I've been using this account as my primary for about a week now, and I'm think I'm settled on using it for the foreseeable future, so I guess it's time to do another #introduction post.
I'm a dad of four kids, and a web developer. I have a college degree in #Theater (or #Theatre) and had aspirations of being an actor. I kind of fell into web development as a career. It was a hobby back in high school, and I just needed to pay some bills after college, so I ended up doing this.
I always have aspirations to do other things, but for now, I'm pretty happy spending most of my time as a dad and husband.
Some day, I'd like to get back into #acting, or maybe do some #VoiceActing. I also enjoy #writing and will, from time to time, post some #MicroFiction, usually from somebody's #WritingPrompt.
I love #StarTrek, and usually watch at least one episode nearly every day. I like all #SciFi really, though, as well as #fantasy. I used to read a lot, but find I don't have as much time or mental capacity for it as I used to. I also enjoy watching #anime, and have really been enjoying the new episodes of #Bleach lately.
Feel free to follow me if you think we have similar interests, and I may follow you back, if I think likewise.
#WebDev #PHP #BackEnd #Laravel #introductions #Parenting #DadLife
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism
https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/
This is a helpful and frightening perspective on why Americans have such different views of who Charlie Kirk was. Screenshot from FB; original poster's name is in the screenshot but I'm not typing it because she might not want it searchable outside FB:
"One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things.
"I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father.
"Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.
"I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be 'right'.
"None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didn't believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing, enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got.
"Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story."
Congratulate yourself for doing difficult things, even if they might not seem difficult to others.
Artist: alleyralkyrie
#mentalhealth #chronicillness #chronicallyill #autoimmune #depression #bpd #autism #friendship
BALL TWO
Since everyone liked this reply so much, here's another I found around the same time with a similar message.
Also shamelessly reposted.
TIL the Lone Ranger was based on U.S. Mashal Bass Reeves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1nfk206/til_the_lone_ranger_was_based_on_us_mashal_bass/
I guess now that they've caught Charlie Kirk's assassin, we can rule out the possibility of Romulan time travelers trying to prevent the birth of James Tiberius Kirk.
I had a really crappy awful morning today. But, there's a new Star Trek episode. So, I think it'll get a little better.
Trump Claims He Can’t Be Expected To Remember Every Birthday Card He Sends To Child Molesters https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-cant-be-expected-to-remember-every-birthday-card-he-sends-to-child-molesters/
A clicker game where the click reloads the page in your browser. (Let’s see if we can crash the server?) https://vole.wtf/reload-clicker/
@[email protected] I wonder if you'll be listening to and discussing Star Trek: Khan. I'd definitely enjoy your perspective on it.
Samsung,
This is the second phaser you've sent me that exploded during shipping. If you wish to kill me, you will have to try harder.
Worf
Tips For Apple Picking https://theonion.com/tips-for-apple-picking/
So help me, I laughed
#shitpost #meme #distractedBoyfriend
I listened to the first episode of the new Star Trek: Khan podcast, and I'm really loving it so far. If was awesome to hear @[email protected] and Tim Russ as Sulu and Tuvok again. The story is promising.
Apparently, it's bad luck to mention a "MacBook" in a software company. You have to call it "the Scottish laptop".