• Username checks out
• This guy motorcycles
• 300 pounds?! That kind of load was very noticeable on my FJR!

Also, thank you for the thorough breakdown.

Are Crocs with socks Gentoo?

A handful of my co-workers are Gentoo loyalists, and they wear CwS year-round. Contrary to the stereotype of CwS being the strongest possible birth control, these dudes are beating back the female suitors with a stick.

The purpose(s) that drive me are:

• share helpful knowledge and experience where they’re welcome
• sow beauty and light where I can
• hopefully bring levity, a chuckle, and maybe a way out when things are dark
• build strong communities wherever I can
• elevate those around me and hopefully improve their day
• strive to leave my spheres of influence better than I found them
• find the positive or at least an opportunity for me to learn
• enjoy the trip

Some people get their validation from sex. They might not even like the sex. In fact they probably don’t enjoy it but they do like that bit of validation.

It took me a few decades to get perspective, but then I encountered people with commitment issues, some of the more chaotic attachment style variants, and various traumas. “Ah, now I understand. You do you and be safe out there, neighbor.”

If they were, “are”, “of” and “and” likely wouldn’t be capitalized.

Yep, you’re right. I missed those.

There are lots of different style guides

I was reluctant to say anything about Chicago, APA, etc.

Totally weird possibility: the author is following the actual grammar rules trying poorly to follow a style guide for capitalization of titles.

Edit: as @hikaru755@lemmy.world pointed out, I totally missed that words were capitalized for which no style guide advises capitalization.

Oh, gawd, it’s a special kind of hell. My partner and I were ENM when we met, but mutually decided we preferred monogamy (long story). Over the past summer, we decided to dip our toes back into having sidepieces. And our tolerance for modern dating bullshit lasted all of three weeks.

We’re not monogamous because of societal norms; we’re monogamous because of zero tolerance for the state of dating. 😆

🤣 I swear, my double-entendre was completely unintentional. Thank you Internet stranger for the solid laugh!

For most of my life, I failed to understand hookup culture and ONS. “Damn, I met someone appealing enough that I would like to have sex with them! You know what would make this better? Never seeing them again!” You discovered a Fountain of Sex! Why abandon that now that it’s flowing?!

Wait til you see bats getting eaten by centipedes!

Pizza, bagels, knishes, Jewish delis, and whitefish salad.

Sliced bok choy, julienned ham, julienned carrots, baby spinach, slices of pancetta… If you’re willing to pre-funk some ingredients up to a few days in advance, you can have more tasty additions such as marinated hardboiled eggs, lap cheong (shelf-stable until you open the package), chashu, crispy pork belly, Chinese or Japanese brisket curry.

I’ve never met the guy, but have friends who did. Fatboy Slim seems like the Fred Rogers of EDM. And this makes me very happy.

Indeed.

HJF. That guest list… That wasn’t a black tie dinner. That was an assembly of overlords meeting with the kings of their respective kingdoms. Those are the people one would assemble if feudalism is the goal.

You know you have a cool pic when it still looks great with your finger in the corner. :D

Serious question: what are y’all’s methods to prevent/deal with spicy pillows?

Who else saw “Shropshire” and immediately thought of this guy?

The jokes on them! I buy one for every friend who somehow doesn’t already have one. I also manage to kill one about every two years. My lifestyle is very challenging to technology.