11-15-2022, 10:15 AM | #24001 | |
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I actually commented on that as we left, that I wondered how many people could enjoy a week in Miami while going nowhere South Beach (and the only trip downtown was a quick lunch with a family friend) More than anything, it's just how much f'n nicer people are down there versus here. Nothing makes you hate being surrounded by f'n assholes nearly so much as NOT being surrounded by them for a little while.
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11-15-2022, 10:26 AM | #24002 |
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Wait, Miami? Maybe it's just South Beach where you had a decent experience. I hate the people in South Florida. Some of the worst people I've ever had the misfortune to be around. I remember before we were married and I would visit my wife down there, she'd get pissed at me complaining about how terrible people were down there. I told her, you're just used to it since you've been here for 25 years. And then we got married and moved away, went back, and she apologized pretty quickly.
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11-15-2022, 10:30 AM | #24003 | |
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Yeah nowadays South Beach to the natives is akin to the Strip to people who actually live in Las Vegas.
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11-15-2022, 10:32 AM | #24004 | |
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Hey hey hey! He did not say nice, he said nicer than where he lives.
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11-15-2022, 10:34 AM | #24005 |
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New Jersey says hello...
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11-15-2022, 10:35 AM | #24006 |
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11-15-2022, 10:36 AM | #24007 |
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11-15-2022, 11:32 AM | #24008 |
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Well, 75% of South Florida is NY/NJ so...
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11-15-2022, 02:16 PM | #24009 | |
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No, I didn't get anywhere near South Beach (not my thing) I've really not had a single unpleasant experience with anybody over two week long trips. I've found it to be pretty much as my son described it "don't be an asshole, you won't run into a problem" Now, it's very neighborhood/section oriented (far more than Atlanta, the major metro I know best) and I certainly haven't spent time in every single place that's considered "Miami". But Brickell, Downtown (south end Brckell adjacent),Kendall, South Miami all nary a bad moment. Little Havana might very well be one of the most chill places on the planet. Nothing particular negative in Coral Gables itself, though maybe nothing that stands out as way above the curve. Certainly a degree of "be aware of your surroundings" in Hialeah and Miami Springs to a lesser extent but no actual negative interactions. Hell, we went to watch Miami Central Friday night and were literally the ONLY white folks on that entire side of the stadium, nothing but pleasant interactions. Not just "not negative", legit pleasant. I try to watch a similar game in much of South Atlanta or the rougher side of Athens, it's going to be a very different experience. Been there, done that.
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11-15-2022, 06:04 PM | #24010 |
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how is it that it took this absurd takeover for people to bail from twitter? It's a STUPID STUPID app! Really terrible!
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11-15-2022, 06:06 PM | #24011 | |
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You should tweet that.
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11-15-2022, 06:24 PM | #24012 | |
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Probably boils down to the difference between visiting and living there. Someone could offer to double my salary on the spot, buy my house and pay to move me to South Florida and I wouldn't blink before I said no.
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11-15-2022, 07:39 PM | #24013 | |
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And despite the market conditions AND despite what I've said about not making a move that far too soon, I'm legit considering a purchase (after seeing several crazy good deals ... on the surface at least) I mean, shrug, diff'rent strokes & all which is fine. But I've grocery shopped, I've dined out, I've bought electronics, I've been to Walmart (where a literal no-English crew was a better experience than the locals here). I've been to a high school football game, I've been to an NHL game, that covers the majority of my activities here. It's not without drawbacks. I haven't experienced delivery yet. There's no club-level concert scene for me whatsoever. I'm completely isolated from anyone other than my kid. It ain't a cheap place to live day to day. But not feeling like I need my hand on a gun at all times, not being treated some way based on anything other than how I behave, not going anywhere and feeling like there's a 60-70 percent of a negative (or worse) interaction ... those are pretty big positives for me.
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11-15-2022, 08:18 PM | #24014 |
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I've been to Miami but think I personally prefer Orlando. Just because more touristy things to do and don't have to worry about global warming as much. Also close enough to drive to Miami every weekend.
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11-15-2022, 09:04 PM | #24015 |
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I kept my Florida law license because you never know and I'm not stupid, but it would take a major negative turn in my life for me to go back. Worst case, I'd try to work remotely for a law firm based in Florida before I'd consider going back. Even Tallahassee, which is a far different vibe than South Florida, I didn't enjoy all that much (either the weather or the people).
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11-15-2022, 11:41 PM | #24016 |
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11-17-2022, 05:49 PM | #24017 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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All of these Taylor Swift fans furious about the Ticketmaster fiasco should just shake it off.
