The New Coffee Room

If he adjusts his policy positions just enough, yeah he could win Rogan and others over. Aside from policy, I'm a Pete fan... classical pianist, mayor, rhodes scholar, veteran, speaks 7 languages, gay sex, cabinet secretary, harvard, oxford... almost everything I find impressive. And yes, extremely well spoken, and could be a breath of fresh air after 4 years of Trump petulance and corruption.

Why, does Trump like gold?

What's more concerning is Trump wasn't aware of the TACO acronym until a reporter had to explain it to him. I know he doesn't, but he would do very well to have some sort of brave employee telling him the reality "out there" so he's at least aware. But dare we interrupt his false reality...

He's special alright.

Hate to break the news to you, I know this is news because I am smart and thought of this before anyone, but society is made up of individuals. Thousands, some even say billions. We're one big bell curve. There will always be outliers...some think the earth is flat, some think there's T3H B4RGE!!!1, some love conspiracy theories... hey they are kind of fun to think about, and if you're in a spot in life where it explains hardship by blaming something else, so be it. Society has always had these faith/blind believers against forces of power.

Throw a worldwide epidemic that killed 7 million people (including half a million in the USA in the first year)... that'll get a few more folks talking about "they".

Thanks for sharing, what a beautiful venue and pics!

Agreed. One of my grandpas was an alcoholic, not a pretty sight. For me, it's the first time all day (around 9pm) when I'm not working or with kids, so it's easy to go into relaaaaaax mode and enjoy the feeling. That being said, last night I went to be a tad earlier and had good sleep, and feel great this morning. Like @Horace says, I should chase this feeling instead, it's great.

"Well you did say see ya later alligator"

@AndyD said in Optical illusion:

Every 5 seconds for me🤪

Yeah me too. I had to "force" myself to try and not let the shapes change perspective and even then most of the time it kept happening.

Delusional.

@jon-nyc said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

and this stationary hand pedal thing.

Is that what the kids are calling it?

This is what ChatPT says @Jolly looks like. Weird, I never thought he was black.

Haha some good insight here, and good quotes too. I've heard of a similar quote that was something like "One drink isn't enough, two is too many, and three is not enough."

@blondie said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

Good for you @89th. You’re young. And smart. I recognized the binge thingie in myself around your age, and knew I had to do something about it. So I did.

Ha I'm not THAT young anymore... was 23 when I first joined TNCR, I'm 43 now. Yes younger, but certainly at the point where my body is much "louder" about health decisions... if I'm working out, stretching, and eating right...it feels that much better than in my 20s when you're a bit more invincible and those decisions didn't matter as much.

@Horace true, the mornings where I feel great, I feel really great. It's a good reminder.

It's not as dire as it sounds. I can go for a while (days/weeks...) without a drink, but man... when I have that first sip, especially if I'm up at night watching a movie or something, it's very easy to have a 2nd serving, then a 3rd or a 4th. Last night for example, I was watching Interstellar (again), and had a few glasses of pinot grigio. Eventually it's almost midnight so I'll go to sleep... Yes I feel full in the morning, not really hungover but certainly not healthy (and it's a great way to NOT lose weight!).

I admire folks who can have one drink and stop, and I've found if I just don't keep anything cold, I'm not tempted to imbibe... and feel great in the morning, too.

@Doctor-Phibes good idea. You can get these for just $500.

@Tom-K I missed the picture of Jolly. Always figured he'd remain a mystery... I picture him not as much as the duck dynasty guy, but certainly with a beard. And most likely muscled fingers (you know, folks with a strong grip because they've put in a few days of hard manual work in their life)

it's funny what you think some folks look like if you haven't seen a picture of them. I remember for a while most folks here thought I looked like Ben Folds because of this profile pic I used to create endless versions of.

@Horace said in 85 years ago today:

21,000,000 million illegals entered America. Let that sink in. That's 21,000,000,000,000. That's around 20 billion COVIDs.

Dude I almost spit my drink all over t3h keyboard.

@LuFins-Dad said in tncr is sick:

@Mik said in tncr is sick:

Aren’t the Skecher slip-ins great? Sadly my assortment of Allen Edmond’s shoes goes unused.

Timely. I’m going to go try some Allen Edmond’s this Thursday. I got very used to Rockports for a decent looking but VERY comfortable casual dress shoe. Back about 15 years ago, I was spending 12 hours a day on my feet. The Rockports looked okay and were built on a sneaker platform, so we’re very comfortable. And while they were on the high end cost wise of the disposable shoes (you don’t really repair Rockports) they held together VERY well, and I could typically get 2 years out of a pair (1 year as the dressier option, year 2 as the slightly scuffed more casual option). That was a decent enough trade off, IMO. Maybe 4 years ago, the quality took a big nosedive, though. So the past two years, I’ve been kludging together cheap dress shoes just due to not having the time or inclination to go out and really look for higher quality shoes. My better half has convinced me that’s far more a waste of money than going out and finding an upgrade like Allen Edmond’s or Carmina which can be repaired/resoled/etc… So this Thursday, I get the joy of going shoe shopping with my lovely bride.

I used to wear Rockports, too. Very comfortable.

There is a saying (I'll butcher it) out there about spending money is wise when you're buying something that separates you from the ground (shoes, tires, mattress...).