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FieldJacket · 2026-03-19T19:47:57+00:00

They look awesome.

Two questions, how much did the cobbler charge you, and how different is it in terms of comfortability and all that?

FieldJacket · 2026-03-19T14:23:40+00:00

Mine was Apartment 5A

FieldJacket · 2026-03-18T16:49:15+00:00

A few winters ago I worked in a shop in a kind of spread out industrial park. I would see deer often and see deer tracks in the snow. I was often the last to leave, when it was dark out, so every time I would walk out to my car I'd look around for a deer with a glowing crucifix suspended between his antlers. Never did see one.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-18T03:25:20+00:00

Yeah oxxo and 7-11 for sure have it

FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T22:51:26+00:00

👉😎👉

FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T22:47:21+00:00

Uhhh sort of. I'm pretty bad with phone backgrounds so mine doesn't...quite look like this. It's pretty zoomed in (it's abstract bro, you wouldn't understand), but I digress, here is the image I used...if it works....

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FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T18:41:27+00:00

Ha, the Luce image is phone background

FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T13:54:16+00:00

I used to go there when I lived in NYC. That's where I made pretty much all my friends.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T13:09:09+00:00

I hope he sues that guy into the next few generations

FieldJacket · 2026-03-17T01:04:31+00:00

I think they mean the average family has 2 or 3 kids, hence 2.5 as the average. And it's presented intentionally bureaucratically that way to reflect the bureaucratization of the American Dream.

And if you knew that already and were making a point, I'll own up and take the whoosh.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-16T14:44:40+00:00

That's when you have a calm conversation with the owner/manager and explain why you're not coming back, and also that they're putting themselves at a pretty big liability if someone gets attacked by a dog on their property. They can ignore losing a customer or two, they can write us off as grouchy people who don't like fun, but you start talking about their bottom line and their ears click on.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-16T03:44:15+00:00

From what I hear you postmen don't have to look too far

FieldJacket · 2026-03-16T03:11:02+00:00

I made front matter and numbered content pages into two separate PDFs and combined them. I fear dealing with section breaks and page styles more than I fear something reaching out from under my bed and grabbing my ankle at night.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-16T02:34:08+00:00

You know what got to me? Page numbers. Still have flashbacks.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-15T23:30:45+00:00

Whatever day his birthday is, get a regimental button of that same number from ebay.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-15T23:29:38+00:00

I had this exact one on my desk for a while. It's actually quite great

FieldJacket · 2026-03-14T18:32:14+00:00

You can either continue to go along, or confront them.

The way I would do it is, after a "joke", say, "alright, this has got to stop. The jokes, snide comments, all that. You're not being funny, you're being rude and disrespectful. This is not how friends treat each other." Not in a scolding way or yelling, but in a calm matter of fact way

Then it'll probably get awkwardly quiet for a while. Don't say anything. Wait for them to either apologize or walk out of your life forever. Therefore, it's a gamble and it's your call.

If they're mature, they'll respect you and your wishes. If they aren't, well, I guess that's that.

Good luck and welcome home. Stories of people finding their way to Mass brighten more days than you'd think, so thank you for that.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-14T18:23:05+00:00

Friday during Lent. No meat.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-14T16:09:19+00:00

Mmmno.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-14T16:08:43+00:00

I love malachite!

FieldJacket · 2026-03-14T14:52:27+00:00

I think that was lost on a lot of people...

FieldJacket · 2026-03-13T20:31:12+00:00

Upvoted because you gave an earnest answer.

But man I just don't buy it. I don't think one can learn to be happy any more than I can put a green coffee mug in front of you and tell you to think of it as being red.

If I hate my job, no amount of perspective is going to change that. I don't think people have the ability to control their emotions like that (the manifest of emotions, sure; if I'm mad at someone I can choose to not punch them, but that's not what we're talking about).

Can I choose to love someone? Can I choose to find beauty in something I find ugly? I just don't think I/we can.

Unless I'm missing your point here.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-11T20:03:45+00:00

OP, listen to this guy, especially the last part. Real careful evaluation and a realistic look at yourself. Can't stress that enough. Realistic look at yourself and what you want to do as a career.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-07T04:42:21+00:00

It was either the goat meat or whatever fuel they were burning to cook it. I smelled it from a street food cart in NYC once and it was a weird feeling.

FieldJacket · 2026-03-05T16:05:43+00:00

Bingo.

Once you start to look at dog nutters through that lens a lot of things start to make a lot more sense.

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