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04-15-20, 05:47 PM
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I sometimes wish I could speak a foreign tongue.
Good thing because I don't think there's a lot of upside for him as a professional influencer/vlogger.
You're missing out.
You're missing out.
04-15-20, 05:50 PM
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Truth.
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"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."
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04-15-20, 06:03 PM
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04-15-20, 06:07 PM
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My wife got home from a lab draw a few minutes ago and I happily told her about our stimulus check and we should figure out what to buy. #excited
She informed me that it's going to be donated to a local food bank. #disappointed
She informed me that it's going to be donated to a local food bank. #disappointed
04-15-20, 06:09 PM
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Uh oh - MoAlpha is going to have to bin his new wheels with these featherweights hitting the market - https://bikerumor.com/2020/04/15/lig...d-bike-wheels/
04-15-20, 06:11 PM
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04-15-20, 06:20 PM
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I can set up a printer. I got tech overload at the job troubleshooting computers every day. Trying to figure out why the computer on the car won't do what it's supposed to do by using a computer that won't talk to the car. Doing programming and all the myriad of problems with that. They actually had a land line for me to use to call tech support, which I did nearly every day.
The worst thing about cell phones to me is what they do to people. Mrs John even brings hers to a restaurant sometimes, it makes it like eating alone for me.
The worst thing about cell phones to me is what they do to people. Mrs John even brings hers to a restaurant sometimes, it makes it like eating alone for me.
What they do to people... when I got my first iPhone (3Gs), notifications weren't really a thing. Other than texts or calls, it sat silently until I went to check on it. Then push notifications got big, and somehow people got to feeling they had to immediately know of every tweet, every like, every DM, and everything else I'm too unplugged to even know. Then their phones ping, and they have to check, and they're too FOMOlicious to just turn it all off.
However, much of the time AG and I are out (and her family), out come the phones. To a great degree, I support that - we spend the rest of all time together anyway, so we're not missing much quality time in a restaurant. Past that, I've always hated talking with meals - it just encourages people to talk with their mouths open.
04-15-20, 06:21 PM
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04-15-20, 06:24 PM
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The thing I love about cell phones is that it maps a number to a person. A land line maps a number to a location. Generally, when I dial a number, I'm hoping to connect to a person, not a location.
What they do to people... when I got my first iPhone (3Gs), notifications weren't really a thing. Other than texts or calls, it sat silently until I went to check on it. Then push notifications got big, and somehow people got to feeling they had to immediately know of every tweet, every like, every DM, and everything else I'm too unplugged to even know. Then their phones ping, and they have to check, and they're too FOMOlicious to just turn it all off.
However, much of the time AG and I are out (and her family), out come the phones. To a great degree, I support that - we spend the rest of all time together anyway, so we're not missing much quality time in a restaurant. Past that, I've always hated talking with meals - it just encourages people to talk with their mouths open.
What they do to people... when I got my first iPhone (3Gs), notifications weren't really a thing. Other than texts or calls, it sat silently until I went to check on it. Then push notifications got big, and somehow people got to feeling they had to immediately know of every tweet, every like, every DM, and everything else I'm too unplugged to even know. Then their phones ping, and they have to check, and they're too FOMOlicious to just turn it all off.
However, much of the time AG and I are out (and her family), out come the phones. To a great degree, I support that - we spend the rest of all time together anyway, so we're not missing much quality time in a restaurant. Past that, I've always hated talking with meals - it just encourages people to talk with their mouths open.
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04-15-20, 06:33 PM
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Two years of high school and a year of college says otherwise.
One of my worst college classroom memories: the first day of "Intermediate" Spanish, the instructor walks in and starts yapping away.
I sat there staring at him, "wut"
One of my worst college classroom memories: the first day of "Intermediate" Spanish, the instructor walks in and starts yapping away.
I sat there staring at him, "wut"
04-15-20, 06:39 PM
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04-15-20, 06:40 PM
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Frequently I see couples at a table and they are each glued to their devices. We used to go out to lunch once a week when I was working, 6 to 10 guys. It was a fun thing and we invited a guy who was phone obsessed one time. We had to shake him when the waitress came to take orders. We didn't invite him again.
04-15-20, 06:50 PM
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04-15-20, 06:56 PM
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04-15-20, 07:04 PM
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My dad was born 10/27/27, and passed away on 7/7/18. He was strong physically and mentally through 2014, but the decline was noticeable after that.
In February of 2014, we painted the house together. He could have paid to have it done, but he wasn't gonna have any of that.
In February of 2014, we painted the house together. He could have paid to have it done, but he wasn't gonna have any of that.
04-15-20, 07:12 PM
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My dad died in 1994 @69 years old. I'm 3 years away from that. My grandfather and one uncle only made it to 54, my oldest brother died @60.
My mother's side had longevity.
My mother's side had longevity.
04-15-20, 07:18 PM
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Considering a refurb Stages L crank PM. It would be strictly for relative measurement, especially because my left quad is still an inch smaller than the right from an old L3 root injury.
How wrong can I go for for 250?
How wrong can I go for for 250?
04-15-20, 07:26 PM
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04-15-20, 07:26 PM
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Bulk trash day coming up, so some of this extra cactus gotsta go!!!
04-15-20, 07:27 PM
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04-15-20, 07:32 PM
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04-15-20, 07:35 PM
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Reported.
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04-15-20, 07:37 PM
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04-15-20, 07:43 PM
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Christ on crutches. Half-assed junky powermeter will just piss you off. Get the Assiamo pedals when it's time. Of course, there is a manufacture delay from Clever Training, but there are others.
04-15-20, 07:44 PM
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