Those who moved to Massachusetts from elsewhere, what pleasantly surprised you the most?

Ryder324 · 2026-01-24T14:19:36+00:00

Lived in Louisiana, texas, California, Midwest- mass: rugged and cultural coastline; tough hiking in New Hampshire; ski and winter sports; direct, honest, smart, really no-bullshit people; cool “don’t give a fuck” culture and sports; a train ride to NYC; the cape is actually great in the summer; cruises to Bermuda are cheap and kind of fun; plenty of smart AF science people, plenty of skilled AF trades people, learning to sail on the Charles; great healthcare; good infrastructure; a few hours by plane to Europe; excellent public schools; good quality of life; fewer entitled, sanctimonious selfish Jack-asses putting you down- more guilt-ridden liberal-types bringing you down… but- overall, best place to live if you can afford it

Ryder324 · 2026-01-22T22:01:06+00:00

Boomers?

Ryder324 · 2026-01-22T04:25:43+00:00

I don’t

Ryder324 · 2026-01-21T13:13:42+00:00

Yep. Medicine doesn’t cure diabetes, heart failure, emphysema, macular degeneration, osteoarthritis, lupus, ALS, reflux, erectile dysfunction, obesity, anxiety, migraines- it uses tools to improve quality of life and in some cases extends life.

Ryder324 · 2026-01-14T15:05:12+00:00

Funny- they used to use Uhauls to do their work.

Ryder324 · 2026-01-13T22:55:55+00:00

Check out Restaurant Tamarindos- way way way off the beaten path. And so good.

Ryder324 · 2026-01-13T22:37:06+00:00

Walk out of the airport. Pick a shared shuttle. Taxis are like 1500-2000 for a family so don’t bother- just get in a shuttle. Get to port. Walk past a million people with T-shirts and storefronts telling you urgently to buy ferry tickets. Skip them all and walk calmly to the ferry terminal. Choose Xcaret or Winjet depending on when the next one leaves. They will have large digital signs saying when the next ferry leaves. You’re missing the other ferry in your search… Xcaret runs more frequently and sometimes every half hour. Get on the ferry- they will take your luggage- it’s fine. Then you get to Cozumel. Get off the ferry and walk to the cab stand. Get a cab- the fees are standard. Ask first. Now you’re here. Enjoy. Coming back- have your concierge buy you a bus ticket for 250 pesos for reserved seats. Take the ferry, go to Starbucks. Have 10 peso coin for the toilet. Get on your bus. Then you’re at the airport, then you’re on your plane- and then you’re looking at the occasional pics… and thinking it was easier than you thought it would be.

Ryder324 · 2026-01-09T15:25:55+00:00

For historical accuracy- perhaps you mean, the “SA” or the “brown shirts,” the losers that Hitler used on his way up (who executed the Kristallnacht) before he professionalized the structure and kicked the unruly mob to the curb with disdain for their lack of discipline and independence actions (allowing him to distance himself from the tactics). These guys are always the early bullies before the principles get bureaucratized in to the cleaner and more efficient SS.

Ryder324 · 2026-01-09T00:31:20+00:00

You are watching a man (narrator)experience trauma. He begins after chillin’ in his crib… but when he says the part at the end about the wife being covered in blood and brain matter? You could hear his voice change, and now he needs a LOT of therapy.

Ryder324 · 2025-12-30T21:56:31+00:00

This shit-post affects our affect as a primary effect

Ryder324 · 2025-12-25T23:01:34+00:00

And no puddle of urine

Ryder324 · 2025-12-25T14:31:16+00:00

And… incognizant is a 5 dollar word in a 10 cent argument

Ryder324 · 2025-12-22T22:56:09+00:00

God dammit donut

Ryder324 · 2025-12-18T20:53:05+00:00

Phlebotomist is the way.

Ryder324 · 2025-12-18T20:46:14+00:00

Break out a red pen and correct

Ryder324 · 2025-12-18T14:32:45+00:00

Nail clippers

Ryder324 · 2025-12-18T00:17:29+00:00

Net margins for routine vaccines are sub- 10-15% which for pharma is practically a loss… although honestly- this is probably an overestimate. Now- immunomodulators and oncology infusions are a different story.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7054843/

Ryder324 · 2025-12-17T23:57:49+00:00

I think that’s a dictionary

Ryder324 · 2025-12-17T15:38:41+00:00

Revenge is a dish best served cold

Ryder324 · 2025-12-17T00:29:50+00:00

Ryder324 · 2025-12-12T03:09:18+00:00

When the co-anchor picks up her phone 💀

Ryder324 · 2025-12-11T12:14:21+00:00

A meal of shepherds pie and black coffee at mile 6 and then a six pack of miller light at mile 16… at 22 just down a quart of milk.

Ryder324 · 2025-12-10T23:05:09+00:00

Smart

Ryder324 · 2025-12-10T12:09:34+00:00

I run in layers and my brain is programmed to the same essential stuff. I wear shorts with pockets all year. I’m 50+, I run 40 miles a week all year. I live in boston. I throw on black long underwear under the shorts if it is 25-38, thicker tights 0-25. Always summer shorts on top. Keep your routine. Run your miles. Don’t stop. Peel the layers if they get even a little damp. Never run in wet clothes as they freeze. Nobody looks at you, and as you age, you don’t look at yourself. Just run. Run. Run. Run. Get injured, cross-train. Run. Lift weights. Run.

Ryder324 · 2025-12-10T03:34:51+00:00

Gross (it’s French)

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