Speaking of shows, the wife and I continue our "we're childless now" tour with Sal Vulcano tomorrow night in Louisville and then John Waite on Sunday night in Cincinnati. John Waite is one of my favorite artists of all time and we're doing the VIP meet and greet beforehand. The last (and only) time I saw him live was 1985 in Atlanta co-headlining a tour with Cheap Trick. It's been awhile.
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11-17-2022, 06:04 PM | #24018 |
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I barely remember the time before the nutritional labels.
I find them invaluable but have a love hate relationship. Yes, I want to know how many calories (vitamins, carbs, protein etc.) ... but no, I really don't want to know how many calories. |
11-17-2022, 06:35 PM | #24019 |
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The ones at restaurants are the worst. It's incredibly difficult to eat a full dinner at a restaurant where it won't at a minimum put you over half of your daily calorie intake.
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11-17-2022, 06:48 PM | #24020 |
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If you're worried about daily caloric intake then you probably shouldn't be eating at restaraunts. Most people under-estimate the amount of calories in dine-in meals.
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11-17-2022, 07:06 PM | #24021 |
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There are good restaurant meals for a reasonable 800-1,000 calories. It's everything else that you order.
I think Sushi and Pho are okay in calories (but have to watch the carbs). |
11-17-2022, 07:22 PM | #24022 | |
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This is where I am at when I go out to eat. I may order the healthy option but I don't expect it to be that healthy.
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11-17-2022, 07:25 PM | #24023 |
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I'm always watching and I know what I'm getting into, it's just deflating to see that pretty much everything other than about 3-4 items on any given menu are a minimum 1000-1500 calories.
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11-17-2022, 07:27 PM | #24024 |
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11-17-2022, 07:35 PM | #24025 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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I don't do sushi and I rarely get to eat different stuff with the family - which is why I usually get Thai or Pakistani for lunch when I go into the office. My wife can't eat spicy and generally doesn't like those types of foods.
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11-17-2022, 08:57 PM | #24026 |
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I don't know if there's anything that can trigger true rage in me like watching a delivery order in real time. So, someone named Dugg is riding a bicycle to pick up my order a half-hour late and then heads off 2 miles in the opposite direction of my place? I was so much better off not knowing any delivery details.
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11-17-2022, 09:22 PM | #24027 | |
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We had this once with Door Dash. They picked up our food then went literally past our house and about 7 miles south. My wife who is all Jersey called the person and was like, WTF are you doing? |
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11-17-2022, 09:28 PM | #24028 | |
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She is my hero.
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11-17-2022, 09:45 PM | #24029 |
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11-17-2022, 11:41 PM | #24030 |
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* I grew up in a home where my dad worked shift work. Woe betide anyone who dared to make a noise when my father was trying to sleep.
* My kids grew up in a home where it was as OK (for them) to close a door by slamming it. * Now that I am living alone, I will still place a glass on the kitchen counter by laying one end down at an angle and then positioning the rest so that I place it down silently. * Who am I doing this for? Preconditioning. |
11-18-2022, 05:18 AM | #24031 |
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lol Elon Musk gave the remaining elpoyees an ultimatum or esle they would be given a severance package and dismissed. Most of them took the money and run ! hahahahoho
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11-18-2022, 05:38 AM | #24032 | |
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Huh, preconditioning? ... for what? BTW, definitely headed to Australia. How's a Kangeroo steak? I kinda picture it like Bison here, not a lot of fat, not that great (vs a ribeye). |
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11-18-2022, 07:52 AM | #24033 |
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With the world pop now exceeding 8 billion, I checked out some growth trends. Found a 2019 chart with a nice summary projecting 2020 to 2100.
If accurate ...
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11-18-2022, 03:40 PM | #24034 |
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Kangaroo meat is very lean but I wasn't overly impressed with the taste. It is supposed to have a stronger flavor like game but to me it was a bit meh. I think of it more like a meat for tourists.
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11-18-2022, 06:15 PM | #24035 |
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How is this a surprise? 35 year One Child Policy meant a comparative population crash was always going to happen once the aging population before those years started dying off
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11-19-2022, 01:46 AM | #24036 | |
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lol I was really confused by how that title was worded.... 5 of the highest populated countries will be in africa....and like I was picturing the continent of africa growing and absorbing all it touched.... |
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11-19-2022, 05:17 AM | #24037 | ||
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I always thought the one-child policy was to slow down growth, not crash it. The 2019 study prob took into account the two-child policy but not the below May 2021 announcement. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57303592 Quote:
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11-19-2022, 11:44 AM | #24038 | |
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Thanks. I will have to try it just to experience it. But yeah, not expecting anything great. |
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11-20-2022, 10:21 AM | #24039 |
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So has it been decided that we are bypassing Thanksgiving as a holiday and just starting the Christmas season in the middle of November? There are at least five houses in our subdivision who have Christmas decorations up including one where the lights have been up since Veterans Day.
