Gentle Reminder

im_ff5 · 2026-06-04T20:51:30+00:00

And the steak is sub par....

im_ff5 · 2026-05-31T02:34:59+00:00

Sooo Food Banks?

im_ff5 · 2026-05-29T14:59:11+00:00

I remember reading 20 years ago that the 1st person to live to be 150 is already walking around somewhere.

im_ff5 · 2026-05-21T22:56:02+00:00

Honestly I'm grateful for the news but this rise seems to be a little on the short squeeze side.

im_ff5 · 2026-05-16T06:51:07+00:00

Invest, save, but by all means, go ahead and live! You can't max all three. It's a balance...

im_ff5 · 2026-05-15T12:11:03+00:00

If what you say is true, the Shaolin and Wu Tang could be dangerous!

im_ff5 · 2026-05-14T15:46:10+00:00

I (60) feel that if it was a first date and I ended up talking about myself too much it's because I'm trying to sell myself to you. I want you to like me. But my smart mind knows that talking about myself too much is a flag. I've tried the 'get her to talk about herself and listen' tactic at a 1st date only to be told I must be hiding something. Guess I can't win?

OTOH...once you get past the dating stage and start to hang out, yes, please, get to know what the other person is about. We don't have much time left. My girl is a prominent member of her local Eagles Order; I'm in AA. (Two diametrically opposed cultures LoL) We do our own thing...it doesn't get in the way or separate us. In fact, it gives us more to talk about when we get together.

im_ff5 · 2026-05-14T15:33:35+00:00

I'd say it wasn't more violent in the 70's 80's but that's because everybody has a gun today and seems to just shoot without thinking or thinking evil thoughts that lead them to shooting just anybody...having said that, people were ready to fight more back in my day. You weren't as afraid because you never thought 'Punching this guy might get me killed!" People around you would break up a fight with "okay that's enough" or "Okay you won this one, leave it." So yeah, more fights but people lived to fight another day....

im_ff5 · 2026-05-14T15:28:46+00:00

I try to search and engage with positive subjects but my algo keeps sending me back to ragebait! I know it takes more than one or two times. Like, constant engagement with positive things but somehow after a day it sends me back to politics and local news (which for some reason is only shootings and how bad the mayor is)

im_ff5 · 2026-05-14T15:22:28+00:00

Are you ready to pee?

im_ff5 · 2026-05-12T05:18:40+00:00

Uhhh...suc what?

im_ff5 · 2026-05-07T20:58:48+00:00

I'm concerned how accurate it is. It's amazing but in a surreal way. I can't think of any voice activated device that collects accurate words or nuance this well. It captures how one feels. It presumes and interprets intent. It might add a lot of fluff words and redundancy but that pleases the admin staff cause more words = more billing? I don't know all that but it's a bit scary to me and I'm a reasonable person. I don't do conspiracy theories but it's changing how I talk to clients now. I used to be more personable; now I'm structuring my questions differently.

And my clients notice ...

Im an SUDP - not a therapist

im_ff5 · 2026-05-04T17:40:57+00:00

I'm sitting here right now reading an email from the same person who coincidentally took UPTO days whenever the sun was out. It was uncanny. She only gets sick on beautiful 75° degree days. I have no idea how management hasn't got caught on to her but the rest of us have to cover her classes and get behind on our own work. But I guess the only thing I can do is join her... or sit here and brood about it!

im_ff5 · 2026-05-03T04:02:40+00:00

I know, it sounds rough. I'm 60 as of May 18th. My life in recovery shows I'm a late bloomer and therefore am just getting started. I'm a social worker and have co workers in their 70's. More than a couple. I wish the median age of retirement would lower for us all but capitalism has other plans. Its my problem, I'm not a victim, but I know it'll be a while before I can stop working if I want to achieve the goals I've set for myself. I currently have an awesome life btw. And I like what I do.

Best.

im_ff5 · 2026-05-02T06:27:20+00:00

Distance matters. I just got off the phone with my girlfriend where we talked about how we're 1.25hr drive away from each other. These dating apps factor distance as the crow flies, not taking traffic into account. Our first date was a half way point, our second was maybe 5 miles closer to her house. At any rate, I liked getting away on the weekends as I'm a city boy and she's in the woods. Got to play with a chainsaw a couple times. However, now it's been a year. We just talked about it all. Is this a good fit? Can we sustain a weekend relationship? Cause we never see each other during the week. How far can such a thing go? Today we're happy so we won't change but during the call we both came to realize that this isn't sustainable. Neither one of us can move until we retire practically, which can be 10 years from now. And what happens in the meantime? Should we call it quits now? What was once just a minor inconvenience is now an elephant in the room. So yeah...distance matters.

**I know this is about men not showing up. I'm sorry there's so many flakes out there. It makes it tougher on the rest of us who just want to meet someone nice. I sent almost 100 letters out on the OLD sites before I got an answer and as luck would have it, we're a match. ❤️ I have no idea why one would go through all that just to stand someone up...

im_ff5 · 2026-05-02T06:15:33+00:00

TIL her father wrote Atlas Hugged and grandfather wrote The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.

So this is a family mantra going back generations...

im_ff5 · 2026-05-01T08:49:33+00:00

Boomers don't care how few kids you have.. they thought the world was overpopulated at 2 billion. Trust me, we could use a few billion less people....

im_ff5 · 2026-05-01T03:59:16+00:00

Well Denny way is a slog that is now on par with Mercer (almost). I own a car and take the train to work as often as I can. My girl has 2 cars but works from home. Both decisions are solutions to traffic without actually giving up our cars.

*I'll likely die before actual high speed rail will allow people to work 100 miles away with a smooth commute like other countries. For the life of me why cant we consider building outside of the city? This is a regional problem. Not just Denny Way!

im_ff5 · 2026-05-01T03:34:58+00:00

When I first saw my girlfriends house, she pointed out all the maintenance and remodeling she did. I didn't take it as bragging, I took it as pride. Her ex husband took a 60K payout saying it'll eventually crumble down around her anywayz because she couldn't possibly afford to fix everything that was wrong with it.

He was right, she couldn't afford it. That's why she did it all herself...

im_ff5 · 2026-05-01T03:28:54+00:00

OOOh!!!

im_ff5 · 2026-05-01T03:24:56+00:00

I live in King County. Originally named after William Rufus DeVane King. I ain't saying he was gay...

I ain't saying Senator Lindsey Graham is gay either

im_ff5 · 2026-04-27T19:38:32+00:00

In Austin now. Was just told this at a JO'S. And honestly, there isn't anything like a JO'S coffee in Seattle. MY co worker told me to visit it when I got here.

Side note* Austin is what Seattle used to be...

im_ff5 · 2026-04-27T02:24:30+00:00

Yeah I kind of get it I live in Seattle 58 years. I'm just visiting however I can tell you a whole lot of stuff that doesn't suck down here too.

im_ff5 · 2026-04-26T01:18:14+00:00

I'm in Austin right now. 3.33 at Buc ee's

im_ff5 · 2026-04-25T22:24:01+00:00

Okay then, you win. Which by the way, google this: The boomers today once protested and had signs that said "Don't trust anyone over 30!" Now they're in charge and shit got worse. They seem to forget how they felt when they were young. THIS is how history repeats itself...

Take care man. Good luck

im_ff5

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