Another problem is all the ads that are for multiple things.

I’d kinda forgotten about Stranger Things coming back until the avalanche of ads for other products made me sick of it again.

That advertising strategy is toxic.

I completely understand where you’re coming from.

I do wish there was something omnipresent and beneficial. It would be comforting. But we are here because we do not agree with that concept.

And that’s been the ‘problem’ that most of us here face. We strive to be decent people while defining our own moralities based on other principles we find to be more reliable.

On the other hand, not all Christians would be good or kind or forgiving. That isn’t something that comes from a worldview.

Even if they are truly convinced that the Christian God is real and omnipresent, there has been no external force in their lives to command them to be better, so they don’t.

These changes come about when personal experience drives the change.

As such, it is up to us to push the world to be the utopia we wish it to be. This is all we have and are likely to have.

Disciplined for showing up in costume on Halloween. That’s a detail worth noting - he didn’t do this every day.

I’m a massive fan of The Bamboos, very glad to see them show up here!

That was the idea, but now I think a copy of Dianetics is funnier.

A bible.

Love it.

Fresh baked bread/rolls is not that difficult, folks, and the added flavor is immeasurable. Plus, y’know, it’s cheaper.

I’m glad you stood up for yourself! That’s not a small achievement in the least!

You were backed up by supportive staff, but if you had not taken the initiative, this wouldn’t have happened.

Nice work!

Dolly Parton also lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, but in her case it was a drag contest, so…

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I’m sure this doesn’t count, but my WoW life was utterly ideal, aside from me sucking at being a rogue.

I played in the same dining room as several (4-6) friends and we grouped up constantly.

But I also didn’t care one tiny fuck about the endgame grind. I hit level 60 (the max at the time), shouted “I win,” and sold my account to a friend for forty bucks.

My current life, I’m not really a gamer other than mobile crap and D&D these days. Too old, tired, busy.

Should be Wormtongue.

Maybe, just maybe, they’re so incompetent that they get the phrase wrong and accidentally win?

I imagine there are plenty of service-related cancers, and they likely pay for services received elsewhere if that expertise isn’t available at a VA hospital.

I’ve always loved broccoli, and a lot of folks hate it, so…

Roast your broccoli, people.

Toss it with a little olive oil, salt it, and bake at 400 or so until it’s browning.

It adds a depth of flavor you wouldn’t expect if you’ve never had it.

Heh, I corrected that.

I met my wife online about fifteen years ago.

We were in the same town and met after maybe two weeks of messaging each other… and we just clicked. (Views on politics, religion, drugs/alcohol, pets, and lifestyle were all compatible, easy to just be around each other, etc.)

I’m 51 now and this is my fourth relationship. It’s never been easy to find someone I match up with. (For context, I’m tall, balding, and quite fat, but I think I’m pretty attractive/do well with what I have. I didn’t always have that confidence in myself. Don’t beat yourself up, it really doesn’t help.)

It’s also worth saying that I was in a terribly dark place when I met my wife, but I put myself out there anyway. Working on yourself is a great priority, without question, but I found someone who accepted me at my lowest, helped me to be better, and I was then able to reward her by being a good husband. Having been through that (and other dark times) has made us stronger together.

So my advice is:

1. That old canard, ‘Be attractive. Don’t be unattractive’ is completely true. Play up on what makes you attractive, and don’t mess that up by being rude or smelling bad.

2. Show interest in public. By that I mean be jovial and open. Notice those who respond in kind. If you can, strike up a tiny conversation. Build those skills in little moments. Maybe this will go somewhere, maybe not, but you’re learning to be more open.

3. Be social, and some of that can include online dating. If you’re doing online dating, try to meet early, as that’s where you’ll be able to find if you click with someone. You just can’t know until you meet, in my opinion. Plus long online-only relationships involve you envisioning the ideal of a partner rather than seeing if you can live with them.

4. Put yourself out there! You can’t get better about approaching women if you don’t keep trying. Don’t hit on everyone you meet, of course, but I’ve known really ugly guys who always had a cute girlfriend (Also a couple schlubby guys who married absolutely gorgeous women, somehow) and several solid couples where neither are conventionally attractive, but they have love and a great life together.

And that last line should be your goal, a great partner and a great life.

I think she’s probably too young to be a great actress yet and is probably using her natural excitement as a character trait.

I don’t know the comics well enough to know if she is being true to the character or not, but I also trust that she is familiar enough with the comics and character to be doing very well.

I’m enjoying her character and performance, and liked The Marvels more than most.

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Wow. Heh.

The clickbait title drew me in and I read that entire damned article.

And I’ve never even read any Saul Bellow.