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fmhilton

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Life long Mainer, retired. Writer of various things on my blog. I love to make noise and good trouble.

I want to inform, engage, amuse and enlighten the world.

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fmhilton, to random
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If you're an OnlyFans subscriber, you might be disappointed to know your models are not actually talking to you.
They have subs for that..https://www.wired.com/story/i-went-undercover-secret-onlyfans-chatter-wasnt-pretty/

fmhilton,
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@msquebanh I had never heard of this, before. I was under the impression that the sex workers were actually chatting with the subscribers, but I can understand the greed factor kicked in. Sex sells and there's always some guy making like a pimp for it.

RickiTarr, to random
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How much alone time vs socializing do you need?

For me there are a few people who are usually equalizing, and I can just be around them, so I won't count that. But generally, I find about 3 times a week, I'm game for socializing. A day in between to rest is usually nice, but the larger the gathering or if we go somewhere particularly noisy or I'm meeting new people that involves more effort, and my social battery empties sooner. I'm very curious where everyone else falls on this!

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr By the nature of my former job, I did socializing every time I went to work, and thus got more than my fair share of too much.
My next door neighbor and I are friendly, but I don't go out of my way to socialize-if someone asks me to a social event, I might go, but I don't drive and everyone lives a bit from me.
Once a week I'm good for socializing but it's hard otherwise. I generally don't go out of my way to do it. I'm a loner by nature.

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At some point, my purse became a walking pharmacy. Stomach upset, got a headache? I have you covered. Need bug spray or sunscreen, what about some lotion or hand sanitizer? I've got a snack, and something to freshen your breath.

When I had surgery a few years ago, I had a weight limit of 10 pounds for 3 months! Hubs said he needed to weigh my purse to make sure I could safely carry it. I thought he was joking, turns out it weighed 17 pounds!

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr It's bad for your shoulders to have such a heavy bag!
That's why I decided a long time ago to limit myself to a small hand wallet. That way I don't have the extra weight but I do have all the necessities. Women fall prey to the 'nurse/dispenser' for everyone else. Not necessary-unless you have kids, then it's a requirement.

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Valid question:

fmhilton, to random
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This is true:

fmhilton, to random
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John Roberts has a big, big problem on his hands-he's got the most corrupt court in the history of the Supreme Court and it is losing any credibility or importance it had by the rulings they're issuing.
This court has literally, "jumped the shark' and has no more importance to the United States. It is now irrelevant and unimportant.
He wants to change it, he'd going to have to order change. He's a coward if he does not.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/23/opinions/alitos-flag-controversies-supreme-court-integrity-zelizer/index.html

fmhilton, to random
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If we can't stop them, we can tax the shit out of guns to the point where they become too expensive to buy.
yes, I know the federal government taxes them, but California would be the first to use excise taxes on them.
Good move!
https://theconversation.com/california-is-about-to-tax-guns-more-like-alcohol-and-tobacco-and-that-could-put-a-dent-in-gun-violence-229431?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

msquebanh, to random
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"I have something important to share with you! Just because I am open about my disability does’t mean everyone with a disability is comfortable talking about theirs. Don’t ask ‘what happened to you’ as it can make some people relive their traumas," she penned. "Instead, wait for them to share their story with you when they feel ready. And if they never tell you, that is their personal choice. Respect that. Disabled people don’t only exist to talk about our disabilities."

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/allison-lang-respect-disabled-peoples-boundaries-153058944-153058148.html

fmhilton,
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@msquebanh Good point-many people consider one 'disabled' person to be the representative of all of them. I certainly wouldn't want to talk about my disability without a damn good reason. I live with it, others do not. Respect for this is so lacking.

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This is the ONLY reason I'll even dare watch the debate (with lots of popcorn, of course)-Trump's dementia is going to be on full display and it's gonna wreck him.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mental-decline-2668313990/

fmhilton,
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@FaithinBones They have to or else Trump will be demolished by Biden.

Unless they're really trying to sabotage him. He's done some real damage to their party..don't count on them being that loyal.

fmhilton,
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@FaithinBones He's not a puppet, despite what everyone thinks. How do you think he got control of the RNC? By getting rid of everyone he didn't like, and replacing them with his own loyalists, and he's sucking the money out of it by the millions, leaving the RNC broke and helpless to stop him. His greed and rapacity has destroyed it. They won't like the results of this year's election.

msquebanh, to Canada
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Some provinces have recorded a rise in bodies in the past few years, with next of kin citing costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones’ remains.

This has prompted at least one province to build a new storage facility, while demand for surged.

