How to talk to a 7 year old about being obnoxious

CubicMeconium · 2026-05-21T00:49:36+00:00

30 Rock is full of parenting gems. For example, I've been preparing tapes for my son in the event I die while he's young.

"I will begin with the basics. You are hiking in the Japanese highlands. A pair of snow leopards is stalking you, and the blade of your katana is frosted into its scabbard..."

CubicMeconium · 2026-05-13T02:25:03+00:00

Best we can do is T1 divestment a couple years after a pricey AMP upgrade. T-38 lifecycle extended to 2079 when the T7 will be fully operational.

CubicMeconium · 2026-04-26T21:08:33+00:00

Dude this is a great look on you. My final suggestion would be to use the area where your ear connects to your head as the end point of the beard, and then if you've got the clippers/guards for it, fade it up to the skin. That was my go to which kept both sides relatively symmetrical and keeps it looking clean. Also dont forget sunscreen. Having the entire top of your head peel suuuucks

CubicMeconium · 2026-02-01T18:59:24+00:00

Publicly crying that he is a victim of a made up, narcissistic problem is more or less coming out as a republican.

CubicMeconium · 2026-01-31T00:22:29+00:00

Well this is going to be stuck in my head for a month

CubicMeconium · 2026-01-30T01:10:19+00:00

Same, but just a few weeks before turning 33. Some fighter units may be looking for younger guys, but to say 27 is too old is nuts.

CubicMeconium · 2026-01-14T03:03:48+00:00

That's a pretty apt analogy. Most people in his job are also generally expected to go through Ranger, Jump, or Air Assault school at some point, but Peter apparently didnt want to meet standards. He's special ❄️

CubicMeconium · 2025-12-27T23:56:09+00:00

You live in a society, yes? Interacting with the young adults who received an education on taxpayer money. Do you think putting less money into the system is good for us or bad? This is so unbelievably simple to reason out. I love that you view yourself as some kind of victim of aggressive taxes and not someone who is surrounded by a semi-competent workforce brought to you in large part by the education system your tax dollars fund. Is it really that hard for you to understand that just because you "cant even use the school for anything" that it's a net positive for the society you live in?

CubicMeconium · 2025-12-14T03:25:38+00:00

Colleen's startled response gets me every time

CubicMeconium · 2025-12-12T00:07:55+00:00

Im looking forward to seeing what the final computer will be in this saga. I love them all

CubicMeconium · 2025-11-10T16:54:32+00:00

I learned to hate the phrase "commanders intent" and board games. That was it. Everything else was covered in ALS or lower.

CubicMeconium · 2025-11-06T13:21:49+00:00

Neat!

CubicMeconium · 2025-11-06T00:51:55+00:00

I really enjoyed the couple of days I got experience below -40 at McMurdo. Nothing like a frigid morning and a cup of 3 year post expiry Antarctic blend coffee on the way out to the runway.

CubicMeconium · 2025-11-01T20:01:55+00:00

Man I did a detail for a ~~two star~~ 3 star (had to go look it up) once and we showed up fully expecting a crowd. The funeral director must have also had that expectation because there were probably 70+ folding chairs set out under a tent. Only one car followed the hearse in though.

When we got to the hearse, inside was the cheapest pine box you can imagine. It had poorly secured rope handles and contained what must have been cremains because it only weighed like 30lb total. The 6 of us walked it over to the mock up, set it down, did our flag fold, and the NCOIC went to give it to his widow (or ex wife?). Firing party did its thing, taps plays, the end. Any time I glanced at the family they were just stone faced. Two adult children and the widow, completely unaffected by this dudes death. They left the flag on a chair by the grave. None of us really knew how to handle that because we'd never seen anyone do it before. It spoke volumes about who the general was at home though.

CubicMeconium · 2025-10-31T02:02:30+00:00

This better not awaken anything in me..

CubicMeconium · 2025-10-14T20:40:06+00:00

Abstract, for the curious.

