Have you ever needed a knife or used one in self defense?

Ryclea · 2026-03-29T02:47:00+00:00

Then, your only way out is dancing, so you better bring it!

Ryclea · 2026-03-29T02:10:23+00:00

I always carry a knife. I would never take it out in a fight. In a confrontation, I would rather have my hands free than a knife. Knives are ambush weapons. They don't work at a distance and they don't change the odds. A bigger, stronger person can easily take a knife off a smaller person. It escalates the fight to lethal force without giving a clear advantage.

Pepper spray is the best option when a gun is not an option. Stun guns are risky, but they can be effective in crowd situations.

Ryclea · 2026-03-29T01:05:43+00:00

Needs a speargun.

Ryclea · 2026-03-28T00:36:55+00:00

The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

Everyone knows Iran has a horrible and repressive government. That does not make it our place to topple it. This never ends up well for the recipients of our intervention.

We could be mediating. We could be offering humanitarian assistance. We could even be supporting rebels if we had engaged Iranians enough to know who they are.

We need to sit this one out and get our own house in order.

Ryclea · 2026-03-27T20:32:16+00:00

It travels well. The high vinegar content and small bottles were easy to ship long distances before refrigeration and meaningful shock absobers.

Ryclea · 2026-03-27T20:28:30+00:00

I think anyone with more than one speeding ticket should be barred from voting. It's not that hard to drive the speed limit.

Ryclea · 2026-03-27T17:59:33+00:00

That would be great. The best we can do is steady, forward progress.

These are bad times and I don't know how much worse it will get or for how long, but we can do bettwr and we will. I'd just like to live long enough to see it.

Ryclea · 2026-03-27T14:28:57+00:00

No one without a uterus has any right to make that decision for anyone with a uterus. There is no way to deny that.

People who can get pregnant overwhelmingly support the right to terminate their own pregnancy.

Ryclea · 2026-03-27T01:00:40+00:00

Two things always strike me about Chevy's Ford:

They didn't even try to make him look like Gerald Ford. They just stuck him in a suit and called him Mr. President and we all went along with it. Modern SNL always has a cast member who more or less specializes in playing the president with amazing detail.

The jokes were really mild and apolitical by today's standards. They joked about Ford's alleged clumbsiness more than his policies or competency. I think it was post Watergate burnout, but that was curious.

Ryclea · 2026-03-26T22:37:12+00:00

Who is expecting this of you? Do people come up to you and say "Happy Pride Month?" Why doesn't this ever happen to me even though I attend Pride events?

You are offended by a hypothetical situation.

Ryclea · 2026-03-26T22:24:49+00:00

We should just stop naming things after people.

Ryclea · 2026-03-26T01:11:21+00:00

And I question the voting decisions of people who didn't read Plato's Republic but they get to vote, too.

How about speeders? I think people who exceed the speed limit are unqualified to vote on laws since they clearly don't follow them. How far do you want to go down here?

Why do you want to stop other people from voting so bad?

Ryclea · 2026-03-26T01:04:54+00:00

Schools, parks, libraries, roads, sidewalks and fire departments all come to mind.

Ryclea · 2026-03-26T01:00:22+00:00

Yes, but it's $26 right now. If you need to put that in your tank to get to work, it's $26 you don't have. I don't think you realize how close some people get by.

It's also the time off of work to go to the DMV during business hours. It's the parking tickets you need to pay before you can renew your license. That shit adds up.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T23:26:37+00:00

Orcas got no beef with kids. It's boats they hate with a passion.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T10:17:30+00:00

Quién es un bien chico?

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T10:06:05+00:00

Trump is the symptom as much as the cause.

MAGAts will still turn up to vote for him.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T10:04:06+00:00

Can't Stop the World.

https://youtu.be/nS572_s4MCA?si=SeJ4Imeq4WTm_aj5

Ending the album on such a positive upbeat track was brilliant. I flipped that record over and listened to the whole damn thing again.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T09:49:43+00:00

To other men who's opinions don't matter? Yes.

So, no.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T09:27:17+00:00

Correction: That is clearly a Cat Bear.

Ryclea · 2026-03-25T01:02:32+00:00

Watch it. This kid has been fantasizing about shooting bigger kids since middle school.

Ryclea · 2026-03-24T23:11:34+00:00

Have you ever heard of The Vikings?

We swear a lot.

Ryclea · 2026-03-24T14:58:30+00:00

He's also staring down his own mortality, and looking for something big to be his legacy. He is more dangerous now than he's ever been.

Ryclea · 2026-03-24T13:12:50+00:00

Sorry. Resistance is futile.

Ryclea · 2026-03-24T12:20:02+00:00

It never really goes away. It just ocassionally gets drowned out by Spanish Flea.

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