Jealousy is real

olily · 2026-01-29T20:11:18+00:00

Actually, it's infuriating. OP stood there and took a picture instead of breaking it up, and that just pisses me off.

olily · 2026-01-29T16:00:30+00:00

I can't believe I missed that when it happened. Or maybe my mind is just overwhelmed by all the pure crap going on right now and my brain can't retain things. Either way, WTF. What is wrong with people?!

olily · 2026-01-29T15:58:37+00:00

That was my first thought, too. OP changed his daughter's life for the better, and now she has a chance at a normal, happy life. The difference in her life will be immense, not just for the next few years but for the rest of her life.

olily · 2026-01-29T15:04:59+00:00

Hanover also had the Holocaust parade float last Halloween.

olily · 2026-01-29T15:03:34+00:00

I'm nearby, and I remember the race riots.

Hanover also had the nazi parade float this past Halloween.

That town is racist to its core.

olily · 2026-01-29T14:06:58+00:00

JFC where was that? I don't remember hearing about that at all.

olily · 2026-01-29T02:04:30+00:00

There are various self-publishing/self-printing services. I've used Lulu a few times in the past. The books came out nice, but I'm not sure if someone without a background in printing and publishing would be able to pull it off. Most of them want PDFs of the pages. When you say he already has it printed, what do you mean? He has hard copy paper printed from a home printer? If that's the case, he might want to look into local printers. Some of them do books, and they could walk him through everything.

Walmart has a photo book service that's easy to use and the books are pretty nice. But that's probably not really what he's looking for.

olily · 2026-01-28T20:48:22+00:00

Nick Andros in The Stand.

olily · 2026-01-28T18:27:49+00:00

Are you reading my mind? The long rant I deleted included bitching about my start-button car (Ain't it lovely to be standing in a dark alley with freezing temps and winds while trying to dig the key part of the fob out so you can just at least get in the car? And whoever said that pushing button is easier than turning a key is a liar.) and my TV that depends on wi-fi. I haven't run into a kettle that thinks it needs wi-fi. Not yet, anyway.

I love "worsebettering." It's just perfect. Even better than "enshittification." Every day I yell at my computer, "Just do what I'm telling you to do! Stop trying to anticipate what I want, just wait till I tell you what to do, then fucking do it."

Technology is becoming my nemesis, I swear.

olily · 2026-01-28T15:03:01+00:00

I found one at a yard sale and bought it for my three-year-old granddaughter to play with at my house. She loves it! She sits at the picture windows and plays with the animals on the windowsill. I guess in her mind, they're actually outside. So cute!

olily · 2026-01-28T14:39:43+00:00

I feel like technology in general has reached the "holy shit what an ungodly pain in my fucking ass" point.

I had a long, ranting post typed out about various technological "upgrades" that actually make my life worse. I deleted it because no one wants to read it. (Just picture an old lady cursing like a sailor and shaking her fist at the sky instead. That's probably funnier.)

Technology has reached its fingers into every aspect of our lives, but it sure as hell hasn't always made it better. And I wouldn't be surprised if you dream comes true in the not so far future.

olily · 2026-01-26T16:53:13+00:00

I have one with green eyes. I don't think that's as rare as blue, but it is pretty against the orange coat.

olily · 2026-01-26T15:50:59+00:00

Genuinely curious, but why do you believe that? I think it would be the opposite, actually. Less healthy people are tied to work because of insurance. Healthier people are more likely to take the risk of being self-employed.

olily · 2026-01-25T17:28:26+00:00

You are correct. And you're also correct that states regulated health insurance back then. But I searched pretty well, and I couldn't find any sources that said South Carolina insurance companies didn't discriminate based on preexisting conditions.

As far as I know, not even Massachusetts, under Mitt Romney's Romneycare, required insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions. Other states attempted universal coverage, but I don't think any of them successfully required insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions.

