If you are worried this will be one of those pieces where I meander around in my head trying to be a decent human, skip to the bottom….This started out good in my head, but somehow turned into a “Lisa Episode”.
This is my review of Surly Brewing Company Damien Child of Darkness Ale:
Since I became involved with the Mises Caucus, one of the first things I noticed in that community and this one, was from the standpoint of age I am somewhere in between both communities. While I am part of a younger group here, over there I am the old guy. What is discussed over there is a bit…different:
My generation doesn’t have sex. The dating scene is terrible and women have access to the top 10% of guys through dating apps. Women get the pick of any men they want. Meanwhile men can barely get a woman even somewhat close to their sort of level of attractiveness, and there’s a risk of hitting on a woman IRL and having her call the police on you. There’s a woman who tried to sue a man who touched her chest trying to resuscitate her after she collapsed. This is what happens though when you tell a gender they are equal to or superior to the other gender and that the other gender is evil and privileged. – Stealth#1665
I am not about to make a moral statement on an observation like this, after all my experience is a single data point, but this does come up from time to time. Between with the reaction to the Amber Heard trial being the grinding of teeth to the realization we don’t exactly have to believe all women (TW: Daily Wire) and society in general having obvious differences in beauty standards between the genders. How does one navigate this? I can rest on my laurels knowing I am out of that game.
Then there is my oldest son. He’s a skinny 8th grader that recently turned 13. In may ways he resembles some of the younger crowd I come across. One thing I read a lot about is self-actualization, and my goal is for my kids to be at that point when they leave the house. In essence, I want them to hit the ground running because they know what they are made of, and not look back.
The key here, is developing some confidence the boy has in himself. So how to do that? There is some of evidence attractive men are better able to secure employment, though this is hardly a hard science and while in many ways competence should be the deciding factor, it doesn’t hurt. If there is one constant however, is male standards remain unchanged. Need proof? Just look at a few underwear ads:
How um…diverse.
…The good news is this can be achieved independent of genetics, or socioeconomic status. Earlier this week I began taking the boy to the gym. He learned to power clean, and two days later had to deal with the aftermath of his first leg day. Tomorrow morning I begin my heavy day with deadlifts, so too shall he, except he’ll be doing it in Rick and Morty socks. I follow this regimen. This is in between training sessions he has with Tae Kwon Do, and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
What choice do I have? I’m just going to have to make the boy strong. I guess I am that guy. Feel free to poke fun as you wish.
Slapping obvious references to classic 1970’s horror movies will always get my attention. At some point there better be an Exorcist related beer that will make you hurl. Get on it marketing geniuses! This beer is something like a stout, but not quite. Its much more drinkable in the lower latitude I live. There are a few notes of citrus and pine, giving it a bit of an earthy vibe to it without making it weird. Surly Brewing Company Damien Child of Darkness Ale: 3.9/5
You sound like a good dad. You’re providing him with tools that will help him throughout his life.
Oh, and tell him not to be short. You can work on pretty much all other aspects, but you’re just out of luck when it comes to height.
Otherwise he’ll get to enjoy being turned down by 5’0″ women because he’s only 6 inches taller than her.
Not that I know, I mean…
I could never partner with someone more than a couple inches shorter or taller than me.
Ideally, I’d like a woman a little shorter than me, say in the 5’7″ to 5’9″ range.
There aren’t many women in that range in New England.
I fess up that I wouldn’t want to date someone shorter than me. I’m 5’7” (almost 5’8”) and husband is 6’ nuthin.
At my previous job, the CEO was maybe 5’6”, and he did have “short man syndrome”. Most of the upper management were his height or shorter. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
/looks at the girlfriend who’s a foot shorter than me.
Mrs. Animal is 14″ shorter than me. Seems to work out pretty well for us.
I’m 5’11” as are most of my male relatives
I was 5’11” prior to my 50’s. Now I am about 5’9”.
5’11” here too.
A few years ago I was at the doctor’s office for a physical and they measured my height. First time since I was a teenager. The nurse said I was 6′. I said, “I’m 5’11″”. She said “Well, the scale says you are 6′.”
