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Offline fohat.digs

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How About a Thread for Positive Things ?
« on: Thu, 15 May 2025, 13:26:45 »
I woke up this morning with a dead air conditioner.

Now, at 2:30 in the afternoon, it is working again and it only cost me $100 thanks to my friend's nephew who is in the HVAC business.

Thanks, Patrick !
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: How About a Thread for Positive Things ?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 15 May 2025, 14:03:53 »
I won't have to work for the next 2.5 months and I'll still be paid
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(...)Whereas back then I wrote about the tyranny of the majority, today I'd combine that with the tyranny of the minorities. These days, you have to be careful of both. They both want to control you. The first group, by making you do the same thing over and over again. The second group is indicated by the letters I get from the Vassar girls who want me to put more women's lib in The Martian Chronicles, or from blacks who want more black people in Dandelion Wine.
I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
-Ray Bradbury

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Re: How About a Thread for Positive Things ?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 15 May 2025, 16:09:01 »
It is spring. Nature is sprouting fresh new green leaves. The trees are full of flowers. Late sakura are blooming, as are heather ... and soon lilac. The air is mild with a mild fragrance, and the sun is shining.

I watched the last of Season 2 of Star Wars:Andor yesterday.  It was refreshing to see some actually good Star Wars, made for grown-ups.
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Offline noisyturtle

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Re: How About a Thread for Positive Things ?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 15 May 2025, 20:45:24 »
Got a massage today, and legitimately feel physically and mentally better. I'd 100% recommend a massage any day of the week to improve the entire rest of your day.
Even better that it was covered by insurance, although it only covers one a month. Still, something to look forward to!

Next time I'm gonna go directly from the massage to a hot soak, I think that sounds just lovely.
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Re: How About a Thread for Positive Things ?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 20 May 2025, 08:27:08 »
Today is World Bee Day.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30
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