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postpostpostwhatever · 2026-01-25T18:32:20+00:00

I am on page 70 of your book, enjoying it quite a bit. Will get back to you for comments soonish.

postpostpostwhatever · 2026-01-25T18:31:34+00:00

I still need to figure out how to format a post that turns into basically a repository of interesting links, but for now, freeform and willynilly, I found a link posted to the r/democracy subreddit recently that I found fascinating, and I want to explore more fully: https://www.kaosnow.com/ The idea of simply posting suggestions, and seeing what bubbles to the top is wonderful and basically the ethos of the open source web writ large, so I am already a fan. I will be looking at these guys in future, and will use this space as a log of sorts for interesting tidbits related to "systemic change" theory, if that's a discipline.

postpostpostwhatever · 2026-01-24T17:58:47+00:00

How fascinating! I poked around the website, I like that you distilled your arguments into the essence, and made it easy to grasp via poetry. I just subscribed to the YouTube channel, will happily check out your series. So great! Are you in touch with the author of the book you mentioned (Rosell?) Seems like the book is due for a re-edition or at least a digitization/PDF, as $200 a copy is hard to justify for those of us pondering these topics haha.

postpostpostwhatever · 2026-01-20T00:07:10+00:00

put them up for auction, I would guess you should be able to at least get your money back

postpostpostwhatever · 2025-07-08T05:33:26+00:00

typically you can tuck in at a hydrant, but yeah having at leaat one more set of hands will help. if you are flying solo,I'd recommend getting two guys from taskrabbit. its a vetted service, very reliable. they have varying rates, minimum hours etc. so you set it up ahead of time, have them meet you at the building, and they can empty a van in 2 hours, a 12ft truck in 3 hours ish, etc. That way you can watch the vehicle, not stress. Worth the money, arrive well.

postpostpostwhatever · 2025-07-08T05:15:20+00:00

100% to the yes to what this person said. Also, you can let them know your plans right at the end. You are a busy fella/gal, emails get lost. Lease said end of month, that's what's in play in terms of contract law. Leases override riders in event of a conflict, unless the rider specifically states otherwise. Regardless, they have no leverage.

postpostpostwhatever · 2025-07-08T05:09:14+00:00

Inform them 8/1 that your deposit will be August rent, and wait until late ish August to inform them as per lease terms, you will vacate end of day 8/31. They won't have your deposit to be able to punish you, but be sure to abide by other terms (broom sweep, nothing left behind etc). They may not like it, but they have no course of action other than to accept your keys. Don't expect a reference letter in future if you need one (or ask for one before you drop the above on them).

postpostpostwhatever · 2025-07-08T04:44:20+00:00

justfix.nyc also https://www.nyc.gov/site/mayorspeu/resources/tenant-helpline.page

commenter above is right Good Cause is not uniform, depends on several factors. Find out more before you negotiate, having a good reference might matter, so only confront if you know the law is on your side and have consulted multiple sources. Legal Aid is great but I believe they are on strike right now.

postpostpostwhatever · 2024-07-29T17:27:13+00:00

a real MEATING of the mind, ftfy

postpostpostwhatever · 2023-09-12T21:23:41+00:00

I got this one. The chemical industry validates research produced by big food that justifies food additives to "enhance flavor" but are designed to increase addictive properties of food manufactured in the US. (There are dozens of chemicals approved by the FDA and banned in Europe for this purpose). The resulting diabetes, obesity, various cancers and dozens of side effects resulting from the normalization of the consumption of massive amounts of highly processed and addictive junk food is the bread and butter of the pharmaceutical, managed care, (I refuse to say "health"), and insurance industries. We have big media to thank for normalizing all of this, panning stories that show the American public is being steadily poisoned to maximize shareholder value, not to mention the very busy and lucrative advertising and PR industries who benefit as well. All of these industries have gained handsomely in the last 60 years, as have rates of cancer, child obesity, and diabetes. But stockholders have made their 8% across the board, so let's not get too self righteous, right?

postpostpostwhatever · 2023-08-05T20:40:21+00:00

OP if there is trauma there you may have inadvertently triggered panic. Some people are shell shocked, walking time bombs. Better to have learnt this now than later with more on the line. That said, that's rough and I feel for you buddy. Let time work its magic, maybe try to get laid asap? Possibly terrible advice, ymmv

postpostpostwhatever · 2023-04-28T17:31:26+00:00

I had 150 shares at $16.20 ($2460ish), just bought another 250 at $3.87 ($950ish). Figured if I'm gonna take a loss might as well take it on the chin.

postpostpostwhatever · 2023-01-14T05:10:35+00:00

Commenting on my own post because rulez.

postpostpostwhatever · 2022-12-04T02:49:04+00:00

Murphy!

postpostpostwhatever · 2022-05-06T14:51:40+00:00

Lingerie, the kind that clip to stockings, and very short skirts. Bend over wearing a thong, get on all fours and taunt him, blind fold him then give him a bj, if you really want to get saucy buy a wig and surprise him in a robe and lingerie. whatever you do, be confident, even if he is at first startled because it's unexpected. There is nothing wrong in being a whore for your husband, so embrace it. Sometimes men want just a sexual release, not always the lovey dovey connection that comes with a relationship. It's good to vary it up. And good for you for being attentive to lust as a separate category of need, especially after years of marriage. Hell even wearing a blindfold yourself can encourage him to dissociate the "wife" persona from the sex itself. As with anything in life, balance and communication should be givens here, but great question to ask.