I still say I’m 5’11”.
I’ve been 5’8″ since I joined the military. The last couple of fitness assessments, they call me at 5’7″. Wouldn’t really care – other than the variation – plus the issue that I can’t weigh as much if I’m shorter….
Dude. Take the 6′.
“I made you short?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU8cUBCZn9c
Oh, and tell him not to be short.
Scott Adams noticed thirty years ago that it works that way in business, too.
back in the 90’s we had a director who was very tall – like 6’7″. That appeared to be his primary qualification.
The mantra was “say what you will about Gary, but he’s very tall”.
Yeah, we’re never going to be expected to celebrate fat, ugly men, are we.
Remember when “dad-bod” was a thing?
Yeah, that was when some male celebrities realized they could let themselves go to pot and still get their picture on Page Six with some nymph on the beach.
Alec Baldwin waves.
Harvey Weinstein disagrees.
Option 2) Have money
Completely. I’m working on that strategy right now.
I’m sure (((you))) will be very successful. ???
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Men have two options. Look good. Have money.
Be attractive. Don’t be unattractive.
LOL thank you for saving me the trouble of looking that up! It’s the first thing that came to mind. 🙂
So that’s why my ‘Fat, Drunk, and Stupid ‘strategy hasn’t worked out.
Dean Wormer was an asshole but he wasn’t wrong.
You can also be funny.
Just don’t be desperate.
Smart and funny are my weaknesses. Drop-dead handsome and rich are WAY out of my league.
Me too.
Good advice.
Seems a little early for a beer.
Some of us weren’t up all night gallivanting around.
You shut your whore mouth!
It’s well after noon.
Being strong is really, really important. I’ve lately come to believe that being strong may be more important than being smart.
I completely agree. Life is gonna bitch slap you at some point. Muscle is armor and gives you a fighting chance.
THICC boi Plato thought it was important to be both.
Life was easier 50 years ago.
Surly is a terrific brewery.
What you are doing for the boy is exactly right. I wish I would have had someone push me like that during prime muscle building years.
Both my kids lift, but I think it has almost benefitted my daughter more. Big confidence booster.
We visited Surly when the National Homebrew Conference was in Minneapolis awhile back. Great place, but the beers really aren’t my style.
The founder of Surly was the keynote speaker at the conference. Cool guy with a great sense of humor.
I’m just going to have to make the boy strong. I guess I am that guy. Feel free to poke fun as you wish.
Good.
This reminds me of some opportunities I had when I was younger that I should have taken advantage of. I don’t think my dad would have been much help here.
About the Mises Caucus: I think some toxic folks have been attracted to it. Which is unfortunate since I think the Mises Caucus is a good thing. There are one or two folks attracted in by the Mises Caucus over in the Tom Woods Show private supporters’ group who have been shitting up the place with posts about driving “cucks and fags” out of the Libertarian Party and purging the “degenerate homosexuals” from the party. I called one out and compared him to the gun grabbers that think only folks with small penises own guns, and his response was a variation on the standard Progressive, “You must be one of those things since you disagree with me!” I decided to stop feeding the troll.
From the deadthread:
Tulip, I did make it to the gym. Better late than never.
Juris, I don’t think Barnette would be a good Senator, just that she’d be better than the other two. If I were in PA, at this point I’d either not vote for Senator or vote LP for Senator.
In other news, I checked up on the Amoskeag Auction running today. Both lots I bid on have completed. I lost one, won the other. My poor bank account.
And remember: Next week is the Oaks, PA Gun Show. Glibs meetup?
In Pittsburgh instead of KoP now, or else I’d go. Instead I have cigars to smoke with friends at Slippery Rock.
Enjoy the cigars!
Way to go!
You must be one of those things since you disagree with me!”
