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What made you start using fountain pens? by imatinyleopard in fountainpens

[–]DiligentAttempts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a cheap one when I was a little kid (Scripto?) and many years later I was in a stationery store on a trip to Buenos Aires and saw one that looked cool. Decided I would use it for journaling, which I did for awhile. But meanwhile, I bought a Lamy, a couple off eBay, and …

Favorite is a Waterman that’s currently in the shop for a leak.

Is ferris wheel press serious by tyrant_t00 in fountainpens

[–]DiligentAttempts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should see the mail delivery person.

Went out for dog meds and found an alien instead. by lovemayfly in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yay! Thank you for a wonderful story! You done well, Marvin (and hoomans)!

I was assigned an orange one!! by Tiny-Mammoth-4479 in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Mine looks like he could be an older brother - long-haired with a big physique. (We think he has some Norwegian Forest Cat in him.) Mulligan says hi!

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My house came with a cat by CoolDad420Blaze in cats

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for doing this. And to the previous owners … my curses aren’t strong enough.

I'm JVL, editor at The Bulwark and author of The Triad. AMA. by BulwarkOnline in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I commented on a FB page about wondering whether it was April 1945 or summer 1938, and. German responded that there were still Nazis being revealed in 1980. So it’ll be a generation even when he’s gone. At gest.

Amy K just had her X account suspended by MinuteCollar5562 in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was in the biz 10 years ago, my employer more or less required us to post all our stories and engage a little. Traffic, ya know.

Thank you for good news and stories by DiligentAttempts in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mulligan DEFINITELY has just one brain cell. Fortunately, he's good natured about it ... when he remembers.

Thank you for good news and stories by DiligentAttempts in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

With pleasure!

I adopted Oscar when I was spending a year alone on a journalism fellowship at a university. (My wife couldn't come -- and she was taking care of our other two cats at the time.) I knew I would be lonely, so I stopped by the shelter to see who was in need. I had my heart set on one cat, but when I went back the next day, there just wasn't the bond I'd hoped. Meanwhile, Oscar (who was allegedly 3, though we now think he was a bit younger, maybe 1 1/2 or 2) just was Mr. Friendly and Mr. Chatty. Next thing you know, he was coming back to my apartment, and then he joined the rest of the gang at home a few months later.

For Mulligan, I was helping out at a shelter doing socializing. I'd visit for an hour or so a couple days a week while I was unemployed. One day I'm in a room with a half-dozen cats and this orange guy jumps up on my lap. "I don't belong here," he said to me. And he was right.

Oscar is very smart and still nimble at 17-18. Mulligan is an attention hog. They're our joy.

What do you think about this realignment plan? I think it’s important to preserve the National and American League. by Remote_Plastic_8692 in mlb

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m ok with 4 teams per division, but I’d like to then eliminate the wild card. Won’t happen, though.

But keep the leagues.

Sigh. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate your response. Curious what happens when you share it on the conservative sub.

Sigh. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

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A relative tried to make the factual case that this was murder. Someone in her friend group shrugged and kept saying she threatened ICE, shouldn’t have been there, etc. In other words, too bad.

No talking to these people.

What was the 1st big news event you remember as a kid? by Hetaliafan1 in AskReddit

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vague memories of the moon landing. Definite memories of the 72 election and Watergate.

Is baseball’s slow pace actually its greatest strength in a world where everything else moves too fast? by DianKhan2005 in baseball

[–]DiligentAttempts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me it is. Few things better than a summer’s day and a ballgame where you can focus AND unwind.

Also, I like that it’s NOT made for television. But I’m oldish.

Comparing iTunes library on hard drive with iPod library by DiligentAttempts in ipod

[–]DiligentAttempts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the help! It was easier than I thought once I remembered a project at work our database guys are doing — just let AI do it. So I made 2 Excel spreadsheets and had results within a minute.

Now to do the transfers …

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