We had a curriculum in school identifying different types of propaganda in advertising. They had us bring in ads from magazines and sort through how they were trying to sell us things. Likewise, I can’t imagine that still being taught today. Seems like it would be one of the first casualties of the modern American way of defunding education.

My cat would respond when my wife or I sneezed. Anthropomorphically, it was similar to how we blessed him when he sneezed. We adopted another cat who does the same when one of us coughs.

You may have more in common with people from the south than you realize. I live in WNC where plenty of people use that word regularly. Folks in the mountains have widely varying knowledge bases and depth that they often don’t reveal right away. It might seem out of place in Southern California, but you may be shutting yourself off to the possibility that someone could surprise you and offer insight from a perspective you hadn’t considered.

Interesting litmus. Thanks for explaining. I hope it continues to serve you well.

What do you feel like it tells you about them?

My wife says he sounds like Red Foreman.

Right, it was more of a metaphor between the Fed and Apple

As an American, makes me think of real dollars backed by silver and gold and then everything else that’s been printed and printed and printed (and printed) since the 70’s. Same manufacturer.

Shemomedjamo - Georgian word meaning to eat past the point of fullness because it tastes so good or as I heard it, “I accidentally ate the whole thing.”

You could take your protein pills and put your helmet on.

I’m sure it’s at least that percentage that feels the same in our small mountain town in the southern Appalachian mountains.

Could it be that the world is beautiful and worth exploring, and the ability and means to travel has never been as accessible?

It’ll come back, has before, till then I’ve gone to the steak grilled cheese burrito

If you haven’t already, follow Jeff Jackson while he’s still in his position. He tells it how it is and gives inside info on why they make these futile plays

Love my 2nd gen Toyota. Runs well. Needs just basic maintenance. It can hold it’s own in any “Made in Murica” pissing contest. And the only annoying thing is the TPMS sensor light, if you could even call that annoying. It’s manual, 4wd, doesn’t record me, no backtalk. As loyal as a truck can be.

I’ve tried so many things throughout my life. Getting yourself to stop is going to be a personal thing. The last thing I tried that succeeded was taking a job out of town where I worked 12-16 hour days. It was manual skilled labor. I was working with my hands, they were often dirty, and frankly, there wasn’t much downtime to find myself chewing my nails. This attempt to stop just happened to finally work for me. It’s been almost four years. Keep at it, you can do it!

Biting my nails.

I started at about two years old and chewed them to the quick for over 35 years.

This is my top interest. The only representative I know that I would trust to listen is Jeff Jackson, but he’s been gerrymandered out of his House seat and is running for NC State attorney general this year. I’ve never seen anyone as transparent and understanding of what his role is supposed to be. Gives me hope that there might be others like him.

Toilet paper over the top

Am I missing something? I thought their lives were in danger or something. We’re here talking about sleeping arrangements and clothing? From what they described, I put up with FAR worse while camping in various weather conditions here on earth. Am I confused about what they’re going through?

Catharsis isn’t the right word. Schadenfreude is for some, but the former, eh, not accurate in connotation

Careful with pressies