Love is not a thing that happens to you, love is an action. Love is a conscious decision, made every day. Love is work.
I once read some research done on marriages and love and what predictors there are for a marriage failing.
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2·1 month agoYup. My husband and I were in the Novavax trial here in Australia, and the doctor at the trial said she was surprised more people weren’t interested, since its not an mRNA vaccine…
42·2 months agoThat is messed up as heck.
WTF puberty blockers aren’t used for only trans kids. They are also used to treat precocious puberty.
7·2 months agoYeah thats a bit odd. This is the supposed picture of him in the taxi:
and this is the picture of him above, with a unibrow:
It’s weird. How did he grow a unibrow in like 3 days?
1·2 months agoI have another vote for loops, I now have the loop switch which I really like.
9·2 months ago
Here is what mine gave.
Sad that no one stepped in.
Hmm, I happened across this video last week of a womens prison, and it doesn’t seem quite so grim…
I also saw another video in a mens prison a while ago that showed them cooking all the meals, and it looked strict, but not so bad as you describe.
Of course these videos are propaganda…
Still, I would take a Japanese prison before an American one.
I read every line even though it hurts. I feel I owe it to them, to at least read their stories, remember their faces.
How have we created such monsters?
I am originally from the US but moved to AU and am now a citizen. I got lucky and got out just before Trump’s first presidency.
Life here is good. Like, better than most Americans can really understand. Healthcare is free, education is good and includes topics like critical thinking and understanding how to spot “fake news”.
There is only a small aisle of frozen food in the grocery store, not nearly as much pre-packaged food. There are affordable fresh fruits and vegetables, and outside most grocery stores is an independent baker, butcher, fishmonger, and fruit and veg stand.
Minimum wage is $24.10 an hour, and you cannot be fired for no reason if you are a full time employee.
If you compare things (and adjust for AUD to USD) like rent, gas, milk, bread, eggs… Things cost about the same here as in the US.
We pay around the same amount in taxes, and get so much more.
Things aren’t completely rosy, distressingly, Australia seems to want to emulate the US in certain ways which worries me.
There is also currently a bit of an economic downturn and while it’s nothing like what I left behind, it does mean things cost more and luxuries have to be budgeted for.
I think anyone who isn’t a dick would be welcome here. There are racist cunts here like everywhere, but generally Aussies are the kindest and most welcoming people.
80’s, female, born in the US and now (thankfully) an AU citizen.
I read every line and looked at every picture. I feel we owe it to them, to at least look at their faces and read their stories.
They were so happy and beautiful. Clearly very loved.
Archived link from the NYT article:
I’m from Australia, that looks like a huntsman.
When I first moved here and saw one I freaked out and begged my husband to catch it. He laughed and said they are good spiders, and very fast so hard to catch anyway.
That spider lived above the window blinds, and I realised I would have to sweep the dead bugs off the windowsill every few days.
He definitely became an honoured guest!
Archived link for the lazy: https://archive.md/84xvC
This game ended up getting my entire extended family of engineers and our kid addicted. The kid still plays and its adorable watching them nerd out over the math.