A young man in 1983 was thinking about how to handle the murder of his best friend’s father. His father’s business was directly across the countries court house. He thought about taking a sniper shot on top of his father’s building facing the courthouse. He also thought about eluding the new metal detector with a bone knife and attacking the criminal in the courtroom itself. Bill Ricketson was brutally attacked after pulling off highway 688. He was shot in the face, beaten, and thrown down a well. We was also shot with his own gun. He was determined to have died via drowning. He had also had bricks thrown on him. His prized .264 winchester rifer as well as his F-100 pickup was stolen. His killer, Joe louis WiSe was apprehended the next day caught driving Ricketsons pickup the next day. Wise was executed September 11, 1996

Mets @ Rockies - Sat, May 27

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 10-7 Rockies

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	Mets Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Nimmo - CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.300	.383	.448
2	Lindor - SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.226	.297	.413
3	McNeil - 2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.288	.367	.361
4	Alonso - 1B	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.239	.339	.558
5	Baty - 3B	5	0	1	1	0	2	1	.248	.317	.398
6	Marte, S - RF	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.235	.297	.294
7	Canha - LF	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	.236	.314	.365
8	Vientos - DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.211	.250	.368
9	Alvarez - C	4	1	2	3	0	1	2	.273	.333	.545
	Totals	38	7	12	7	2	8	15

Mets
BATTING: 2B: Alvarez (6, Anderson); Baty (5, Suter). HR: Alonso (20, 4th inning off Anderson, 0 on, 1 out); Alvarez (7, 6th inning off Bird, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Alonso 5; Alvarez 6; Baty 2; Canha; Marte, S; McNeil 2; Nimmo; Vientos 2. RBI: Alonso (46); Alvarez 3 (16); Baty (14); Marte, S 2 (16). 2-out RBI: Alvarez 3; Marte, S. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lindor; Vientos. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (McNeil-Lindor-Alonso).

	Rockies Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Blackmon - DH	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	.283	.368	.451
2	Profar, J - LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.250	.325	.415
3	Díaz, E - C	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.333	.387	.519
4	McMahon - 3B	5	2	2	2	0	1	1	.227	.309	.414
5	Grichuk - CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.351	.414	.481
6	Castro, H - RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.277	.293	.340
7	Jones, N - 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	.286	.375	.429
8	Trejo - 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.253	.279	.333
9	Tovar - SS	2	2	1	0	2	0	2	.226	.274	.357
	Totals	36	10	14	10	2	4	15

Rockies
BATTING: 2B: Trejo (8, Verlander); Blackmon (13, Verlander); Jones, N (1, Verlander); Grichuk (7, Verlander); Díaz, E (11, Brigham). 3B: Profar, J (1, Smith, Dr). HR: McMahon (6, 7th inning off Brigham, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Blackmon 2; Castro, H 2; Díaz, E 3; Grichuk 3; Jones, N 3; McMahon 5; Profar, J 3; Tovar; Trejo 2. RBI: Blackmon 2 (21); Díaz, E (27); Jones, N 2 (2); McMahon 2 (23); Profar, J 2 (22); Trejo (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, E; Profar, J; Tovar; Jones, N. SF: Profar, J. GIDP: McMahon. Team RISP: 6-for-12. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Grichuk (1, fielding). Outfield assists: Grichuk (Alvarez at 3rd base).

Mets Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Verlander	5.0	9	6	6	1	2	0	79-52	4.80
Leone	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	5.40
Brigham (L, 0-1)(BS, 1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	29-18	3.63
Smith, Dr	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	28-16	3.93
Totals	8.0	14	10	10	2	4	1

Rockies Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Anderson	5.0	4	1	1	1	4	1	86-52	1.31
Suter	0.2	4	4	4	0	0	0	22-13	1.99
Bird (BS, 2)	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	1	29-17	2.86
Lawrence (W, 2-2)	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-12	2.22
Johnson (S, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	6.23
Totals	9.0	12	7	7	2	8	2

