Hmm. I've worked in a high school for the past couple of years, and I feel like my tolerance for melodrama in books is lower than it used to be since I hear melodramatic stories in real life almost every day. I think I'll pass on this one until more books come out to see if it's worth it.
Thanks for your response!!!
I'm currently reading book 2 of the Shatter Me series. It's pretty good so far! The books are easy to read, and dystopian books appeal to me. I still don't really know what's going on, but I'm clearer now than I was in the first book, so that's something!
That's the first scifi book I had read in years, and it reminded me how much I LOVE scifi. I sincerely hope you enjoy it!
My daughter said Fourth Wing and Iron Flame were pretty frustrating with the betrayal/misunderstanding thing lasting like 500 pages. Do you feel like it was worth the read?
I'd kinda favor 401(k)s or something more like that
I'd rather not have to rely on market gambling to survive in my old age. Many people probably agreed with you until about 2008, when a LOT of retirees lost most of their retirement money during the recession and a lot of really old people went back to work. It was pretty bad, and I'll never forget it.
Not that it matters. I can barely afford to live week to week now, let alone save money for retirement. I'll probably just die, I guess. 🤷♀️
For a long time, Weight Watchers has said that if you just follow their points system, the weight will melt off and you won't need supplements or anything else. When most people think of Weight Watchers, they're probably not thinking about the weight loss drugs they now support; they're thinking of the years of points gimmick that make you feel like you can't lose weight unless you pay $10+/month to see if you can eat that food or not (rather than teaching anyone about calorie intake vs. output).
Weight Watchers relies on a subscription based model to "save" people from their fatness, and Oprah was the biggest WW pusher. She had tons of money and resources, was even on the board of WW, and still needed medications to manage her weight. I don't give a fuck, but people who bought into her ads and promos probably feel a little pissed off.
Nah, I'm sure they won't want any "handouts" right? Lol
No problem! It's so hard to keep up with everything. Someone please wake me up when real consequences hit. 🙏
Yeah it just came out yesterday.
https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/28/politics/donald-trump-appeals-court-new-york/index.html
Associate Justice Anil Singh, however, lifted a ban on Trump’s ability to obtain loans from New York regulated financial institutions, which could allow him to access the equity in his assets to back the full bond amount.
Thanks for the accent! I read the second sentence in a much more fun way.
Mitch McConnell, on the other hand, is a coward who sold his own soul and his own country for wealth and power, and ultimately the holder of his notes has ended up being Vladimir Putin.
Shockingly, Mitch has been one of the few Republicans to support giving weapons and money to Ukraine.
https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/02/16/on-ukraine-aid-mcconnell-acted-on-principle-not-politics/
So... who should we vote for instead?