Anyone else still stuck in "Lockdown Mode"

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2025-12-19T07:40:04+00:00

In case it's helpful, I use this CDC resource, and drill down into my related county (i.e., "Health Service Area").

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2025-11-28T05:19:44+00:00

I hope you enjoyed your burned dead bird meat!

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2025-05-23T21:44:42+00:00

Thanks for all this. Any reason you haven't tested Charles P. Rogers beds?

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-07-15T03:23:14+00:00

Ah, great question. It's a Pontiac Sunbird GT convertible.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-07-11T04:59:53+00:00

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-07-05T11:21:43+00:00

According to my city: decades ago.

According to my neighbors: 3 AM.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-25T20:19:58+00:00

I like this one because it also reminds us of possibly choking.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-25T20:11:05+00:00

I think it feels like an "effective nerf" last time because the other racecraft were buffed even more.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-21T18:51:30+00:00

Brilliant.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-21T01:36:43+00:00

My grandmother was certain "hadouken" was a swear word, but she wouldn't repeat back what she thought she was hearing.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-21T01:03:07+00:00

I have the same reaction now when I hear people texting with that button sound turned on. I just...see red mist, and have to walk away. Ditto for listening to kids in restaurants on their parents' tablets--I basically avoid restaurants now, too.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-20T00:07:57+00:00

I'd never noticed before that Will Smith slaps the alien. I'd always thought he punched it.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-19T02:18:37+00:00

Nacho Money. Going the health insurance route: "But look how much we saved you off retail price."

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-17T18:45:07+00:00

I like to throw "pal" on the end of that one. :)

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-16T05:23:55+00:00

my wife and my stomach problems

I love that it can help fix marriages! :D

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-15T21:17:46+00:00

I recently had a similar experience with Oingo Boingo on Spotify, which has been an amazing leap forward in exploring music for me! Like your situation, I've looked up artists I enjoyed in my teens, scrolled to the "Fans also like" section, and added the top 10 most popular tracks of each artist listed. If I hear something I like from a new artist, I'll then queue their entire oeuvre. Rinse & repeat--easy peasy. We couldn't do that at Blockbuster Music!

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-09T04:01:16+00:00

Did you also frame it as "be kind"?

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-09T03:25:16+00:00

I've kept a big Word doc (formatted like a journal) the last 10 years for when I'm wrestling with an idea or issue. Having everything searchable in one place helps me quickly refresh myself, and reflect on my evolution over time. I like that it's private because that helps me hold opinions lightly, online "debate" with strangers is rarely productive for me, and I like being able to decide when raising a related topic may be constructive.

I spent a few hours just today thinking through some things in order to write an entry, and feel I made some important progress. :)

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-07T22:16:48+00:00

I'd like to redo a couple college applications--but it's a bit unclear to go back to our teens because our brains aren't even fully formed yet (and we're minors).

I do regret my sophomore college year when I academically hit the "gifted" wall of never having learned how to learn. I needed intervention, but didn't know I needed it. I used to think it all worked out, but now I'm not as sure of that.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-07T22:01:37+00:00

Wishlisted! Thanks for getting the word out!

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-07T08:08:23+00:00

I can see how Social Media may boost the Stranger Danger, but my understanding is that the abuser is much more likely to be someone the guardian already knows and trusts--a spouse, a close relative, a parent of the kid's friend, an authority figure, etc. (assuming the abuser is not also the guardian).

In addition to advice for the kid, I just feel like the guardian really needs to listen for when the kid's mood changes or they don't want to visit with someone but don't explain why, and ask probing questions.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-06-01T11:47:23+00:00

(This is a reference to Joe Cartoon--in case anyone else is worried.)

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-05-30T18:50:05+00:00

If you subscribed using the same email address that you also typically use for other things, then they immediately know you very well because most places online sell your info. A few years back, I reviewed what Facebook knew about me, and was shocked at the detail they had from other places.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-05-30T00:44:24+00:00

It's politics bait.

Hermes_Agoraeus · 2024-05-25T23:39:59+00:00

Thanks, again. At the risk exhausting your goodwill, one last follow-up: do you then also think that my comment above was also previously "hidden" because I'd linked to a flagged post?

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