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Posted by a friend: The people who want Roe vs. Wade overturned are the same people who are afraid of windmill cancer. Think about that for a sec.

The last two weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster. Two weeks ago I mentioned that my cousin took his life, and today I was offered and accepted a kickass job at Intel proper (no longer a contract worker). Ups and downs.

el oh el if that's all this is.

Love that you can see the one guy at the end wearing a "Freedom Convoy 2022" hoodie. Someone understood the assignment (grift).

I think the number of people at Intel who are masking is 1 in 10 or so.

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I'm coding furiously now to create Twatter.

If Netflix forces ads on us (i.e. does not create a lower tier with ad support), that will be the day I drop Netflix.

I wish people weren't dumb enough for that to work, but...

Not to mention he's using a vehicle with a 30 gallon tank, presumably an SUV or truck. Personal responsibility what?!

FWIW, I understand where Jason is coming from. I'd be pissed too, even if it was just a cold, let alone COVID. Going out to hang out with people knowing that you're sick but not disclosing that beforehand is a selfish move, IMO. Maybe Jason underestimated the risk of going out, but it definitely doesn't help his estimations when critical information is withheld.

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I found out a couple hours ago that my cousin committed suicide this morning. He was living with my sister and her husband just a few minutes from my parents. His conservative Baptist parents had disowned him a couple years ago because he realized he was gay and didn't believe in god, and I think the estrangement and identity crisis sent him into a slow tailspin. My family took him in, inviting him to live with my sister and her husband in Idaho (he was living in Oregon) while he saw a therapist... We all tried to be there for him over the last few months, offering love and support, doing all of the usual family things with him (movies, meals, game nights, Christmas, birthdays, Zoom calls, etc.), trying to be a good family for him and show him the love that his own family had withdrawn... but it was all not enough. He was 24. Please tell those you care about that you love them.

Many people believe in God like you and I believe in Almighty GabeN.

As an alternative to stuffy Episcopalians, might I suggest Lutherans, particularly the ELCA? They're pretty progressive (female pastors, support LGBTQ, etc.) and have been known to indulge in beer drinking.

April fools?

I'm totally fine with gas going to $6/gallon or more if it means we move away from fossil fuels, but I drive a Prius.

No way to prevent this, says only nation where this regularly happens.

I know that feel, bro, but at least he had the guts to express his interest/feelings. That is its own kind of bravery that not everybody possesses at that age, or sometimes even at any age.

I'm also incredibly immature, so that probably taints your picture of me.

My current dog is my first pet I've had since I was about 18, so it's been 19 years.

My day's going great so far; I'm perpetually running a sleep deficit because I'm 1) a nightowl working an 8-5 IT job that's 30 minutes away and 2) a 37 year old man-child who hates going to sleep when he should. So to make up for my workweek deficit, today I slept in until nearly 11 (went to bed at 1:30 am) and it was glorious. Showered, ate breakfast/lunch, and took my dog for an hour's walk and now I'm going to start studying for my OCP exam for most of the rest of the day. My goal is to take the exam within two months so I can get my first programming job.

My dog goes to daycare 5 days per week while I'm at work, running around playing with dozens of other dogs on around 5 acres, with I believe about three to five humans around to supervise. When I first got him and I was getting daycare set up, he was home alone for about 12 hours a few times, but he was good and to this day has still never peed in the house even once. He did shred a down comforter once though. That was about a year ago and I'm still finding feathers.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I guess? Here's my weirdo on his dog bed/couch tonight:

y hello thar!