I’ve come across that. There are assholes in every group
My son will graduate high school in a few days and he’s experiencing anxiety about the idea of self-actualization. Telling him that his cognitive dissonance is a part of the maturation process didn’t help much but it did lead to a long conversation about what it means to be self-actualized and how that idea changes as we develop into and through adulthood. As an active pursuit, self-actualization is a myth in many ways. We look at others that we believe to have reached that level of development but can only make a value judgement based on what it looks like from the outside. It’s similar to comparing a person who spends their time doing good deeds against another who has strong moral character. I can claim to be “self-actualized” and whether or not anyone believes me is reflective of their own values. This is the dilemma for young people. They don’t know what’s going on inside the hearts and minds of the people they look up to. As a father I hoped to raised a son who is confident physically capable enough to follow his convictions-whatever they may be. I think his mother and I hit the mark, but only time will tell.
Tell him that I am 65 and haven’t achieved self-actualization yet. It’s a never-ending process not an endpoint.
Self-actualization.
You know, I’ve always wanted to be a writer. At 15, I wrote my first Harlequin proposal (that got shot down, natch), but I had researched it all, written the rough outline of a book. But I ALSO always knew the pay scale of a Harlequin writer and knew I’d have to have a day job. I fantasized about being a bestseller, but I didn’t dream of it or count on it. So I went through a few options in my head (accountant, architect, stock broker), but kind of stumbled my way through years of paychecks doing mostly transcription, data entry, admin assistant, assorted clerical jobs, editing, graphic design, suchlike. I was a temp. I was suited to temping. It was good. I got a lot of skillsets.
When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I was a bookkeeper at a place so dysfunctional I was the NORMAL one, but I knew I wanted to stay home with my kids, so I’d have to find a work-at-home job. Enter medical transcription. So every time somebody asks me, “What do you do?” (because that is the nature of Americans, to ask “What do you do?” and not some variation of “Who are you?” because “What do you do?” functionally equals “Who are you?”) I say, “medical transcriptionist” or “ebook formatter,” depending on the day and how much ebook formatting I have on my plate. But that is not who I am. I don’t say who I am because it doesn’t pay my bills so I feel like a fraud. Nothing is more embarrassing than to tell somebody your pen name and they say, “Never heard of you.”
Then I didn’t want to write anymore. That’s over with. I’ve gotten it out of my system. I have no more stories to tell.
At this point, my self-actualization is that I am me. I’m fat and I try to be nice. That’s all. I do things for a living and I do things for a hobby, but that is not me and that’s okay. “What do you do?” “Well, that’s a long story; I have about 4 gigs going on right now.” None of those things are who I am. They’re just things I’m good at doing and that pay the bills.
And now I’m okay with that.
Self-actualization == being okay with that.
Well, that was a wall o’ text I didn’t mean to vomit up.
Well, you are a writer.
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In response, it would be awesome to see your first rejected book. I get it if you don’t post it. I looked at my poetry and short stories from my 20’s and decided it needs to remain buried. Unless the Vogons really do come to earth – I could sell it to them.
Well, I don’t actually HAVE the stuff I wrote in my teens* and early twenties. I also don’t have my first, under-the-bed novel (the starter novel, the one NO ONE must see EVER). I have rehabbed and/or cannibalized all but one book, which book got me a literary agent. I am tinkering with it because those characters have a special place in my heart.
*My dad saw my proposal summary of a book I was writing, took exception to it, and gave me an ultimatum: either I let him read it or I burn it. I burned it. I burned it all.
Aw, hun.
I have not just a diary-reading parent but a diary-destroying one. Shady Pines, this I vow!
Oh my goodness. I’m so sorry.
Not like “made me watch it be shredded”, but quietly disposed of. So much for primary sources of history.
That’s a damn good way of looking at it.
I guess I could answer that question ranging anywhere from “32-year industry veteran with 19 years as an independent consultant specializing in CAPA and change management” to “crazy Alaska redneck who likes guns” to “father of four daughters and head of a large and growing family” and lots of other things, depending on who’s asking.
But being OK with all of that, warts and all, seems to be the key. If you’re OK with it, then it matters damn little what anyone else thinks.
