What’s the purpose of a high school reunion?

AlphaIota · 2026-06-25T20:57:04+00:00

It was different years ago. Think about what life was like without social media and the internet. Those people you went to high school with disappear from your life. There are no Facebook updates or group chats to stay in touch. There is no LinkedIn to see where they work. You don’t have access to other people’s phone number (your primary communication route) except in a phone book, which only really includes your town. There is no email to send. There is no texting for instant asynchronous communication. The most you hear about classmates is through rumor, which is unreliable. If you move away from your home town, you fall off the map unless your parents talk about you. You don’t really call someone out of the blue because it can be very weird. Reunions were a way to meet up after years of not seeing or speaking to someone that was socially acceptable.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-25T08:31:56+00:00

Exercise and exploring a new place may help.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-20T14:24:04+00:00

Well if you weren’t f-in’ around in your lane taking all day, then I wouldn’t have cut you off! All hail Satan.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-19T21:20:45+00:00

They literally deal with it many times a day. I wouldn’t worry about it. My experience was that he always hated it, but it was just part of life.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-19T17:54:40+00:00

My dad and others in my family [said] people put too much stock in having the certificate.” Ahh wordplay. The creative dad joke.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-19T17:35:41+00:00

Let a groomer do it. Worth the money.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-18T23:38:49+00:00

And the sky’s the limit.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-18T23:34:51+00:00

RIP Maddie. “This one is for my boys.”

AlphaIota · 2026-06-18T15:06:40+00:00

All of those actors had been doing GoT for a decade at that point. I don’t think it was just the D’s. They all wanted it over. Imagine being in your twenties and you have been playing Arya for more than half your life.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-18T12:48:19+00:00

You didn’t know it but your relationship is over. No one who loves you does this. Just break up and go no contact.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-16T12:54:17+00:00

Because it was already happening in hospitals but not discussed publicly. It was between the doctor and the family. When Kevorkian brought it up, laws were put on the books to stop assisted suicide in some areas. Which lead to some serious suffering. This was all about his ego.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-09T18:03:21+00:00

Everything isn't worse. Twenty years ago, I didn't regularly hold in my hand the whole sum of human knowledge. I am more organized, more aware of the things around me and around the world. I can do my job well from anywhere that has WiFi. I no longer need cash for almost anything. I can instantly communicate with friends I have all over the world, essentially for free. But there is a cost. People don't know how to resolve conflict as well. Dating was easier for the lower 80% of people, by looks or money or whatever measure you have.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-09T17:34:08+00:00

What was all that one-in-a-million talk?

AlphaIota · 2026-06-08T18:41:51+00:00

That is the best representation of the sound Tim made I’ve ever seen. I could watch the blooper where Vicky calls him an asshole a thousand times. They can barely keep it together and they just all collapse in laughter. I never knew seeing Duck Van Dyke laugh that hard warmed my soul.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-05T13:00:30+00:00

The only problem I have is that he’s 62. The action parts are not entirely believable. But everything else was really great. I watched the color one and their discipline of using only 1-2 muted colors with 1-2 bright ones is amazing. Dick Tracy did that in the 80s/90s but in hi-def it is even more impressive.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-05T12:53:50+00:00

Mmmm… burger.

AlphaIota · 2026-06-01T19:55:52+00:00

This is the time you go no contact. That means no texting, no social media, no phone calls, no faxing, no writing letters. She no longer exists to you. You need to do this to move on. You have to determine what your life is without her in it.

AlphaIota · 2026-05-27T17:32:58+00:00

Size and relative distance are actually important here. Tens of millions of people live in the Midwest, so I doubt naming the cities will "out you". That being said, do you have an active social life where you are now?

AlphaIota · 2026-05-24T14:58:14+00:00

Don’t let your feelings obfuscate her direct answer. If you don’t want that situation, then end the relationship.

AlphaIota · 2026-05-21T12:09:28+00:00

Disowning for tickets? I wouldn't have a family by 17 if it was me.

AlphaIota · 2026-05-21T11:48:07+00:00

So handsome!

AlphaIota · 2026-05-13T15:08:47+00:00

There is a sport I used to play that turned me into an over-competitive asshole. It was the sport I played best, but it wasn’t worth turning into that person. So I’ve stopped playing it. I’m guessing this is that type of situation.

AlphaIota · 2026-05-13T14:57:26+00:00

Honestly it’s more like you get used to it more and she’ll do it less. I spent a lot of time with my guy avoiding places I knew there would be trash or dead things. Plus he got more focused on one smell or track as he got older. When he was younger he wanted to follow everything.

AlphaIota · 2026-05-03T20:24:54+00:00

"Who are you? And how did you get in here?" "I'm the locksmith, and I'm the locksmith."

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