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Try for a Third! in Book Six: Trying to Hold On 2019

July 26, 2019, 1:53 p.m.
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HAhaHA! My sense of time has been all jacked up so this could be a straight up LIE but.... I think I haven’t done 3 entries in one day in many months!

BUT my boss and our victim witness coordinator are doing a 50 minute Rock n Roll set for the community fundraiser and festival today; so they are both gone for the rest of the afternoon. Which means my job is mostly “man the phones” and keep things from burning down. CAN DO! In addition, though, there was also some stuff I still wanted to say… which I may or may not say. I’m going to do a massive chive WITH SOME COMMENTARY since I’ve now got the time. I emphasize with SOME commentary because sometimes I feel like it would be easy to look at my Meme/Photo sharing and simply think “Yawn, boring, so what? This doesn’t reveal anything about the author!” While at the same time, allowing myself to remain quiet when I decide. Because on some, it may be interesting to know WHY I chose to share what I did or SOME commentary afterwards. Plus, that will act as a way to share some of the stuff I still wanted to say that I previously alluded to. But for others… seriously. I refuse to need a reason to share Comedy or Video Game Content, lol.

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This was taken from a “Bad Clothes” list. And I can’t help but think this design was created by a man. Seriously. Anyone familiar with a “lady’s time of the month” would realize that this is probably NOT the most marketable design for a skirt! UNLESS, and I didn’t even want to consider this option but I might have to.... UNLESS this skirt was legitimately and sincerely ruined by period blood and then donated to Goodwill and the Goodwill Employees are trying to sell it like that. Which would also be very truly horribly bad.

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This was taken from a “Forest Gump Facts” list and claimed that as Tom Hanks wasn’t much of a runner, his younger brother Jim Hanks did many of the wide shots. This is priceless because Jim is also a dead ringer for his older brother’s voice and often does voice over substitutions in projects like Robot Chicken.

Sharing this “The weirdest fact about every state” because I’m always curious what people think about what OTHERS say are “The Weirdest Facts”

ALABAMA: There’s a store in Alabama that sells unclaimed baggage.
ALASKA: Alaska is the only state name that you can type on one row of a keyboard.
ARIZONA: There aren’t any dinosaur fossils at the Grand Canyon because the rocks are much older than the dinosaurs.
ARKANSAS: The most valuable diamond ever discovered in the US was found in Arkansas.
CALIFORNIA: The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco.
COLORADO: There has never been a US president or vice president born in Colorado.
CONNECTICUT: The first phone book in the US was printed in New Haven in 1878. It contained 15 contacts.
DELAWARE: Chickens outnumber people 200-to-1 in Delaware.
FLORIDA: It is illegal to spread a loved one’s ashes at Disney World (although many people try).
GEORGIA: The phrase “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!” started in Georgia when Colonials would bind their mattresses with Spanish Moss which brought tiny bed bugs into the mattresses.
HAWAII: There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet. Vowels: A, E, I, O, U Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W
IDAHO: The highest ethnic population for Idaho is “Other.”
ILLINOIS: The state is home to the world’s largest bottle of ‘catsup.’
INDIANA: Indiana is home to the world’s largest Batman memorabilia collection. Kevin Silva has collected his way into the Guinness Book of World Records with over 2500 Gotham City souvenirs.
IOWA: Pigs outnumber the human population in Iowa about 7-to-1.
KANSAS: It really is flatter than a pancake. Scientists proved it when they compared the topography of Kansas against that of a pancake from IHOP.
KENTUCKY: There are more barrels of bourbon than people in Kentucky.
LOUISIANA: Milk is the official state drink of Louisiana.
MAINE: Portland, Oregon, is actually named after Portland, Maine.
MARYLAND: The first Ouija board was invented in Maryland.
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts is home to the lake with the longest name in the world: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
MICHIGAN: Similarly to the Bermuda Triangle, the mysterious Michigan Triangle is the site of many ship and plane disappearances.
MINNESOTA: The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747 airplanes.
MISSISSIPPI: Shoes were first sold in pairs in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
MISSOURI: To appeal to as many voters as possible, politicians will pronounce “Missouri” two different ways—Missouree and Missouruh—in the same speech.
MONTANA: The Museum of the Rockies has one of the largest collections of dinosaur fossils on Earth. It’s also home to 13 T-Rex specimens, more than anywhere else in the world.
NEBRASKA: Kool-Aid is the official state soft drink of Nebraska.
NEVADA: At 60,000 pounds, there is more shrimp consumed in Las Vegas per day than the rest of the country combined.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: It’s home to the first-ever known case of an alien kidnapping in 1961 when Betty and Barney Hill announced that they were abducted by extraterrestrials and taken into a UFO. There is a state historical marker at the “abduction site.”
NEW JERSEY: There are diners on every corner. Literally; there are diners approximately every ½ mile.
NEW MEXICO: New Mexico is home to the largest hot air balloon festival in the world.
NEW YORK: The Statue of Liberty’s iconic arm actually arrived in New York a decade earlier than the other 349 pieces. When it arrived in 1876, it was put on display at the Centennial Exposition to raise money for the construction project.
NORTH CAROLINA: Blackbeard the pirate died off of the North Carolina shore after a bloody battle with the British navy.
NORTH DAKOTA: Rugby, North Dakota is home to the geographical center of North America.
OHIO: A nationwide survey ranked Ohioans as most known for “cursing like a sailor.”
OKLAHOMA: Because of the frequent sightings, there is an annual Big Foot Festival in Honobia, Oklahoma.
OREGON: Portland, Oregon has more strip clubs than any other city in the U.S. (Though Florida is said to have more strip clubs than any other state in the U.S.)
PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania is the birthplace of a lot of America’s favorite junk food including Peeps, Hershey, Auntie Anne’s, etc.
RHODE ISLAND: Newport, Rhode Island hosted the country’s first ever circus in 1774.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Despite Georgia being known for peaches, more peaches are actually produced in South Carolina.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Each year, the tiny town of Clark celebrates Potato Day. It features a Best Decorated Potato Contest, a Potato Dish Cooking Contest, and a Mashed Potato Wrestling Contest.
TENNESSEE: Mountain Dew was originally invented there as a mixer to cut the acrid taste of homemade moonshine. Pepsi later bought the recipe in 1964.
TEXAS: The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than the state of Rhode Island, covering 1,289 square miles.
And just because everything is bigger in Texas: The U.S. has three power grids: One for the East, one for the West, and one for Texas.
UTAH: Utahans eat twice the amount of lime green Jell-O as the rest of the US population. (A popular way to consume the treat in Utah is to add shredded carrots to the mix.)
VERMONT: Vermont produces an average of 1.2 million gallons of maple syrup every year.
VIRGINIA: The first college fraternity was founded in the College of William & Mary in 1776.
WASHINGTON: In 1909, a one-month-old baby was raffled off at the Seattle World’s Fair. A winning ticket was drawn, but no one ever tried to claim their prize.
WEST VIRGINIA: West Virginia’s name was almost ‘Kanawha.’
WISCONSIN: Nearly 21 million gallons of ice cream are consumed by Wisconsinites each year.
WYOMING: And last but certainly not least, there are only two escalators in the entire state of Wyoming, four if you count the up and down sides as independent systems.