The “What do you do?” question can lead to some entertaining misunderstandings. As one of the girlfriend’s friends when they heard I work on phone systems, assumed that meant I was a secretary.
In case the state of the economy isn’t clear.
https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-01-at-2.24.27-PM.png?resize=600%2C444&ssl=1
On topic.
https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2022/06/Whisky-condition.jpeg?resize=600%2C533&ssl=1
For today and FitGlib.
hahahahahaha. I’m sending that to a bunch of people.
Biden grabbed the economy by the pussy
a few notes of citrus and pine
Like drinking toilet bowl cleaner. Sign me up.
Since I became involved with the Mises Caucus
I read that as “Mises CIRCUS”.
Sue me.
I read it as Miley Cyrus. I really need to see an eye doctor.
Not if it helps you see Miley Cyrus.
She is perhaps the Platonic ideal of hot trailer trash. Just on the wrong side of my hot/crazy line.
You can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl.
Mises CIRCUS
Close enough for political work.
Self-actualization == being okay with that.
Yes.
I am a work in progress, but I have always been pretty good at not letting other people define me.
TKD and BJJ? I am confused. The venn diagram there looks like spectacles…
…or a decent MMA fighter?
I’m sure there are plenty of mma guys who started in TKD. I’m not sure there are any that stayed there. Mma standup is mostly muay thai and boxing. For good reason too.
Steven “Wonderboy” Thompson and Jair Rodriguez are both traditional martial artists. Its more common than you think.
Nice little tune and vid by a band I need to check out more of – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjMMNNP2fY – channel has a pretty good variety of different electro swing mixes.
I love electroswing. I was in the CVS drive-thru listening to some and the clerk was looking a little shocked and then she said, “I really like your tunes!” I told her it was called electroswing and she wrote it down and said thanks.
“Swing & Bass”? That’s pretty great.
I like it.
I liked that more than I thought I would. Thanks!
No worries – the channel pumps a LOT of different bands/artists/compilations/etc. Bought a lot of stuff off itunes based on folks featured here (also I think Parov Stelar and Caravan Palace also had early stuff – or just collabs/remixes posted there).
Liquid Lunch is one of my favorites.
That’s interesting.
My Call of Cthulhu package arrived today.
Just finished reading through the main manual and flipping through some other stuff. Like I said before – never had any real experience trying a TTRPG – and this one seems different in terms of the scale of time, etc depending on the scenario – and not really sure how I would run one from scratch – although I think I’m familiar enough with the material from years of reading.
Would really love to participate in one with someone with DM experience first…not sure how though. Forgot to canvass friends at work yesterday.
/looks over at the forums
My evil cat is out destroying innocent lizards. He tortures them, letting them go and recatching them repeatedly until they are dead. Then he loses interest and walks away.
What a jerk.
Pretty good hunter though. If I had mice I’d appreciate his efforts more.
Every so often I hear a farmer say about the barn cats, “if you feed them too much, they won’t hunt mice.” Bullshit. They live to hunt, full belly or not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_killing
Honey badger don’t care.
Last year we took in three (started with four) tiny little abandoned kittens. They honed their hunting skills on grasshoppers. Was fun to watch until they didn’t leave them dead and instead ate them.
Like dogs with cicadas. They will eat them until they barf.
I don’t know if it is self actualization, but I did come to a time in my life, senior year of college, when I had the opportunity to go to a technical conference in NYC on my university’s dime.
I found myself mentally searching for reasons to turn it down (because it was new and unknown, thus intimidating), and then some other part of me said “what’s wrong with you? If you don’t try this, you’ll never try anything!”
So I went, and my eyes were opened to the rest of the world beyond the Great Plains. The next autumn, I was in Stockholm working on my Master’s Degree.
If I hadn’t had that little voice to kick me out of the nest, I’d probably still be in my hometown or at least home state.
It’s always wild to reflect back on a small decision that totally altered the trajectory of life.
Mine has been a long and winding road. Never pictured it; but it evolved to be what it is.
I had it all figured out when I was 14, getting top grades, knowing that I was going to be an engineer, get married, have a dog and a cat. HAH!
