I was like you; I thought that I hated work and was going to spend my life doing stuff I hated.
When I did the tests in the book I was shocked to find I had talents I’d never realized.
I had never even considered the job I ended up liking.
There are all kinds of jobs out there that you’ve never heard of.
[off topic?] Joke from the times of troubles in Ireland.
American reporter is sent to Belfast in 1972. She decides to do a ‘man in the street’ interview to get things started.
She spots a happy looking fellow sauntering down the road. He’s happy to talk. She asks about the violence and he brushes it all off.
“Belfast is as safe as any other big city. Sure, there’s a bit of bother here and there, but all in all it’s a fine place.”
She asks him what he does for a living?
“I’m a tailgunner on a bread truck.”
Try and find a job you don’t hate.
I lucked into a book called ‘Discover What You Are Best At.’
Turns out, when you aren’t miserable about going to work, a lot of your other problems vanish.
[off topic]
Back in 1966 Alan Arkin and Carl Reiner did a movie called “The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!”
The plot was that a Russian submarine gets caught on the rocks off a small New England town. The ship’s crew goes ashore to steal a boat powerful enough to get the sub free.
Once again, life imitates art!
Isaac Asimov joke.
Back in the day, the astronomy professor goes to the college dean to ask for money for a new observatory.
The Dean blows up at him!
"You science people are always asking for money! Chemistry wants gold! Physics wants a dyanmo! Why can’t you be like the math department? All they ever want is paper, pencils and erasers!
“And the philosophy department is even better. They don’t need erasers!”
Two points. First, the ‘merely rich’ aren’t doing much better than their counterparts of the past. Angelina Jolie isn’t substantively richer than Elizabeth Taylor was. Second, the price of luxuries has skyrocketed. The original Corvette cost about $6,000.00 when the average worker made $5,000.00 a year. Today the new Corvette, which isn’t even the most expensive car, is about $250,000.00. Tickets to Super Bowl I were about $12.00 iirc.
Ever heard of “The African Queen?”
It’s a great movie; an adventure and a great romance rolled into one.
One of the stories about it is that the male star and the director only drank whisky while they were on location in Africa. The female star was appalled by this and vowed only to drink water. Guess who got sicker?
99% of Right wing propaganda is “We have a right to our feelings and you don’t.”
In another thread I mentioned the Tulsa massacre. I was told that people shouldn’t be forced to feel guilty about things they had no control over. I asked if they felt they had a right to celebrate July 4th, because they had nothing to do with that either. No reply yet.
One reason Nixon kept the Vietnam War going for so long was that it was a money maker for US industry. Besides the steel mills making the bombs, there were ships carrying the munitions, trucks delivering the munitions, etc etc.
Remember, in 1960 US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the price of a home was $11,000.00
Herman Cain has not yet entered the chat…
Only the best people…
One scene in particular in “The Avengers.”
Both Robert Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow are Hollywood born and raised. Early in the movie, there’s a three way conversation between them and Agent Coulson that’s pure 1940’s screwball comedy material. Every time I see it, I imagine Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn running those lines.
As a general thing, any Kurt Russell movie directed by John Carpenter was [according to them] a pleasure,
Aren’t these guys supposed to be…clever?
Did they work 60 hours a week, or try to get you to do it? Or both?
To repeat.
People consider late term abortions because there are terrible complications that can arise.
If you think this is a lie, talk to any medical professional. Most student nurses or EMTs have seen some examples.
Banning late term abortions isn’t about protecting life, it’s about making parents who are already suffering have a worse time of it.
You proved that you can’t handle adult issues without running away.
I worked in public health and I can tell you stories that would make you cry.
If a child is going to be born with severe problems that would cause the child to have a very short life full of pain and suffering, why shouldn’t the parents have that option?
Have you ever talked to a medical professional about what really severe defects they’ve seen? Kids born with the heart on the outside of the body? Kids who have to be on opiates from birth because they are in pain all the time? Kids whose bones won’t grow, but the rest of them will, so they literally strangle themselves?
At best, you’re arguing from ignorance.
You really think that all medical conditions can be fixed?
They can’t be.
Explain, in detail please, what’s wrong with late term abortions?
If a woman has carried a child for over 8 months, isn’t that a demonstration of her desire to have that child? If her doctor advises her that carrying the child to full term is dangerous to her health, doesn’t she have the right to make that choice?
If a child is going to be born with severe problems that would cause the child to have a very short life full of pain and suffering, why shouldn’t the parents have that option?
Native New Yorker here. His stupidity is legendary in his home town. When he built his Tower he had a choice between razing the site completely and preserving the famous façade. At the time, Jackie Kennedy was famous for her part in helping to save great old buildings. He had a chance to get in good with the most influential woman in America and threw it away because he’s an idiot. That’s just one story.