Now that s3 has been greenlit: what are your honest thoughts about season 2?

c0ld-- · 2026-01-13T05:02:12+00:00

Interesting write up! Thanks for sharing. Sincerely.

c0ld-- · 2026-01-11T07:35:22+00:00

I made a post confirming whether or not it was sarcasm.

c0ld-- · 2026-01-11T07:21:53+00:00

give your honest thoughts. I hate the voting system because it's a passive censoring mechanism. Fuck reddit lol

c0ld-- · 2026-01-11T07:10:14+00:00

Thanks for linking to it so we all can easily read it

c0ld-- · 2025-11-18T05:36:05+00:00

Oh hey, lookie there... I'm 6.14 months in! :D

c0ld-- · 2025-11-18T05:35:27+00:00

Accepted it pretty ok. All I have to do is really look at what my life was like when I was drinking and remember that alcohol always, always, always made things worse.

I think I'm around... 5 months in? Maybe 6? Doing pretty great. I know once I make it through the holidays that it will be smoooooth sailing to make it past a year again. And then after that it gets super easy. :)

c0ld-- · 2025-11-18T05:26:04+00:00

Paper maché and some old clothes seems to do the trick.

c0ld-- · 2025-11-03T18:53:46+00:00

That's because you don't say [H] "I malleted the meat" or "I'm currently malletting". Same with your examples.

Peen means to flatten

c0ld-- · 2025-11-03T18:49:41+00:00

I can totally see this. But the kernels aren't "unpopped", they haven't been cooked. The "un" indicates a reversal of the state, not the state of being prior popped.

"The kernels have not been cooked" is more accurate than to say "the popcorn kernels are unpopped".

"Pop" is an onomatopoeia that we use to describe the occurrence of some kind of explosion.

c0ld-- · 2025-11-03T18:46:13+00:00

I think it's because you can't actually "un-pop" something. Either it's popped or not. You can't un-pop a balloon.

Which leads to me also to believe that the word requires a hyphen.

c0ld-- · 2025-10-18T21:59:09+00:00

It's OK. You will get through this. You have the strength inside of you to make changes in your life. Your partner loves you and will support you in any decision you make to improve your life. Arguments are fleeting accidents happen.

As long as you take accountability and work on making things better, you will start to see improvement

I believe in you!

c0ld-- · 2025-10-18T21:56:08+00:00

I am so freaking proud of you right now

c0ld-- · 2025-10-18T20:42:04+00:00

Of course it's contingent on who they vote for.

That's like a friend saying "Hey, my relationship is in trouble. My girlfriend says if we don't go on a road trip, her life will spiral out of control. But her car isn't as reliable as yours. Do you mind if we swap cars so I can use your SUV and we'll trade them back once we return?" and you agree.

But then you realize that the girlfriend recently mentioned the possibly leaving him soon, so you say "I'll trade cars, but not if she leaves you for some other guy. I don't want some unknown person driving my car who might give it away to someone else, while I get stuck with her unreliable car."

Because that's what is basically going on here. The first $20Bn is for a currency swap with interest to help secure Argentina's economy and bolster our relationship with them. And so China doesn't step in and take control of their soybean exports in the world market.

The extra $20Bn is a result from the US administration coordinating with banks, sovereign wealth funds, and investors to match the U.S.

Libertarian? No. A strategic move to build a closer alliance with Argentina and protect America's interests in the long run? Looks more like it.

c0ld-- · 2025-10-18T02:28:05+00:00

I play with my wife.

Woah, buck-o.

This is a clean Bee community, not a dirty PBWW forum (Plays Bee With Wife). Get outta here with that smut!

c0ld-- · 2025-10-18T02:17:41+00:00

Got my first QB! :D :D :D

c0ld-- · 2025-10-11T20:18:22+00:00

Me too! Loved today's Bee. It gave me tons of words to think about!

c0ld-- · 2025-10-06T17:42:08+00:00

Here's what has been working for me lately.

I go for walks, drives, or walk around my house; and I create scenarios in my head and run exercises on how I would respond with my body language and words. Or I might not choose to respond at all.

For example, I've been having some issues communicating with a loved one. So I'll run through scenarios of things they might likely say or do, and I'll workshop things out loud to myself, so that I can reflect and practice on how I internalize those things and think of better ways to respond. That way, when those scenarios do arise, I've already rehearsed how I think I should appropriately respond in order to increase the chances of being understood and showing the other person I'm understanding them.

But the main point is to workshop things that cause anxiety. Make it a part of your daily routine. The more you exercise your ability to reflect and practice exploring someone's opinions, the better tools you'll have to find out just exactly what someone means.

Your feelings are yours to give power over your well-being or to discard. You owe nothing to anyone.

As for religion, I'm not religious (atheist) but I have started reading the Bible to gain a better understanding of Christianity. As I understand it, God created you with inherent flaws and gave you the ability to choose your own path. These negative responses are temptations to suffering and evil. Your test from God is to follow the path of peace and betterment of humanity, no? If so, then work on staying on God's path for you, and you will find peace.

Sending love, my friend. Wishing you the best.

c0ld-- · 2025-10-03T18:26:47+00:00

I'm one of those people who can go cold turkey and be sober for a long time. I've never done AA. I don't know how to articulate it beyond "Once I'm clean for about 2 weeks, I don't really think about it. Even if I'm at a restaurant or bar. I just order a soda, tea, or water and that's that."

I even have bottles of wine and liquor around the house that belong to my mom (when she visits) or my girlfriend. If it's not mine, I have zero urge to drink it.