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.
I wouldn’t change a thing.
Hi-fucking-larious
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10877159/New-BLM-chair-appointed-tackle-charitys-financial-scandal-filed-bankruptcy-three-times.html
“Gay has herself been declared bankrupt in 2005, 2013 and 2016 ”
You can declare bankruptcy 2 years after doing so previously?
different chapters
She is clearly writing a book on it.
Bankruptcy is so Gay.
Not as gay as N.A.’s Sun article below.
“In 2013, she tried to apply for bankruptcy protection, but a federal judge tossed out the application because she failed to pay the $306 fee.”
So filed, but rejected. Not really what I think of when I read ‘filed for bankruptcy’
That part is a bit misleading. Knowing that, should she be in charge of anyone else’s money?
“women have access to the top 10% of guys through dating apps. Women get the pick of any men they want. Meanwhile men can barely get a woman even somewhat close to their sort of level of attractiveness”
This isn’t #MEETWO, this is the natural consequence of reliable birth control + permissive sexual norms + modern technology = return to primitive polygamy. In the case of humans, “polygamy” almost always equals “polygyny” simply because of hated biological realities like female child-bearing and sexual dimorphism in favor of stronger males. The following article outlines very nicely the body of research into what happens in polygynous societies:
https://quillette.com/2022/05/28/why-not-polygamy/
This is a topic I have thought about considerably and researched on my own quite a bit so I could wax philosophical about it for a while, however Ms. Mendelson’s article above does my work for me. Her primary failing is that she places a value judgement on the situation that bypasses the Standard Libertarian Disclaimer™: polygyny causes more social instability, poverty, interpersonal conflict and lowers overall well-being. This does not mean that polygyny = bad, monogamy = good; it only means that if you’re measuring aggregate social indicators. A more appropriate way of looking at it is that monogamy more equitably distributes mating opportunities and the stability that goes along with getting some whereas high-status men benefit hugely in polygyny, women don’t do as well and low-status men (like our lonely Aspie above) get shafted big time.
Biology be a cruel mistress.
I learned a life lesson when I was young and selling cars. I will always remember the day when a young, crusty saleswoman I worked with explained her success to me. “There’s an ass for every seat.” Truer words were never spoken.
Asses for seats.
https://archive.ph/wbBi2
You are doing right by your son MS. My condolences in advance to him on his first leg day. You may want to let him know going back for second leg day will help him feel better.
As for the guy in the Mises Caucus, he needs to get offline and speak to people, especially women, IRL. What this overeducated, idiot is missing is real time feedback. You don’t get that through a screen.
Also what he’s missing: context. On Tinder, women rate something like 75% of men as below average attractiveness, but that’s only from profile pics and lame-o self-descriptions. If you demonstrate confidence, capableness, intelligence and humor in person to a female, your looks suddenly matter much, much less.
I was out of the game before Tinder really took off, but being only 5’10”, I wouldn’t hit the arbitrary 6′ minimum most women put in their profiles today. However, back in the good old days, I outbanged my taller friends simply because I was too stupid to know that the girl I was hitting on was “out of my league” (protip: if you fuck her, she’s not out of your league), I didn’t take rejection personally and I was willing to play the numbers game. Confidence, humor and intelligence coupled with average looks will beat awkward, dull and stupid coupled with great looks every time in a face-to-face situation.
^This. Also as a reminder, you don’t need a dating app. Get thee to a bar. Or if you don’t drink or have different set of hobbies, get thee to a group with those. I am a fat, hunched over troll. I got women then and would again should I not be in a wonderful relationship with a woman who loves B movies, laughing, and video games. Who I met at a bar. These young libertarian guys let modern society pigeon hole them. Why? Isn’t libertarianism about being an individual? Do not allow technology to run your life!
So uh, what about the tons of dudes who aren’t confident, funny, or intelligent? Since those are also genetically determined, this seems to do as much good as advising them to be taller.
