I think we are so conditioned to think that break ups or endings must be high conflict in relationships with a bad guy and a good guy. This is an example of two people both doing the right thing and not working.

You both went on a real life date instead of texting forever and wasting emotional energy before a face to face meeting. You both tested your physical chemistry early. You wanted to keep going out so you planned more dates. She did not and told you so. You handled it with grace and respect. All around best case scenario for two people to not continue dating.

Who knows maybe you will run into her at a bar and her friend will be interested in you. You have shown yourself to be a good person. She might vouch for you but even if not good vibes are out there. This was a success not a total success but a success

If you see a random plant that smells like carrot it’s likely poisonous.

Let’s ask Scrubs

But talk with her about it and say that she is your first black girlfriend. She will be able to tell you what you are doing that makes her comfortable and what isn’t.

In a serious drama no less

I feel like bloopers during the credits had their moments and then fell away just as fast

Isn’t nature wonderful and strange

I am DMing a 5+ year game with my friends. We have been running a player driven campaign where I provide options and they pick where they go next. Overall most of their directions isn’t based on backstory but things we did together. I did two or three adventures that had a backstory tie but most were things we did in game.

You want to be part of adventure show interest in things in world and try to interact with them

I didn’t think those whistles were 3D printed but that makes sense. The spontaneous community building and support is amazing

That’s a lot of wood

I have moved two computers from Windows into Mint this year. One worked without any issues. One had a strange WiFi problem with a super old wifi chip but I bought an adaptor for less than $20 that fixed it. Both computers connect to my printer better than with Windows. Which was a present surprise.

Its free. You just need to enter your email address. Big fan of 404media

I don’t have any specific memories of the early internet but I do remember DOS on the family computer. Having to remember the paths to run the shareware programs we wanted to run on a floppy

Good image terrible title. Body count gives me the ick

That’s what I said. 2000 too few

As a Twin Cities resident we are surprisingly radically progressive. I think it’s important to know how much “work” people did post George Floyd to look at racial bias and systematic change in progressive socials. I know of multiple book clubs of retirees reading books on anti-racism and white privilege. It was eye opening experience here

I think about that all the time. Especially when people online are like “do something”. We are doing something. Lots of things. Lots of small decentralized things so they can’t be targeted as easy.

I had a cheaper folding one in the pandemic and rode it until it broke. It was the pedals as well. I figured this was less BIFL but wanted to see if there was a suggestion

I have much better exercise routines when it’s warm outside like running and gardening but need something when it’s cold or wet. We bought a cheap folding bike in the pandemic that we used to death. So we need something useful in the winter or I can use to get my heart rate up for 30 minutes while she naps. I can’t (won’t) run in the winter

I have some friends with rowers. Might get one of those instead of a bike

I am thinking I might need to get it from Facebook marketplace. Seems more annoying but the best deal