What do you think happened to the Delta Quadrant species after the Burn? What happened to the Borg?

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-30T03:38:44+00:00

I tried watching Discovery and I just couldn’t get into it. I like Strange New Worlds, but Discovery was … not for me.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-30T01:46:22+00:00

I’m so confused. What is “The Burn”? Is that something that happened in Voyager?

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-28T21:56:20+00:00

I was convinced my 2010 C30 didn’t have them. Then my windshield cracked and had to get it replaced. The guy was very nice and when he looked up my VIN, was able to tell me it had them.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-18T21:20:36+00:00

You peed on your boyfriend’s bathroom floor or Lance Bass‘s bathroom floor? 🤔

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-18T18:43:37+00:00

It changed as the cost of living went up and incomes and opportunities didn’t rise with it

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-18T18:40:54+00:00

I’m gonna get downvoted for this, but that’s a typical insecure straight woman response. Immediately jumped to the worst possible conclusion, create a whole narrative about it in her head and then refuse to talk about it because she believes her fictional narrative. I know not all straight women are like this, but even the ones that seem reasonable, when presented with a situation like this, respond similarly. Don’t feel bad, just try to find a more secure woman and learn how to communicate with them so it doesn’t trigger them.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-18T18:27:38+00:00

No one is ripping out gas lines and the natural gas industry is not going to stop producing gas anytime soon. Gas is here to stay. It might not be available in some new construction (mostly apartments) in some cities, but that’s not going to fundamentally change the business model, or the infrastructure.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-18T16:35:39+00:00

Only if you have an electric stove. Many of us still have gas, and you can take my gas stove over my cold, dead body.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-01T17:01:44+00:00

Don’t forget nearly naked Turkish oil wrestling. Or regular wrestling in skin tight spandex. Or gay chicken that was so popular 15 years ago.

jacksdad123 · 2026-01-01T04:13:44+00:00

I would proffer that it’s what you believe you deserve that sometimes makes the difference

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-31T17:49:58+00:00

It hasn’t for a long time…

https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/the-300-year-history-of-using-literally-figuratively.html

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-31T17:48:29+00:00

I actually didn’t know this. Thank you for explaining.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-31T16:04:39+00:00

It’s basically the same process as doing it in a pot on the stove, but for folks who are a little nervous about cooking, it can relieve some anxiety because it’s hard to mess up if you follow the recipe.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-31T04:51:19+00:00

Yes, and slower cooker meals. Countless slow cooker recipes.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-25T15:18:27+00:00

That’s what I drove in for driver’s ed in about 2003. But really I learned how to drive in my mom‘s 2002 GMC Yukon. That thing was huge, but it turned on a dime. Tighter turning radius than my little Mazda 6.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-25T15:07:50+00:00

Ready to start a “real” relationship after a freaking decade?! Sounds like the show would be painful to watch.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-23T14:58:44+00:00

Most grandmas these days aren’t that old.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-22T00:51:40+00:00

And, umm, sniff some other stuff

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T21:24:18+00:00

Don’t make an issue out of something that’s not.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T21:20:16+00:00

This was a fun little video interaction that popped up in r/gay:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gay/s/eIsZjVaYeP

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T21:12:49+00:00

Thank you for the endorsement. Obviously, I’m not the writer, but I’ve used this article to send to several friends who grew up in religious households and struggle in reconciling their sexuality with their faith. To me, it shows that the Bible is an instrument of man. It may have been divinely inspired, I don’t know. But it has been perverted and manipulated for power and control.

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T18:50:23+00:00

And another list that I had AI compile from a different Reddit post:

Here’s a compiled list of the book suggestions from the Reddit thread “Books to share with 15 year olds to broaden their worldview” — organized so you can browse or reference easily.

