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Cake day: November 3rd, 2024

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  • Let me tell you a short story about Kevin.

    He had the same realization, so he went to trade school to avoid the parts of education that involved a lot of studying in the traditional sense. So he ended up as a decent welder.

    Fast forward a few “normal” jobs where he couldn’t quite fit because of the everyday drudgery of working either as a maintenance man or a factory worker, doing the same things over and over: He ended up applying to a job where the tag line was basically “no days are the same”

    He started working with sea fastening. You know those ships with a large superstructure in front of a completely flat back deck? His employer was in charge of all sorts of fittings and welds onboard ships so that containerized systems could be easily mounted in a secure manner.

    And said company was usually contracted by my former AND current employer to do the sea fastening aspect of mobilization.

    And yes, Kevin is a real person. And as soon as I see his name on the personnel list, I know it’s all going to go well and be a lot of fun while we’re at it. Kevin and I have been drunk on all continents together. (Well, except from Antarctica… so far). Be it occupying a Texas BBQ joint for an entire day while doing the layout planning from there, or chilling (literally) in a Singapore pool after a long days work.

    Oh yes, ADHD… he mentioned that he probably wouldn’t have ended up where he was without it. I’m not saying his situation is universally transferable, but it’s all about finding ones element.

    His only ADHD-related failing that I’ve noticed is that he usually struggles with airports. But that’s fine - we usually park our asses in a quiet airport lounge anyway.




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    1 day ago

    I grew up north of the toxic belt, and it’s my firm opinion that Italian food is overrated. Well, except Parmesan, I’ll give them that.

    Lasagna is like a moussaka with too much tomato sauce and layers of pasta that should’ve been skipped.

    Anyone who downvotes this is either Italian, or has a fetish for mashed tomatoes.