wtf is up with this dude

Because he’s paying off Trump’s legal debt is my best guess.

I could be wrong, but that’s my head canon at least.

Keep up the good work! o7

Holy shit I never realized it until you explained it like this. Thank you, and also we are fucked.

You win the internet today, my friend.

You get the Navy’s “highest civilian honor” for being in movies? TIL

I have ADHD, so this is something I genuinely use. It usually works, but I’ve only dealt with this type of person once.

I had to keep reinforcing it and it was never perfect, but it did get better.

Happy cake day!

Tell him you have trouble focusing on your work if you stop to talk too often. Tell him you’re trying to finish x, y, z, etc, and after doing that enough hopefully he gets the message.

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Stephen Colbert. I met him once, very briefly. He was visiting a thing I was working. He was very kind - went around to everyone, shook our hands, and introduced himself individually.

But that made me think he was a legit good guy. He didn’t have to take the time to do that.

And his dad has still never loved/hugged/respected him.

Pull yourselves up by the bootstraps and deal with it, he said to the people who were shot and killed today. /s but yeah pretty much that.

Why would I take life advice from such a shitty parent?

I would assume it also has to do with your assignment and how much/if any combat you’ve experienced and injuries you sustained.

My Dad was drafted into Vietnam - infantry - and was wounded. He was only there ~ 6 months, and tried to go to university on the GI Bill, but for awhile couldn’t stand being in that type of environment immediately after returning home. PTSD/survivor’s guilt, etc, were too much.

Later on in life his injuries prevented him from being able to work. This, combined with rising medical debt, left us in a bad spot.

What you’re exposed to when you serve and when you served also come into play - PTSD is taken more seriously now, as are the effects of things like Agent Orange. I’m not sure if the VA is better or worse from, say, 20 years ago, but that could also be a factor.

Not sure if this helps to answer your question, but that’s my personal anecdote.

My partner is stoic-adjacent (if that’s a thing; my description, not theirs) and it really bothers me. A lot of “I can control my emotions and choose how I act, you should try that” - yeah stop. We’re human. Emotions are normal. It’s okay to get angry as long as you’re able to vent your frustrations in a healthy way.

Repressing that shit will only make it worse when they eventually do come to the surface. You’re not a machine and you’re not better than those who don’t pretend to act like they are.

Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the 17 December 1941 attack that propelled the US into the second world war.

I’m sure it’s a typo, but the attack was December 7, 1941. (Not Dec 17)

We ran out of the prison. We ran from fear too," Rakan says, his thoughts on his young children and wife.

At one point in the chaos, he says, “I was hit by a car. But I didn’t mind. I got up and carried on running.”

Jesus Christ…those poor people.

In New Orleans there is an eggnog daiquiri around this time and it’s fucking FANTASTIC.

I’m not proud of it, but yelp. I like the interface. I can find menu pics easily, I can find out if they have a full bar or no alcohol, I can find out if it’s good for kids (preferably no) in one easy spot. I can search reviews for keywords.

I haven’t found another app that does all of these things in one easy manner. I used to like foursquare too…sad it’s shutting down.

But yeah - Yelp. Sorry.

So wear sunglasses when watching tv. Got it.