[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

I'm one of the parents in this arrangement and we wouldn't have it any other way. We raised three kids, a son and two daughters. None of us are rich by any means, but we're all currently self-sufficient. The one's that live here don't do it out of need, but because they'd be crazy not to. We own a decent-sized ranch style house, plenty of room for two couples, on 2.6 acres with a largish pool, and it's conveniently located to everything one wants to be convenient to. At this stage in our lives, if it were just my wife and I here we'd go crazy. This place has been the central family gathering spot for our local extended family for decades now. Pretty much every month at least one big gathering is happening here. Anywho... We've paid it off and deeded it to a trust, with the three kids being successor trustees. Once we're gone, the property transfers automatically. They can live here forever, or they can sell it and split the proceeds three ways, but I seriously doubt they'll ever do that. Our oldest lives nearby quite affordably with his girlfriend (both child-free by choice), and our middle daughter and her husband own their own place with our two grand-daughters just outside of town. Our youngest daughter and her husband (no kids yet) live here with us. This son-in-law races street-stocks on dirt and was able to build a big 30' x 60' shop in the back, so this place is like heaven to him. He's 28 going on 12 and has a pretty good job, so he gets to buy whatever toys he wants, and with the investment of his shop into the property, he's actually got some skin in the game. They are both hugely helpful, and it's a great arrangement for all of us. We're currently kicking around some ideas for my son and his girlfriend to move back onto the property, but into their own space...

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"trusted bank"

lol

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

He's succeeded Bob Ross because he's literally hosting the Joy of Painting. Who cares how many subscribers he's had.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It wouldn't be the first time a legend was succeeded by a youtuber

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

yeah my little granddaughter just loves her to death...

[-] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

When my wife was pregnant with our first-born, my mother went with her to her first ultrasound appointment. To add a little back-story, I had a baby brother who was born when I was about 4 (1967). He had multiple birth defects and so many things wrong that he only lived 16 days. Needless to say, this affected my mom deeply. My wife told me that my mom cried while seeing her soon-to-be grandson on the screen and told her that if that technology had been available when she was pregnant with my brother that she would have terminated the pregnancy without a second thought. When I think of the pain and depression she lived with for pretty much the rest of her life, and then think about how the repukelican party want's to force other women to go through that same agony too just makes me want to start hurling molotov cocktails into a trump rally...

[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

you wanna make more christians? Then feed all those poor kids and tell them it's literally by the grace of jesus that they're being fed. The prayer they want in schools will naturally follow. It isn't just men who's hearts can be reached via their stomachs...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. I'm pretty sure he wasn't implying homosexuality, but talking about general partying and gallivanting around, promiscuity, etc. I don't think "gay" came to mostly mean homosexual until later in the 20th century. I believe Everett is just telling him he doesn't want to hear him bragging about his immoral lifestyle or gossiping about someone else's. There were a lot of prudes back then. That's my take, anyways...

[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Here you go... Library of Congress collection. I like the one's where his wife teaches him...

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

pretty much just amounts to a congressional "swear jar"

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I have been partoking for 45 years. I'm not used to having A choice, let alone this many choices... I feel like I need to go to all of the places and try all of the things! I'd love to hear from any fellow Floridians about their favorite dispensaries etc...

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

you'll get no argument from me... we recently replaced both of our fridges with two identical Whirlpools. They're nice and roomy inside, but you're definitely correct about the inconvenience of having to open both doors most of the time. I picked up on that pretty much right off. It's also taken me a bit to get used to the bottom freezer drawer design.

[-] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

I actually live about 5 miles from that Tesla service center. There is a shit-load of Teslas parked around that place. Last time I drove by it looked like they were running out of room...

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