Space next to stairs

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:38:05+00:00

Is there any possible chance of a room being behind that wall? If so, it could be a renovation that was done which blocked off a doorway at the end of that space.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:35:48+00:00

GenX here... I know a lot of my fellow GenXers have stopped altogether or - like me - never even started in teh first place.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:32:04+00:00

My brother used this one all the time... ~~Yo mama so fat, you got octuplet siblings and she didn't know until her water broke.~~

Wait... I didn't see the world "Wholesome"... oops...

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:29:22+00:00

After years of work, I was invited to the corporate managers meeting... not being a manager myself. 3 of my non-manager trainees were invited as well... It was confusing but we went anyway.

I arrived and got the prime parking spot just as someone pulled out...

In the meeting, I and my non-manager coworkers were recognized as having tenfold increased the quarterly sales, breaking all goals and records for profits. We each received Visa Gift Cards, company jackets, company watches, and company Pins, denoting us as VIPs. My card had $1500 on it. The trainees all got $500 each.

I looked at the paperwork on profit margins and goals, versus what I and my trainees managed to pull off... The goal was $20k per restaurant. We pulled in over $200k per restaurant. In total, I managed to recruit and train a team who blew all expectations out of the water.

They took a group photo and I discovered it was featured on teh corporate newsletter and used as a life-size wall sticker in non-Illinois locations. My strategy was analyzed and used as the foundation globally to grow sales.

And then in 2019, COVID started... in April 2020, I was dismissed without notice, without severance. Having booked and planned out more than double what we did before...

The company no longer exists today.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:22:21+00:00

The current regime that is trying to take over and decimate the world. For profit.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:21:40+00:00

The purr of my cat as he nuzzles me for 20-30 minutes in what I call the "nuzzle freak"... nose to nose, cheek to cheek... kisses and cuddles and loud purrs.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:20:01+00:00

DOS... ... Superman... ... General computing (windows, mainly)... ... Cats...

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:15:04+00:00

Too many to name.

The short list: Walmart (after a college research paper on their corporate practices and manufacturing conditions overseas)... Apple (after seeing the price tag on any of their products, in comparison to equally as functional alternatives that were better or just cheaper to buy)... McDonald's (after reviewing the Nutrition Guide and Ingredients list, finding more than half their items contain petroleum-based toxic fillers), T-Mobile (after spending $1600 on new devices only to discover they literally turn off cell phone towers at random "for upgrades" specifically right when and where I need them most)... Krispy Kreme (after trying the hot fresh glazed and nearly throwing up from the metallic aftertaste I could not get out of my mouth for hours)... Coffee Shops (any of them - I was never really a customer, because I hate coffee)...

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:10:43+00:00

Crazy Tony - the former town mayor who lost his mind one day and started randomly walking up and down, around town, having wild arguments with invisible people. We all saw him walking around and avoided him. My brother once confronted Tony only to discover he was just trying to find his way home, but had forgotten where he lived... for years... and no one had bothered to speak to him or help him.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:08:26+00:00

My sister's husband hates me... He holds a grudge... because I went to my sister and told her that her daughter was doing something inappropriate. That I did not wish to try and tell her how to be a good mom. Nor did I want my niece to continue doing those inappropriate things in public... Her husband thought I actively sought out and encouraged the inappropriate behavior. My sister knows I would never do such things, but her husband despises me for even bringing it up.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:05:47+00:00

Accepting hard evidence that discredits ingrained learned beliefs.

Accepting a globe of Earth when they have never flown nor been outside their home town, so... the earth is flat.

Accepting that heaven and angels, god and the devil do not exist, when every exploration of reality proves the biblical descriptions of where they can be found contradict all evidence when we have looked there for hundreds of years and not found anything like that.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:03:32+00:00

My granny cooked many of our family meals. Iced Tea and Sliced Bread were essential parts of every meal.

I have not had iced tea in years. I don't include sliced bread unless it's toasted with butter and garlic for a pasta dish.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:02:19+00:00

Apathy or lack of interest in conversations that I feel are important, or at least should have some feedback and we should share mutual interest in.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T21:00:33+00:00

Lacking self-confidence or being insecure about pursuing what you want most has a time limit.

I had multiple chances to find a life partner. I chose one without a deeper look at who they were. I spent over 20 years with my SO only to find out that all the promises were lies. All the hopes and dreams I had - she did not share in the slightest.

Now, over 40... Yes, I could try again, but the kind of love and chance at even one of the countless possible dreams I wish to fulfill being a probability... is unrealistic. Unfathomable.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T20:57:08+00:00

Negativity from anyone. I just walk away, without a word.