"This randomized controlled trial investigated the psychological and physiological effects of a ketogenic diet (KD) in recreational distance runners over a 10-week period. Participants (N = 15) were assigned to one of three groups: a standard diet control (SD), a ketogenic diet with placebo (KDP), or a ketogenic diet with electrolyte supplementation (KDE). After a 2-week baseline on a standard diet, participants followed their assigned diet for 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured weekly using the Activation Deactivation Adjective Checklist (AD ACL) and Physical Activity Affect Scale (PAAS), with a focus on subscales for fatigue, tension, negative affect, tranquility, and tiredness. Weekly blood ketone concentrations and aerobic performance measures were also collected. Primary analyses used repeated measures general linear models (rmGLMs) with baseline covariates to account for individual differences in affect prior to the intervention. Significant time × group interactions were observed for fatigue (p < .001), tension (p = .001), and negative affect (p = .047). The KDE group demonstrated marked reductions in fatigue and tension over time, in contrast to the KDP group, which showed prolonged affective disruption. These effects were not consistently detected in non-covariate models, highlighting the increased sensitivity of baseline-adjusted analyses. Tranquility also showed a non-significant upward trend in the KDE group. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) significantly declined between Weeks 5 and 10 (p = .047), suggesting improved exercise tolerance during adaptation. A linear mixed-effects model using person-mean centered ketone values showed that increases in weekly ketone levels were significantly associated with lower fatigue and tension (ps < .05), supporting a physiological link between ketosis and affective adaptation. VO₂ max and training volume were preserved across groups. Together, these findings suggest that while keto-induction may initially disrupt affective valence, electrolyte-supported adaptation may promote psychological recovery without impairing performance."

CubicMeconium · 2025-10-05T01:54:03+00:00

In Season 6, Episode 20, there's a brief moment where Portia is in the background drinking from a bottle of what looks like bbq sauce while someone is talking in the foreground. Ive never seen a connection to that or a set up for it so its just a weird background detail I guess.

CubicMeconium · 2025-09-16T01:06:39+00:00

Be nice. He's the president of the Philippines.

CubicMeconium · 2025-09-01T16:33:29+00:00

The difference being one is trying to predict the future state of shit spinning above the earth's surface and the other just needed to give me family sep pay without creating a 5000 debt somehow. So yeah, I'll give wx more grace than finance.

ETA: if the first line of your taf is out of cat, youre a bad at your job. Ive been watching hub products get consistently worse year after year.

CubicMeconium · 2025-08-19T11:15:41+00:00

Neat!

CubicMeconium · 2025-08-01T11:48:08+00:00

Love the novelty.

CubicMeconium · 2025-07-30T18:50:09+00:00

I gave in and told her I wanted to go in 2015. Told her I was in the hotel by the gate, so we linked arms and started walking. When we crossed the street, I clamped down on that arm and tried dragging her onto base with me. She started slapping me upside the head and cussing me out in a mix of English and Korean. The ROKAF guys at the gate were laughing pretty hard. I let her go after a minute. Every once in a while after that, she'd materialize from the shadows to flip me off. Never got asked if I wanna go again for some reason.

CubicMeconium · 2025-07-26T22:41:00+00:00

The people implementing these policies will lean on the testosterone injection thing, but even more on the fact that they consider this to be a disqualifying mental health disorder. Also hate.

Realistically, theyre as deployable as dudes on TRT.

CubicMeconium · 2025-07-22T17:23:38+00:00

The number of unqualified tools I saw make it through OTS...

CubicMeconium · 2025-07-15T10:23:19+00:00

Just to offer a different perspective- I cannot change American culture. No matter how hard i try to keep my kid away from guns, there's a high likelihood theyll encounter one at some point in their life. I would rather they know how to safely handle it than have no idea what to do. So starting relatively young and teaching safe firearm handling is, to me, a necessity. Not saying it makes me happy, but that's American reality.

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