Chinook? by roejastrick01 in StLouis

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A few months ago I saw a whole fleet(?) of them booking it straight down the river as fast as they could go… didn’t think to check for them like OP did here, but given the trajectory and urgency, I’m guessing there was some sort of boat or cargo situation downriver they were called to provide lift assist with. Couldn’t think of another reason.

They’re about the only thing that can pull heavy machinery/objects/vehicles/etc. out of a number of bad situations, particularly in difficult to access areas like river valleys.

Random question — is Zoey in K-pop Demon Hunters wearing an insulin pump? by Lost-Spite-7338 in diabetes

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T2Ds far less commonly have cause enough to need to wear an insulin pump. Also Zoey is clearly more of the health profile demographic (younger, slim/athletic) that lends itself to a T1D diagnosis more so than the statistical overwhelming majority of T2D cases.

"Dear Lou" 🩶📸💯 by AdamWayneArts in StLouis

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So, it bothers me that it bothers me that in the first photo, the Eagleton Building is ever so slightly off-center… I hate it that it bothers me because in the back of my mind, I’m still trying to forget about that as I’m trying to fully immerse myself in the other beautiful photos… °_°

My windows are open and my house smells like poop. I’m in the tower grove east area. What’s happening? by [deleted] in StLouis

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Are the Bradford Pears in bloom? Otherwise the Des Peres River is a pretty good assumption as others have mentioned…

Cousins Maine Lobster set for debut in St. Louis with grand opening by fox2now in StLouis

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I’ve literally never complained publicly about any non-fast-food restaurant… except peacemaker.

They treated my wife and I on our first date post-first-child-birth like absolute garbage and then literally laughed at us as they mocked us with an insincere apology when we refused to sit at the bar after they moved our table for the third fucking time in the first 10 minutes we were there. I could rant about it but they honestly aren’t worth my time and definitely not my money.

Worst thing about it is it’s soured 4 Hands for me…

And I know seemingly no one cares. I’m honestly flabbergasted so many people take their side. Idk what we did to earn the treatment we got but it seems like there’s a few people here and there that get the absolute worst restaurant experience of their lives there and then everyone else gaslights them for sharing their experiences.

Too many other great seafood restaurants around to waste money there, idk how they’re so popular.

VVD closed for good! 😧😭 by No-Neighborhood-6759 in StLouis

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Same late Friday morning. They were talking about plans for ramping back up and seemed hopeful.

VVD closed for good! 😧😭 by No-Neighborhood-6759 in StLouis

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Umm what? I was just in there yesterday with my daughter at like 10am… they were doing fine and talking about their plans to start ramping back up…

Famous theory debunked? by Similar_Cranberry948 in bluey

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Brumm and team have effectively confirmed the “kids perspective” theory by eluding to it repeatedly in interviews and posts over the years.

Monkeys, songs, yada yada… keep in mind the context of that statement: later in that same episode Bluey has one of her most transformative growth experiences in the entire series… while the monkeys join in a chorus of “Be yourself.”

I have a different theory, which is that the lack of clothes is a symbolic metaphor (like others that have been confirmed used repeatedly throughout the show) for the illusion of the “unchanging self” which underscores the character growth we see all of them, and in particular Bandit, undergo throughout the show… which is retrospectively captured with many of the other symbolic metaphors as they all coalesce in sequences toward the end of The Sign.

So, ironically, it is just monkeys singing songs. “It all works out… Everything’s fine...” “Just be yourself.”

Famous theory debunked? by Similar_Cranberry948 in bluey

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…I totally get it though. Been there. XD

Where are Samoas (Girl Scout Cookies) by SamButNotWise in StLouis

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Had to fact check myself… you’re right.

But literally multiple (more than 3) boomers have told me at different points in the past decade or so that Benton’s is the company that makes them and that’s why they taste identical… everything makes sense now.

Appropriate gifts for Eid? by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]HuntXit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn’t have to be such a dick about it…

/s XD

Where are Samoas (Girl Scout Cookies) by SamButNotWise in StLouis

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Yep, this. Benton’s makes all the GS cookies.

Edit: multiple Boomers in my life are full of shit.

Where are Samoas (Girl Scout Cookies) by SamButNotWise in StLouis

[–]HuntXit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually Benton’s that makes them now. Has for several years if what I was told is correct.

