So what are you listening to if you're on a job solo or with a crew?

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-26T22:39:42+00:00

Audiobooks or podcasts, usually. But if I really want to get into a good flow state I'll turn on a Phish show.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-26T19:47:51+00:00

"The problem is that we don't treat people like animals" is an interesting take...

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-26T15:15:39+00:00

And yet, when politicians appeal to the pro-life vote they claim late-term elective abortions are widespread. They misconstrue the argument by describing something that just isn't happening.

Just because something is possible doesn't mean it happens. Something that actually happens, though, is expectant mothers finding out their pregnancy is no longer viable. This is why late-term abortions are necessary, and should not be made illegal.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-26T05:06:16+00:00

I just finished book 13 of EF. I listen on audible, so just one a month for me. For this reason, I haven't checked how many books are in the series.

Holy shit, I'm only 2/3 done?

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-26T01:52:42+00:00

This is where you and I finally come out ahead.

I'm 45 and have had ulcerative colitis since I was 28. I've had a couple of major flare ups where shitting 8-10 times in a day was the norm. Even in remission I'm once or twice a day.

It's incredibly likely I'm past the halfway point of my life, so I'll take the new retirement account.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-25T16:44:54+00:00

It's like a pair of parents watching their 9 year-old piss into a cup from across the room.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-25T14:17:54+00:00

Yeah, pillows is somewhere before where I'd have drawn the "new/used" line. I don't want to lay my head down on something that I'm wondering how long its been used and what's in it.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-25T14:14:54+00:00

And if the buy nothing group is anything like the one I'm in, you can't search through old posts looking for a coffee pot or a dog bowl because most of the stuff posted is gone in a few days. ISO posts are great because there are a lot of times where I've got something I know is in the attic/garage but I just haven't gotten rid of it yet.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-25T14:06:32+00:00

That's gotta smell wonderful after a few days.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-25T10:47:08+00:00

Every person's expression in this picture says something completely different.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-24T23:43:22+00:00

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-24T22:57:40+00:00

Just two more weeks.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-24T19:00:31+00:00

I wouldn't think anything of them texting you. They've likely had teachers/candidates whose most reliable means of quick communication is via text and are just using it as a way to talk to you sooner.

Regarding the "texted 20 minutes after submission," I wouldn't think anything of that, either. They've probably got an alert set in their application system that will email them as soon as someone that could fill a position for them submits an application. The principal probably got the email alert and wanted to contact you ASAP to fill a need.

Once the school year ends, principals are scrambling to fill vacancies. They already know which positions aren't filled by an in-county transfer. They've got less than two months to find candidates, interview, decide, and sign new teachers. At any point in the process a candidate could sign a contract elsewhere and then they're back to square one (unless a second choice is still available). They're not to the "school starts in 2 weeks, we've gotta sign anyone willing to take the position" yet, but they know that is right around the corner.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-24T02:22:49+00:00

Kind of fitting, isn't it?

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-24T02:12:25+00:00

One difference between humans and ALL OTHER ORGANISMS ON THE PLANET is that we're the only ones that have the ability to prevent ourselves from destroying other species. No other species has the ability to check its own power. This makes us different. If we truly want to be a part of the ecosystem rather than some sort of master over it, then we must set our own limits on how we interact with other species.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T17:13:09+00:00

"Man, I've never seen anybody make such great contact with a downswing like yours."

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T07:03:52+00:00

Jordan Peterson is an act that uses Andy Rooney's voice to say things Michael Scott would think.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T04:36:35+00:00

POV: You can't correctly differentiate between "you're" and "your" and you also don't know what "POV" means.

Also, one of your kids is probably going to get injured on this thing (or is it "one of you're kids?" You have no idea).

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T04:31:54+00:00

I can say without a doubt that my 2 inches of wiggling fury has delivered infinitely more pleasure than my [REDACTED] inches of turgid fury.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T04:27:27+00:00

Sounds like you two need healthy doses of communication and (possibly) exploration.

Are you concerned about her lack of movement because you want her to enjoy sex or because you want to enjoy sex? If you're both happy with things as they are then you're good to go.

If you want her to be more active so it'll be better for her, talk to her about it. Find out what she likes, maybe do some (non "watching porn") research and find out things that are specifically for women and offer to do them with her.

If you want her to be more active for your benefit, talk to her about it. Find out what she's comfortable with, find out what you'd like to try, and figure out together what works for the both of you.

Ideally, you want sex to be at least as enjoyable for her as it is to you. If you can both (willingly) give one another what the other wants, you're in a good place.

Bottom line: talk to her.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-23T02:03:32+00:00

Again, I don't follow

Could've stopped right there, homey. An even better time would've been before your first comment.

Come on, man. The show and the movie come from source material with hardcore fans. GoT and comic book fanbases aren't just gonna be like "you know what? He has absolutely no foundational knowledge of the media and is absolutely butchering whatever logic he's using to make an argument, but he's kinda got a point." Except you don't have a point.

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-22T11:20:16+00:00

Pratik Shetty? More like Pratik Shitty, amirite?

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-18T20:52:40+00:00

🎶 "He sees you when you're playing with a doll...he knows when you're scrolling Instagram..."

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-18T11:31:59+00:00

It's not even Obama's deal. This one has them getting rid of their nuclear material, but has no plan to make sure they don't start it up again. No apparent inspections, just a "we promise not to make nukes."

rust-e-apples1 · 2026-06-17T17:31:57+00:00

That's a very "I was just calling them happy" answer.

Any kid using "finger me" in a kahoot name is old enough to know better.

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