as a 29 year old i get it but at a certain point you gotta accept what happened and understand your adult life is not gonna look like it does in early 00s movies
People that peaked in high school is a topic that has been talked about to death. People that peaked in camp or as camp counselors is a topic that warrants more discussion
In most professions, when you hit the 90th percentile in technical skill, the best use of your time is getting 90th percentile soft skills
the best barbers are therapists
the best photographers are comedians
the best engineers are iconoclastic cult leaders that inspire their team with a vision nobody else can see, and even fewer can beleive
stop maxing out your CAD skills, and start dreaming bigger!
Other phrases like this I’ve used lately:
“Securing a Beachhead” (arriving at the restaurant early to get a table for the group)
“Taking Flak” (receiving slight criticism)
“Watch out for land mines!” (Don’t step in dog poop)
Governor Ann Richards releases a bald eagle along the Rio Grande near Lajitas, Texas in 1993. The eagle had been rehabilitated by Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists, and Ann was there to release the great bird of prey back to the sun-splashed wilds of the desert Southwest. “He looks like he’s ready to go, y’all, don’t he?” Ann said just before setting him free.
Photo taken by the Associated Press.
Random; but the intersection from the end of Cast Away is between Pampa, Miami, and Wheeler, TX.
FM 1268 x FM 48 for the chasers that find themselves in the TX Panhandle that also like movie landmarks.
I like that Watterson never licensed Calvin and Hobbes out. We'd currently be suffering through season 7 of Teen Calvin on Amazon, with a prequel movie coming out this summer covering The Spaghetti Incident
@mbateman This other quote of his always kept things in perspective for me. We all get so caught up in handling a “crisis” that we forget that every day is a crisis, that’s what life is lol.
As people increasingly rely on AI and LLMs, it will become clearer who possesses skills such as self-reassurance and identifying (and trusting) gut instincts. It’s vital to avoid asking Chat GPT for constant reassurance and advice. You must be able to guide and regulate yourself.