Finished the 2nd Mistborn book today. Pretty good, but I’m not dying to continue. Should I?

Came here to say Discworld. But I wouldn’t want to live in the city any more than I do here.

The CEO hate around here is childish. If the CEO doesn’t do what the board of directors wants, he’s fired. And the investors can fire the board. And next I’ll explain how golden parachutes actually work.

OTOH, I have zero problems with targeting healthcare CEOs. None. Zip. Zilch. NADA. They know the evil shit they signed up for.

Which one exactly? Seeing a few.

Safety gear. When I hike:

• whistle
• emergency beacon
• road flare
• fire starter
• pistol, sometimes an extra mag
• spare cold-weather clothes
• first aid kit
• walkie talkie
• food
• compass
• space blanket and regular blanket
• plastic poncho

On the water is a little different, but you get the idea. And yes, loaded with beer it’s a 19lb. bag. Good exercise though and it fits and rides like a dream. I’m not really aware it’s on.

I believe that pic was taken by a security cam from the hostel he was checked into.

Now that you know the movie, search for the bank robbery scene. It may be the best gunfight ever filmed.

Ha! I was thinking along these lines reading science fiction the other day. In every novel where stuff has to get moved overland, it’s always a train. No matter their tech level, trains are the simplest, most efficient solution.

They were simply following the classic trilogy arc:

1. Plucky heroes score on the big baddies against overwhelming odds.

2. Baddies hand our heroes their ass on a platter. Hope is all but gone.

3. Heroes come back bigger and tougher, win the whole game by the end.

My take is that he was young and idealistic and became cynical with age after a decade or so in the smuggling business.

LOL, been there done that. The tile floor was better than the steel bench because I could get in that position. Didn’t know there was a word for that!

My story starts the same, except I woke on the couch, butt naked, her fully dressed and her family milling around making breakfast. They were very nice people!

Rode my motorcycle to work on a Saturday to check in on my training class who had just hit the call center floor.

“Where you been shalafi?”

“Uh, it’s a story…”

http://www.thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com/

Because lemmy is a bunch of teenagers screaming, “NOOOO!”, through clenched teeth, like my 9-yo.

Ah, who am I kidding? Vote up for likes, down for hates! This way we can have civil, adult conversations.

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“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”

― Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Try $20-$30. I do this for a living.

I feel like the solution is given in the meme.

Funny story! My kids were appalled that we were on a 1-mile hike to the creek last summer.

“ONE MILE!?”

Little shits were sore as hell walking out. Guess what? By the end of summer, a 2-mile round trip in the sand was nothing to them. Guess what else? We used to jog a mile, at the start of gym class in the 70s.

Going against the spirit of the post and recommending nothing.

Start your project. Hit the store for what you need. Rinse and repeat.

Once you get a feel for what’s useful to you, keep your eye out at the flea market, garage sales, whatever.

The women are the finest I’ve ever met. Feminine as you please, can strap on a pistol or shot gun with ease. Never dated a dumb MS woman.

CAVEAT: All my experience is with women who left MS. May not be applicable in state.