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11-20-2022, 12:25 PM | #24040 | |
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All part of Christmas Creep. Been happening here for years, some radio stations start Christmas music after Halloween now.
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11-20-2022, 02:35 PM | #24041 |
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Liberals killed Thanksgiving like they killed Christmas and Jesus.
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11-20-2022, 06:24 PM | #24042 |
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Oh, Lowe's and Home Depot had Christmas decorations for sale out in September. I am used to that. It is just the disregard for Thanksgiving as a holiday that is different this year.
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11-20-2022, 06:58 PM | #24043 |
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WalMart, too - as soon as back to school is packed up, Christmas starts moving into the seasonal area
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11-23-2022, 04:47 PM | #24044 |
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Nothing ruins your day quite like seeing your hypocritical, passive-aggressive, two-faced bitch of an ex-roommate get on NPR's booklist. Damn near threw my phone when I saw it.
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11-23-2022, 08:03 PM | #24045 |
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Hopefully not for a memoir about her former roommate
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11-23-2022, 08:06 PM | #24046 |
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I mean, now I'm curious.
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11-23-2022, 08:12 PM | #24047 |
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Not quite the same, but a college buddy wrote a fantasy book and it's on Amazon. I'm jealous because that's my dream in retirement, but know that I lack in creative writing (e.g. too geared towards technical and work related writing).
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11-24-2022, 03:38 AM | #24048 |
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Basically, she's one of those people who will act sweet and nice to people who thinks she can get something from. So a lot of folks are fooled into thinking she's a great person. But if you're someone who sees through her bullshit, or if you're someone she doesn't think she can gain anything from, she'll treat you like shit.
*VERY* stereotypical LA in her personality (Reminds me of a lot of Hollywood jagoffs I've dealt with TBH) As an example, there was once a house gathering which I didn't know about that she planned. When it started, I was out to dinner. She screamed at me via text for not doing some chore before the guests arrived. A: I didn't know there was a party. B: It was Friday night. By house agreement, chores were Sunday, so I was going to do whatever chore it was then. C: One of our other roommates had a chore he hadn't done for like six months. I pointed all of this out to her. She called me an asshole, said the roommate did that chore two months ago (this detail greatly amused my mother and her friends when I told them about this incident), and demanded I come back to the house immediately. I declined, saying I was still out at dinner, but that I would return as soon as I finished. More calling me names. I ignored it, finished eating, and returned home to a very awkward party that fell silent the moment I walked in. The two guests I was tightest with looked at me sympathetically and a third guest, who was the most chill dude ever, thankfully rescued it by cracking an unrelated joke that redirected things. Found out a little later from one of the tight couple that she'd ranted and raved about me the entire time I was gone, just absolutely trashing me, my reputation, and my writing to the entire assembly, even though everyone just ignored her and didn't engage. That whole situation was toxic as hell that year. Our original group of four was halved, because the girls moved out to go live with their boyfriends (both now married to said boyfriends I believe). So it was the two dudes remaining. Other dude was a chill, prettyboy pothead poet who I got along very well with. Then two girls of the incoming cohort moved in. The girls immediately started crushing on the poet, setting up a 3-on-1 dynamic. Poet was loving the attention and fawning and pretty much just hung out with them. Other girl roommate was okay - we weren't exactly warm and friendly with each other, but in a normal situation, it'd have been fine. This wasn't normal. This was pure toxicity. I moved out that spring to an apartment by campus formerly occupied by a graduating member of the cohort ahead of me (brilliant writer who a lot of people thought should be dating me - we understood each other's work perfectly and got on swimmingly until she had a nervous breakdown a few years later). When I moved out, our landlord was all, "It's too bad things turned out the way they did". I had explained the situation to him as to why I was leaving, and on his end, he said he was hearing constantly negative things about me for months from The Bitch, but that he didn't involve himself in that kind of drama. He appreciated my being level with him and not adding to it.
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11-24-2022, 04:06 AM | #24049 |
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hey izulde, didja know they are making a community movie?
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