1 ½ oz John. D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum liqueur

Well, I can't say I have the in my liquor cabinet. That's a new ingredient I haven't come across before. But I want to try this!

I am always dumbfounded by how men react to women in pain. Often, it is a pain that they cannot relate to, thank you uterus! And instead of a man taking your evaluation of the pain at face value, they immediately downgrade the severity in their subconsious. There is a serious lack of empathy.

He's up on that chair just like any little dog would be! Mission accomplished.

Why do we spend so much money on defense and intelligence if they can't perform when it comes to shit like this?

Plant millkweed in your gardens! Even better have a native garden! Wanna go beyond that? Have a native yard. Monoculture grass is not only boring to look at, it is killing all the beautiful things that used to thrive there.

Well don't go telling everyone about it!

By default, I 1/2 any simple syrup called for in any recipe classic or otherwise. I also feel that most drinks are too sweet for my taste.

The worst is when I am out at a nice cocktail bar and have a drink that is great aside from being overly sweet. I feel like a dick asking a bartender to make a drink differently, but I think most recipes are calibrated to people with sweet tooths.

Jerking off in front of a street camera at 7am on a Wednesday does sound like a Philly activity.

In my experience, a fair amount of "rich kids" in the millenial and gen z age range are pretty disillusioned with the system. They might not have come to their conclusions through struggle and inequality. But got there because of empathy.

I think that it has to do with how they were taught in school and when they were young. They grow up on values of kindness and generosity and then, in young adulthood, realize they have benefitted from other peoples labor. The internet and a trend towards more self-awareness probably contribute.

That certainly isn't the case for all rich kids. Most of them are oblivious assholes. But I've met a few.

I think, in general, there are a lot less people who have hands-on experience with knots than there were a few generations ago. You mentioned scouts and sailors, but those are a relatively small portion of the population. Rock climbers would be another group with some specialized knowledge. But there are very few every day uses for knots aside from your shoe laces.

I suggest donating your time or skills to helping others in some way. It doesn't have to be a great endeavor, especially because I am sure nursing and taking care of people is emotionally draining.

I started assistant coaching a local kids' sports team that had very little funding. Turns out that it was incredibly rewarding to work with kids and watch them grow. I also found friends in other coaches who had similar interests to me. We could always commiserate over complaining about waking up early for practice or certain kids that were difficult, and friendships grew from there.

Maybe kids aren't your cup of tea. But I have always gotten a seratonin boost from helping other people. That might be an easy place start. Aside from that, maybe a hobby that requires you to interact with others. The first thing that pops into my head is glass blowing, because there is a shop in my town. You can take a class with other people, if you hate it then it wasn't too expensive of a trial because they have all the equipment. If you like it then you can participate more with the shop. Something along those lines?

I can absolutely believe this. Student athletes are already vulnerable to feeling like their playing time is limited. The fear of cutting that already limited time short creates a culture where coaches can easily take advantage. An injury that they can reasonably play through becomes a risk they are willing to take.

And some of these schools have incredibly large endowments. The tuition should account for the cost of the professors time (and they should be paid fucking well) and whatever minimal costs for using the facilities would be split amongst the thousands of students. But the tuition money goes to the administration and other money pits that do absolutely nothing to benefit the students.

My university calls and asks for money on a weekly basis and has the audacity to employ current students to do it. I feel terrible for the kids. They have a script asking these questions. What do I do now? What advice do I have for them?

I used to be normal and tell them to study and go to office hours. Now I tell them the University does not care about them or their success/failure. They only care about being paid for 4 years. I always end with telling them : if you or your loved ones are going into any debt at all for this...leave.

I know that I must sound like some disillusioned alumni that was screwed by the system and an outlier. I'm not. I am doing objectively better than most of the people I graduated with. But if I am one of the few success stories of my many peers, and my University knows absolutely nothing about my strategies after undergrad, then how can they hope to advise students to do the same?

I just see the scam for what it is, and hope I can be a catalyst for at least a few kids to get out before financial ruin. You can get an amazing education from community college/studying at home/khan academy/trade schools. It is all in how much you apply yourself and has nothing to do with how much you paid.

In an ideal world: Oh no! Some of those useless administrators might have to be let go if they aren't getting the tuition or attendance they budgeted for!

In reality: They will cut the music program, funding for clubs or anything else beneficial to students before recognizing the glut of useless admins.

This is awesome! Kinda janky on mobile for me but still cool. this representation of data makes the massiveness of human history seem much smaller. Somehow the Renaissance doesn't seem that long ago.

Spikes have never been my style, so forgive the potentially obvious question. Don't these snag on everything and annoy the hell out of you? Sometimes, the hairtie I keep on my wrist catches on something, and it is the worst (mild inconvenience). Maybe the spikes make you more intentional with your movements, or more patient?

I've been considering this as my New Years Resolution. I'm ashamed that I might be too weak to go through with it. The convenience is just so...manipulative and infantilizing. I am perfectly capable of buying anything I need from a physical store front.

I coach kids, and false reporting has become an issue recently. We take every report seriously and have to investigate/escalate each case individually. I have seen two different teenagers admit to maliciously reporting another kid when their stories were questioned or enough time had passed that they no longer felt vengeful toward the other person. The systems for reporting bullying/abuse/crimes are a huge step in the right direction from the past strategy of ignorance. I don't know how to impart to kids that false claims damage the entire social system we have in place for keeping them safe.

Not that the actions of the Taliban ever "make sense," but doesn't having less trained midwives lead to a decrease in population caused by pregnancy complications? This is just additional cruelty to women with absolutely no benefit.