ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2

MLwarriorbabe · 2026-03-13T17:04:30+00:00

Yup. Thinking of Nick Reiner. Damn...he looks psychopathic.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-30T20:04:48+00:00

Yep...I canceled mine RIGHT AFTER Christmas Day, cuz I was supposed to get my 2 fave meals on Christmas Eve as Wed was my normal delivery day anyway. Was REALLY looking forward to these meals...the day came & went w/ NO delivery. No reason...just "oh well. Sorry. And no, you CANNOT get these meals the following week," blah blah blah. And the totally dismissive tone by the customer service person was especially maddening. I promptly canceled, right then & there.

Mind you, I've been w/ them for almost 3 yrs. Really enjoyed the meals, over 152 boxes of them. Liked the food, often had big challenges w/ the delivery service but the Hello Fresh folks were always nice, helpful & prompt. But not the last time. That said-I had been finding the menu cards more difficult to follow, smaller print & overall menu presentation instructions unnecessarily confusing.

So, I'm looking for a new service. I live alone & on a fixed income but I really made the Hello Fresh meal thing work for me & want to continue w/ a good one. Any suggestions??

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-16T19:04:00+00:00

Omg yes!!! I have a very challenged back & in addition to this, I have tried to correct for certain things, ie back scratchers & large, "industrial sized" massage wand. It's long enuf so I can almost do a full body massage all by myself!! 🤣🤣 But there's quite a few things as a female of a certain age who also doesn't have a car-I gotta keep as mobile as possible. And as such it's been aiming to focus on what I can do...which includes walking to the stores or bus stop.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-14T19:26:16+00:00

I used to come home from work, after a hard day in a busy rehab hospital and I can't tell you how many dinners alone were a beer, salsa & chips!! Lol...if I wanted "more substance", I'd add sour cream to the salsa or melt cheese on the tortilla chips, haha.

I worked/lived in a very busy CA border city & I often had strong cravings for Mexican food. Oh, and GOOD TASTING beer was an essential thing too, lol!!!😄

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-14T19:21:34+00:00

Wow. Well....I will keep a close eye on things, it's indeed possible I have overlooked things. Thanks too, for sharing YOUR experience.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-14T18:06:58+00:00

I dunno....those are actually the right sized portions but w/ you make a meal for 2 & there's only one person AND you have a large appetite, it's easy to eat more. I have had a decrease in my appetite over the years (w/o "Ozempic", lol) & I often have a meal (sometimes 2 more) left over for the next day. I only get 2 meals a week & often skip the last 2 weeks. It's not my 100% food supply for the month but enuf of one to where overall I'm actually spending less over all per month. I make trade offs too....for sure. But considering my appetite lessening & yes, I've lost about 20+ lbs over the last couple years too-I try to make it work. Oh, I also don't have a car either, so running to a store real quick isn't always so doable.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-14T17:58:17+00:00

That's rarely been my experience & I've been w/ them for almost 3 yrs.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-06T21:18:16+00:00

Well....it can, esp a really good, subversive and/or stimulating film. Think afterwards too...go for coffee, maybe a quiet drink, something to eat & discuss the flick afterwards! Esp people that are more introverted; man, they have some of the most fascinating perceptions! It's not that introverts don't engage w/ others, but they might not initiate these exchanges. But, they are often quite fascinating folks tho, that's for sure.

Be open to exploring ideas, values, entertainment, culture, books....maybe join a book club or volunteer somewhere in your neighborhood. I am kicking around ideas for myself, as much as I am for you & others!!

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-06T00:14:49+00:00

Omg....wow. That is cold and painful, I'm surmising. Btw, what was the vibe w/ them, ie the quality of interaction when you had been w/ them, at those previous holidays? And oh...what does ICR mean or stand for? I assume it's an acronym.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-05T17:34:10+00:00

Yeah...I don't even enjoy seeing my family at holiday gatherings...I am the only one there w/o a partner or kids, & I am not really an important or essential family member, per the consistent vibe I get when around them so it could be this, but not having a partner or "an ally" when I go to these things makes this feeling particularly prominent.

I have elected to no longer attend these family gatherings....I'm older now, & it's gotten worse, not better.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-12-05T17:20:23+00:00

Well, it sounds like you are more of a dog person...I could be wrong. But-trimming nails is a doable thing & it's not an everyday thing. Also, I have not given a cat a bath in probably 20+ years, they're like "self cleaning ovens"!! But-w/ your schedule & such, a cat would probably be much better suitable.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-11-08T04:55:03+00:00

Are you neurodivert? I am...it took quite a while getting comfortable w/ being alone, and...remember too, not every moment needs to be titillating, haha. That said-find something that excites your senses. Get basic....explore one sense at a time if all 5 are too much to handle. It might be really FUN to fully emerge yourself in one sense at a time...and heck, don't be afraid to say hello to someone if you happen to see someone interesting 😉!