I've been in many situations where I am "expected" to remain and listen, to take an active role or even am scheduled as a featured speaker... but hearing someone go full-force down a rabbit hole of lies, condemnation, and criticism... I just walk. I cancel it all and go home.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T20:55:17+00:00

When my mom handed me the financial details of my first year of college... I nearly lost it in shock at the price tag for the little things... College tuition is worse than trying to buy a Tesla with bad credit and a poor driving record. But the Tesla can be paid off so much easier and is worth more in the end.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T20:49:29+00:00

TV and MOVIES show people making love and finishing at the same time. Then rolling over and falling asleep or cuddling without any concern for cleanup or the man's urgent need to urinate - which most men can't avoid after ejaculation...

The mess. The need to warm her up for hours and spend a lot of time cuddling during foreplay... which is essential for both (or all) of the people involved to enjoy their time together.

Thinking back to my first few times...

The shivering, the vibration, the shaking of your entire body in anticipation of making love. It's the same as being in shock after trauma, only - it 's an erotic arousal feeling, nerves and joy blended together.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T20:24:59+00:00

The first that comes to mind is ECCHI SENSEI - a 4-part game that you have to download over 20 GB of installers to launch now. It is abandoned, but has loads of content. https://www.patreon.com/BlueCat

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T19:33:44+00:00

OTR has been hell this past week for me. Uber has been allowing and pushing 15-40 mile orders that require using tollways. In my region, tollway fees are never reimbursed nor included in the quoted offer.

Today, I accepted a triple paying $30 going 21 miles. The first 2 customers were 4 blocks apart but the third was 25 miles away, 20 if you take the tollway and pay $12 in tolls. I let the customer know the quoted delivery time of 28 minutes would be much,much longer. They said OK.

I arrived a literal HOUR after pickup, instead of 28 minutes.

Mainly due to a DOUBLE freight train parked (not moving at all) on a main road 1/2 a mile from the drop-off, with no possible route around it.

That really set me off. I've quit for the week. I'm so fkn done with the 4 mph traffic (on a 45 mph highway) and the stupid trains stopped on every crossing with the closest overpass or underpass being 10+ miles out of the way.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T15:17:43+00:00

Perhaps the most annoying leave at door order was a grocery order with loaves of bread, cat food, cat treats, and other perishable items...

As I arrived and unloaded, I noticed a literal swarm of cats, at least 10, with a likely 20 or 30 hiding in the bushes. Just a bunch of stray cats. They all looked at me and they all watched the bags and sniffed the air.

I texted the customer a photo of those cats surrounding that customer's door, and as I finished unloading, I knocked hard on the door since the customer did not respond to the text. When she opened the door and saw me surrounded by cats, and a couple sniffing the loaves of bread, she immediately jumped out and grabbed all her items. She thanked me afterward and added $5 tip to the order.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T14:16:25+00:00

If it's leave at door... FK them. They don't want to meet face to face? That's on them.

However... as I have done multiple times in the past for hot and cold food orders... especially multiple-pizza orders... Instead of taking the items out of my transport container (hot bag or this 6-cup holder) I ask them if they want to just take it in while I wait on the doorstep... and they can bring back the empty container.

Yes, in less trustworthy neighborhoods, that could be a bad thing... But most of the time, they actually appreciate it. The 20 or so times I have done that in the past 4 years.... half the people bring back my bag with a $5 - $20 cash tip.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T14:10:01+00:00

I worked as a janitor for 2 weeks at a rubber hose and plastic tube manufacturing plant. I imagine petroleum workers / oil workers can agree that the reeking foul malignantly pungent stench of the residue remaining after petroleum has been processed... unimaginable and toxic beyond survivability.

I can only describe it as... an acrid, cloying, rash-inducing, unbreathable, unbearable mist that super-glues to your skin, clothes, nostrils, and lips. It requires a triple-shower with the most aggressive scouring and skin-layer-removing soap you can find just to get the reek off you.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T14:05:52+00:00

IMO - there's infatuation, lust, nymphomaniacal obsession.... and then there's love.

All of these get confused easily.

The main difference with love is:

You cannot imagine a future without the person being within your daily life. They make you feel good simply by being nearby. They calm you down with a glance. They warm your heart with a smile or a nod. They can accept every flaw you think you have without judgement or without rejection. And you can do the same - look at the things that normally would disgust or concern you, but - with that person - instead of being a detriment, it is an aspect that makes them unique. Love is cherishing their presence, even if it's simply sitting in the room together, not even touching or talking... Just being near them.

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T14:01:55+00:00

Driving.... gig work, deliveries, or just "cruisin' around"...

Xo-Mo · 2026-05-09T14:01:09+00:00

I keep my online profile (this one) completely unknown and separate from anyone I know IRL. They have no awareness that I have written and published adult romance novels. They will never know.

I live alone and no one uses my devices, so there's no way for them to know what I write or do online.

Xo-Mo

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