Game Info
HBP: Canha (by Anderson); Grichuk (by Brigham).
Pitches-strikes: Verlander 79-52; Leone 19-12; Brigham 29-18; Smith, Dr 28-16; Anderson 86-52; Suter 22-13; Bird 29-17; Lawrence 14-12; Johnson 6-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Verlander 4-6; Leone 0-1; Brigham 0-1; Smith, Dr 1-1; Anderson 3-3; Suter 2-0; Bird 1-0; Lawrence 2-0; Johnson 0-2.
Batters faced: Verlander 25; Leone 4; Brigham 6; Smith, Dr 5; Anderson 20; Suter 6; Bird 7; Lawrence 5; Johnson 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bird 2-2; Lawrence 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Jansen Visconti. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:12 PM.
T: 2:58.
Att: 36,874.
Venue: Coors Field.
May 27, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Nolan Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Mark Canha. Randal Grichuk scores. Harold Castro to 2nd.	1-0 COL
Bottom 2	Alan Trejo doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Harold Castro scores. Nolan Jones to 3rd.	2-0 COL
Bottom 2	Charlie Blackmon doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Nolan Jones scores. Alan Trejo scores. Ezequiel Tovar to 3rd.	4-0 COL
Bottom 2	Jurickson Profar out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Starling Marte. Ezequiel Tovar scores. Charlie Blackmon to 3rd.	5-0 COL
Bottom 3	Nolan Jones doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Ryan McMahon scores. Harold Castro to 3rd.	6-0 COL
Top 4	Pete Alonso homers (20) on a line drive to left center field.	6-1 COL
Top 6	Brett Baty doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jurickson Profar. Jeff McNeil scores. Pete Alonso to 3rd.	6-2 COL
Top 6	Starling Marte grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Nolan Jones. Pete Alonso scores. Brett Baty to 3rd.	6-3 COL
Top 6	Francisco Alvarez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Mark Canha scores. Mark Vientos scores.	6-6
Top 7	Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to right fielder Harold Castro. Jeff McNeil scores.	7-6 NYM
Bottom 7	Ryan McMahon homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Elias Diaz scores.	8-7 COL
Bottom 8	Jurickson Profar triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Ezequiel Tovar scores.	9-7 COL
Bottom 8	Elias Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jurickson Profar scores.	10-7 COL

Team	Highlight
COL	Bullpen availability for Colorado, May 27 vs Mets (00:00:07)
NYM	Bullpen availability for New York, May 27 vs Rockies (00:00:07)
COL	Fielding alignment for Colorado, May 27 vs Mets (00:00:11)
NYM	Fielding alignment for New York, May 27 vs Rockies (00:00:11)
COL	Starting lineups for Mets at Rockies - May 27, 2023 (00:00:09)
COL	A deep dive into Ryan McMahon's home run (00:00:09)
COL	Nolan Jones' RBI single (00:00:17)
COL	Alan Trejo's RBI double (00:00:20)
COL	Charlie Blackmon's two-run double (00:00:21)
COL	Jurickson Profar's sacrifice fly (00:00:20)
COL	Alvarez out at third on review (00:00:29)
COL	Nolan Jones' RBI double (00:00:21)
NYM	Pete Alonso's 20th home run (00:00:21)
COL	Rockies score five in the 2nd (00:01:31)
	Harold Castro's sliding catch (00:00:12)
NYM	Brett Baty's RBI double (00:00:24)
NYM	Starling Marte's RBI groundout (00:00:16)
NYM	Francisco Alvarez's 3-run homer (00:00:29)
NYM	Verlander strikes out McMahon (00:00:20)
NYM	Starling Marte's go-ahead single (00:00:18)
NYM	Alvarez's three-run home run (00:00:29)
COL	Ryan McMahon's go-ahead homer (00:00:27)
NYM	Pete Alonso's solo home run (00:00:29)
COL	Jurickson Profar's RBI triple (00:00:27)
COL	Elias Diaz's RBI single (00:00:17)
COL	Brett Baty flies out to left fielder Jurickson Profar. (00:00:11)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Mets	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0		7	12	0	7
Rockies	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	2			10	14	1	6

Decisions

• Winner: Justin Lawrence (2-2, 2.22)
• Loser: Jeff Brigham (0-1, 3.63)
• Save: Pierce Johnson (11, 6.23)

Division Scoreboard

WSH 4 @ KC 2 - Final
PHI 2 @ ATL 1 - Final
MIA 2 @ LAA 3 - Top 7, 0 Outs
Next Mets Game: Sun, May 28, 03:10 PM EDT @ Rockies
^{Posted: 05/28/2023 12:12:00 AM EDT}

