Fasted for ~26 hours so naturally I’m outside with a cigar and Coke Zero
he looks like an AI robot they keep promising will take all our jobs
Throw back to October 11, 2023 standing in the airport security line for 4+ hours
Him: I need money so I can buy inventory and sell it at a markup and make a profit Me: why not sell it before you buy it?
You Know I Really Am A Genius I'M A Genius
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I brought an expensive bottle of israeli wine, named Plato, to a hasidic rabbi and only one friend of mine realized how funny that is
Holiday was fine. Returning to my depressing af life on the other hand…
Fwiw my great grandmother was on her way to the airport the morning of 9/11 to fly in from Florida for my bar mitzvah weekend. Needless to say she was turned around at the airport. My stepfather never missed a chance to remind her that she didn’t make it to my bar mitzvah
This is so cool
kottke.org@kottke.org · 2w agoThe Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much money they’ve saved borrowing from the library instead of buying. “You just saved $58.94 by using your library. You have saved $231.79 this past year and $1,107.24 since you began using the library!” [salon.com]
have i mentioned recently that i hate asking people for help/favors?
me to my therapist: jewish new years is coming up therapist: what does jewish new year entail? me: there's 4 weeks, 2 days, 7 days, 1 day, 4 days, and 8 days therapist:
Bilizz Makes Funny Faces
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This is a very bad time of year to have an existential crisis
Ben@legalshmendrik.bsky.social · 2w agoNot feeling particularly festive or new years-y 🥴
Jewish organization: we need someone to vouch for you Me: ok contact rabbi so and so Jewish org: what’s his email address? Me: he’s Hasidic. No email address jewosh org: in order to ensure quality of our org we need email addresses for people who vouch for applicants Me: Them: Me: Then:
Itsponchook: Make It Make Sense - Are You Serious?
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i went to a sheva brachos and i was the only visibly non-hasidic person in the room so obviously everyone assumed i was a wealthy philanthropist 😭🤣
Just spent 15 min on the phone with apple to clarify whether “pick up by Tuesday sept 8” meant sept 7th was the last day to pick it up or if it could be picked up on September 8. having a law degree is so fun
This is a direct attack on gifted and more generally neurodivergent children
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 2w agoJesus Christ: after a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit that allowed Act 372 to take effect, an Arkansas county has banned all children from checking out any books in the adult section, bringing home any DVDs, or using the self-checkout kiosk in its public libraries.
I really hope they do right by Neagley’s brilliance and neurospiciness in the spinoff
Just joked with my family’s family law attorney that I beat him to being over the practice of law because “the law has played a big role in my life since I was 7 years old” and his uncomfortable laugh said it all
I’m reading a book on gifted adults and the content is good but the writing is… 🥴
The neurodivergence in the 110th extends far beyond Reacher. Neagley Is hella gifted and hella autistic. Esp the way she doesn’t like being touched but holds Russo’s hand when he passes