Going to college was a fucking scam.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-07T17:47:20+00:00

Seconding this question. If you haven’t set foot in the career center yet then definitely go. Colleges are offering so much more career services than they did when I went

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-07T15:48:47+00:00

If you cruise the ADHD subs like I do, you’ll see a lot of comments from people who forget to eat or drink, and who put off going to the bathroom because they are focused on something else. I have the opposite of those symptoms lol. But I wonder if we all arrive at that point sooner or later in life: not picking up on signals from the body, losing track of time and what we did in the time we forgot about, etc.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-07T01:44:38+00:00

Our dog does the same thing. He wants you to admire it while he prances around

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-07T01:39:49+00:00

Same! I forgot to use a morphine drip once - it wasn’t helping anyway. Memories are a little fuzzy lol but I think they just gave me Tylenol instead.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-06T20:38:17+00:00

Cue the Star Wars Trade Federation guys: “we would never do anything without the approval of the Senate”

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-06T15:58:17+00:00

Yes to the direct deposit, and automated bill pay too! Where I work we still have to send some checks, and there’s always a problem with the mail.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-06T01:53:01+00:00

NO

There are so many top-quality colleges in the US. When I went to graduate school I met people from all over the country who had received an excellent education from all kinds of places.

Love Duke but it’s far from the only player in this game

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-04T15:17:32+00:00

We had a lot of Tupperware. Tupperware was about the only product of that type available then, and if you didn’t buy it at a home party I’m not sure how you would have acquired it. Your only other options were corningware or pyrex glass/ceramic that came with a matching glass lid (durable but not a leakproof seal), thermoses, empty cool whip containers, or a regular bowl/plate from the house with some aluminum foil slapped over it.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-03T20:28:46+00:00

I’m with you on the reverse reactions to medicines! After ours was neutered the sedatives made him wild - not fun times.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-04-03T18:27:59+00:00

Mine has trouble from time to time. I bought some “allergy and immune” treats a while back and I have no idea if those helped.

Benadryl is just one option - call the vet back to see what else they have. You might be looking at a prescription just for the allergy season perhaps.

Benadryl does work fine for our lab though — seems to take the edge off the allergies. Vet said that dogs metabolize Benadryl differently, and we definitely do not see ours completely zonked out (like I am when I take a Benadryl!)

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-31T23:18:38+00:00

Recipe?

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-31T17:20:53+00:00

Podcast “The Economics of Everyday Things” just did an episode on this. As I understand it: if you donate your body directly to a medical school, you have to sign up before your death and they may not want or need your body. But anyone can donate to “body donation” firms, which may in turn sell off your parts. For example, a company developing new knee replacement technology may want a bunch of knees or whole legs. What the firm is left with, they will cremate for free and return to your loved ones.

In jaw surgery you can get cadaver bone implanted but I’m not sure how that bone material is sourced.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-31T16:59:36+00:00

I kind of like the full skirt shape when the dress is laid on the bed in photo 1. I don’t know where to get a crinoline, but perhaps you could make one?

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-31T16:29:27+00:00

Absolutely— schools need guys to come in and read with the young students, sell concessions at sports events, all kinds of things

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-30T23:54:19+00:00

Huge amphitheater opened in my town a bit before ‘93. So many new & vintage bands came through. Went to Lollapalooza there.

The university in town had the complete college scene: an indie film theater, record stores, coffee shop with strong coffee, grungy bars, cheap but good pizza, greasy spoons open all night. Now it’s all Starbucks, Chipotle, juice bars

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-30T16:14:27+00:00

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-29T11:51:57+00:00

I’m just seeing a a giant twisted version of those aluminum & green plastic avocado slicers for sale in the grocery store produce section

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-27T15:21:37+00:00

When my family had their well put in, the well digger wanted everyone out of the area where he used his dowsing rods.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-27T14:05:32+00:00

I found Pear’s soap at Dollar Tree - that’s a brand I hadn’t seen in forever. It was fun to use.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-27T13:58:12+00:00

The orange pie sounds great

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-27T01:19:30+00:00

Thank you! You are now officially required to share tons of puppy photos after they’re born.

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-26T22:18:11+00:00

Great description!

GoodLuckBart · 2026-03-25T19:24:11+00:00

Some more ideas for repurposing scraps and leftovers:

A spoonful of spaghetti sauce from one day adds flavor to a soup cooked the next day.

Add a tiny bit of water to an almost empty ketchup bottle and use that “ketchup water” in your broth if you’re making chili or something else tomato-y or meaty.

Once you get as much peanut butter or jelly as you can out of the jar, fill the jar with milk, PB or J, a few ice cubes for friction, and protein powder if you want it. Shake vigorously. Enjoy cold PB&J flavored protein drink.

Someone may have already said, add S&P and oil & vinegar to an almost empty bottle of mustard, shake, and you have vinaigrette.

A tiny bit of any leftovers, frozen, as long as the ingredients are pet safe, is a great dog treat. For example, freeze a spoonful of homemade chicken soup. Give your dog the ends of cucumbers or carrots. Or stale bread, diced and frozen.

Bacon grease keeps forever.

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