only if you let yourself be exploited as an underpaid protoslave
We're from the U.S. Anything less than that would feel too foreign.
Biden could probably win by promising to resign after Inauguration Day. I think the devils we know are making the devil we don't know look attractive.
I'm not Catholic, but can't you just make regular jello, and then have the priest bless it?
Or it shouldn't be a fine, but criminal prosecution for the executives responsible.
It's worse than that. Conservatives want everything to change. Back to the early 1800's.
You're just not killing enough people. At some point the heirs decide to give it all away.
I'd have to hit 130.
I'm not sure there's even that much more of this century I want to see.
Perhaps people on Lemmy just aren't learning anything.
That which doesn't kill you probably isn't a parasitic wasp sting.
I just had the odd experience of using a manufacturer's discount card to pick up a medication for my wife. The medication is relatively expensive and seldom covered by insurance.
According to the information on the card, if you have private insurance which covers the medication, the discount card covers the co-pay, so you pay nothing. However, if your insurance doesn't cover the medication, the discount card covers the cost, and you still pay nothing.
Our insurance didn't cover the cost, and we didn't pay anything for the medication.
I don't understand how that works.
"She was turning tricks on the street. I was one of her regulars. After awhile she said she didn't want to charge me anymore, so here we are."
Luckily, my wife and I met in high school, so she doesn't have to rely on me for a cover story.
Just one?
Well, if you had more than one, you'd find that they are all different, with different personalities, and you wouldn't be so quick to assume you know all guinea pigs because of your experience with your sole pig.
I think it's important to remember that the USA isn't a single culture. Things vary dramatically even within a single state to say nothing of differences between states.
In some areas prom is very important. In others, not so much.
Only one of my three kids went to prom (Eastern PA).
Prom in my high school was a relatively big deal. You rented a tux or bought a dress. Some people would rent a limo. The prom was held in some kind of banquet hall with a fairly fancy meal. There'd be a DJ and dancing.
My wife was one year behind me in high school, and we attended FOUR proms (my junior prom, then the next year her junior prom and my senior prom, then the next year I came back for her senior prom).
I think for most people it's just an opportunity to get dressed up, have a good meal, and dance. If you're already dating someone, it obviously has more significance, but I had plenty of friends who just took another friend as a date for the prom and others who didn't go with anyone. However, there was a lot of pressure to be a "couple", even if you weren't actually romantically involved with your "date".
Typically the parents take pictures of the kids in their dresses and tuxedos. From the parents' point of view, it's a moment to sort of take note of how your kids are maturing and think about what the future holds for them. Lots of thinking about how old you are ;-)
Often there's an after party that goes on late into the morning, and for many kids the after party is more important than the prom.
I think social media has had an effect on what prom is, but it also has the effect of distorting what it is to people who only experience it remotely. When you're seeing the crazy YouTube videos and Instagram posts, you're not seeing what prom is. You're seeing a snapshot of what those particular proms are.
the 1950s. This was a high water mark for conservatism in the U.S., and in order to go on any date at least one parent, usually the girl's dad, had to be present.
Perhaps this was a regional thing.
I was born in 1970, but from what my parents have described, dates were not chaperoned in the 50s unless you happened to have particularly strict parents. Like maybe if you were Amish or something.
Here's the only thing I was able to find online about dating in the 50's
Apparently it will herald an era of crappy horror movies.
Naw, the potato has friends. Mental health is still broken.
She's actually very sweet. She just managed to luck into the discovery that biting gets us to move faster.
How strong is the lane assist in your car? If I was weak enough to even be bothered by the lane assist in my car, I'd figure it was time to stop driving. It certainly has never come close to overriding my steering.
This is probably a stupid question, but if I want to add a line to a PDF telling people to direct any comments to my Lemmy account, how would I specify that?
Obviously teenager is 13-19.
"Young adult" would start at 20, but where's the cutoff at the upper end? Similarly, what's the range for "adult", "old", "elderly", " ancient"?
If someone asks for responses from "old men", how do I know if it applies to me?
It seemed like every time we visited WDW, there was some event or show taking place in front of Cinderella's Castle, and the interior was closed.
When I visited as a kid, you'd walk through the castle and ooh and aah at the mosaic.
I've wanted to see the mosaic again for years, and it was always closed. I finally got the chance again last time, and I took some pictures.
Theme parks like Disney World have been popular for decades, but are the high ticket prices, long lines, and stress associated with the modern-day experience worth the hassle anymore?
Where has this guy been?
When my wife and I went to Disney World in 1996, we planned nothing in advance. We found ourselves waiting in massive lines for rides and spending hours waiting for tables in restaurants. We realized we screwed up and we had to do better.
That was 27 years ago. Since then, we had kids and raised them to adulthood.
Every trip after that we scheduled reservations in advance. Every morning we wake up, we know what park we are going to. We spend about 20 minutes every day we are there planning that day's activities, and we roll with whatever changes we encounter.
I don't understand how having a plan in place in advance of your vacation somehow makes it more stressful. I've always thought it was easier to not have to wonder what we'll be doing and where we'll be going during our Disney trips.
Are there really people who insist on just showing up with no plan and then blame Disney when they are stressed?
Also, it seems like most of the Disney criticism I see is coming from Fox news in some form or another. Is that just my news feed, or is it an extension of the culture war that the right is trying to foment?
Title is my question. It seems like refusing to recognize other state's driver licenses would be blatantly unconstitutional. Is there something I'm missing?
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I tend to at least look at every work email I receive. Likewise for Teams messages. If I see a notification of a new communication, I tend to check it and see if I need to respond. I don't always respond, but I always look at the message.
In various virtual meetings, I've seen other people's notifications when they share their desktop, and it seems like some people just don't bother even looking at them.
Am I the weird one? Does everyone just ignore messages they receive at work?
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What's your favorite Disney World Restaurant, and what is it about that restaurant that makes it your favorite?
Without any deep thought, the first one that popped into my mind was Narcoossee's. The food is amazing, and there's a great view of fireworks if you're there in the evening.
When my wife and I went to WDW after she graduated from school (1996, I think?), we stayed on property at the Grand Floridian. It was my first time staying in a Disney resort. We arrived too early to check in, so we went to Narcoossee's for lunch.
The last time we went to WDW (2021), we took our adult children with us, and had a wonderful dinner with everyone together at Narcoossee's.
A Delaware judge ruled that the Walt Disney Co board did not act negligently, dismissing a case brought by shareholder Kenneth Simeone.
I told Daisy that it's rude to breathe in people's faces while you're eating your own poop. She says she's never heard of such a rule.
Thoughts?
They call it the happiest place on Earth for a reason!
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When my wife gets her out, Rose always puts her head down and takes a nap.
When she wakes up, she has to go right back to pee.
Edit: I mean Rose has to pee right away. My wife isn't as consistent.
I saw the post about Eastern State, then I posted about the Pennsylvania Hospital Pine Building. What are the other weird or interesting things to do or see in Philadelphia that you think more people need to know about?
If you're in Philadelphia and want to do a historic tour some afternoon, there's one that I think many people are unaware of.
You can tour the Pennsylvania Hospital original building. East wing was first opened in 1755, West Wing in 1796, and center in 1804. You can visit the original surgical amphitheatre, the medical library, and see the hospital's fire engine.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/191646
> This morning I was driving to my son to swap vehicles when I encountered road work on Moyamensing. > > Blocking the only road that leads to his apartment. > > When I got back to my office, I had to check Google maps to make sure I didn't miss anything.