I keep hearing about nasty stuff that companies are allowed to use for growing cannabis in Florida. But no one elaborates. I would like to hear specifics from anyone who has been in the grow houses.
Don't get me wrong, I am not even remotely comparing dispensary product risks to black market. I won't touch that at all. At the same time I know people who have cards to deal with cancer and need their flower to be free from any additives that can cause even more problems. People with compromised immune systems need organic clean bud.

brothers I have good news I have recovered the feeling of having something hanging in my pants, the feeling of having a penis, off the base and relaxed, I clarify it is only the sensation of size I have only recovered some girth, nothing in length and nothing in I've been semi-erect but the feeling of having it almost back is incredible, what I've done, I just changed my routine when I did reverse kegels I tried to ejaculate a little, I ejaculated a little, I massaged my base, I put on tight underwear to regain more sensitivity And that's it, along with everything I've been practicing since last year, relaxation, deep sleep, good posture, not putting weight on the back, hips, not staying in one position for so long, if I masturbate, let it be with a soft grip. reverse kegels all day I recommend drinking plenty of water for the exercise to make the body feel like urinating all day to take advantage and do the reverse kegels, concentration and memory exercises, buy a dog or a pet as psychological support they are bringing good results I still have to recover the erections to the touch with the clothes, a little more size in length and the semi-erect appearance of the rest I have made great progress

First of off let me preface my post by saying I don’t think Destiny is a cuck. Secondly Idc what actions if any Destiny takes regarding this situation this is just a suggestion I’m offering.
Destiny has faced consistent criticism throughout his career, often being labeled as a cuckold. Initially, these allegations had little impact on his reputation due to the lack of substantial evidence supporting such claims. However, the recent interactions between Destiny and Melina with the redpill community have altered this perception. The circulation of clips like the one featuring Melina and Aba dancing has strengthened the belief in the minds of the general public that Destiny embodies the characteristics of a cuckold, regardless of whether it is true or not.
In the past, Destiny employed a strategy during redpill podcasts where he would initially present himself as a stereotypical "blue-haired cuck," only to gradually reveal his reasonable perspectives as the discussion progressed. While this approach may have been effective previously, it has become increasingly challenging to counteract the impact of the numerous clips that depict Destiny as a cuckold.
It is widely recognized that ethos, the appeal to credibility and character, holds significant influence when attempting to sway people's opinions. Consequently, presenting oneself as a cuckold in front of an already redpill-oriented audience, with evidence compelling enough to persuade the average person, does not align with Destiny's intended objective of persuading the audience to his point of view.
If Destiny were to read this message, I acknowledge that the situation is undoubtedly challenging. I also understand the desire not to dictate whom Melina can associate with or what activities she can engage in. However, it appears that the situation has reached a critical juncture. If my memory serves me correctly, Melina even inquired about whether the issue of being labeled a cuck is becoming problematic and if she should take a step back. Deciding on the appropriate course of action is a conversation that you should have with Melina, but it may be necessary to establish certain boundaries if your goal moving forward is indeed to persuade and convert people through your platform.
I apologize if my writing is confusing I wrote this on the phone while on the toilet with the help of Chatgpt. Ask me to clarify any questions.