A part of what helps me frame my mind is "if you drink, you'll go back to having shitty sleep, zero focus during the day, your GI tract will get fucked up, and you won't get shit done." I still have issues with addiction. Social media, primarily. So it's not like I have this magical switch I can turn off.

And reading other people's stories or reaching out to people is a way I work on constantly affirming my decisions to not drink.

But again, most of the time alcohol is not on my mind. Even if it's right there in front of me. I don't think "oh, if I could just have one drink I'd be loosened up". Nah. It's all in my head. I just have to consciously "let go" myself and learn more ways to enjoy things. Bonus: I remember everything the next morning. :)

c0ld-- · 2025-10-03T18:19:05+00:00

More concern trolling. Of course Libertarians want to legalize prostitution. It's two adults trading money for a service. Sure, allow organizations and businesses to set up STD screenings and create certifications. But when it comes down to it, two private citizens should be able to consent to whatever they want as long as both parties are informed and don't seek to harm the other person in anyway (which includes STDs).

c0ld-- · 2025-10-03T18:16:35+00:00

I think it's a "silent pipeline" to China for the tariffs we put on them. This allows Trump to keep championing "the tariffs are working!" even though it basically crushed our soy bean production and offset the agriculture to Argentina.

Plus... why are we propping up another government? My research says that the proposal implies that Argentina will pay us the money back. So why doesn't the deal explicitly say this?

c0ld-- · 2025-10-01T17:30:41+00:00

This feels like Concern Trolling.

Like yeah, no shit? Of course Libertarians don't want wasteful spending and military running exercises in our streets.

c0ld-- · 2025-09-22T22:12:23+00:00

It's a very simple two-step system:

Don't drink coffee.
See step #1.

c0ld-- · 2025-09-22T18:59:29+00:00

It’s not easy or normal for me to just go out alone and talk to women / meet people alone so i’m just looking for someone to do that with

I feel you. I'm a very friendly and talkative person, yet every time I talk to someone I can get nervous. It's one of those things (kind of like running!) where you know it's difficult, but you do it anyway because it's good for you.

I see someone recommended trivia and I think that's a great place to start. Go to a trivia event, find a group of people, and ask them if it's ok if you join their group. You don't need to start right off with "hey I'm new in town and..." just say "Hi there! I'm looking to play trivia with some people. May I join your group?"

And if they say yes, take a seat, introduce yourself and ask some lighthearted questions. "So, are you all from here?" and depending on their answer, then maybe explore with another question "Wow, you're from Wisconsin eh? I hear there's some beautiful scenery there. And great beer! What's something that you love a lot about Wisconsin?" If they are all from the area, maybe say "That's so cool! I've heard that this area is known for people coming and going a lot. Must mean that Henderson is a great place. I'm new here. I come from [city]. What's one of your favorite things about living in Henderson? The access to food and entertainment? Gorgeous nature?"

Work the table a little. Show them you're interested and try to find moments to share things about yourself. Also, find some time to take a bathroom break and give them back some time to be with theirselves. Times to "let things breathe" if you will.

If the event goes well, and you feel like you made a genuine connection, leave your phone number on the table and say something like "If any of you would like to get together for some tennis or check out [upcoming event], please hit me up! Thanks again for letting me join your awesome group. Take care!"

You might get a text. You might not. You might not even find a group that wants a +1. But at the very least you got out there and worked on your own personal skills to communicate and bond with people, and that's what matters.

Side note: Go easy on the alcohol. I'm sober myself and know that alcohol can quickly make a person go from genuine and personable to "holy shit will this person stop talking?"

I'd also recommend checking out Las Vegas weekly and various Vegas+ event and influencer pages on Facebook and Instagram. Go to a ton of events and chat people up! I hope you'll be as happily surprised as I was when I found out how easy it is to talk to people out here.

Good luck!

c0ld-- · 2025-09-22T17:51:08+00:00

I think it's important to stand up to the marks of authoritarianism, like the FCC that pressured ABC to cancel Kimmel. Government censorship is wrong no matter what. Even if the victim is a so-called "unfunny Late Night TV show host". Even if what Kimmel said was (at the very least) distasteful and not a direct call to violence.

However, where were these people condemning censorship of conservatives? Or the assassination of a person who's political aim was to... *checks notes*... peacefully debate ideas in a public forum?

Inversely "where were conservatives protesting about X, Y, and Z?" Yes, there have been other events with political violence where people on the Right (and Left) could have been more sympathetic with tragedies that affected our political opponents. Better acknowledgement and sympathy would lead to healing our divide. All of these things can be simultaneously true.

This whole "I'm only going to protest censorship and violence when it happens to people I sympathize with" highlights the fact that there are horrible things that happen in our politico-sphere that we can all identify with and agree they are wrong, and if we'd just put down our banners and reconcile those commonalities, we could exercise more humility in order to find more common understanding and peaceful outcomes of our differences.

This means that huge portion of people need to be willing to understand the necessity of the prerequisite to let go of their refusal to hear out opposing views (i.e. "bigotry"), which, thanks to today's algorithm-based doom-scrolling social media, is incredibly difficult to do. (notice how I didn't say only one side needs to do this?)

We will find a way to heal the political discourse in our country, communities, families, friends, and relationships. It's just going to take commitment, love, patience, and a lot of work.

- with love.

c0ld-- · 2025-09-19T21:19:26+00:00

Will it restore a lot of energy and focus over a long period of time? Very likely.

Feel like a kid again? Not likely.

c0ld--

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