Joined: 19 Nov 2017 Age: 72 Gender: Female Posts: 6,234
28 Mar 2022, 12:33 pm
I have spent 3 hours typing, updating a support plan in which I have to enter the same information over and over again and can’t copy and paste. My wrists are killing me - from typing. This totally wears me out and not in a good way.
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Joined: 19 Nov 2017 Age: 72 Gender: Female Posts: 6,234
28 Mar 2022, 7:42 pm
So I am driving myself crazy trying to plan this canoe trip. Do I have the right boat, the right hat, the right, etc. etc. Then I watched once more Bill Mason's video on solo whitewater canoeing. He is the master, none like him, rip.
Here he is going down serious rapids in his cut offs and thin life vest, in a wood and canvas canoe...nothing special. Duluth canvas packs, not waterproof. Simple tarp. Nothing costing the thousands of dollars people spend these days. There is a simplicity to be gained by going into the wilderness alone. I am glad Bill's videos are still around to remind me. Keep it simple (stupid.)
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Had to google it, because I don't pay attention to such things. You're right.
My more considered thoughts on the matter...
It's unclear Rock knew Smith's wife's appearance has something to do with a medical condition.
It was an open-hand slap, and not a punch. Still, there was a possibility of injury.
Smith came away looking unhinged, to apparently half the people, so payback has already come. He may also lose the oscar.
It appears Smith laughed at the joke, I would say probably in the same way you might laugh at a roast, which this kinda was, and maybe not out of actual amusement, and it was only when he noticed his wife's reaction that he got upset. This may be a case of over-compensating for having been not a supportive husband in the moment.
On balance I'd say Smith was NOT in the right, he'll probably regret this, he'll probably make a more sincere apology. If he doesn't, this may turn out to be an unfortunate tipping point in his career.
And I think Rock could have handled it better. Once he realized Smith was legit pissed off, he should have realized the joke was a loss, recognized there was nothing funny left in the moment, at least acknowledged Smith and his wife with a nod and a moment of seriousness in his expression, and moved on.
Yeah, blazingstar, there's no need to overcomplicate things, and one can get by better with less than more. I like to disparage myself, hence I call myself stupid for taking so little with me, such as just a knife and water for hikes, but I learnt to do this (taught too, but I already knew). Less weight so less water needed (also helps with any physical issues), less things to distract you and you learn to improvise if needed. The clothes matched to the environment are all the shelter you need with a fire in almost all instances with hiking (overhead cover depending). A tent and sleeping bag are nice things to have for longer than day hikes though, just for comfort.
I get super antsy when there’s no juice in the house. It’s my favourite food and my safest food so I tend to not eat when there’s no juice. Idk why I’ve just always been like this. Maybe I have a sugar addiction, but really who doesn’t these days? I’m definitely going grocery shopping tomorrow.
Joined: 19 Nov 2017 Age: 72 Gender: Female Posts: 6,234
29 Mar 2022, 8:24 am
I have just heard a man speak of looking at historical documents listing his ancestors as property. Another woman who found in her grandmother's effects a bill of sale for humans as property. A third person sobbed from the very depths. These are my Friends.
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Joined: 27 Mar 2022 Age: 137 Gender: Male Posts: 133 Location: Earth
29 Mar 2022, 10:22 am
funeralxempire wrote:
Will Smith was 100% in the right.
Will Smith was 100% wrong. Even HE Know what he did was wrong. ..... But I understand! LOL.
Will had ban identity crisis, channeled the spirit of Tupac......Only Tupac never went after weaker targets. And He's not Tupac. He never was. Maybe that eats him up. Being second, third, fourth to all these people. He was some pop rapper. With a clean disney image. Mr respectable. Well until all the rumors. The dysfunctional family drama etc etc...His wife has admitted she lesbian, cheated on him apparently all the time. His kids have come out gay. Hes probably bisexual or gay. Rumours of him being gay for years now. Him and his 'friend' Duane Martin. Apparent it' s open secret among Hollywood types. So many allegations. But that said... To take his emotional problems out on Chris. OF ALL PEOPLE. That was some sucka s**t. Exactly. This guy breaks it down...Chris didn't deserve that! and f**k what you think. That's the kind of rationale that lands you in Jail. If I slapped everybody I disagreed with...you be unconscious right now. So easy to go down that route. Definitely a "moment." I've always like rock better as a performer. Will embarrassed himself.
I see so much hypocrisy. The context is a show. Hes a comedian. This isn't the streets. I dont know how anybody can be pro violence and yet be supposedly for human rights, and so called civilized.
I know Chris rock could have verbally destroyed him. If he wanted to. There's probably enough dirt on him and his wife. But he; a bigger man than that. I don't think he will go down that route. Even though it would be very entertaining. Now hes got some material for his next standup routine.
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29 Mar 2022, 2:21 pm
Endive wrote:
I get super antsy when there’s no juice in the house. It’s my favourite food and my safest food so I tend to not eat when there’s no juice. Idk why I’ve just always been like this. Maybe I have a sugar addiction, but really who doesn’t these days? I’m definitely going grocery shopping tomorrow.
What kind of juice do you drink? I drink a lot of orange juice. lol
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29 Mar 2022, 2:35 pm
CoolHandLuke wrote:
If I slapped everybody I disagreed with...you be unconscious right now.
You're a better comedian than Chris Rock.
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29 Mar 2022, 9:39 pm
CoolHandLuke wrote:
If that were true, Where's my 3 million dollar house.! ! !??! I wish a celebrity WOULD slap me... Payday.
You might have missed the boat. Now that whole generation of petty insult comics are old men yelling at the clouds about wokeism (which in their usage seems to mean any sort of disagreeing with them).
_________________ The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. —Malcolm X Just a reminder: under international law, an occupying power has no right of self-defense, and those who are occupied have the right and duty to liberate themselves by any means possible.
what do you do if the <> is in a semi-manic state it makes me shake and despair
first i had to get the wood, right now oh btw the pile fell and we(me) have to pick it up, oh btw i found an old cupboard that needs your attention right now (while in the pile) now but probably later we must go to random spending spree while on a planned visit as well, idk where this will go,
idk, trauma comes from that, but i still can't know if my view is legit, i always wonder is it pretend or is it not? it looks over the top to me, once a doctor said he couldn't do a thing but give ME some pills, that was fun