I’m sorry for anyone who doesn’t like Tomatoes. A good tomato is so so scrumptious. It’s sweet yet somehow also a touch savory. I don’t know how to explain it. But not all tomatoes are created equal for sure. Heirloom tomatoes are definitely likelier to be more flavorful than some pale watery tomato you’d get on a burger from some fast food place.

I get it though, sort of, I can’t do mushrooms unless they are disguised to not feel like mushrooms. I’ll eat them for the most part if it is in a dish i can’t pick out or something, to but I won’t really enjoy it. Definitely a texture thing which fortunately seems to only really be an issue for a small amount of foods.

I used to think picky eaters were just being obstinate and difficult because they are stubborn. But for some reason when I had covid and couldn’t taste anything, like at all, I became much more conscious about the texture of foods rather than flavor. It sort of clicked for me how a person could have a strong aversion to foods based on texture from that point on.

Anyway, this comment is a lot longer than I intended to post, and now I think I’m just rambling, but to wrap it up, I wish there was a way to raise better awareness on this topic for people like me who didn’t understand. Sorry that it has played such a traumatic role in your upbringing and I hope you can find contentment with wherever your palate leads you (or doesn’t lead you).

What could go wrong?

Fuck for profit prisons. Why are we paying taxes to detain people who have already served their time in prison? When money is the motive the reason becomes clear. I’m sick of subsidizing this bullshit.

Thank you so much for helping this baby! The smaller dogs get so stressed in the shelters in particular. Breaks my heart for all of them, big or small.

Decluttering is such a huge weight lifted. I feel like it can almost have a snowball effect as well. Speaking as someone who visited their local transferred station a few weeks ago. Well done and keep it up!

I feel you. Disheartening to see someone who seemed to be so inspired and driven by the love of their craft have to succumb to corporate pressure. Not everyone can afford to not be a sellout. That’s probably a gross over simplification but anyway… hopefully once she has some money saved she can return to her roots.

+1 for Bosch. Have had it installed Going on 2 years. Works great!

Painting, watercolor or some such.

Ranked Choice Voting!!  I really don’t see a path forward without a major overhaul of the entire system.

I feel like this is a pretty universal theme in music industry. Interstellar 5555 comes to mind.

Ah okay I was thinking that but then assumed if he/she was in the military already then how could they be drafted? But maybe drafted means to combat?

Corrections Officer? What does CO stand for? Pardon my ignorance.

Good on ya, Jerome. Nice to see civil servants with a back bone.

Crikey

Coconut water. I didn’t care for the taste but liked its ability to hydrate. Just kept drinking until now I sorta enjoy the taste. Has to be chilled though. Warm coconut water is nope.

I don’t mind if gifts I give to my friends/ family are not met with gifts in return. Gift giving is like my love language (if those are actually a thing) and I genuinely enjoy the process of searching for something that I think they would want/ could use. I don’t expect any sort of reaction, or quid pro quo. I just like giving gifts to people who make my life better, lol.

Working at the post office does seem like an especially shit job. That would probably
sour my outlook on the “merry” time, too.

I mean I can get behind some of what you’re saying here, but I think this bears mentioning “ Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.” Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus

I like the world building. Really feel like I’m there in the Cold War era.

Blast from  the ass.