@karlcramer it would be a shame if anything bad happened there

@duglop Still havin' one -- thanks for your positivity.

You can legitimately blame the police department -- but easy access to assault rifles remains a significant part of the larger problem. #Uvalde

Now that crypto is dying and the chip shortage is being managed, I was finally was able to upgrade my video card #GratefulWed

logic dictates that if there is a Javier Bardem there must also exist a Lighter Bardem

@Helical_Code Thanks. It's been my little tradition on the 4th, and we just moved, so I had new kids in the neighborhood to surprise. :)

@Oscary2112 Thanks! I play mostly rhythm so I've always liked hardtails more than trems. The pickups were one of the gifts -- a Seymour Duncanc "Everything Axe" set, and I would never have bought it for myself, so the gift was appreciated -- they are amazingly versatile.

Over the years friends have given me various guitar parts they didn't need any more but thought I might be able to use. They sat in my closet, but this week I finally honored that generosity and put them together into a functional instrument. Behold the "Friender" Stratocaster -- isn't she lovely, made from love?

Looks like I got here in time and won’t miss my train today #GratefulWed

The fireworks I bring out on July 4 do not traumatize dogs.

@Mara_McGuire well, maybe not DANGEROUSLY open :)

@SurvivedChaos I am going to rack this up as a loss for me, misinterpreting things that you probably did not mean, or that I simply took the wrong way even if I did understand, and apologize on my way out. I'm sorry for making things worse today.

yes that includes me, which is why I try to go into things with an open mind until someone gives me a good reason to close it. :)

No one is more dangerous than someone who thinks he has “The Truth.”
--Tom Lehrer

@SurvivedChaos Nope. I started with an analogy that you immediately "corrected." I did not ask you to edit any of my comments; I said I'd listen, but I attempted to say something in a different way, to reach different people. In response, you publicly broadcast my post and called me disingenuous. The point was to shame me, and lies do not become us.

The stress, fear, and damage you feel is REAL -- but as an ally, I don't like being treated like an enemy.

I will carry on fighting.

@Horrrflmlvr well, sames :)

@SurvivedChaos It's just weird when I'm like "I agree" and the response is "well you don't agree enough"

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I see how many people adopt then abandon pets, so it's going to be tough to convince me that *forcing people to give birth* should be the law of the land.

Unless you're going to massively improve healthcare this week or personally adopt all these kids...?

@SurvivedChaos Yes. We're on the same side.

@SurvivedChaos not disingenuous at all. Just don’t think you realize how close of an ally I am for what I’ve done in my personal life to help. I’m horrified about the reality in which we live. I’m not ignorant of it.