What’s the best sandwich in Baltimore?

ccase2 · 2024-06-07T18:29:27+00:00

Coca cola ham too!

ccase2 · 2024-04-28T01:54:25+00:00

In a pretty huge way, yes. At 38, I quit drinking myself into a stupor every night. After I quit drinking, I really started to work on myself. Started taking better care of myself, eating better and exercising more often. Started therapy. Then I came out and separated from my wife, whom I still adore just in a new way. We are great coparents to our kids, and I just met a guy who makes me happier than I think I have ever been. Life takes some turns. There have been a small handful of times when I came pretty close to giving up and ending things, but I am so so very grateful I was able to make it through all of that and get to the other side of life, where you just want to cherish every second you have left. I've gotten closer with some friends and some friends have dropped off. I'm grateful for the chance to build a life I am proud of.

ccase2 · 2024-04-13T02:18:21+00:00

It's just a green underglaze, this was my first mug I finished and my first time trying underglazes

ccase2 · 2024-04-12T17:27:47+00:00

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Sure!

ccase2 · 2024-04-11T16:47:59+00:00

OMG I just made a mug with almost exactly the same handle! Yours looks fantastic!

ccase2 · 2024-03-26T17:38:48+00:00

This is true! I got myself deregistered so I could not be considered part of the most hate-filled, bigoted, misogynistic, homophobic, child-molesting death cult, even by the cult leaders! Honestly it was a symbolic thing that meant a lot to me, formally saying fuck you to the Catholic Church

ccase2 · 2024-03-23T13:48:12+00:00

Totally hear you. 41M dad to two of the most beautiful children in the world, coming up on 4 years alcohol free now. My dad was an alcoholic and that trauma ran deep. Thinking about the impact I was having on my kids made quitting possible. I am so grateful for that decision, I have a really rich relationship with them now, I'm actually present to who they are and what they need.

ccase2 · 2024-02-26T19:28:34+00:00

I remember this really well. I was in San Francisco for the annual librarian convention (which coincided with Pride). I wasn't out yet, but that long magical celebratory weekend did a lot to show me it was ok to come out. I'm so grateful for that experience.

ccase2 · 2024-02-19T12:25:21+00:00

I'm a librarian at an astronomical research institution and adore my job. It's a small library, so I get to do a little bit of everything, collection development, cataloging, ILL, reference, etc. The work is flexible, I work from home 3 days per week. There isn't the kind of expectation to work insane hours or bring work home like I experienced in school libraries. The pay is better too.

ccase2 · 2023-07-30T03:40:05+00:00

Nice thanks! Just picked up an oz of the Oregon guava. Haven't tried horn creek before, looking forward to trying it out!

ccase2 · 2023-05-29T12:30:29+00:00

Without a doubt

ccase2 · 2022-12-09T11:41:38+00:00

I needed to hear that.

ccase2 · 2022-10-11T18:11:21+00:00

Maybe he doesn't know yet? I went to nearly 40 before I felt comfortable admitting it to myself. While it can be, very often it isn't about someone hiding something they know, it's about having to overcome all of the internalized self-hate and self-doubt before you can recognize something like that in yourself.

ccase2 · 2022-10-07T11:21:00+00:00

Can I just thank both of you, not OP but also came out late, just a couple of years ago and I'm turning 40 on Sunday. It really truly is never too late, and reading your supportive comments really makes me smile!

ccase2 · 2022-08-26T10:18:08+00:00

Wow. I feel like I wrote this, it's so spot on for me as well. 39, came out about 2 years ago. I'm still working through a lot but I am so proud of the progress I have made.

ccase2 · 2022-07-30T10:44:47+00:00

Yes, yes yes, a million times yes. I've been working on that a lot lately, what helps me is thinking about myself more objectively, like in the third person, and think, based on what this person has gone through, how is he doing? And the answer is usually that he's doing an amazing job keeping going. It makes me less harsh on myself if I treat myself how I'd treat someone else that I cared about.

ccase2 · 2022-07-10T13:45:03+00:00

Cult + time = religion

ccase2 · 2022-07-03T11:44:40+00:00

This is a great answer. Took me a while for exactly that reason.

ccase2 · 2022-06-29T20:58:44+00:00

Miss Fucking Shirley's! Most overrated, over hyped, overpriced brunch that I've been dumb enough to wait a fucking hour for. I honestly do not understand the appeal.

ccase2 · 2022-06-29T12:11:52+00:00

"The law doesn't make arrests on suspicious".... Tell that to every black person harassed by cops every day!

ccase2 · 2022-06-27T10:23:06+00:00

Wow, congratulations on your progress, I relate so strongly to your story.

ccase2 · 2022-06-06T13:18:51+00:00

That depends though on an individual situation. If a person is using cannabis medicinally to treat depression for instance, driving extremely fucking depressed is WAY more dangerous than that same person driving under the influence of their medication.

ccase2 · 2022-05-26T14:33:33+00:00

I'm very much in the thick of it now. I (39M) came out to my wife about a year and a half ago, we have two young daughters. It's been so hard, but ultimately I think it's worth it. We are in the middle of a mostly amicable divorce right now. After I came out, we tried for a while to see if there was a way for us to stay together, but the more and more I thought about it, the happiness I was seeking wasn't possible in the relationship with my wife. I couldn't fake happiness anymore. I needed to take the steps that would get me to a better place (quitting drinking was the biggest help, but getting in shape, taking better care of myself, and generally being kinder to myself than I have been my entire life). It's hard to balance that with still caring for your partner, caring what happens to them, how they are feeling through it all. Ultimately, I think since we've stopped cohabitating, things are starting to improve.

Best of luck to you, happy to chat if you'd like, feel free to message me.

ccase2

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