This one is admittedly an older write up that I never posted here, however I’ve worked on it so much that it's basically a different bit of text all together. I really had fun working on it. I will always stress that my words are never law! These are just my ideas, feel free to disagree with me.
In my opinion I see protection magic as a very fundamental building block to anyone trying to get into practice. This is for a few different reasons: A) its one of the easiest forms of energy manipulation. B) it is extremely difficult to harm yourself with. C) it quite literally uses basic shapes, colors, and symbols which can then be further developed into more complex workings. E) its a great first step into magic theory as a whole, in fact, I’d count it as just one step above blowing out a candle to make a wish or writing something in a journal to manifest.
It can also be one of the first steps to learning discernment. Protection magic as a starting point is just you molding your energy against a background of other collective unknown energy. Having such a simple black and white difference of “my energy” and “not my energy” is the first lesson of differentiating between subtle forms of matter(technically mental forms of matter). Simple “my energy” and “not my energy” are the bones of learning how to sense spirits, learning how to communicate spirits, how to tell spirits apart from one another, how to tell the difference between you and a spirit, and much much more.
And obviously the biggest reason for why its so great is that its- well protective. You are able to defend yourself, this builds up your confidence as a starting magician. Confidence and education are the best tools against fear.
Its funny because learning magic is like sending yourself back to kindergarten. You have to learn basic shapes, you have to learn simple visualization, you have to learn basic black and white before filling out the vast amount of complexities that exist within the occult/spiritual world. Its baby steps, and those steps are critical to someone's development as a magician. Especially if someone seeks to have the occult be a large part of their life. The occult is a marathon not a sprint. When starting out you have to treat things like learning a very new language, start simple.
While the following breakdown of protection magic is old I will vastly expand on it and break things down much more. Please remember that I am no master, I am no teacher, I am no King, I am just a Magician. My words are never law! This is just one Magician sharing their thoughts and opinions with other Magicians. That is it. Without further ado:
I am someone who stresses protection but not someone who jumps at every shadow or cries "i've been cursed" at every misfortune. I like to be as well informed as possible while being as practical as possible. Protection serves to not only defend yourself against possible threats but to ground yourself from personal thoughtforms.
With protection magic you have to understand the general concept you are working with. Protection is something primal. being kept safe, healthy, and secured away from things that wish to harm you is core to most animals. Humans are born with an innate fear of falling. we seek safety instinctually. We find the right means to protect ourselves with not matter if its physical, emotional, mental, and of course spiritual.
I am aware that some claim that protection is not needed however I would firmly disagree. Since the start of folklore and mythology there have been threats that humans wove tales about. These small rhymes, rules of thumb, and magical cures for angered spirits have become a staple in culture and collective understanding. So even if you are an atheist( or someone who doesn’t see the use or logic of protection magic) I find it interesting to at least go over the idea of spiritual protection and understand the reasons behind it.
First, you have to define what you are protecting, what you're protecting from, and how you are protecting it. You wouldn't wear deodorant to protect yourself from viruses. You don't wash your hands to protect yourself from getting robbed. The fact of the matter is that protection needs to be applied correctly against the correct threat. This is true for most magic as well.
The “what you are protecting” is simple enough. You can protect just about anything and everything but boiling it down to generals it will normally be:
1) Yourself
2) Your space
3) Your property
Things can of course be made more complicated! You can add protections on your finances. You can add protections to your job. You can ensure that your mind is protected from being swayed or influenced. You can secure your housing or living situation with protections. You can even add protections to your pets.
The “what” In protection magic is very easy to pick and is probably the easiest of steps in regards to this type of energy work.
If you feel that you’re missing some type of protection in an area of your life a good question that I generally ask is “how would I attack myself.” As outlandish as it may seem, putting yourself in the shoes of an attacking spirit can really highlight your weaknesses in defense. Think about how you would attack yourself. How would you bring you to ruin? Destabilize your mental state? Turn your vices sour? Cause arguments between your friend group? Really sit down and think about it.
If you were an enemy to you how would you take yourself down? Once you’ve written a list of your weaknesses or openings then its up to you to place protections on those weak spots. No one can ever be 100% on anything however you can get close.
But the above only applies to people who are slightly more advanced in their practice. If you are just starting in this field of energy work then focusing on the basics of Protecting Yourself, Protecting your space, or protecting your property will be enough.
No matter what the “what” is in your workings of protection magic once you have it you can move onto the next step.
Protection from What?
The way that I learned it there are three core "threats" that you'll be needing to protect yourself from:
Harmful entities
Other magicians
Negative spaces
These three core threats can again be more complex but overall most dangers can come from one of the three or a mix of them.
