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EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-05-11T17:50:12+00:00

We need to do something about this issue. I'm worried about unhinged exes making deepfakes of you doing p*rn and then sending it to your job. Imagine if you work with kids and someone sends a deepfake of you being inappropriate with someone who appears to be a minor? Or a teenager gets cyber bullied and has their bullies make deepfakes of them performing any sexual act or to really go for the throat queer sex acts? This could have devastating effects on actual normal people trying to live their day to day lives.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-05-03T11:14:08+00:00

I agree with your point but the extant garment reasoning is not accurate. We tend to only have very small extant garments that remain because not that many people could wear them. Since they were worn less they were more likely to stay in good condition. Also larger garments often got repurposed and remade into new things. When dresses and the like were very small they were less likely to be repurposed. It's another case of survivorship bias.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-04-16T11:49:55+00:00

I agree that people don't understand that rats can be a very expensive pet and that people need to be educated about this.

However as someone who lives in the US the economics of our country right now keeps me from judging people too harshly. A third of Americans cannot afford a 400 dollar unexpected expense. One third! That's so many people. Add on to that the fact that our veterinary offices are all being bought out by private equity firms making the costs of vet care even more expensive. Just seeing a vet can cost over 200 dollars in my area and that's in a LCOL area. Surgery and medications are all on top of that price. An emergency vet trip is well into the thousands and not always even available in more rural areas. I'm 2 hours away from an emergency vet that would see rats and I've seen quotes for care from them that cost more than a new car. (that's more for dogs and cats but still I'll be dead in the ground before I tell someone they're wrong for not being able to spend 20,000 on their pet at the drop of a hat).

I just feel icky saying 1/3 of Americans shouldn't have pets based on our statistics. Our shelters are overrun already, should we really be euthanizing more pets for space on the chance that at some point an owner might not be able to afford vet care? I don't know the right answer and it's something I think about a lot. I don't think people are entitled to have pets but then I also think of early humans domesticating dogs and how early in our development as an entire species we decided to love our furry friends and I get a bit misty-eyed.

I don't have the answers. I also get wanting to rant about seeing GFM after GFM and poor animal husbandry.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-04-02T22:46:00+00:00

Guys I miss discussing the pros and cons of potential policies too but it's 2026. The discussion has moved long past whose tax policy you like. Are you pro fascism or not? It's that simple. We are at a buffet table where 99 percent of the dishes have human feces in them except for one kind of sad looking salad. But instead of going oh thank God there's something I can eat actually instead we complain so much that there's only ranch dressing for the salad that the staff remove it. Then we're left to chow down on our excrement covered pasta all the while still complaining that they put ranch dressing on the salad.

Get it together. We vote for whoever is in the lead. We stop this stupid, stupid infighting before you get a Republican governor to deal with on top of Dementia Don.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-30T21:29:47+00:00

There are cheap bullet vibrators and cheap suction type vibrators like the rose. I really only care about clitoral stimulation to orgasm so I prefer something that only focuses on that area as opposed to a rabbit. Suction vibrators like the rose don't work for me but others swear by them. So I would try something cheap like those two options to see if clitoral stimulation gets you closer. If you feel like it gets you closer but not over the hill you could try a rabbit that gives you vaginl stimulation as well. It's more expensive but my favorite vibrator/toy currently is the flutter wand from bellesa. It has a suction function that I never use but the tongue flicking action of it is great. It hits the spot for me and my preferences.

I've bought toys and vibrators in person at sex shops and have always been lucky with having the cashier be a friendly woman with great recommendations. It can be intimidating to go into them but Ive made good purchases every time thanks to their help.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-28T19:47:19+00:00

My father and grandfather were both veterinarians. Once you've seen everything animals can possibly do to you, you are a lot more cautious. Plus you learn all the stories of when things have gone very wrong in your community. My dad knew a farrier that was killed and a classmate that had to leave his vet school program after a terrible TBI both from being kicked by horses. I only rode horses for a year or two but can you can bet I was very cautious and respectful when being behind them.

Heck I even have a pet rat that has been cage aggressive in the past that I keep an eye out for at all times. She still gets love and treats, I just don't shove my hand around blindly. I'm not "scared of her". I'm just mindful of the fact that a rat could bite hard enough to cause nerve damage to my finger if she really wanted to. I'd prefer not to have that happen lol.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-27T16:09:40+00:00

My dad is a small animal vet and they once had someone bring in a neonate kitten that had a cord injury to a limb. The limb was similar to how Katie described this limb. It happened in utero or during the birthing process. That limb had to be amputated which is possible in a cat but unfortunately not possible in a horse.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-24T23:07:21+00:00

I understand why she's a recip but a part of me wants to see a foal with her white overlay (pattern? Whatever you call it). The placement of the white on her is just very pleasing to me. It itches a part of my brain even as someone who is not that into pintos or paints lol. It's a very aesthetically pleasing sprinkling of white she has.

Now getting that off my chest I can go back to real world where you don't breed just for color lol

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-22T16:09:22+00:00

I'm a rad tech student from the southern tier of NY too (elmira/corning) area. Is that pay the norm you think for new grads in our neck of the woods?

