like, it’s still dark at 5pm, there are barely any sports on, still bitterly cold and austere and it hurts to go outside, but you’re not even looking forward to christmas or the new year. the new year is here, and it’s largely the same as last year. except you’re getting older.
We’re past the winter solstice. Take note of the sun setting a bit earlier each day. That always gives me a boost because I can look at my phone and see that condition improving. Good luck!
Sabotaged Iran hostages being released during Carter’s administration. And the stuff others said. Check Hell of Presidents on the Chapo Traphouse patreon feed. I found it super interesting (I’m a history nerd).
When I was a teen, my older brother told me how he got trapped in a cycle of buying candles for light when his electricity was shut off. He thought, “I could pay this damn power bill if I didn’t have to buy so many candles!”
I got trapped in a similar poverty cycle years ago. I couldn’t replace broken dish-ware because I kept having to buy disposable plates for my meals. My mother bought me some cheap plates for xmas that year to break the cycle.
It’s the fallacy of the cheap boots. A rich person can buy nice boots that last ten years. A poor person has to buy cheap boots that need to be replaced every few years. In the end, the poor person spends more on boots with less to show for it.
Someone I used to work with gets paid a truly ridiculous amount of money because she changes jobs around every 14 months to 2 years. She hates every job she takes and is constantly worried that her boss hates her in every role. I don’t think she’s happy, despite the huge pay. I’d rather be happy. I work to live, not live to work.
Got lucky. But one year my wonderful kitty got very sick and had to be put down on Xmas eve. That coal hurt for months and years. Happily, I’ve worked through it. My two kitties got tuna on Xmas day.
What an empty offer. You have no value compared to the hostages. Hamas hates the hostages. They might hate this man too, but not in their blood the way they hate the people who have been killing them and their families. There’s no shot at this being accepted....
August 20, 1672 (startrek.website)
The transition from the holiday season back to the normal drudgery is so depressing. Is there any way to make Jan / Feb less depressing?
like, it’s still dark at 5pm, there are barely any sports on, still bitterly cold and austere and it hurts to go outside, but you’re not even looking forward to christmas or the new year. the new year is here, and it’s largely the same as last year. except you’re getting older.
Why was Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan so bad for the American people?
Elderly Politicians (lemmy.zip)
Mickey Mouse is now public domain (Steamboat Willie specifically). What do you think we will see this year?
What's something you'd like to leave behind in the old year and not carry into the new year?
How to start the day off strong (startrek.website)
Too damn high (lemmy.zip)
Taking for granted (startrek.website)
Did any coal-in-your-stocking type of things happen to you on Christmas Day?
I discovered a few carpenter ants in my abode and immediately waged war against them. I shall prevail and reclaim my territory.
Pray for their safety (startrek.website)
Pro-segregation rally in Arkansas, USA, 1960s
What do you like about socialism?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (mander.xyz)
...Then you select it, and the Captcha fails. (telegra.ph)
A sticky situation (slrpnk.net)
Don't worry, ladies, I got this (slrpnk.net)
Well I feel better now. (lemmy.world)
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden visits Israel and suggests Gaza hospital explosion 'done by the other team' (news.yahoo.com)
President Biden suggested on Wednesday that Hamas was responsible for the Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians....
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Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages (www.reuters.com)
What an empty offer. You have no value compared to the hostages. Hamas hates the hostages. They might hate this man too, but not in their blood the way they hate the people who have been killing them and their families. There’s no shot at this being accepted....
Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law (oag.ca.gov)
[REPOST] Woman says she started wearing ‘terrible wigs’ after work banned her pink hair (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
cross-posted from: rabbitea.rs/post/280182...
Saturday marked 3rd-highest ridership day on BART since pandemic (www.kron4.com)
Hopefully, our public transit can recover and continue to serve us in the Bay Area. This is encouraging.
Trans men enter Miss Italy contest to protest anti-trans ‘women from birth’ rule (sh.itjust.works)
More details: thepinknews.com/…/miss-italy-trans-men-trans-wome…