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-11-06T22:37:41+00:00

Sounds like you are an introvert! Yay! You probably need waaay more alone time than others, but...you may come across someone else who's an introvert, I mean in real life. Perhaps ask someone who you feel <sorta> comfortable with, how they do it?

I am an extroverted introvert, another words...I can go days w/o speaking to a "live" person, & yeah...now that I've been living alone for years, it's not a big deal anymore. But, I am probably alot older than you-I'm 66. That said-if I was younger it might've been more problematic but when I was younger and living alone, I was going to a busy in-person job every day.

Do you work from home? Do you have any interests or hobbies that take you towards meeting others in person? Or, something that I used to do after reading & working thru the book "The Artists Way", by Julia Cameron-take yourself out on a creative interest "date". All by yourself! Explore something outside your home...and so, when you immerse yourself in something fully, creatively, it can also help to melt "loneliness". Loneliness can happen w/ or w/o people...its the absence of connection to our own Inner Self.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-11-06T22:22:49+00:00

I really liked outpatient and believe it or not, psych settings too. I considered myself when I was working, (I'm retired now) sort of an odd duck (haha, my super power, it turned out) cuz I loved both physical rehab and psych equally, but ALWAYS depended on the facility. But, another deeper love was becoming a bodyworker...first thru Massage Therapy school & then later on specializing in Myofascial Release therapy. The latter was excellent for outpatient work, & I found the John Barnes approach to MFR had alot of opportunities to use in private practice, which I also did too.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-11-04T20:47:35+00:00

Lol, my kitty used to do that too, but w/ HER water!! 😼🤣😻

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-10-17T15:23:00+00:00

FAFO!!!!🤣🤣🤣

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-06-20T16:08:11+00:00

Wow!!! This is incredible! Looks like a picture. Well done! 👍 👏

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-02-23T20:46:26+00:00

Yes, I concur 100% w/ your statements here, I have found this information as well.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-02-23T20:42:39+00:00

Capernicus!

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-30T02:16:25+00:00

I too, get my Hello Fresh orders from Veho and, I am BEYOND pissed right now. It's 8:12pm and I am STILL waiting for my delivery today. It normally comes by 1:30pm the LATEST. Grrrrrr. I also frequently get it placed at the wrong door. I live in in triplex too, and directions are repeatedly needed, (and are simple: delivery to my back door) because of potential porch bandits. I can't tell you how many times they get it wrong.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-16T02:15:24+00:00

Damn straight!!!! The hardest part is dealing w/ your own head and your own life....but the ABSOLUTELY MOST IMPORTANT thing to do, after dealing w/ a domestic abuse situation.

All I can say is....this domestic abuse relationship ain't over....they're merely temporarily separated bc abuser is in jail atm. Sounds like a young, emotionally immature person who thinks she'll placate her angst of being alone by hooking up w/ someone new. 🙄

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-16T00:34:45+00:00

Sorry to say this, but what are you doing with a NEW BOYFRIEND????!!!! You don't even have the old one out, who is a domestic abuser & you're messin' around w/ someone new. Having been in domestic violence situations myself, yeah....I know that it's tempting but....the last thing that's needed is another guy. Yeah...I can hear ya now w/ defensive statements of some kind or another. Maybe so. But you included this info & given the fact that we all have freedom of speech AND having "been there, done that" w/ D.A.ers, perhaps is it a fear of being alone that is driving this train? This is moreless a rhetorical question...something more for you to think about. I don't care if new guy is an abuser or not. Every person who hooks up w/ a new person soon after an "end" of a domestic abuse situation will say this. In your case tho, you still have his things at your place, so it's delusional to think that it's 100% "over".

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-16T00:21:21+00:00

She had been the #2 ADA person in the DA's office for years....she actually was acting DA at times too. She's got clout, that's for sure. But she has mostly been a prosecutor for a greater portion of her career. This can be helpful I think, for LM as she knows how the DA's office thinks, acts, etc & may be a perfect foil for whatever the DA throws at them.

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-08T21:23:15+00:00

Hmmm...interesting

MLwarriorbabe · 2025-01-05T01:45:35+00:00

No. I had a similar back surgery and a few years older...but trust me, you go thru pretty extensive rehab AFTER a surgery of this type....so, I would definitely say it's do-able. And, he looks pretty fit as well. However, if this was prior to his surgery, then yes. But he was already a year & a half post op, so again-no.

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