ShadySands

I got a Pepsi the other day and took a sip and was absolutely disgusted. I thought I had gotten diet by mistake but no, here they drop the sugar a bit and add some different sweeteners. I had to toss it. It's rare that we drink soda these days but I figured I was on vacation so why not live a little.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-discovered-mammals-breathe-anuses-121105434.html

I feel like I'm often defending things I don't care much for or about just because someone is so badly misrepresenting it or making outrageous and often easily debunked claims. I was raised to challenge ignorance wherever I see it especially if it's my own ignorance but that obviously can't apply to the internet. Believe it or not the main reason I go back and forth with Bruce so much is because I honestly like him. Otherwise I wouldn't bother. And with that I'm probably done with this particular thread for a bit. Toodles.

Sad thing is that there's probably be some John Bolton types that would totally eat up that my dad can beat up your dad stuff if the other dad is Iran or North Korea.

Does that mean Ukraine can also say they are directly at war with Iran and North Korea and whoever else gave them arms and munitions for their invasion? Russia is a joke but a joke with nukes so...

Okay

My dearest Bruce, I hope this post finds you well. Crime is down. Republicans killed a comprehensive border bill because Trump wanted to campaign on the issue and, unfortunately, it looks like it's working on you. Trump has been a public figure longer than I've been alive. Social media is more likely to give you misinformation. People are stupid. The end Best regards,

So independent voters I get, I'm technically independent though I haven't voted for a Republican since Trump hit the scene. That said, undecided voters, I do not get. Trump has been a known quantity since forever and he hasn't changed and is probably not capable of it. I don't care much for Harris, in fact, l do not like her at all, but it's not even a choice between the two. .... Regarding Israel, didn't they kill their last leader that tried for a real peace? I finally get why my Jewish step-grandfather (is that a thing?) hated Israel. I won't mention the things he said because I don't want Mossad to assassinate me. It probably wouldn't even make the front page of the news if they took my whole flight down to get me. Not that I'm hard to kill, you could probably lure me into an unmarked van with a Slim Jim and Dr pepper.

In Estonia now and I half-heartedly apologize to France if Germany invades again. I'm mostly joking because everyone assumes I'm Canadan from Canadia when I start speaking English because I'm not loud and pushy (that's what the French accent is for). I guess that's better than the migrant they assume I am before I speak. How do I know some people think I'm a migrant? I'm glad you asked and the answer is they happily tell me. Honesty in race relations is so refreshing, even if they do just want my CAD.

I'm in Germany doing my worst French tourist impression.

RIP

I cannot. I'm not a mod or Gromnir, who I haven't seen in an age and hasn't responded to or viewed any messages I've sent and I'm starting to get worried. I still tried though just in case I really was Gromnir all along but didn't know it.

They've started putting separated bike lanes wherever they can fit them and people are still riding in the roads here. I can't really be too surprised, the people here can't drive very well* so I shouldn't expect them to ride responsibly either. * We've been having a major problem with people running red lights and all the accidents that creates because yellow means pedal to the metal and red means stop... unless you don't want to.

We're going to be heading to Estonia in a few weeks. Not really looking forward to traveling with a 1 year old but not as worried about the 5 year old. He's already done this flight and handled it well a couple of years ago. Forgot that was when I broke my tooth, 2 year ago while they were in Estonia. They just ripped it out and put in a fake tooth. It took a few months to get the actual tooth but my son loved to see the screw that was in there when he got home.

Yeah, an RFK Jr endorsement isn't going to do much for the Republican's weirdness problem.

I hear roadkill bear meat clears that right up. Unrelated but have you ever been falconing?

Yeah, I'm just a little drunk rambling in my post but thanks for the genuine feedback. My mom randomly developed an allergy to mango in her 30s, which I always thought was weird and terrifying. I'm lactose intolerant but I can't imagine being actually allergic to dairy like at least one kid in my son's class is. I love cheese despite the pain and carnage.

Grilled some bacon wrapped pork sausages, sweet peppers, and tomatoes. I washed it down with a strawberry margarita.

Son just finished his first week of kindergarten and they sent out an allergy sheet for the kids allergies in his class specifically. It's a class of like 20 and the list of forbidden allergens has like 10 things on it. Like sorry dude, good luck eating at school. I always thought that was over exaggerated but now I see it is not. I remember in my entire school career we only had like 2 kids with severe food allergies is there any explanation on why they're so much more common now? I mean, I get why things like mental health diagnosis have gone way up, it's because we actually test for those things now and we understand it better. Obviously those things existed then we just didn't call it what it was but I can't image severe food allergies are able to go undetected, seems like something that would come out super quick.

Obsidian CEO Would Love to Make a Shadowrun Game

REMF, which I learned here.

Gore Vidal always reminds me of some old Ask a Ninja video where he says something like not enough Gore or Videl. Now I'm off to find that clip Ugh it was Gore Verbinski. I was way off.

I just use my phone as a hotspot in pinch. I can't work like that for more than a few days though. Comcast is same day and despite all their flaws, and they are legion, I need quicker response times to issues. CenturyLink was solid for 5 years but even then a 2 week outage is unacceptable. I probably just needed a new line or ONT box. I could have even run and tipped the fiber myself as I used to do it back in the desert in my imperial youth.

My wife was reading me some article about how the kids these days all smoke and don't wear sunscreen and so they look older and worse. Not sure if there was any truth to it or if it was the typical generation bashing shifted down to Z but I figured it was the latter.