DagwoodIII
@DagwoodIII@piefed.social
- Comment on How did you decide what you generally wanted to do with your life? 6 days ago:
I found this book when I was almost 30 and it changed my life.
"Discover What You Are Best At" by Linda Gail.
It's a series of self tests you can complete in a few hours and a list of the jobs that use those skills.
If you have a job that you don't hate, you've solved a lot of life's problems.
- Comment on Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good 6 days ago:
Also, free range kids are likely to be reported by 'concerned' neighbors.
Pretty soon, 'Stand By Me' and 'The Goonies' are going to be classified as dangerous propaganda.
- Comment on Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good 1 week ago:
Rich parents can afford nannies who force the children to interact with them.
Poor parents use TVs and smart phones to amuse their kids.
- Comment on Do you think it's an ok idea for me to get a cat in my scenario? (details inside) 1 week ago:
Check around where you live.
There are shelters that need cats boarded. I suggest you try caring for a few and see how it feels before you commit.
My opinion.
- Comment on Why do females got to be so hard to talk or flirt with? 1 week ago:
Talk to people besides the women you want to date.
Old people love to talk to strangers; it was something they did before cell phones came around.
Take some acting classes and or volunteer at the local community theater. Acting is talking, and actors love to chatter.
Get a hobby that appeals to all sorts of people. Gardening/riding a bike/soft ball/football/whatever. It actually helps to have something to talk about, and there are clubs full of people who do that activity.
- Comment on YSK De-banking is often how the US first declares you "homeless" 1 week ago:
Thanks for the information.
- Comment on Does the ping between your eyes and brain increase when you're tired? 1 week ago:
You always see at the same speed. Your reaction time slows down.
Think of it this way. You step on a Lego and it hurts instantly. Doesn't matter if you're sleepy or drunk or wide awake. You feel it right away. Same with seeing; it's instantaneous.
- Comment on What would happen to the US if it denaturalised and deported all non-whites? 1 week ago:
The funniest thing about your question is defining 'non-whites.'
Back in the day, any Black ancestor made a person Black; that was so slave owners could sell their children by slave mothers. Thomas Jefferson had a slave wife/concubine/rape victim named Sally Hemmings. She was likely his legal wife's half sister. Sally's granddaughter was 1/8th of less African, but it was considered a scandal when she ran off and passed as White.
The longer any family has been in America, the more likely it is that they are 'non-white.'
- Comment on What is the difference between a platonic and a romantic relationship? 2 weeks ago:
In a platonic relationship sex/romance is out of the question.
That's the definition I was taught.
- Comment on Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke risk 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on What's the equivalent of rose coloured glasses for always seeing something in a negative perspective? 2 weeks ago:
In terms of clichés, I'd go with 'they see the glass as half empty.'
Not exact, but close enough
- Comment on Do movie actors or actress keep the skills they learned? Like no one would screw with Keanu after seeing all the John Wick films? And if they did would they just be fucked from the start? 2 weeks ago:
It's like any other skill. If you keep it up you'll remain proficient and if you don't it'll eventually fade away.
- Comment on Indeed 3 weeks ago:
[off topic?]
All the body parts were arguing over who was the most important. The Brain said that she was, but the Hands pointed out that they did all the work. The Heart and the Lungs said they were the most vital, but the Stomach pointed out that without food, they'd all be dead. It went on and on until the Asshole spoke up. "Why shouldn't I be in charge?"
Everyone had a good laugh and the Asshole got mad. She shut down. A week went by and the Brain was dizzy, the Heart was pounding, the Lungs were panting, and the Hands were shaking. Finally everybody agreed to let the Asshole be the one in charge.
And the moral of the story is that any Asshole can be the boss.
- Comment on [1860 Posting] MADAM WYNN Breaks Silence on Slavery Debate 3 weeks ago:
Change is slow. It takes decades of evolution to gestate a revolution.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 3 weeks ago:
No. You have to go into the water first to learn how to relax and float. Then you can learn a good technique.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 3 weeks ago:
In the immortal words of Mike Tyson, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
No matter how much you study, landing in the water will change everything.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Everyone's brain is wired differently.
- Comment on How can I start getting familiar with the plants, trees and animals around where I live? 3 weeks ago:
And you'll get to meet some people who enjoy what you like! Win/win!
- Comment on How can I start getting familiar with the plants, trees and animals around where I live? 3 weeks ago:
Check with the local parks department. There are nature hikes that teach people about the local biology.
- Comment on What is the funniest insult / joke you've come up with on the spot? 4 weeks ago:
Joke.
My buddy had gotten a job in a posh part of town. He told me that one of the unexpected benefits was that every woman he saw was dressed to impress with perfect hair, makeup, and clothing.
"Joe, you gotta get over this sick fetish you have for women who bathe every day."
- Comment on Most people's earliest memories are at around 3 or 4 years of age, which correlates with the age kids start asking "why" for everything. Kids start asking why when they become self-aware. 4 weeks ago:
[joke]
Two students are talking and one says that according to the book she's reading, mentally healthy people can recall stuff from before they knew how to speak. She asks the other what his earliest memory is?
"I remember being very nervous the first day of high school."
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Do yourself a favor. Spend Christmas through New Year's in the town you're planning on moving to first.
- Comment on Lamp. 1 month ago:
I take it as a personal affront that there are grown adults who are ignorant of their own cultural heritage.
- Comment on What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side? 1 month ago:
Best wishes.
- Comment on What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side? 1 month ago:
It doesn't matter, because what I enjoyed might sound terrible to you.
Like I said, two different jobs will have a similar skill set, and the book gives you a long list of all types of jobs. It even breaks them down by how much education you need.
- Comment on What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side? 1 month ago:
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Get this book. "Discover What You Are Best At" by Linda Gail. It's a series of self tests that gauge what skills you already have, and then lists the jobs that use those skills. For example, a hair dresser and a nurse both need good social skills and good dexterity; two totally different jobs with a similar skillset.
I spent my whole life thinking I'd never find a job I actually liked, then I got the book and it led me to a career I enjoyed and got a decent salary.
- Comment on Dear Leader 1 month ago:
Remember the time Trump walked onto Air Force 1 with toilet paper stuck to his shoe?
The people who take orders directly from him despise him. The Army has plenty of crack units that could put on a great display; the folks in charge put on the weakest show they could.
- Comment on Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists 1 month ago:
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Try this novel.
Vikings and Inuits [and their gods] clash.