Intelligence… probably can’t do much for that. But confidence and personality can be improved, like physique. Even if I went to the gym 4 hours a day, 7 days a week, I’ll never look like Arnold; however I can improve myself and widen my potential dating pool. There are plenty of women who, even at my best, wouldn’t want anything to do with me. However, it’s all about maximizing what you have by improving what’s under your control to cast as wide a net as possible. Sitting around lamenting that no women wants to date you is unattractive and unproductive.
100%. Make the most of what you have. These guys probably have more than they realize. Most of us do.
Yes! Exactly. Also, try to just talk to people. When you talk to someone you find attractive, do you change? Talk to that person that same as you would talk to your beat friend. Have no preconceptions other than to meet a new person. You would be surprised what that does to your self esteem – just simply engage in conversation.
Beat friend. Hilarious. Best friend. A beat friend would be the person you go to fight club with.
On-line dating is a sewer.
Absolutely. Meeting people in person is the way to go. I was also going to mention that “dating events” wreck the whole concept of meeting new people as well. It adds a bad layer of stress onto what should just be an easy talk. Maybe a woman in the bar wants to try a rum drink, and has no idea what to try? Give her a recommendation based on her tastes. Talk about life. Don’t be a pratt and build yourself up. It either works or it doesn’t. At the least you meet a new person.
The girlfriend doesn’t understand how I can immediately connect with bar staff and regulars.
And I would never attempt to help someone just try a new rum drink, you start with the flavors they like first, and adjust recommendations based on that.
Rum is underrated. Tallness in men is overrated. One of my funnest (sic) boyfriends was no taller than I am.
I hear that Peter Dinklage was *very* popular with women in college.
In the cocktail world, unless a drink is rum forward (which would call for a specific flavor profile in the rum), it’s considered a clear spirit, the same as vodka, gin, and tequila. Quite a few drink recipes are just swapping those spirits out.
Don’t be a pratt.
Online dating is absolutely a sewer. I’m still traumatized.
That’s because you weren’t prioritizing their Firsting abilities.
Related: my now-wife & I were both on OK Cupid at the same time and lived mere blocks from each other.
We never would have met that way since I didn’t pass her filters – too old (fair cop) and too short (despite being 4″ taller than her – it’s not like she ever wears stripper heels[1]).
We ran into each other (almost) literally at an event and that was pretty much that.
Stated vs. revealed preferences are a serious problem with online dating.
[1] no matter how much I ask.
Have you tried making it rain?
I think real time feedback will be an issue far beyond dating for the Zoomers.
No doubt. They all need guidance from someone they trust to get off their computer and into real life.
https://ktla.com/news/california/california-court-says-bees-are-fish/
Crotch bumble bee.
*snicker*
“Suckley cuckoo bumble bee”
Haha.
I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work.
What if they don’t want to identify as fish? What if they want to identify as a wheelbarrow instead?
That’s next year’s court ruling.
For Q:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/18753271/ive-secretly-been-having-gay-sex-girlfriends-son/
GAY
Technically correct, best kind etc., etc.
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If you’re worried about being “exposed”, the very first thing you should do is have a feature in a newspaper about your double life.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/love-sex/im-porn-star–active-27115406
Sounds legit.
I picked up a copy of The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor from one of those front yard free library hutches a few blocks from my house. I’m only about a 1/3 of the way through it, but it’s highly entertaining send up of the old machine boss James Curley of Boston. Extremely cynical yet humorously depressing.
The Rascal King himself. I may check it out.
The movie version of it, starring Spencer Tracy, is excellent.
Found at the grocery store today – hatch chili bacon.
I’m very excited.
That sounds amazing.
It was a new item in the butcher case.
And you just can’t hide it?
He’s very excited. Not SO excited.
Tres Cool just lost control, and I think he liked it.
One does not allow one’s shadow to enter the presence of the Great White Grandfather
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden were evacuated from their beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after a small plane entered restricted airspace nearby.
They have since safely returned with no actual threat apparent, according to the White House.
“A small private plane entered restricted airspace, all indications are by mistake, and precautionary measures were taken. There was no threat to the President or his family,” a White House official told the traveling press pool.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, also said the aircraft entered the restricted airspace over Rehoboth by mistake.