OKAY, hit a gallery of girlie pix so this is the time to mention it:

You may notice that a lot of the female photos I share are in some ways “diverse” and in some ways “not diverse.” One way they are not diverse is in the fact that they are often thinner, amply breasted… what one likely would call “conventionally attractive.” This is not truly by design. I select from the photos placed by Chive, CosPlay Model Groups, and Pintrest. Here is a funny thing: There are dozens, maybe even hundreds of women I find very attractive that would NEVER be on Chive or Pintrest. My wife, for one. She has thinning hair turning gray, a B cup bra that she feels is masking sagging skin, she has a bit of a gut… she thinks she looks like an absolute troll. And yet, I genuinely still find her beautiful. That isn’t a “saying it for peace keeping” or anything. Like… have you ever had that moment where you think, “I’m not sure about this person” but then look at them and get hit with, “But damn are they good looking!” Cuz that’s me. So I want to reiterate that a bit here. I do have standards and I’ll admit… my standards may in fact be higher than someone who looks like me should have… but my standards are absolutely NOT “look like a Chivette or a Porn Star.” Though even saying that? I’ll confess that I am a person that can easily compartmentalize. It’s like a Casting Director thing. If I am looking for “Attractive Bikini Clad Internet Model” I will use vastly different rubrics/standards than if I am looking for “Porn Actress for a Wank Movie.” And I’ll use a wildly different rubric/standards from those when I’m considering “Attractive Conventional Actresses.” And I’ll use an even more different rubric/standard when I’m considering “Women I would like to date/fuck/marry.” Just wanted to throw that out there. Because truly… Aoife, Thompson, and my Wife may be the three hottest women I’ve ever dated… but Aoife would say she looks like a fat surfboard compared to everyone, Thompson would say she looks like a weird creature from another world, and Wife? Well… Wife is actually like me. She’ll view a model/actress/person through an artistic lens and comment things like, “She’s definitely got the rack for porn but that face seems too worn.” or “That’s a cute pintrest model, but she does NOT know how to pose to bring out her features.” But when it comes to her own view of herself? It’s all criticism no compliment. So yeah. Sometimes I worry that when I share these photos people are thinking, “No wonder his Wife doesn’t have sex with him. Compared to these and porno, she feels she can’t compete.” IF that is true, she’s never hinted to me about it. We don’t have sex for the same reason why she doesn’t hug me or kiss me or tell me she loves me. She doesn’t “remember to” or think of it/the relationship as a “priority.” If we were having sex even twice a week; I’m actually pretty certain the girly pics and porn would end. But… 2 times a week is a LOT different than the… at this point, I suppose you could call it 3 times a year maybe?