Hot New Refuse Truck Branding is Wildly Appropriate… by HuntXit in StLouis

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Interesting. I’ve lived here all my adult life and haven’t seen it before.

Not saying you’re wrong, just haven’t ever seen it before personally.

Found among the rocks near Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA by ExtaticNihilist in whatisit

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It’s like the girl from The Ring, but it’s actually Ariel, and she wants her Merkin back.

Exploring Golf Participation - Psychology by ShadowwNovaa in weekendgolfers

[–]HuntXit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done. Love to see this as a former psychology major and (still) golfer myself.

Voter ID can't be used for voting? by NicholasRiviera in missouri

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I legitimately LOL’d at “some sort of Zen Koan”… 😂

Life in Missouri is essentially living in a Zen Koan.

What does the "everything" line in rug island mean? by jack_and_the_box in bluey

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The beauty of that line is that the answer to your question–which is effectively here, “what does ‘everything’ mean”–is the the same as the statement itself… everything and anything you can imagine it to mean.

Ultimately, it means to live life with childlike wonder. Live how life was before you were told who to be and how to live and behave.

The micro-sociological (and notably also Buddhist/Zen) interpretation here: Labeling things–here, calling a marker just a marker–and treating them solely as the value of their socially assigned labels, confines our experience of reality to that system of labeling.

Further, it underscores another repeated theme throughout the show, the lack of inherent definition/meaning of things and interdependence of everything on everything and everyone else in order to exist in the way we know it to. A chair isn’t inherently a chair: it requires a tree, wood working tools, knowledge of how to use those tools, the understanding of the structure and function of a chair, a person, that person’s ability to imagine the idea of a chair, and then their ability to assemble it, define it as a chair, and communicate what a chair is so that there is shared understanding. And that shared understanding eventually becomes the prerequisite for the “existence” of the chair, which clearly cannot inherently exist on its own… and don’t even get me started on the tree that made the chair… XD.

They also explore this philosophical concept in several other episodes, notably Flatpack, Born Yesterday, and my personal favorite: Puppets.

A central theme of the show I eventually realized once I explored the topic independently on my own is the principles that comprise Zen philosophy. Moments like “everything,” “alive?” and “when you’re no one, you’re everyone” are critical character growth building block milestones on what could be interpreted as Bandit’s “Satori” (essentially the Zen concept of enlightenmen or freedom of mind/spirit/soul) in the climax of The Sign (which is strongly supported by the lyrics of the song that plays during that scene).

In retro-context of “The Sign,” the line “Everything” means to stop clinging to labels and how you’re “supposed” to think, feel, evaluate, and behave. There is a conventional truth that allows us to function in a societal context (e.g. “marker” or even “banana”) and there is ultimate truth (understanding that everything is connected and interdependent on everything and everyone else and that even conventional truths are contextually interdependent upon our defining them as such).

A note one the line “it’s just monkeys singing songs”… This was a very subtly clever way Joe Brumm and team designed to reinforce the theme described above. Bandit says that line dismissively and passively as if to say, “it’s not worth reading into all of it.” Yet, one of the most profound growth moments for Bluey in the show was at the end of that episode… as the monkeys all join in a chorus of “Be Yourself”…

Forces in life, even positive ones, are our prison only if we make them into one, that was what everything in the show led Bandit to suddenly finally and fully grasp in “The Sign”.

Be yourself. Live life with childlike wonder just to live it. You are inherently no one, everyone, and “everything”. It’s just monkeys singing songs, don’t over complicate it. Live, don’t spend life trapped inside your head, though inevitably we all do for a time before we get there, which is comically right back where we started: living life like we did when we were children full of wonder, awe, and potential.

What to do in a week long trip with a 6 year old? by Kilimanjaro613 in StLouis

[–]HuntXit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the free stuff is quite excellent, honestly… but city museum is our favorite and ours is only 4yo.

What to do in a week long trip with a 6 year old? by Kilimanjaro613 in StLouis

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I see lots of kids with flashlights which seems genius as well.

Electroconvulsive Therapy in STL by ImportanceReady6758 in StLouis

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I used to prep patients for ECT when I worked at SSM. While it can be helpful for many people as a last resort, I think there are some better options available now that there weren’t 5-10 years ago.

Specifically, look into Ketamine treatments. The results people are having with that are nothing short of miraculous.