Yeah, I’ve been on the same page.

Fortunately I haven’t been in a formal classroom setting in years.

My theory (or perhaps more accurately, hope) was that they were parked nearby, say at a local grocery store; from there they sent this text, then left the parking lot, honked, and parked once again at their nearby home before sending the final text.

And that from the father of economics.

My third grade teacher told me that negative numbers aren’t real.

Reflecting back on it thirty years later, it’s clear what she meant, but the poorly communicated statement and arguments she made were very upsetting to me, someone who at the time was very proud of having just learned the concept.

In the moment, I had the same reaction as you. Shortly thereafter, my mom - who was not at all a fan of that teacher - took my brother and me out of public school and we started homeschool.

That’s a fair assessment.

My ortho has recently requested that I have some imaging done on my back, but anticipates a surgery to fuse my vertebrae will be needed. After that, from what I’ve been told, I’ll primarily have to conquer psychological barriers.

As a kid, I once heard the theory that aliens are actually time travelers fucking with people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD6nxu8cNIA

I respect that, but I broke my ankle and it never healed properly. Apparently I subsequently injured my back (I have a severely bulging disk; not sure whether this is the result of my body or something I did). I’m not saying I’m not lazy - I am - but in this case my complaint is not the result of laziness.

That said, you basically paraphrased BoJack Horseman, and I approve of that.

My back just stopped me from walking down one stair (and I barely made it back from trying) and here you are calling ~4 miles a “short run.”

I don’t begrudge you that, it’s good that your body is capable, but jeez it’s hard not to be envious.

Gotcha, thank you. I mostly code in bash or python.

What language is this?

Then you must be old, as am I. Though my obsession was Everquest.

Did you play Dark Age of Camelot?

Also, I require constant stimulation.

Vegetables, I bet.

Thank you, I figured out “motherfuckers” but couldn’t figure out how “bitches” fit into that statement. I appreciate the clarification.

Hey, speak for yourself. The only reason I remembered DST was a thing was because I saw a bunch of posts here referencing it.

What bedding? There is only fur.

That was my theory as well.

If you’re questioning whether I’m stupid, just go ahead and assume the answer is yes. I actually just now had a very similar conversation with my brother.

Glad you conquered the rent issue I’ve seen been being posted about recently!