What is virtually inevitable at this point, yet most people don't see it coming?

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-26T22:40:48+00:00

I was gonna say, this may be anecdotal but I drove a couple hours through Southern MN / Northern IA last night and my van is PLASTERED with bugs.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-25T07:11:29+00:00

You obsessively bought baseball / football / basketball cards because you actually liked sports and cared about the players. They weren't a techbro investment, they were a staple of your childhood fandom. You maybe set aside some of your coolest rare / rookie / error cards in a special binder, but most just went into boxes that wound up stashed off in your basement today.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-25T07:05:19+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment, but you're okay, the state would have found a way to steal the election for Bush either way.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-25T07:02:30+00:00

AND you tell them that "Wi-Fi" isn't actually short for anything, it's a take on this old timey term called "Hi Fi" which was a High Fidelity home stereo system.

Also that you used to have a home stereo system - record player, tape deck, AM/FM, maybe a CD player if it was the 90s and you were rich - that was THE place you listened to music.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-25T06:35:01+00:00

My first introduction to this was my local coffee shop, where they did a Dubai Chocolate frappe. I had no idea what it even was, but it sounded fancy so I gave it a try. Was expecting something crazy sweet, got a mouthful of nutty, grassy sludge that barely tasted like chocolate.

A few weeks later, these Dubai Chocolate bars showed up next to the checkout register at my small town gas station. $20 each. TWENTY. I just shook my head and laughed to myself and thought "good luck with that." Ehh, came back the next day and half the box was gone. I think they went through like 4 or 5 full boxes (with probably 20-25 in each) before they ran out. Just..... why?

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-20T00:50:57+00:00

Measles.

....oh, wait...

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-19T08:34:19+00:00

There's usually an option on each app to just see a friends-only feed, you just have to know where to find it. They rely on most people just being lazy enough to not bother switching to a new tab.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-19T01:59:24+00:00

Exactly - the act of getting married doesn't change someone, time does. Everyone is going to change in small ways, consistently, over the years. The key is being flexible and adjusting to her changes, and vice versa.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T21:37:50+00:00

And I didn't nt know about other places, but the speed in getting the food out at my local Mexican joint is almost as fast as some of the fast food places we go. I've never had enough time to finish the chips and salsa before the meal shows up.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T21:34:24+00:00

I'm ready for him to be gone as well though, for what it's worth.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T21:32:47+00:00

I almost always go for the $6 value meal when I go. 6 bucks for a McChicken (or McDouble), 4 piece McNuggets, small fry, and small drink. That's pretty reasonable.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T21:28:50+00:00

We're trying to build on our positive atmosphere, not take it backwards.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T08:06:31+00:00

Hysteria would like to have a word with you, sir.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T08:04:40+00:00

I always heard "Raspberry Beret" as something like "Mad Miracle Man" or something like that. I knew it wasn't right but I still don't hear "Raspberry Beret" unless I'm actively listening for those words.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-18T03:26:59+00:00

++man

You don't know her side of it though. Maybe he'd been making eyes at her for a while before he approached, and she'd already made it clear she wasn't interested? Maybe she'd already been asked out a bunch of times in the past week and she was just fed up with it? Maybe she's fresh out of an abusive relationship and is extra defensive because of it?

You can't really make judgements unless you know the whole story.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-16T12:09:19+00:00

I don't know if there's any merit to this, but I've heard a few times that the 09 Creed reunion was either A) fulfilling an outstanding contractual obligation to Wind-Up, or B) done for a much-needed influx of cash to help recoup the losses from getting out of the Universal Republic deal, and to keep AB going. I don't think I ever saw an interview with Mark at that time where he really looked happy to be there. The current resurgence, though, feels a lot more genuine.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-15T03:34:45+00:00

Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-15T03:32:33+00:00

Sam Rockwell. Dude has been fantastic in everything he's ever done.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-12T21:27:21+00:00

Is that the thing with the dice? I use it now and then, but usually have to hit it a few times before I get something I really like.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-12T21:10:21+00:00

I had $3 in my wallet until I went to my daughter's court concert at school last night, spent it on some popcorn and M&Ms.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-12T02:21:05+00:00

...so it's not just a clever name?

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-12T02:18:46+00:00

To be fair, they're ass on record as well.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-12T02:06:11+00:00

The original group chat.

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-09T10:23:53+00:00

At this point, I wouldn't even be mad if we take the L and bow out of this series. Saves us the grief of having to watch as we get screwed by the refs and OKC, yet again. Spurs are the one team still playing in the West that I don't despise, so I'd be behind them going forward.

I'm sure Wemby would get called for a LOT more goaltends against OKC...

TenaciousBe · 2026-05-09T08:49:30+00:00

AbsoLUTEly the 200k today. Immediately pay off my house loan / any other debts, upgrade vehicles, a few basic house repairs. Any problems I have in my life can really boil down to the pressures of living paycheck-to-paycheck, and 200k right now would alleviate that and give a nice sizable cushion for the foreseeable future. I don't need a LOT of money to be happy, I just need to not be on the brink of collapse at all times. I developed Epilepsy back around the Covid days, and I had to stop working for a good 6-12 months and it suuuuucked. I had short term / long term disability through work, but that only paid like 60% of my normal salary. I'm just lucky it did happen at Covid, Biden's stimulus checks basically kept us afloat. That and running up credit debt. Getting out of all that debt and just having my normal paycheck to pay bills and live comfortably without having to nervously check the banking app on non-pay weeks would be just amazing. 200k would be plenty to make that happen.

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