@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.
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!
@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.
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!
@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.
"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."
@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.
@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.
Some #Canadian provinces have recorded a rise in #unclaimed#dead bodies in the past few years, with next of kin citing #funeral 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 #MemorialFundraisers surged.
The overall cost of a funeral in #Canada at the top end has increased to about US$8,800 from about US$6,000 in 1998, industry trade group estimates showed.
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!
@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.
@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.
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.
@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!
@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!"
@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.
@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.