that’s what’s wise.

For their benefit and the role that they in company structures, it is one approach that pays out for some. And it is one that’s heavily promoted. However, it does effectively amount to gambling, albeit with minimal personal risk to the CEO, considering the level of connections and wealth required for the position, not to mention the Golden Parachutes that they have in their contracts, should they be replaced.

Though then why be a corporate executive. Doesn’t seem anything desirable.

Generally, it’s about accumulation of personal wealth and power, rather than actually believing in a given service or product. While to you and I, that may not seem desirable, to a certain percentage of the population, it is a principal drive. Unfortunately for us, and humanity at-large, there’s also a statistically-significant increase in the incidence of anti-social personality disorder in those who pursue such positions, compared to the population average.

Maybe they really believe into that “replace everyone with AI” thing.

A lot of ultra-wealthy people are incredible stupid, so, yes, this is likely.

The wish wasn’t worded recursively.