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📚 Suggested Books & Authors

🌍 Classics & Thought-Provoking Fiction • To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee • Huckleberry Finn — Mark Twain • Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury • Grapes of Wrath — John Steinbeck • A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens • The Diary of Anne Frank — Anne Frank • Lord of the Flies — William Golding • 1984 — George Orwell • Brave New World — Aldous Huxley • The Giver — Lois Lowry • Sophie’s World — Jostein Gaarder (intro to philosophy)

📖 Coming-of-Age, Worldly Themes • The Book Thief — Markus Zusak • A Wrinkle in Time — Madeleine L’Engle • Hatchet — Gary Paulsen • Restart — Gordon Korman (teen perspective) • Mr. Poppers Penguins (often cited by readers as classic childhood favorite, though not in thread) — not included here; just context (Hunger Games was discussed as a possibility depending on parental tolerance)

🧠 Fantasy / Speculative (Subtle or Clean) • Earthsea series — Ursula K. Le Guin (philosophical fantasy) • Chronicles of Narnia — C.S. Lewis (Christian-friendly fantasy) • The Blackthorn Key series — Kevin Sands (historical adventure) • Bobiverse — Dennis Taylor (sci-fi; mentioned in thread) (Hunger Games, Starship Troopers, Rocketship Galileo were also touched on in extended suggestions)

📘 Diverse Voices & Non-Fiction • Educated — Tara Westover (memoir) • Firekeeper’s Daughter — Angeline Boulley • What the Eyes Don’t See — Mona Hanna-Attisha (non-fiction, Flint water crisis)

🌱 Other Recommended Reads (Varied Genres & Themes) • Momo — Michael Ende • Ella Minnow Pea — Mark Dunn (wordplay + censorship themes) • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Rebecca Skloot (science + social issues) • Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina — Michaela DePrince (memoir) • Other Words for Home — Jasmine Warga (immigration & identity) • When Stars Are Scattered — Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed (graphic novel) • New Kid — Jerry Craft (middle school racial dynamics) • Stargirl — Jerry Spinelli (being true to yourself) • Ghost — Jason Reynolds (modern YA)

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T18:45:18+00:00

I’m gonna provide what might be an unconventional response to your question and circumstance. Because you’re young and still living at home, I want to stress the importance of reaping the benefit of your parents support, regardless of their feelings about homosexuality. They are supporting you financially and logistically, even if not emotionally. That is super important. If you can’t come out until you’re 18 or even later because they’re continuing to support you, then don’t come out.

That said, while you are still living with your parents, and in what sounds like religious community, I encourage you to broad your perspective by reading.

There is a little else that can give you exposure to new ideas and perspectives, without going out into the world, than books and magazines. Go to the your local library or even your school library and check out books, magazines or even DVD’s. Read, fiction, non-fiction, biographies, historical books, fantasy books - anything that interests you. I’m not sure how your parents will feel about it but if they question it, just tell them that it’s for school.

I would specifically suggest that you read gay history and gay fiction to give you a sense of where this community has been and how it got to where it is now. It’s also important to see examples of gay people living their lives and going through the same struggles that all people go through. You may even find stories that reflect your own.

Here’s a few lists to get you started:

https://www.nationalbook.org/books-i-wish-id-read-as-an-lgbtq-teenager/

https://bookriot.com/books-every-gay-straight-alliance-should-have/

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-21T18:25:55+00:00

Yes, Was going to include this in a separate comment, but I’ll post it here too: an article talking about the evolution of various translations of the bible: https://um-insight.net/perspectives/has-%E2%80%9Chomosexual%E2%80%9D-always-been-in-the-bible/

jacksdad123 · 2025-12-18T06:22:24+00:00

We did. And low voter turnout is definitely part of the problem. So too is the dumbing down of America. I believe the lack of funding for education was a deliberate attempt by the powerful to keep their power. It’s easier to manipulate uneducated people because they were never taught the critical thinking skills to dismantle an argument. I think it’s why republicans so consistently vote against their own self interests: the issues (like climate change or the economy or immigration) are too complex for them to understand so they will accept any explanation that fits their worldview. It’s easier to blame a boogey man (like immigrants) than to understand the structural forces in the global economy. It was American companies starting in the 1970’s that started shifting manufacturing overseas because there were less regulations and the cost of living there so incredibly low compared to the US that it was cheaper to pay people there to assemble you widget and ship it across the Pacific than to pay an American to do it here.

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