@RickiTarr I can say with 100% certainty that every single one of my non pulmonary problems would be solved instantly if I made more money. Hell, even the pulmonary one might have gotten a boost as increased stress increases the chance of sharp sudden declines in my health
Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.
I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.
Pros:
This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.
Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.
It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".
I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.
We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.
Cons:
Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.
While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.
We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.
@RickiTarr right now, I live in VA, about 45 to 90 minutes west of DC. I am overall indifferent. While this is the first place I have been able to make IRL friends in a long time, I also get to witness first hand how absolutely fucked up the income disparity is in the DC Metro area. Overall, I prefer living here over my home state where I am being force moved back to, but don’t let anyone tell you that anyone cares about our nations capitol
How appropriate that as I graduate college, one of the first jobs I applied for was a blast from a long distant past. Need to hunt down my Delphi 3 Superbible by @thurrott.
@aronow here is a kitty I met last night that I hoping I get to see again. Kitties potential mommy was happy with the quality of my delivery service, so I have high hopes.
@aronow my sleep deprived self recommends more yellow. Get that hot dog stand theme inspiration.
In all seriousness I spent more time than I should have contemplating the red and yellow of your Ramen shark. I couldn't remember what it reminded me of, until I remebered a nearly 20 yo blog post by @codinghorror about the hot dog stand theme from windows 3.1.
@RickiTarr there is someone I knew growing up who I have wondered about. I saw her a lot as she was the mother of an ex-friend, so I talked to her a lot. There was so much that was on the edge of truth that I heard from her over the years. Her big one was talking about the latest person she was suing, and how close the next big payday was. It never came, obviously, but she was adamant.
@RickiTarr my parents basically had to bribe me to start talking. I was capable, I simply had little interest. It didn't take long to realize that I would talk if given something I liked. As giving me a computer was out of the question, they settled on butter cookies. Cookie became one of my fav words and it appears to have sounded similar to how cookie monster says it. That I have rarely seen a butter cookie since probably tells you how many were eaten...
@RickiTarr when ever I do consulting work to help my dad, I have a requirement that anything important said to me needs to also be written down. I do consider hearing a critical component, it is simply that I am unable to fully focus on it until i also see it written.
What kind of high-school experience did you have? Were you in a clique? Were you popular, unpopular, the coolest kid in your Homeschool? Did you have a sweet jean jacket with patches, or maybe a leather vest? Were you an evil villain or a Mary Sue?
@RickiTarr one of the only regrets I have from high school is not getting my senior year yearbook. I had a friend who worked on the yearbook who made a page dedicated to me in it. I have never gotten a chance to look closely at it, but I do know they only did that type of page for a few people who the yearbook class considered “notable.”
@arisummerland@RickiTarr I have it downloaded as well, with a good chunk in my favs playlist. I have wandered into more than a few places mumbling “It’s only a paper moon…”
@RickiTarr you know one of the fun parts of the internet is randomly running into someone who has the exact same random dream you have. I am more of a wanting Fontaine to show up in lower decks to sing, but i will happily accept The Doctor if it gets us a chance to see him as well.
@RickiTarr indeed. People don’t yell out my name when I enter a store just because they are happy to see me. They are also warning people someone might get up on shelving and start bap bap baping at people
Curious, @hacks4pancakes, do you have a preferred style of pancake? I am making a list of possible pancakes styles to make it I really do end up live streaming myself telling cat stories while making pancakes some day. No promises that I will actually eat any suggested recipe, but I have some willing test subjects who have fewer or different food sensory issues avaliable to eat them if needed
