@JBSDC My dad spent 10 years as a contractor after he retired from the army. Made more money but was always on the hunt for his next role. The day he got his civilian job he celebrated cause that was what he wanted all along.
@SketchesbyBoze I absolutely adored the scarlet pimpernel - it was full of action and romance, ignited my love of books like that. I also had collected just about every copy of the great illustration classics and now claimed to have read a lot of books that were probably no more than cliff notes
It needs to be repeated often that Caitlin Clark didn’t ask for any of this, and attaching her character to the ugly behavior of some of the people who call themselves her fans — they aren’t her fans but people who have weaponized her to express their hatred of Black and LGBTQ+ women — is wildly unfair.
@OnMaggiesFarm You are not wrong that it’s the fact that they MADE IT FOR YOU. But adult me is gonna love that. Also fun side story if I went to the bar with my dad. He would order me a “beer… root of course” and I loved that.
Since Postmaster General DeJoy assumed his role, the USPS has become more expensive and simultaneously less reliable—and it’s hurting local newspapers that are essential to our communities and democracy.
I introduced a bipartisan bill with @Robert_Aderholt to address the issue.
@shitsfuckd@KansasCity well in an amazing twist of fate, my bin was delivery this afternoon, and I am in phase 2, so they must be in phase two and not updating that schedule. Hope everyone gets theirs soon.