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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.
astro
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astro
@anonynaut
may you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live | husband to @ScarletAstrorum, watcher of sunsets, aspiring grandpa, ☧
chicago
Joined August 2020
- I can see why the Italians saw this and invented unemploymentOne of the most beautiful views on Earth With a population of only 379, Portofino is among the most stunning towns on the Italian Riviera.
- "how much do you make?" guy who makes 150k: 150k 😌😌💪 guy who makes 500k: oh I dunno.. I keep food on the table, I keep the lights on
- imagine having 30 ft floor to ceiling windows and your view is a brick wall
- I like how after the 8th drink they started charging doubleKinda concerned for the guy who was sitting at the bar before me lol
A dream of a quiet morning in Capri.- your job should not need to also be your hobby
met a young guy who just graduated with a cs degree & can't find a job at all & I asked if he did any side passion projects or leetcode or had a strong opinion on rust or python or javascript & it was a no to all & dude if you can't even fool me, maybe it's not this job market - might just be the 'tism but i don't understand why a shoe manufacturer would ever say this. simply size your shoes appropriately?
- from the perspective of the tsa agents, they've been saying not to take your shoes off nonstop for hours so why are people still confused??today the tsa was scolding people for asking if they needed to take their shoes off as if the polish on my toes right now isn’t older than that rule change
- a historical reason why families took the paternal name - besides "the patriarchy!" - is that men can more easily abandon a child and/or family compared to women, so they gave their name as a public vow to stick around and support them, as well as acknowledging fathership
- one of the unexpected benefits of a committed relationship is the extent to which it's eliminated tedium from my life things that used to be annoying chores (folding laundry, washing dishes) are now opportunities to make her life better, to take a load off her plate
- you can just take multiple vacations you know, it's allowedunpopular opinion: a honeymoon is more needed 5 to 10 years down the road vs right after getting married