“The aircraft was immediately escorted out of the restricted airspace,” he said in a statement. “Preliminary investigation reveals the pilot was not on the proper radio channel, was not following the NOTAMS (Notice to Airmen) that had been filed and was not following published flight guidance. The United States Secret Service will be interviewing the pilot.”
He’s our most precious resource.
confidence
Substantial confidence comes from skins on the wall, and those seldom come early. Insubstantial confidence won’t attract a woman you would want.
As for the odds game, decent men in their 40s rule: I certainly had my pick because most men are scum. Steady wins the race while everyone else is taking himself out with drugs, debt, professional inconsistency, narcissism, rudeness, sloth. Believe this guy: looks has almost nothing to do with anything with women.
In college I had zero skins on the wall, but I was independent. I built my own car, I always had two jobs during college, I wasn’t on a mommy scholarship. Chicks get the independence, the self-reliance, work ethic, consistency. They know BS when they smell it.
On height, Lawyer1 said that guys over six foot tell their real height while guys under split the difference between the truth and six foot (ie: 5-6 calls himself 5-9).
NewWife was a sliver under six foot when I met her a decade ago.
A pop concert in front of Buckingham Palace is still going on. We went out to drink beer at a local pub. All the TV screens were showing the concert. Then Michelle Obama appeared on TV and I booed her every second of her silly speech.
During the French Open coverage, they showed how the former First Harridan tweeted when the beaten finalist won he semifinal.
I also don’t remember that when Danielle Collins reached the AO final.
During the Champions League final, the camera couldn’t resist repeatedly swinging over to Nadal, just to rub it in, I guess. I can’t stand him or that team he roots for.
*roots around freezer*
“You there, with the pointy tail. Get in my salsa!”
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/2pQ5DMUISFO6WYTLFjkrSQ.OU_gANjSYlI3Ej7SyDz8AO
I was afraid that would be ‘possum or something.
I’ve got a possum plushie somewhere around here. I was gonna put up a photo to trip you out, but it wasn’t where I thought it was. ?
Sorry.
Bra model isn’t bad (said the straight lady). Bettie Page bangs.
As other have said self-actualization is a continuous process. Once you achieve a goal you should always have a new goal. In HS I got into mountaineering in a big way. I kept participating in football and soccer and did well, but climbing was where I was at. Since I didn’t play the status game, I was accepted by most, and those who didn’t I didn’t care about their opinions anyway. MS you sound like you are doing the right things in the correct way.
A friend of ours is returning to VA on Tuesday so we are taking him for a sail this afternoon to watch the big boats sail for the “Lipton Cup” set up by THAT Lipton almost a 100 years ago. We will also take rum supplements and watch the tropical sun to our north.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lipton
……..This is in between training sessions he has with Tae Kwon Do, and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.
Most excellent!!!!
LOL so I’m reading r/AmITheAsshole and there’s a thread about being invited to a party and then PAYING your share. Everyone’s like WTF? Oh, it’s Sweden. Weird but not US so okay, whatever. I go to Twitter and suddenly there’s a thread about people in Sweden asking people to pay their share for a meal or a party. Like, the whole world apparently thinks this is nuts. “This is the country that makes everybody build their own furniture.” LOL But then somebody says “Lack of resources? No. Lack of generosity.” Well, shit, I wouldn’t be generous, either, if the government were taking half my paycheck to give to somebody else.
This? https://www.metafilter.com/195505/swedengate
No, it was this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/v4vfwf/aita_for_demanding_that_my_gf_pay_for_her_selves/
I just kind of stumbled over this whole brouhaha by accident.
Ridiculous map linked therein. I lived in southern Germany for awhile and you always got food when you visited someone.
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Best friend’s Bavarian mother was always good for some spätzle or fresh French fries (à la In-n-Out). Although she seemed to have that peculiar European aversion to rinsing off the dish soap.
(Er, I think “welfare state” was indeed the explanation.)