Pursuing the ever endearing knowledge quest. I sing the ancient ballads in the quiet of the night. History obsessed bibliophile with a penchant for the odd.
I’m a geriatric millennial , I’ve lost dozens of friends the last six years, and I now realize I have absolutely no one to call at 3 AM to chat with. F**k
@mesopoGBF@Gliss718@JonStewartIL@MbarkCherguia Oddly enough, my mom has lymphedema and not diabetes. It started after she had radiation therapy. Her legs looked just as bad as this person, now the swelling has gone down but the “alligator skin” does not appear to be getting better. And it’s likely to flare up again.
@patrickbetdavid I hate it. I take a lot of photographs for work and it’s completely destroyed the quality of the photos. Macros are no longer clear, lots of noise, impossible to focus. I’m so angry with it and I want it to go back to how it was!!!!!
@SketchesbyBoze “Only Yesterday” was written in 1931, while the past decade was still fresh to Frederick Lewis Allen. I’m reading his 1930s follow-up “Since Yesterday” now.
@SketchesbyBoze Read Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s (F.L.Allen). I was amazed at the parallels b/w the 2 decades 100 years apart. Teapot Dome, Harding, Johnson-Reed Act…While not exactly the same, there is alarming similarity.
Maybe there’s hope for 20 years in the future…
@rukky_nate Hermes handbags. There are some Hermes purses that are already at the six figure mark, it wouldn’t take much to spend 2 million. Then I would sell them and get money to invest without restrictions.
@SketchesbyBoze And a 100 year old etymology dictionary will have such delicious words that have been sadly forgotten over the years. I’ve noticed that online etymology apps give you common, unnuanced words these days. It’s more fulfilling to search & find a lost gem.
I’m increasingly convinced that the willingness to change your mind is the ultimate sign of intelligence. The most impressive people I know change their minds often in response to new information. It’s like a software update. The goal isn't to be right. It's to find the truth.
@SketchesbyBoze I agree! It is the only modern book I’ve come across that is worth reading multiple times. Thank you for posting this-I believe it’s time to read it again!
I’m an Issac Asimov fan & if you enjoy true science fiction, read the 3 Body Problem series.
@simonmaechling Hi Simon! I studied archaeology, but I am intrigued by chemistry. I know that I don’t know nearly enough about it and I’m looking forward to learning more from your posts.
@gunsnrosesgirl3 Conversations. Now we are all fact checking ourselves in real time and there isn’t the same natural flow to in-depth one-on-one discussions.
And I miss $3 falafels.
@chrisbledsoeufo I was up at 5:30 am and saw this! It seemed so unusual. The perfect smiling Cheshire Cat moon with Venus and Regulus so darn close. I tried to get a picture of it, but couldn’t capture it right (especially before caffeine). It was eerie. Thanx for the clear pic to remember it.
@BethT93269834@Money_Family@dr_andrealove@AmoneyResists Have a similar family history going back 3 on both sides. Often they were misdiagnosed. My grandma’s brother was thrown in an asylum c1930 & forgotten until he died 35 years later. My dad didn’t use words until he was 8. My mom had repetitive behaviors & “lived in her own world”
@VickeyMax@PastelBakery1@Tringali24@ReallyAmerican1 Seriously, he died w/o any of his family ever visiting, or mentioning him again. I only learned when I found the can of his cremated remains in an unopened cardboard box addressed to my grandma. No one knows how prevelent it was in the past bc divergent behavior was hidden away.
@VickeyMax@PastelBakery1@Tringali24@ReallyAmerican1 Everyone said that my mother acted strange & had atypical behaviors at an early age. Since it was mild, she just went about her life in her own world. But a great uncle of mine, likely with severe autism…was thrown in an insane asylum & forgotten for 35 years.