rpmisms

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by rpmisms 2y ago
> what actually makes you sad is the hands-off approach we take to funerals in general That is a component, not the root. > done in the traditional way—on a funeral pyre lit by the grieving loved ones who watch as the body is consumed
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Have you been saving that one for a rainy day?
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I'm in the US—Tennessee, specifically. There are far fewer rules than you might think. Most of the rules that do exist apply only to funeral homes. If you want to be buried on your land, for example, you have to check with the county o
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Many of us are farmers. We see death plenty. Ignoring it or outsourcing it doesn't make it go away, and I don't believe it's healthy. Burying my friend was hard. It was sad. I had a constant reminder of my own fate in front o
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by rpmisms 2y ago
This is written in focus mode. Once you're out of that, remember to grieve. So, so important. I can't imagine my brother dying, love and prayers to you and his family.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Cremation makes me sad. At my little country parish, we do burials in-house, including preparing the body. The friends of the deceased get to grieve by washing them, building their coffin, digging the grave, singing the funeral, lowering th
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I wonder how high I am on the guns knowledge list?
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by rpmisms 2y ago
You aren't attacking substance, you're mocking the poster, or at best the substance.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Please attack substance, not on a personal level.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Thankfully, many of the infringements upon rights committed during that period are being undone.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
If I can avoid dealing with the ruinous consequences of governments that existed before I was born, I absolutely will.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
What, you assume I think the government is good? The cartel is worse by a fair margin, but we do not have a virtuous government. The difference is that government has a modicum of public responsibility and can't/isn't likely
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I will agree based on anecdata alone. I have a high IQ, but have achieved much less than you might predict based on that IQ alone--primarily out of lack of desire. Even though on paper I may be high-potential, in real life I'd prefer t
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by rpmisms 2y ago
IQ is good as an indicator, not a predictor. You can make assumptions that will likely be true on the basis of IQ, but there's very little that you can say for an absolute fact on that basis.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
This has been explained ad nauseum, but here goes. Well-regulated meant, at the time, in good working order. The militia meant, and still means, able-bodied men from 18 to 45. The right was granted to the people, not the militia. Please mak
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I support immigration too, as long as it's people we vet. Smart people want to live here, and will jump through hoops to do so. We should make the hoops easier for them, and actually deport people who spit in their faces by waltzing ov
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by rpmisms 2y ago
If I had to guess, it's because they're culturally stronger nations.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
DHT also stimulates beard growth, so at least you get a return on investment.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Eh. I've changed a diaper in the ladies', and it's not a big deal. Carrying an infant makes women not worried about what you might do—a logical biological response.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
FINALLY. Chevron is the bedrock of bureaucracy, and it provides a layer of opacity. It's fundamentally anti-democratic and anti-republic--note the lack of capitalization.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
An actual date or date range.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Well, it literally is, since it's not definite. It just doesn't meet the colloquial definition.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
In my section of America, it's "the loose board gets nailed", which is just enough of an innuendo to make it stick.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I mean, Mary Barra is a generally distasteful person, and I refuse to buy any GM product. Those two facts aren't related, but still.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
If you're a safety person like me, I cannot recommend a cruiser enough. It's relaxing, still fast enough to be fun, and having a nice lady passenger is one of the great joys in life.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
I paid two grand for my V-star. I'm phenomenally happy with it, and it's probably the best stress relief I've ever experienced.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Yes, but if the paperwork is good, you don't have to replace a ton of parts, so investigating that first seems prudent.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Seriously, do get a motorcycle. Do your research first, watch crashes, learn to be safe, but get a motorcycle. You control your amount of risk, and good god is it excellent stress relief. Also cheaper than a skydiving habit.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Checklists are amazing. Humans are really clever, but we're too good at context, and will completely miss steps, especially if the outcome of the previous step is unexpected.
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by rpmisms 2y ago
Airlines have figured out that people suck at multitasking.

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