Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:
If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...
Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.
@mekkaokereke The Chevy Bolt probably came the closest, then Chevy killed it (though it’s supposed to be making a comeback in a year or two). I love my first generation one (before the 2022 redesign).
@jerf@mekkaokereke Yeah they’re rebuilding in on their “Ultium” platform. I’m nervous that they’re going to wreck it by trying to make it big. What I love about it is how small it is - it’s a fantastic city/commuter car.
@DeweyOxberger@mekkaokereke Yes!! And the good news is that we already know how to build most of a high quality, safe car cheaply - it’s only the drivetrain in a BEV that’s novel and has yet to realise all of the economies of scale etc. I’m bullish!!
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 Northern California - moved here for “2-3 years” over 2 decades ago and can’t see myself ever leaving - despite all the idiotic stereotypes it’s an incredible place.
Pros:
world class and stunningly diverse natural environment
solidly liberal
great food
awesome climate
Cons:
way too many people
ludicrously expensive
has a higher-than-normal proportion of “horseshoe lefties” - people who are so far left they end up being more aligned with the far right (anti-vaxx, authoritarian, etc.)
@suldrew@docpop Ooh I just had Ration Ale for the first time this week! The West Coast IPA was good, but I didn’t really enjoy the Citrus Hazy IPA - drinkable, but much less flavourful than I was expecting. For now Barrel Brothers Brewing’s Hazy IPA remains top of my list, with Ration Ale WC IPA and Athletic Run Wild very close behind (and an increasingly long list of “would drink” NA beers behind that!). I feel like I’m living through a Cambrian explosion of near beers!! 😍
You're not in the way, your body isn't taking up too much space. There is no normal, average is just the space between all the possibilities. You don't need to make yourself invisible, smaller, or less, because you don't meet some ridiculous criteria.
Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.
So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!
Aha, I've been in front of Tom Petty's house before and had no idea! (helped one of his neighbors with some bees, although too late to rescue them -- they had been nailed by a pest service :-( #geolocation#TomPetty