@DeltaClimbs I have bad knees and am 55 but I still do 20 mile hikes. There’s a lot of power in practicing hard things. I owe the USMC A LOT for teaching me this.
@sapphyreblayze I grew up desperately poor, but, due to capitalism, I have a life my parents and grandparents could only dream of. Screw your socialism.
@SGTWipper1Each I get irrationally angry at people who look at their phones as they walk. They never benefited from being taught situational awareness by drill instructors.
@Bennieeexyz When my kid brother was 20, I took him to a nice Italian restaurant in Boston’s North End. The old Italian waiter comes over. My brother asks if they have pizza.”if I a go a back there and ask the chef to make a pizza, he a gonna smack me.Then he a gonna come out here and smack u
Me: at a Japanese aquarium.
peaceful day, families everywhere, soft piano music.
then I notice one employee SPEED WALKING past us carrying bucket.
Employee: Excuse me.
another employee runs by, then another.
suddenly whole aquarium staff moving with Avengers-level urgency.
Me: ...
Friend: Something happened.
we follow crowd to penguin section.
absolute chaos, one penguin missing.
not metaphorically, ACTUALLY escaped.
staff members whispering intensely into walkie-talkies.
tiny child beside me: The criminal has escaped.
Me: WHY DID HE SAY IT LIKE THAT.
then I spot the penguin.
bro is BOOKING IT down hallway at shocking speed.
sliding on stomach around corners like furry torpedo.
staff chasing respectfully.
one employee holding fish like hostage negotiator.
Employee: Kenta please.
PENGUIN'S NAME IS KENTA.
Kenta ignores authority completely, runs directly into souvenir shop.
now people buying keychains while rogue penguin commits grand theft atmosphere.
finally old aquarium worker appears.
everyone parts ways dramatically.
this man kneels down calmly.
pulls out single sardine.
Kenta stops immediately.
walks over with zero shame.
Old Worker: Enough adventure.
penguin allows himself to be carried away like drunk friend after party.
crowd applauds.
Friend whispering: He'll do it again.
Honestly? absolutely.
@Noahpinion Belief systems like ideology and religion have led a lot of smart people to do evil things. Amazed by the number of senior Nazis who were lawyers.
@chestnuthillave Grew up in Southie. My sister and I are the only ones still living in MA. Brother (Phoenix), niece (Kentucky), and nephews ( NC and Florida) are gone. Good luck with the next census.
@byronicgirl What distinguishes the Irish Catholics from the Italian Catholics? Haven’t really delved into it, but the Italians seem really into saints.