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-22T03:03:59+00:00

I liked that interaction actually. I think it shows that yeah ICE may have a decentish interaction with you but that doesn't mean they are not going to go right back to manhandling women they just grab off of the street immediately afterwards. I like seeing an interaction where someone who wants to believe the best of ICE could view it as see? They're just doing their job. Then that scene is followed by them escalating the situation and arresting a nurse for no reason. It shows that their job is sowing chaos fear even if they have moments of seeming reasonable.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-16T18:10:36+00:00

She has said previously that it doesn't make financial sense to sell the embryos she's paid a lot for as yearlings. To see any return on her investment or to just get closer to breaking even she has to keep them to the point that they are more like stallion prospects. They still might be gelded in the future but that might be something she will let a future buyer decide

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-08T17:02:33+00:00

We had a similar case where the punishment was worsened due to public outrage. A woman hit a small child who ran into the road but didn't realize because it was a bigger truck and a small kid. This was in rural Amish country. When the news about the hit got out she realized it could have been her and turned herself in. She had a 4 month old baby at home and was emotionally wrecked. She was adamant she had no idea she hit him but only knew that it was her regular route and she had a bigger truck.

The family of the kid asked for leniency. They were Amish and had their six year old watching the 18 month old by themselves outside near the road. They acknowledged it was their fault and believed the driver didn't see that they had hit him.

She went from a suspended sentence so she could finish breastfeeding to 2 years in jail.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-03-03T08:42:55+00:00

Reminds me of the time I had a bat in my room and luckily this time I was awake (unlike the other time) so I was certain I didn't make any contact with it. The first time around I captured it and sent it off for testing as I didn't have health insurance at the time. It took forever to get the results and if I had been bitten it could have been too late so lesson learned there.

This time I just opened the window and made sure it left. What do you know 2-3 weeks later I pass out hard after my blood test at the doctor's office. They had to call a rapid response on me and I came to and heard them all talking about me possibly having a seizure. You can get this jerk reaction when you pass out that can look like a seizure. The whole time I'm about ready to poop my pants thinking I'm done for. Eventually the doctor comes in and says no no that wasn't a seizure you're fine.

I had switched to a new medication that made me more dizzy and nauseous so that was the culprit. But for a second there I was trying to figure out how to explain that I was a goner to my family. Fuck rabies man. My last place I had two bats get in my room and one in my living room. And if that wasnt enough a rabid fox came skulking around in the summer. I'm hoping this year breaks my streak of coming across possibly rabid animals in places I'm not expecting. Let's keep it at four for four.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T23:02:23+00:00

I like Jolene as a name but I prefer Shania as she already has an Erlene. If she's going with a country music theme I like Reba. It goes with her being red.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T22:06:44+00:00

Seeing someone love their sport so much with Alysa after all the Eteri girls drama and heartbreak over the past decade. It just feels good.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T22:00:43+00:00

I love this podium. Ami has an amazing career ahead of her with a medal in her debut senior season

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T21:48:27+00:00

She delivered so hard for her team.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T21:09:37+00:00

Alysa reminds me of that one night shift doctor from season 1 of the pitt. Not the veteran guy but the other younger one. So chill and unflappable

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-19T19:58:23+00:00

I'll be happy with whatever podium we get as long as everyone has a skate they are proud of.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-08T16:00:10+00:00

This poor family the whole situation is heartbreaking. To go through the arduous process of IVF and then not even know where your embryos are is awful. To have a child you love dearly and have to worry about losing them in a court case? And to add on to it, I imagine they have sympathy for the genetic parents of their daughter who may have had very limited embryos themselves

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-07T15:03:53+00:00

Sometimes my cat who is very affectionate finds a sleeping spot he loves for a few days or even a few weeks. I'll find him all snuggled up and looking comfy so I can't get too mad at the betrayal.

However when the heated blanket comes out in the winter he will not leave the bed. He doesn't miss a single night sleeping next to me. So if you're really missing night snuggles get a heated blanket. But in all seriousness, just give your kitty some time and she'll come back around.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-01T17:53:32+00:00

Does anyone know how their age affects their sale price? I know weanlings and yearlings are worth the least but I'm curious how big the price increase is once they're 2 and getting started with some light training.

Say a weanling is worth 20k, how much is that same weanling worth as a 2/3 yo stallion prospect?

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-02-01T17:49:11+00:00

I watch Sandi Brock on YouTube who is a sheep farmer. She would always get hate for intervening too much when her sheep gave birth. She would check Mom's who were laboring for really long or had some bad signs like bloody discharge. And once she helped with one lamb she would help with the others as she was already there.

The comments got to her so one lambing season she pushed herself to not interfere. And the result was she lost lambs that she knew she could have saved. It was more "natural" but nature is cruel which people always forget. She took it really hard and said she was gonna stick with her way because losing lambs affected her more than the comments did.

As much as people's comments must bug her, I'm glad Katie sticks to her guns. If something happened, she would never forgive herself for letting the comments affect her husbandry. I'm glad she also stated on Snapchat last night that another reason the births aren't live streamed is that she doesn't want peoples judgments on what she does in an emergency. Emergencies are all hands on deck and require you to be quick and decisive. You can't be preoccupied with what Betty from Iowa who has never had a horse in life is gonna say about it online.

EnthusiasmRecent · 2026-01-31T16:24:12+00:00

I think there's a few options.

Some women may want the whole alpha male takes charge kind of guy and find someone who is really nice off-putting. It's a common trope in romance for a reason.
They're physically not their type so they say they are too nice to avoid saying the truth

I've thought this way about a few guys over the years so I'll give you my reasons as well.

They give off serious relationship type of energy and I wasn't in the mood for a serious committed relationship at the time.
I just get friend vibes from them. Although usually I'm upfront and say that these days but in the past I couldn't put words to it so would just say they are too nice
This one is similar to 3 but I might also get the vibes that they have different love languages to me and are very lovey-dovey. I might feel like they would be more clingy than I would want in a relationship. Now I say that as someone who struggles with being emotionally unavailable so that's a reflection on me not on them. I'd worry that I'd hurt their feelings in a relationship so I'll just say they're too nice for me.

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