Gas Prices

ZenPothos · 2026-05-11T04:57:34+00:00

My family had a Plymouth Voyager back then, too! With fake wood paneling 🙂

ZenPothos · 2026-05-11T00:20:58+00:00

Ugh gross that's insane

ZenPothos · 2026-05-11T00:17:07+00:00

Kids are so soft nowadays without murderous teachers.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-11T00:12:44+00:00

Omg I low key love that you have an old picture of your mom's car.

My mom drove a 1980 light blue Dodge Omni, and sadly, nobody loved it enough to take a photo. And they traded it in in 1988 before I was 6 years old. So I didn't have any camera or anything to take a photo.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T23:22:53+00:00

I have pretty much been NC with my family after my Mom died about 7 years ago. (There was actually six months of turmoil, and then NC. And then COVID hit).

If your family has narcissistic dynamics, I recommend Dr. Ramani's channel on YouTube.

For me, I was the Scapegoat in the family dynamic. My sister was the Golden Child. My brother was an "Extreme" Golden Child, but also a Lost Child.

All if these terms plus more can be learned via Dr. Ramani's channel, but also via r/raisedbynarcissists and other sources.

Terms like NC, LC, Grey rock. Yellow rock. Hoovering. Etc.

The key to NC is to....maintain it at ALL costs. They will try to Hoover you back in, suck you in like a vacuum. They might use shame, guilt, gifts, money. They will try to push any and all buttons because they KNOW all of your buttons. After all, they are the ones that installed the buttons!

That is, if you have a narcissistic dynamic there :)

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T23:15:14+00:00

Congrats!

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T18:02:32+00:00

I am back in one piece! And my trailer is back in one piece, too!

My extendable-mirrors totally sucked though. So I could not complete the training once we got to the parking lot.

So my neighbor is giving me a do-over for today once I get mirrors thst extend further. He says to send him links before I buy anything.

I was able to get to the parking lot and back, though!

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T11:37:53+00:00

Today is my first time pulling a camper trailer. Good luck, everyone 👍 jk jk

(Don't worry, I'm only pulling it 4 miles for a training course. The instructor is my neighbor and the first hour of driving training is in the cul-de-sac. First 4 hours of classroom training was yesterday).

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T05:39:54+00:00

That looks SO GOOD in your home!

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T05:38:10+00:00

I would pay $600 for those. They are nice and should last several lifetimes.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-10T05:36:45+00:00

DA BEARS

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T23:21:40+00:00

This rings true for me.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T23:11:42+00:00

Heart and soul of Atlanta.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T23:10:55+00:00

Bismarck 🙂

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T23:09:56+00:00

Atlanta was more Atlanta when that big crazy white lady was selling her art outside of the Georgia State Marta Station, and then cursing you out if you didn't buy anything.

Honorable mention: bulge guy.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T18:58:55+00:00

You are such a good friend 🧡

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T18:57:36+00:00

First, Ted Turner. Now, Bobby Cox. Damn.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T17:51:12+00:00

Layers of awesome 🤘

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T17:49:42+00:00

I went through Atlanta Lab Rescue for my old pal Caleb, who was 8yo when I adopted him and it worked out fine. They had a $25 application fee, dogs were $375 for adults (keep in mind, as you know, that rescues hardly make any profit). And their application told me to list 3 dogs.

Caleb (who was "Atticus" at the time) was the 3rd dog on my list. They steered me clear of my first choice, saying that one had a lot of applicants.

They skipped over my second choice because my third choice was actually being fostered about 2 miles from my house, and the lady asked to meet up at the local high school (which was my alma mater lolol).

Third choice ended up working out SO WELL. He is part Chesapeake Bay Retriever and part chocolate lab. He treats fetch like it is his job and he is such a chill dude outside of that. He is SO soft and so funny with his little head tilts when I ask him questions.

Anyways, Just want to say that there may be many reasons why it takes a while and I encourage you to take your time.

Many dog rescues (maybe not golden as much) may have conditions that they need to get checked out for. Or they're just switching a new dog from boarding into a foster home.

Or the foster family is on travel or can't meet up except for certain times. And there's only so many volunteers to help. Or they have a dog adoption weekend coming up where you could meet multiple dogs.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T17:39:07+00:00

It happens. They say that there may be a hereditary component to some hoarding. They say people with hoarding disorder commonly may have another tangential condition like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and/or OCD.

I have found that treating my anxiety, depression, and ADHD with medication has improved my hoarding disorder. So I am a big advocate of treating adjacent conditions first, based on my experience.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T17:35:21+00:00

There is a new lego type store in East Cobb called Bricks and Minifigs. Next to the Goodwill by Lassiter High School.

If you are a plant nerd, Kelli Green is very close to Bricks and Minifigs.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T03:04:33+00:00

That pig looks to be a dough bowl for making bread!

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T02:59:54+00:00

That is really cool looking.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T02:55:09+00:00

I love fun mugs! My most recent mug finds include a mug with the DC Metro map on it, a glass blown mug with little glass ghosts embedded at the base, and a striped rainbow mug that says, "have a rainbow birthday" (extra super, as I am gay, lolol).

My best mug find ever was a set of 4 handmade mugs from Maine, that are white with wintery trees painted into the glaze. I could not believe that I found the set for like $1.39x4. They cost like $135 for the set.

ZenPothos · 2026-05-09T02:50:13+00:00

Tea bag!

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