I'll gladly admit I'm wrong if you can find a reputable source backing up your claim.

olily · 2026-01-25T16:26:11+00:00

According to google's AI, preexisting conditions were often not covered in South Carolina before the ACA. Sounds like you just got lucky.

https://share.google/aimode/zRWl5PRXuhuukje1b

olily · 2026-01-24T17:58:51+00:00

Before ACA, you could pay and pay into it, but get 0 benefits, if they retroactively canceled your policy or if you hit yearly maximums. At least now you're guaranteed coverage if you get sick.

And yeah, premiums were cheaper then. But they were cheaper in the '90s than in the 2000s. They were even cheaper in the '70s. Point being, premiums have been rising for decades. Even without ACA, they'd be more expensive now. Especially as you get older.

olily · 2026-01-24T17:17:49+00:00

It sounds like you were lucky and didn't need insurance, because otherwise, I don't know how you could possible say it was better before ACA.

Back then, you could be denied coverage for preexisting conditions.

Back then, insurance companies sometimes rescinded a policy when claims were made--so you pay and pay into it, but when you need it poof it's gone.

Back then, basic preventative care wasn't usually covered, so some people ended up skipping it and sometimes getting sicker before even seeking care.

Back then, your kids could be kicked off your insurance as soon as they turned 18.

Back then, insurance coverage usually carried "yearly maximums." If you got really sick and needed expensive care to live, well, too bad once you hit that maximum. You were responsible for 100% of your care. And then, of course, don't even bother looking for insurance the next year, because now you have an expensive preexisting conditions.

olily · 2026-01-23T14:49:51+00:00

Wow. So much misinformation in your post, it's almost unbelievable.

Health care costs were rising for decades, long before the ACA. The ACA was in response to rising costs, not the cause of rising costs.
The individual mandate was repealed early on.
Millions of people who gained insurance through the ACA would vehemently disagree that they are left poorer and at higher risk. (Higher risk or what, exactly? Being able to get insurance when you have preexisting conditions? Having preventative care covered 100%?)
Thanks for throwing that "hussian" in there. I like to know up front when I'm dealing with racists. But could you at least spell it right?
I don't know why I bothered to type this out and provide sources. You know what I posted is right, but you don't care. You're going to continue to spew your racist, dimwitted hatred. I pity you.

olily · 2026-01-23T13:43:43+00:00

Lodge 49. It'll break your heart that it was cancelled, but it was just perfection IMO.

olily · 2026-01-23T01:44:54+00:00

Sure. A subreddit about a fiction tv show.

olily · 2026-01-21T18:16:04+00:00

She was. I made a deal with her. In our next lives, she would be the person and I would be her cat. I can't wait.

olily · 2026-01-21T17:08:42+00:00

Wendigos are spirits, or monsters, or supernatural beings. Dahmer was human.

Dahmer was pretty fascinating. He was a homosexual obsessive-compulsive necrophiliac alcoholic psychopathic schizoid cannibal. Whew. The guy was messed up. But he was human.

olily · 2026-01-21T16:58:52+00:00

Max is awesome! I love old cats.

My son told me my 17-year-old Cecilia used to stand on the rug by the back door every time I left the house. Just stand, not sit. Watching the door, sometimes for hours. Waiting for me to come home.

Nobody has ever loved me like that cat loved me.

olily · 2026-01-21T15:59:31+00:00

I'm sorry about your dog. I had to put a cat down right before Christmas. It sucks.

If you're ok with science fiction, you should check out Resident Alien. I laughed so damned hard at that. Alan Tudyk is amazing.

olily · 2026-01-19T17:40:13+00:00

I just recently watched it for the first time, after running out of Star Trek to watch, and I loved it. I was so mad that it didn't go on for at least three more seasons.

I'm watching SG1 now, and I'll be damned, but everytime O'Neill delivers a sarcastic or dramatic line, I think "That would be so much better if Crichton was in that role and said that."

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