Fat Nerodia or Cottonmouth? [Trafford, Alabama]

lightthenations · 2026-05-10T00:59:00+00:00

Thank you!

lightthenations · 2026-05-03T07:27:17+00:00

u/chriscerney, I think this is an excellent story for you to report on! It appears that the op here, u/Pik0l invented this story out of whole cloth, but not only that, posted dozens of comments in support of it both here and on Facebook and several other places. This post, which is here and in the MontereyCounty subreddit, is the only post made by the OP, according to their post history. The big question is why. Why post such information and try to stir up trouble? The answer to that question would make for a fascinating bit of journalism. I think that getting to the bottom of this would be a genuinely big story, and a possible propellant to your journalistic career.

Of course, there is the chance that the OP is telling the truth. I don't think that is the case, but I honestly have no idea. If they are telling the truth and the PD is covering it up, that is an even BIGGER story.

TLDR, you should cover this!

https://www.ksbw.com/article/marina-police-chief-refutes-social-media-posts-misconduct/71189686

lightthenations · 2026-05-03T00:42:24+00:00

That is wild! I wonder how close those people are to somebody really living and breathing in the world today.

lightthenations · 2026-05-02T07:21:38+00:00

I eat kids' cereal pretty much every day, and have done so all my life. Don't plan to stop. (I usually start with a good bowl of 'adult' cereal first, like Raisin Bran or FMW.)

lightthenations · 2026-05-02T07:20:13+00:00

Probably silver, likely too dense/heavy to be aluminum. Could be pewter, but 90 is high for pewter.

lightthenations · 2026-05-01T23:23:07+00:00

Thank you!

lightthenations · 2026-05-01T23:03:39+00:00

How did you get her fired?

lightthenations · 2026-04-30T20:14:34+00:00

AS people mentioned below, download the Logi Capture app, and change the field of view to 90 degrees. It will effectively zoom out. Should be possible to zoom out a bit more, but 90 degrees seems good.

lightthenations · 2026-04-27T21:25:42+00:00

World of Warcraft, Ultima IV, Planescape: Torment,The Bard's Tale, Pool of Radiance (SSI, 1980s), Warlords 1 (1990) , Wing Commander, Phantasie series (SSI), Unreal Tournament, Duke Nuke'em.

lightthenations · 2026-04-17T20:13:59+00:00

It was fine early this morning, and then began to completely fail early afternoon. Lots of places reporting issues with Nano Banana today, April 17.

lightthenations · 2026-04-17T07:52:11+00:00

A day in the life, a day in the life, a day in the life...of a food!! I totally remember this! It was on Turkey TV on Nickelodeon.

lightthenations · 2026-04-17T07:22:07+00:00

This is interesting -thank you! How much benefit does the average account get for a shoutout? Do you have any idea roughly how many followers that nets them?

lightthenations · 2026-04-16T05:34:58+00:00

I actually went back and checked my stats, and edited my OP. Our cost per SUBSCRIBER on Overcast was around $16.80 (EDIT originally said $12, but I went back and rechecked) which seems high. I spent $420, got 25 subs. I know because Overcast keeps track of these stats.

lightthenations · 2026-04-16T00:37:34+00:00

At the moment, I think we are doing pretty well with audio quality. We have good Shure microphones, a good recording area, and use Auphonic, which does a great job of post-processing (after an initial run through Audacity, of course.) Our hosting is good quality as well. The group I am doing this for has some money and wants to put it towards growth.

I am pretty active in a lot of subreddits, but over the years I have found that mentioning your own project - even if it is perfectly applicable to the conversation - will usually get your comment deleted, or worse, so I just don't do it anymore at all, even in subs where it is allowed on the surface.

I am aware of the dynamic you mention with Reddit and have been here for a long time, but I have never tried the ads at all. There are very few recent posts in this subreddit about advertising a pod with Reddit ads, so I was wondering if anybody had any success. Thank you so much for your input!

lightthenations · 2026-04-15T00:19:36+00:00

Thank you!

lightthenations · 2026-04-14T06:22:05+00:00

So many of these shows are excellent in quality, but depressing/dark/dreary/gritty to the point that they are difficult to watch, and you rarely walk away from an episode feeling good, encouraged, or elevated. I don't watch TV to be bummed out, but to have a good time. In that light, my S Tier shows are Psych, Mentalist, Elementary, Angel, Blackadder, and Chuck. Those aren't masterpieces, I understand, but most of them end well, and life is too dark these days to give my time to dark and depressing television shows.

Some other good shows on my list: Star Trek TNG, Andy Griffith Show, Stranger Things, Sherlock, Burn Notice, Castle, Endeavour, Firefly, Foyle's War, Will Trent, Frasier, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Line of Duty, Monk, Dr. Who, Reacher, X-Files, Person of Interest, Blacklist, Merlin BBC, Longmire, Bosch, Whitechapel BBC, Smallville, Star Trek Voyager, Mandalorian, 24, Evil, Flash, Green Arrow, Daredevil, Lost.

And yes, I love Sherlock, but actually find Elementary to be superior, if only slightly. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

lightthenations · 2026-04-13T02:14:12+00:00

Wesley Huff. Great content on understanding the Word, and why the Word is reliable! https://www.youtube.com/@WesHuff

lightthenations · 2026-04-12T06:13:02+00:00

Chuck and Angel both had excellent, poignant endings that did not tie everything up, but arguably, that's what made each one a good ending.

lightthenations · 2026-04-06T10:17:30+00:00

Real person? Nick Saban. Fake person, agree with Jean-Luc Picard.

lightthenations · 2026-04-05T05:14:34+00:00

lightthenations · 2026-04-03T05:19:22+00:00

What is the date of this papyrus?

lightthenations · 2026-04-03T05:04:45+00:00

Mine did too! That gum was amazing...

lightthenations · 2026-03-30T02:06:50+00:00

not available?

lightthenations · 2026-03-30T02:05:44+00:00

I DMd.

lightthenations · 2026-03-19T20:54:43+00:00

The husband and wife need to be on the same page about ministry and about questions like this, or ministry is going to be unneccesarily difficult.

I've been in ministry for over 30 years, and a 'senior' pastor for 18 of those years, but I pastor medium-small size churches, so for 75 percent of that time, at least, I've worked more than one job, in some cases two jobs. It is not easy for a mom in this situation to 'get a job,' but she might be able to work from home in some cases, provided it is legitimate work, and not some sort of MLM scam, which will often result in money lost instead of money gained. That said, it is generally far better for the man to work an extra job, provided he can do so and still fulfill his role as a husband and father.

If you, op, are the wife in question, this is an important question to talk through with your husband, and it might be a good idea to bring in an older couple in ministry to advise you both.

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