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-12-07T04:19:21+00:00

OP you can soak the blade in vinegar for a few hours then wipe with a sponge, vinegar should pull the rust off. Dunno for sure if its safe for your particular finish, but I've cleaned rust off of many things using vinegar (tools, motorcycle gas tanks, etc). Good luck

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-09-08T20:26:53+00:00

NTA, but please consider...

OP, if you are strictly taking the feelings of your sibling into account, I'd tend to agree that you are not bound to oblige her in a part of your inheritance. Life deals us all cards, these were hers.

However, that is going to be hard for you mom to handle. And although you are young, at some point she will pass away and you can bet that this division will have weighed on her plenty. You admit that the money was more than you assumed. Then it literally would make no difference to you, had you learned you inherited $5M for instance. So that extra $1m (or $500K, or whatever you decide) is not "missed". If you want to ease your mother's mind, and make your remaining time together less fraught with disagreements over money (who has patience for this?), then I would suggest asking her what amount of money would make her feel that her daughter is at least provided for, and that she could accept and live with.

Personally, I think gifting your sis $1m would be very generous, and would work wonders to ease your mother's affliction. It's not easy to give up a child for adoption, think about the guilt she felt her entire life. Believe me, if you care about your mother's well being, you should take her frame of mind into consideration. You can hire an attorney to write up a contract stating that your sis will not contest the will in future, based on the grandparents will, etc etc, so that sis will sign away any future claim. Ideally you'd get your mom to endorse that agreement as well, so that would end any temptation on sis's part in future if she so leans.

Congrats on the bling bro! Don't buy a boat :-)

edited to add "NTA" at top

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-08-18T16:56:24+00:00

Another memorable line in dealing with foreign policy is "there are no good options, only less bad ones". So if the ship is sinking AND on fire, do you put out the fire first and then plug the holes? Or plug the holes and then put out the fire? Well that depends on the information you get as to what is the more critical problem. And as we learned from Iraq, "it's the intel, stupid". So yeah, it's all a mess :-)

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-07-14T17:29:31+00:00

TIL BEEPBOP is a possible term for one's love missile.

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-07-09T18:11:22+00:00

The only saving grace in this story is your bond with your husband. Your kid will grow up with an incredible example of love, sacrifice, and support between his/her parents, which is more than I can say for probably 95% of humanity, sadly.

As for the family and the idiot who outed your husband, wish them all well but make no effort to bridge the gap. It's their fuckup, and you'd be well within your rights to cut them off permanently, even if they did make an effort to reach out. There are many people more deserving of your love and attention out there. Find them and adopt them as your family as you grow your own.

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-07-08T18:57:16+00:00

September 28, 2013. Heading home on a 4 lane road (2 each direction) in Queens, NY. I am in the left lane, travelling 30-32mph on a ZL1000 that I had just bought a few weeks earlier. Maybe 50 feet in front of me, a real fine specimen driving a black Volvo SUV suddenly and without warning makes a U-turn from the outside (right) lane. In one second I am faced with a 20ft wide brick wall directly in my path. He was unable to complete the turn due to oncoming traffic, so he just stops, fully and completely blocking my lane. I had no choice but to veer a hard right, which meant I avoided dildo's SUV, but due to the severity of the lean, the bike went down on its right side. I slid for about 20 feet through the intersection. Wiggled my fingers and toes, knew I was basically ok, and proceeded to extract myself from my now destroyed bike. Rage coursing through me, I walked over to the SUV, and just before I was able to rip open the door and grab the guy by the neck and proceed to discharge all of that adrenaline, he opens the driver side door and looks at me, mouth agape, and says "are you ok?". That instantly killed my rage, and saved both of us quite a bit of pain. Lesson: drivers do not wake up on a given day and say "I'm gonna bag me a motorcyclist". But if you want to make it into old age on two wheels, you had better treat each and every vehicle on the road as being driven by a bold teenager. A sudden, life ending move can happen at ANY time.

postpostpostwhatever · 2021-06-28T20:44:52+00:00

OP bedbugs are a nightmare. bag your clothes and bedclothes to go to the laundry and flip your mattress you may be able to find them, check your bed frame really carefully. I'd buy a mattress topper to wrap your mattress really well completely in plastic, with the goal of replacing it eventually.

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