I used to sell books back in the day in a super hippie crunchy counter culture town.
One day this guy came in we lovingly described as “a little bit fried”… Heavy drug use left him just a little crispy around the edges.
But he was making an effort, he had on a suit and tie that was maybe 20 years out of date. A GoodWill find probably.
“Hey man, is there a book that can help me fix a hole in my resume?”
“Well… it kinda depends on how big a hole you’re talking about and what you were doing…”
. . .
“I TOOK TEN YEARS OFF TO FOLLOW THE DEAD!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘”
“You know, in any OTHER town that could work against you… in THIS town… you could put that ON your resume and have people go ‘DUDE! WHAT SHOWS DID YOU SEE???’”
Tinkering is all fun and games, until it’s 4 am, your vision is blurry, and thinking straight becomes a non-option, or perhaps you just get overly confident, type something and press enter before considering the consequences of the command you’re about to execute… And then all you have is a kernel panic and one thought...
I guess it’s not “technically” new, it’s just been sitting there empty for 6 months, so I’m waving my hands over it like the Charlie Brown kids over their Christmas tree:...
Well, least amount of work for him. He always brings his A-game from what I’ve seen, but a nice payday for a fraction of the number of days worked is nice!
Well, it’s that time of year again, and the #1 thing people ask me for is the pecan topped sweet potatoes that I completely stole from America’s Test Kitchen....
Resume gap [Elder Cactus] (startrek.website)
Website: www.eldercactus.com
Sleeping position (lemmy.world)
I should figure out how myself (startrek.website)
Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)
This is the master race...? (lemmy.world)
What's (are) the funniest/stupidest way(s) you've broken your linux setup?
Tinkering is all fun and games, until it’s 4 am, your vision is blurry, and thinking straight becomes a non-option, or perhaps you just get overly confident, type something and press enter before considering the consequences of the command you’re about to execute… And then all you have is a kernel panic and one thought...
Cookie experiments (i.pinimg.com)
Face the consequences - Work Chronicles (workchronicles.com)
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"Awake" by TheyCanTalk (64.media.tumblr.com)
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Now that copyright on steamboat Willie has expired, what are the next big ones expiring?
Why do hardly any straight men write about sex and dating? | Imogen West-Knights (www.theguardian.com)
Men do think about matters of the heart, but writing about it publicly could be seen as undignified, says journalist Imogen West-Knights
Thoughts on reddit reposter bots?
I’m new to lemmy but would like your opinion about instances like lemmy.online
Traditional art (i.postimg.cc)
Love is a 5 letter word (lemmy.world)
Via Chris Hallbeck
Are there any people who were offended by Norm MacDonald's comedy? Was he controversial, or nah?
[joke]Broke out grandma’s candy thermometer….
Gotta ask, what kinda candy was she making? Soft crack. Hard crack. Pot…....
Portland_Oregon - Bringing life to an empty group:
I guess it’s not “technically” new, it’s just been sitting there empty for 6 months, so I’m waving my hands over it like the Charlie Brown kids over their Christmas tree:...
Gary Oldman Says ‘Thank God’ for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Dark Knight’ Movies Because ‘They Saved Me’ (variety.com)
Comic Books - Under New Management! (lemmy.world)
The Comic Books group has existed for a few months now with an inactive mod....
An unbiased comparison of linux distributions' setup (sh.itjust.works)
[Recipes] Bread recipes for Thanksgiving:
We’re going to be in Seattle for Thanksgiving and our son and his wife are headed to Singapore, so we’re doing up an early Thanksgiving tomorrow!...
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[RECIPE] Pecan topped sweet potatoes.
Well, it’s that time of year again, and the #1 thing people ask me for is the pecan topped sweet potatoes that I completely stole from America’s Test Kitchen....
Gen Z is turned off by onscreen sex, wants no-mance over romance, a new study finds (www.latimes.com)
I just watched Barbie, What did you guys think of the movie?
Barbie is Lazy....