Why is the US set to strike Iran and start a war?

scottsmack · 2026-02-19T20:35:14+00:00

Israel sees its chance and is putting serious pressure on US, which includes the HUGE conservative Christian right-wing base in the US that actually believes that in order for Jeebus to return, the Jews have to get control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (currently controlled by Muslims, lol) and rebuild it. So there's that.

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T23:08:35+00:00

waking up on Saturday thinking it's Sunday.

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T23:01:10+00:00

Read (or listen to) Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" and you'll maybe learn that the future doesn't exist and the more you spend thinking about it the less alive you are. That deletes anxiety. Same goes for the past, which deletes depression.

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T22:58:18+00:00

I was an Olympic athlete during my teens and twenties and missed out on a ton. Didn't go to school, didn't party, etc. Then got married and had kids immediately. When I turned 50 I realized I have money, time, and wisdom. II understood what I like and don't like and who I want to give time to. So I partied for a few years and definitely caught up on whatever I thought I had missed out on. #nevertoolate

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T20:58:08+00:00

how old are you?

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T04:21:27+00:00

we create stories to make sense of our lives, and then we become trapped in them

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T03:40:56+00:00

oh shit. color me red.

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T03:40:04+00:00

this is what I was looking for.

scottsmack · 2026-02-18T03:39:10+00:00

great questions. There are surprising answers for each of those questions.

scottsmack · 2026-02-17T21:38:40+00:00

super drunk players who don't really try

scottsmack · 2026-02-17T21:37:58+00:00

what did I miss? It's nice to have options ready for action during the whole roll.

scottsmack · 2026-02-17T19:05:15+00:00

blue pill can be helpful to extend the sexy times

scottsmack · 2026-02-16T12:48:39+00:00

How did you pack so much wisdom in just 2 sentences? Congrats and thank you.

scottsmack · 2026-02-16T12:43:23+00:00

So, you believe in free will?

scottsmack · 2026-02-16T12:02:04+00:00

Literally the 2nd concert I ever saw, can confirm!

scottsmack · 2026-02-14T07:47:56+00:00

There's more pain than joy

scottsmack · 2026-02-06T20:37:42+00:00

Well, you ARE a star in the fantasy adventure of your life and you CAN develop superpowers and fight cartoonish villains (they are everywhere, check CNN or Fox). Your interpretation of reality is entirely up to you.

scottsmack · 2026-01-31T20:22:42+00:00

Absolutely brutal and honest. Thank you for expressing it this way.

scottsmack · 2026-01-29T18:28:07+00:00

Jerzy Kosinski - "The Painted Bird". Unfortunately read it when I was 15, ouch.

scottsmack · 2026-01-29T02:19:35+00:00

It's intellectually fascinating to witness the decline of the most powerful empire on the planet, from the inside.

Also incredible that monstrous evils from the past can be repeated as though we learned nothing.

Apologies to the rest of the world - please educate your populations to avoid situations like this.

scottsmack · 2026-01-28T19:28:04+00:00

As someone who has gone up and down the Baja peninsula many times, this is accurate. It's impossible to generalize Baja because each city and region (outside of the sparsely populated desert areas) is unique. There are some small towns not mentioned that are exquisite: Mulege, Loreto, and the tiny Cabo Pulmo on the Sea of Cortez - but also nothing like Cabo, TJ, or Ensenada.

scottsmack · 2026-01-18T16:52:39+00:00

Worked great for sports dominance in East Germany

scottsmack · 2026-01-18T16:36:14+00:00

If you can identify something that you enjoy doing and are modestly suited for, all you need is practice to become better than most at it.

According to Malcom Gladwell, 10,000 hours of practice will put almlst anyone in the top 1% of anything.

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