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Oh, happy Christmas Day! 🎄 🛷 Meet my favorite Christmas gift—my new dog, Beau! He's a toy poodle, and he's around 2 years old! Ain't he just a fluffy boy? He's very sweet, and is quite the energetic dog; been running around in circles all afternoon! My little family is getting bigger! I hope everyone is having a great holiday! 🎅❄️
Well folks, it's that time of year. Take a few days off to recharge the batteries. And to wish everyone here a VERY MERRY WHITE CHRISTMAS. Now remember, White Christmas refers to SNOWFLAKES, lots and lots of SNOWFLAKES. The kind that will cover your trees and rooftops. And for those who live in a location where there is no SNOW, it might explain your demeanor. As in, the less SNOW de meanor one gets. So I've heard. SO, once again, for one and all, even those who I have had to straighten out over the last year, maybe you can just "drop" the bitterness in the spirit of the season and we can all wish each other the best for the season. OH, and BTW, something to keep in mind this season: Despite what Megyn Kelly once...
Realizing you are trans in your 20s is actually very common. However, a lot of the trans rhetoric even from the pro-trans side focuses a lot on the "born in the wrong body" rhetoric. There is also a huge focus on gender dysphoria and the suffering of trans people. Now, there ARE many trans people who suffered extreme life gender and body dysphoria basically as long as they had a concept of what gender was. But there are also a lot of trans people where that wasn't the case. Part of the reason it took me so long to realize I was trans was that I had this idea that if you were trans it's something you would have known from a very young age or at least since puberty. I also don't have extreme body or gender dysphoria and what I did...
The reality is that women, on average, are getting taller, and men are becoming shorter. Height is a great social stigma on men. More and more men are paying over $50,000 for surgery to become taller. They have reason to be worried. If you ask any woman, 70-80% of women would not date a man shorter than them. It is quite a shallow reason not to date someone, but it is more biological. Something in women is telling them not to pursue shorter men. So, I do not blame Ron for wearing lifts; more men should wear lifts. A lot of women simply have unbelievable standards for finding a mate. With the increasing number of women over 30 who are childless, alone, and lonely, I advise you to follow advice from the great Warren Buffet: "The...
I'm typing this all out here, mostly as a way to just vent. I don't want to put it on my social media - frankly, I don't even want to talk to my real-life friends about it, because there's nothing they can do to help. Things just "are". I'm just venting because I need to get it out of my brain and my system. We've been caring for my in-laws since December of 2022. Redone an "in-law suite" in the house for them. Bought them fancy lift recliners, walkers/walker wheelchairs, and regular wheelchairs. Got home health appliances such as a transfer bench for them to use the bath/shower. Changed an entrance to our house to be handicapped accessible. Prior to them living with us, we have not had an especially close...
Ever notice that Righties don't have a sense of humor? Then get SO upset over every little thing, like black mermaids or how a beer is advertised. They also feel SO insulted when someone pokes fun at them. But when they poke fun at others, it usually comes across as snide and belittling. There really is a subtle difference between poking fun and just being nasty. Most Righties don't get that distinction. Of course, the usual suspects will pop on and start throwing barbs as a way of countering what I am saying. BUT folks, it isn't just me. Snippets: https://whowhatwhy.org/culture/why-cant-republicans-be-funny/ Finally, watch the reactions of any Righties to this thread. It will speak for itself.
Mussolini was the father of fascism. Lets look at some facts about Mussolini: Mussolini was an Atheist: Mussolini was a student of Marx: He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party and the editor of its newspaper, Avanti! Mussolini was expelled from the party only because of him supporting military intervention into the war (the party wanted neutrality), not because he rejected socialism. Let's now look at what he accomplished during his reign. He imposed unionization: Massive amount of government spending on infrastructure, schools, etc.: Mussolini imposed a large and expansive welfare state: He made a direct comparison between his government policies, and FDR's government policies: Mussolini referred to...
Suppose you want a minimum wage law of say, $20 per hour. You need to ask yourself, does a $20 minimum wage law mean every worker is worth at least $20 per hour? If no, then the law is creating artificial unemployment. If a person is only worth $15 per hour, it is now illegal to hire them, so they remain unemployed or they must work off the books. The point is, the law doesn't benefit anyone. If you are worth at least $20 per hour, then the law doesn't effect you at all. If you are not worth at least $20 per hour, then the law prohibits you from being hired, which makes you, and by extension society, worse off. Remember, a minimum wage law does not and cannot change the value of anyone's labor.
As we are on the cusp of Thanksgiving Day, I would like to take this time to wish all my fellow DP Turkey-eatin' Americans (and whoever else celebrates) a Happy Thanksgiving, and a wonderful time with their loved ones. Stuff your stomachs or else! This will be my first time hosting for Thanksgiving! It's going to be a crowded townhouse over here, as both my wife and I's family will be over, along with some friends. I am hoping it all ends up going smoothly, as I have put a good amount of planning into it, and I'm getting help from the 'rents and my in-laws. It's really nice that I have a place of my own, so I can do nice things like this more often. Plus, it's pretty darn awesome being independent. And as Mariah Carey has already...
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