The overall cost of a funeral in at the top end has increased to about US$8,800 from about US$6,000 in 1998, industry trade group estimates showed.

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2024/05/20/2003818139

fmhilton,
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@msquebanh It's getting to be that you can't afford to live, you can't afford to get sick or die, and your family can't afford to claim your remains.

RickiTarr, to random
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What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr My dream road trip would be from Mont St. Michael down through Paris to the Loire Valley and all those gorgeous chateaux-stopping in each village to stay long enough to visit the chateaux and take tours. Once I did that I'd continue on to the South of France to Sospel-staying there and traveling by train to Nice, gambling (although not for long..). I'd also try to find my 'ancestral' towns along the way.

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr To be fair, I've done this in two different times..my high school French club did the Chateaux and Paris, my father's trip did Sospel.
This would combine all of them.

RickiTarr, to random
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It's so weird that we are all supposed to be ashamed for burping and farting. I deeply apologize to everyone for keeping my body from literally exploding, so uncouth.

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr Kids can burp all they want and it's funny. Adults do it and it's rude.
In Turkey (and other ME countries) it's considered rude if you don't burp.
But cats, dogs and other animals do it, and we don't shame them.
If we don't let the gas out one way or another it'll build up and explode somewhere. So fart and burp away. It's being human!

fmhilton,
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@run_atalanta @RickiTarr You have gas that has to go somewhere, and it's going to take the easiest exit.
BTW, this also goes for sneezing. My brother once told me, "Don't hold your sneezes in, you can have a heart attack." I thought it was a joke, (and he was wrong) but it is definitely not recommended at all.
https://www.healthline.com/health/holding-in-a-sneeze
Lesson: don't hold back your bodily airs and fluids..it's your body saying, "Hey, human here's my opinion of your eating habits!"

fmhilton,
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@run_atalanta @RickiTarr Also, I am the unhappy recipient of a syndrome that causes me to sneeze when I eat certain foods and when I go out in the sunlight without a hat or sunglasses.
I can't stop those sneezes because they're insistent that I let them out.
So I do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex#:~:text=The%20photic%20sneeze%20reflex%20%28also%20known%20as%20ACHOO,bright%20lights%20or%20periocular%20%28surrounding%20the%20eyeball%29%20injection.

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr @run_atalanta I did not realize that I actually had a 'syndrome' until I read about it somewhere and finally discovered why I did all that sneezing all the time. It's expensive, too-I prefer to have special photosensitive lenses in my glasses. They cost a couple of hundred extra on top of the prescription.

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr yeah, but it's worth it. It's all right to sneeze while walking, but you do not want to do it while riding a bike or driving a car. Very dangerous.

fmhilton, to random
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"Kilroy was here" was found on an ancient castle walls.
From about Napoleon's time.
Some things never change and bored soldiers with knives is one of them. Graffiti is their hobby when not fighting..
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/travel/graffiti-english-castle-napoleon-scli-intl-scn/index.html

fmhilton,
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@cs 🤣 it is ever thus! I bet one could even see Roman graffiti on it, because that's how old it is.
But the Coliseum has it, too!🤣

fmhilton,
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@cs he should have known the proper tense! 🤣

RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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What advice would you give to someone just starting out in a relationship?

Mine might sound kind of dark in relation to the question, but here goes:

People change, and they should, it's part of being a person. Some people are lucky, and they change in the same direction, but some don't, and that's okay too. There's no shame in leaving a relationship or changing the nature of a relationship that no longer serves you. We are all taught that every relationship, whether romantic or friendship, is supposed to last forever, but nothing is forever, and forcing something that no longer works, just ends in anger and bitterness. Knowing when to let go is as important as knowing when to hold on through a rough patch, and how to know either of those things is the most cliché advice of all, COMMUNICATE.

fmhilton,
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@RickiTarr when you said 'relationship' of course the default is the 'romantic' one. i think the handiest way to go by is to remember this quote "When someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them." because if you don't and they betray you, it's not their fault for your ignoring the signs. I've been guilty of this like anyone has, and it goes for both friendships and romantic relationships. Never ignore your instincts. Don't accept the unacceptable.

msquebanh, to Birds
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People who complain about wild singing so hard in the morning - are not my friends. I'm DELIGHTED about early morning bird songs!

Their bird calls YellTell me - We are happy in our habitat here! It's another day we are alive!

Their early morning bird songs, remind me of the importance of feeling of being able to enjoy another morning, another day, to relish in the fact I'm still alive & able to receive many opportunities that the dead no longer have.

fmhilton,
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@msquebanh Indeed! OMG, he was very annoying! I guess he became someone's dinner or something..haven't heard him in a year or more..

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