NickGates

RickiTarr, 2 hours ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

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.

Alice, 16 hours ago to random

Where my fellow risk takers at?!?

You know, the kind who like to rawdog their crossword puzzles and Sudokus with a pen.

Gogs, 19 hours ago to random

New set of edgy, adult-oriented Middle Earth films announced, beginning with Paul Verhoeven’s Hobbiton Nights

NickGates, 1 day ago to random

Oh so if you make a huge payment to your mortgage, your credit score goes down. I see how it is.

NickGates, 3 days ago to random

H*ck

Saltssaltgirl, 4 days ago to random

I’m not sure why my friends & family think I’m in charge of the calendar, but I’ll be apologizing for it anyway, because today is my birthday, it’s Teacher’s Appreciation Week, & Mother’s Day is Sunday.

NickGates, 5 days ago to random

I'm really sad that nobody is listening to my diss tracks

NickGates, 6 days ago to random

My wife said she heard some Wallace Shawn in my pigeon voice, so Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus became, for one reading, Don't Let The Nagus Drive The Shuttle

Alice, 6 days ago to random

I broke up with someone because they tried to say that "Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews Band was "our song."

NickGates, 6 days ago to random

My new most treasured possession

NickGates, 8 days ago to random

Okay but would you rather have to face a bear

Or Gul Dukat

NickGates, 9 days ago to random

#MayDay

NickGates, 11 days ago to random

Wesley is now brave enough around The Boy to be in The Boy's room voluntarily

NickGates, 12 days ago to random

Today, on #caturday, my one year old touched his index finger to our cat, Tusky, and proclaimed, quite clearly, CAT.

And look yes most people know how to say CAT but it's extra special when it's your young firstborn

futurebird, 12 days ago to random

Could baby therapods have begged for food like this young road runner?

I wonder what sounds they made if they did?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQBMz2c9IEI

NickGates, 12 days ago to random

I can tell I'm getting old because my eyebrows are getting bushy af

Alice, 12 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to random

Edit: Claudia met her goal!

Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

Extra special thanks to @JoParkerBear and @LibertyForward1 for being the lovely people who brought this gofundme to my attention.

Also, thanks to all of you for reminding me about this wonderful place called Mastodon where people really can come together and make good things happen.

If you donated and want some weird photo booth photos and haven't messaged me with your address, please DM me so I can ensure I send some awkwardness your way.

Original:
I’m going to try something kind of out of character, but Claudia needs air conditioning ASAP and she can't do that until she has 100% of the funds needed.

I have a stack of nerdy photo booth photos of me and/or me and Kev.

If you donate at least $10 to this gofundme, send me a screenshot of your donation along with your address and I'll mail you a photo from one of the strips.

If you donate at least $20 to this gofundme, send me a screenshot of your donation along with your address and I'll mail you an entire strip.

The bonus of the entire strip is that I’m a weird looking person so you're bound to get at least one weird photo of me.

I'll also write a little note and maybe draw a picture of something like a hotdog or whatever. (Disclaimer: I am NOT an artist and it will show) https://beige.party/@JoParkerBear/112339395276601966

NickGates, 13 days ago to random

Wesley wishes you all a quick and painless #caturday

RickiTarr, 14 days ago to random

I'm going to start writing all my posts on old English, and daring people to correct my grammar and spelling.