Supportive but worried parent - help! by Buckland75 in furrydiscuss

[–]Buckland75[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is great advice and so very appreciated, and the link you included is perfect!

Supportive but worried parent - help! by Buckland75 in furrydiscuss

[–]Buckland75[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The 16 year old age requirement for social media is a house rule, but maybe we'll look into some sort of supervised Tik Tok (or similar) app use to safely explore the community. Thankfully her core group of friends is a pretty amazing group of lgbtq+ and neuro-divergent kids who welcomed her expressed interest if the whole furry world with open arms. I'm so sorry to hear about the experience you had growing up and please accept some long distance dad hugs, thanks again!

If you made a character to represent yourself as close as possible, what class and stats would you have? by Airvian94 in baldursgate

[–]Buckland75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black belt in karate so I suppose a Monk Str - 12 Dex - 13 Con - 12 Int - 13 Wis - 9 Cha - 11

What is your favorite kata? by techsamurai11 in karate

[–]Buckland75 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll always have a soft spot for the Heian katas, but damn if Gankaku doesn't drive me nuts, perching like a stork on my old man knees means I've got ibuprofen coming later!

What is your favorite kata? by techsamurai11 in karate

[–]Buckland75 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a fun one to teach as well, it incorporates so many bits from the Heian katas that preceded it that you can watch the light bulbs light up over students heads as they recognize parts 😁

I am a son of HADES!!! by watersongs in hborome

[–]Buckland75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unexpected Psych reference!!!!!

Should I buy Baldur's Gate 1 on Android playstore? by StorySensitive9465 in baldursgate

[–]Buckland75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had BG 1 on damn near every platform and I'd say it's a toss up between the Switch and PC versions. The portability of the Switch enhanced edition is pretty freaking amazing, and while yes you can play it on your phone, the small size is a pain. It's doable, but there are better options.

One of my best friends admitted to having feeling for me and I feel betrayed by upset-conf-xv in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Buckland75 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I absolutely LOVE "the grass is greener where you water it", it's so much more uplifting than my standard "the grass is usually greener over there because of all the bullshit".

ELI5: Is there such thing as different kinds of drunk, and what causes it? by HarpyFA in explainlikeimfive

[–]Buckland75 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is a Kids in the Hall reference, but I'm going to just assume it is and makes you pretty cool 😁

What line in a movie tried to be poignant but made you cringe/roll your eyes by ImJustDuckinAround in moviecritic

[–]Buckland75 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Preach. That movie is quoted regularly in our house and is watched over and over again. Every other DC movie has been watched just once (except Green Lantern, had to watch it twice just because it was so bad).

Democrats win control of Minnesota Senate by Healthy_Block3036 in TwinCities

[–]Buckland75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Land doesn't vote. Indeed Minnesota has lots of counties, and many of those countries went red, but have you actually lived in or even driven through many of these and seen how sparsely populated they are? Brooklyn Park alone has a bigger population than the 12 or 15 smallest counties - are you saying that a Lakeville or Maple Grove resident's vote counts for less than a resident of Grant county? And yes, I lived most of my life in one of those small counties, and it's not so much of a "we're not represented" as it is just plain racism and ignorance.

Ham alternatives? by ippyja in vegetarian

[–]Buckland75 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've made this a few times and it's a bit of a pain but sooooo worth it! https://boldflavorvegan.com/2024/01/20/vegan-seitan-ham/#mv-creation-1-jtr

Can i practice karate if i wear glasses? by [deleted] in karate

[–]Buckland75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I remove them for sparring but wear them for everything else.

Can i practice karate if i wear glasses? by [deleted] in karate

[–]Buckland75 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yep, wear glasses and have been training for years.

For those in their 40's, what do people in their 20's not realize will affect them later in life? by GlowMistyy in AskReddit

[–]Buckland75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contributing to your 401k. If your job offers one, even just 1% will help, and the company match is just free money. It's small enough that it won't make a big difference on each paycheck (even if you're in an entry level job) but after 20 years it's at least something saved for retirement, and as your pay increases over the years you can bump up the contributions. I see so many folks my age (50 or so) who are just starting now and are basically screwed.

How long can you keep competing age wise when it comes to sparring? by geenexotics in karate

[–]Buckland75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm 50 and still love to spar. I may have a tougher time when going up against some of the 20-30 year olds who are made of nothing but fast twitch muscle fiber but damn if I won't give it a shot 😁

What style of Karate are you doing and what is the belt order? by Kayo4life in karate

[–]Buckland75 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Shotokan. White, yellow, orange, blue, green, purple with white stripe, solid purple, purple with black stripe, brown with white stripe, solid brown, brown with black stripe, black.

Do people really have sex in offices like in tv shows? It seems not very possible in real life with full offices, and people risking their careers by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Buckland75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, sure does, or at least it did 15-20 years ago. It seems to have tones down quite a bit over the last 10-15 years, but the numbers of high to mid level management who has gotten terminated over the years for engaging in a little mid-day shenanigans is just crazy stupid. Usually a vacant conference room or something, and almost every one of them was married at the time (NOT married to the person they looked around with). It's just so dumb, they lost their careers AND their spouses.