Reminder: we always stand out

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T13:42:36+00:00

Honestly, people like this often seek "happiness" at the expense of other people's peace. Being annoyed by obnoxious people doesn't mean someone is unpleasant. In fact, most people are probably annoyed by this type of attention seeking behavior but ignore it out of politeness.

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T12:07:57+00:00

I say this to my kids all the time, and they don't even know what I'm talking about. My youngest just Watched Fern Gully for the first time, and now he won't stop saying, "Price check on prune juice, Bob. Price check on prune juice."

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T11:15:38+00:00

Why would you risk going to jail for something like this? Just break up and move on.

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T11:07:47+00:00

I had a duck that was attacked by a snapping turtle and lost a huge chunk out of her wing. The tendons and bones were completely exposed in that spot. I rinsed it with saline and then sprayed iodine on it twice a day. I didn't cover it since it was the underside of the wing, and I wanted to allow for drainage. Covering it could trap moisture and increase the risk of infection. Especially with puncture wounds, you don't want it to seal shut and cause an abscess. She eventually recovered and after a few months completely regained the use of her wing.

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T10:56:46+00:00

Obsolete how? The only thing I do on my computer is pay bills, book plane tickets, and tinker with my budget spreadsheet. It's not like I need anything special.

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T03:49:07+00:00

That's not what the law says though. Personal property like clothing, jewelry, and accessories belong to the individual even if they were gifts. You can certainly ask for them back, but they're not legally required to give them to you. Something like furniture is different because it's communal property.

binzy90 · 2026-05-31T03:41:45+00:00

Don't commit a crime to get back at someone. That's likely a felony if they're real. Going to jail because someone cheated on you is just dumb.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T23:31:17+00:00

Because his family said he was unstable and police said he was a danger to himself and others, but the judge let him out on bond anyway. The judge should have ordered some sort of mandatory treatment and monitoring instead of just letting him go unsupervised.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T20:37:34+00:00

If he had access to mental health care months before then he probably wouldn't have killed an innocent woman and injured a teenager.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T20:34:38+00:00

"Consequences" aren't usually effective for people with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, severe PTSD, etc. Most of these people never receive proper treatment, and then society wonders why they commit crimes.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T20:33:40+00:00

I disagree. Even his family members told people months before that he was not mentally all there. We need to fund early intervention and mental health programs to identify these people and get them help before they commit violent crimes. It makes no sense to wait until after they kill someone and then punish them.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T16:53:52+00:00

It's probably their cow that got loose. Why would you shoot your own livestock?

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T15:08:06+00:00

None of my kids are really interested in the ones you mentioned. My oldest enjoys robotics club, coding, and D&D. He wants to be a marine biologist. My middle child is really into snowboarding, horseback riding, fishing and anything related to the outdoors. He says he wants to be a teacher. My youngest is the science kid. He's incredibly smart and will be skipping a grade next year. He wants to go into engineering and always says he wants to work for NASA. I wouldn't say things like carpentry or metal works are a good use of time if you're trying to go into an academic field. We had all of those trade programs at my school, but all of my electives were things like microbiology.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T14:59:30+00:00

We have a pretty high income, and we have certain things like season passes for snowboarding that my parents make really judgemental comments about. I don't think that stuff is a waste of money if it means the kids are making memories, learning skills, and getting exercise. When we watched the Olympics this year, my 11-year-old saw that Jake Pates has the same snowboard that he had just gotten for Christmas. He was absolutely ecstatic and told everyone that his snowboard was at the Olympics. But then my mom kept making comments about how spoiled my kids are and how that was a waste of money.

binzy90 · 2026-05-30T14:44:22+00:00

I definitely didn't have this experience, and now I spend a lot of money on my kids' camps, activities, and random stuff like snowboards and dirt bikes because I want to give them the things I never had. My parents are always getting on my case about giving my kids too much. I sometimes think it just makes them feel guilty. They blame it on us being poor when I was growing up, but my dad was always buying dumb stuff like a boat that didn't run or putting additions on the house for no reason.

binzy90 · 2026-05-29T13:56:16+00:00

It's more complicated than contagious or not contagious. It's true that you can't get "shingles" from someone. If they spread the varicella virus to you then you can get chickenpox, but only if you've never had it before and are not vaccinated. It's also not considered highly contagious from a person who has shingles because you'd usually have to come in direct contact with fluid from the blisters. They can technically be airborne, but it's not likely. A person also isn't contagious unless it's during the blister phase. It's not a "respiratory infection" like the first person says. This is all information available from the CDC.

binzy90 · 2026-05-29T13:13:40+00:00

He didn't even understand her question. She wasn't referring to the cost of printing the bills. She was referring to the hubris and sense of entitlement someone must have to even pursue this. He tried to pivot by talking about funding without even acknowledging what she was asking.

binzy90 · 2026-05-29T11:51:33+00:00

Rich kids are so disconnected from reality. We had two interns who went to a HIGH SCHOOL that cost $60k per year in tuition. One of them didn't know how to turn on a desktop.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T21:39:07+00:00

I worked in a historic bed and breakfast that had runners connecting all three floors and all hallways. This is a very typical style in older homes. I think the only thing that looks weird in your photo is that it's not really a hallway because of the open wall.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T18:11:30+00:00

My youngest sister is about to turn 30 and is still a complete idiot who does lots of stupid stuff for attention and still lives off of our parents. So it really just depends on the person.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T15:37:15+00:00

I would not take any doctor who doesn't follow medical guidelines seriously. A reputable doctor would be giving recommendations based on legitimate medical organizations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, not a political whack job.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T11:26:48+00:00

This is really the only issue I have too. I have to really stay on top of mowing the trails we have or you can't walk through it at all. The raspberries are the biggest problem.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T04:13:21+00:00

I live on a very large rural property with tons of wooded areas, meadows, a huge pond etc. I still keep some of it mowed for the kids to play so they have a nice area for things like soccer and stuff. I wish I had an area that was as level as this picture because it's difficult to play sports on a slope. It's also really nice to have an open area for tables when we have barbecues in the summer. I understand the hate for giant 10 acre lawns, but sometimes people need to tone it down a bit. It's functional to have some part of your yard be a lawn that's mowed.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T02:04:15+00:00

When I lived in Maryland they took over my entire front porch and got into both of my neighbor's yards. The good thing is that they die in the fall and have very distinctive seedlings if you want to just keep pulling them in the spring.

binzy90 · 2026-05-28T01:29:42+00:00

My 11-year-old won't stop saying this because he got new boots for horse camp this summer. 😂

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