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One thing I do when I’m going through these pictures is a balancing test. They teach you balancing tests a lot in law school because that concept “balancing test” is in SO MANY Supreme Court rulings it would drive you crazy. I’m trying to pick ones that I think personally are genuinely attractive, while weighing that against a desire to not post TOO many, while weighing that against “I really only want to post the ones that I react to”, while weighing that against “Define reaction”. For example, as I looked through this set there were a few I thought, “She’s nice looking. Should I?” and thought… if you have to ask, don’t. There were others that where I thought, “Wow. I can’t explain why but that hits me. Like… stop in your tracks hits me. Should I?” and tried to use the same logic, inevitably disproving of my initial choice and going back through to select/de-select. So… that is an example of but for the specific purposes of this entry there are many photos on this site that I would otherwise say, “Of hell yes!” about.
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Oh, one thing I feel compelled to say here. There are too many men in the world that have a genuinely unrealistic sense of who they are, what they look like, and what kind of girl they could get. I know confidence is sexy but I think many of us know someone who aims far above their capability. I assure you I’m not that bad. I’m not looking at all of these pictures saying, “Yeah. I could definitely get with that!” At the same time, there are men on the other side of the coin and to that, I do have to admit my own failing. There are men who have a standard and tell themselves, I’ll never get someone like that. THAT is a lot more like me. Neither overconfidence or under-confidence are good for anyone and I say that clearly. But… yeah. I just really think that it isn’t unreasonable to think that a pasty white 220 lb 5‘7 government attorney would NOT have a chance with women that look like this.
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I can’t imagine they didn’t know what they were doing here! Obviously, the sign refers to praying in a “on your knees” sense but… well, I guess maybe some of the older parishioners wouldn’t have thought about the entendre? Maybe?

I can honestly say my voice doesn’t do this… either one… without first getting to REALLY know me as the tone of my voice is higher than I would prefer. But… it would be nice to have the ability to both calm and excite someone or someones. I think that’s why God made me the way I am… if I actually did affect women in a certain way and I knew about it? I’d be insufferable!
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Fear. First they feared the nerds, then they celebrated the nerds, then they feared the foreigners and as Nerds are from a far away land that values intellect- they became feared anew.

Wurf Master!

For more examples of words that were rejected, see the entire article HERE

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My thoughts were, “I hope she takes him to court, she has solid grounds.” But methinks that would work FAR better in a coffee pun!

Honestly, same damned thing happened to me!

First reaction: Pure Rage. Second Reaction: Maaaaaaybe she’s in on the joke and is being intentionally dense to be humorous. Third Reaction: Pure Rage. For those unaware, she is stating that she likes X BOX and is mentioning an X BOX EXCLUSIVE GAME but is holding a PLAYSTATION controller.

Honestly, less about gaming and more just about life because.... true.

Okay, that is a badass tattoo. Genuinely WORTH considering. But I definitely want to see what Rhys has done to Atlas… and see if that really is even still Rhys!

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I still get netflix delivered to me in the mail. Sometimes. My wife always has to be in “exactly the right mood” before she’ll watch any non-horror movie, so the Dog Loving Feel Good movie we got in the mail in May is still on our table waiting to be watched!

I am a BIG fan of things like this and honestly… if I could get away with it, most of my house would be “where’s the door” kind of design. Each room looking empty but for furniture but hidden cabinets and doors everywhere!!!

So I don’t know exactly what’s going on here; but that looks awesome!

That’s such a good dog! Nala is still afraid of even getting IN the car and she still misjudges the jump into the bed. But I’ll be damned if that dog isn’t making damned sure that every sleep now has to be IN the bed making physical contact with at least ONE human!

I friggin’ love Anna Kendrick. Honestly, never seen the Pitch Perfect movies. But if she were to hold a “Win a Date With” contest, I’d enter. Straight up.

Luckily, steady job has been fine. Blow Job on the other hand has been almost 15 years.

GAH, this is never around when I need it!! I was just referencing this meme in a conversation earlier this week and couldn’t find it!!

Yeah. I WISH at 2 a.m. Nope, this shit happens to me on a damn near constant basis.

See, this has always been legitimately IMPOSSIBLE for me to distinguish!! Because so many women in my life were so upset with people thinking they were flirting, I NEVER EVER EVER thought someone was flirting with me… I ALWAYS thought “they’re being nice, don’t read into it.” Y’know what? THAT was not a healthy mindset either! So seriously… HOW ARE WE TO TELL if nice or flirting and why is it the asshole who always assumes FLIRTING gets to live a life where people think he’s a jerk but he gets dates whereas the guy who always assumes POLITE gets to live a life where people think he’s a good guy but never date him?!?!

“I am a person who drinks. People who drink need to keep drinking.” Even having never SEEN Game of Thrones, I know to be eternally pleased that every GoT “What Character Are You” quiz says TYRION LANNISTER! NOTE: I say that knowing full well this picture does not depict Tyrion Lannister.

This hits so close to home I might as well invite it inside the house!

Considering the ear pain and foot pain? Definitely!

No meme on this page has ever screamed more MY WIFE to me than this. She is always discussing how disappointed she is in herself that she has no self-control; and yet I never see her do anything to fix that issue.**
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