Protection from other magicians/ other people has two layers in it. Im sure everyone knows what the “evil eye” is. A classic tale of jealousy, hate, ignorance, and anger wrapped up into a single strong gaze that sends a nasty wave of energy aimed at one person in particular. People like this can also spread rumors which can be harmful in its own right. I would count this person as a threat just as much as I’d count another practiced magician as threat.
However if you keep to yourself magic wise and don't go around discord or reddit or Facebook occult groups then running into another magician to piss off is rather difficult. The second layer to this however is mundane people in mundane situations. The threat of robbery, toxic people, and backstabbing is equally a threat as is a magic or evil eye related one.
These layers to the threats of the “other magician/ harmful person” should be handled differently! Just as each method of attack is different, each method of protection from it needs to be different as well. This isn’t me suggesting that every protective ritual has to be miles different then another when you go to make protective items, just that each situation needs to be thought upon differently and carefully.
For all workings- not just defensive ones, I highly recommend you sit down with a type of divination and vet your ideas in regards to protection. Vet if the herbs you're adding to your protection bottle will actually align with the method of protection you want. Vet if the chants you found on the internet would actually be beneficial for the energy work you’re doing. Ask questions! And critically think. You might get a flood of inspiration with grand ideas of ancient circles or pentagrams however if it runs counter to the herbs you're adding then it will make the working muted. Everything has qualities, layers, associations, and aspects.
We all know the basic
Fire - expansion, light
Water - shrinkage, heavy
Air - light, flowing
Earth - heavy, solid
These qualities are important in magic. These qualities being used as measuring systems in the type of energy they bring to a practice are both subjective and objective. Objectively breaking down a plant like a dandelion into various qualities can tell us that its associated with the sun, strength, and air. Its associated with these qualities because of the color, it’s persistence, and the plant's natural cycle of spreading seeds. However breaking it down in a more subjective lens can tell us that its been associated with dreams, wishes, and the heart.
The basic theory behind the understanding of qualities is that nature comes in patterns and repeats. Its the simple as above so below. Learning qualities and how they relate to everything else is hard to learn at first however starting with basic elemental associations for things is a good bridge to start.
Personal associations can have more impact then objective ones in my opinion because its the filter that your energy is going through. How you understand something and how you interpret something will shape your energy. If that shape is the key to the result you want will depend and is why I suggest vetting ideas with divination.
Make sure to vet everything you do in a working. Ask if it effectively brings the change you want. See if there are ways to improve it. Above all make sure you understand the reasons for each step, each herb, each chant, and each everything.
Bringing back the focus to various threats leads me to focus on harmful entities. Harmful entities is a label that I apply to general hostile astral spirits, hostile spirits, or pissed off spirits. The core to this label is that it addresses non physical threats and more astral attacks that can bring harm to your physical body eventually. Technically if a magician were to astral project to you and attempt to cause harm, sow discord, destabilize, ect then they could fall under this label as well.
This is often the big bad that most people think about when they ask about protection magic. Horror movies show us that spirits are just itching to scam, steal, and trick us in some way or form. Setting up protections against this type of threat is good for peace of mind and can come in handy if you happen to cross paths with something thats less then happy.
The last “threat” in this section is negative spaces. This threat is something that I’ve rarely encountered but that I find important to mention. Places with “bad vibes”, spaces where intense violence occurred, some cemeteries, ect. This is where the threat is the area itself and it’s draining capabilities. Think of it like stepping into an old oil puddle that stinks. The stench clings onto your pants and soon you feel like it’s everywhere. The main danger with this type of threat is that it not only drains you but it can attract harmful spirits. These places can make you feel sick, dizzy, cause panic, and even nightmares after you’ve moved from the space.
Needless to say no one wants to experience that so its good to set wards against it.
Each of the sections build up to the final step of protection workings, the how. Just how do you go about protecting yourself? How do you know what qualities are best against certain threats? How do you go about putting it all together?
I am going to answer these questions but I hope not to lead away from the theory that I like to stress. I adore writing rituals and giving instructions but what I mainly like to use these posts as is basic theory. The idea behind the rituals and complex structures that are found within grimoires. The base formula that magic is set up on and that makes it work. I will go on about basic visualization but this how section is not a ritual instruction! This is not a herb recommendation list, or me giving invocations out. This is the base formula of how to use energetic protection. There will always be more complexities then I have time to write for. There will always be more ways to shape, twist, form, and mold energy in creative, efficient, and effective ways to strengthen the effect of a working.
With that out of the way the “how” is the most complicated and vast part of these types of workings. There are so many ways to mold energy, so many ways to call on herbs, gods, use planets, ect. There are so many rituals out there for people to find uncrossings, protection charms, and other protective items. This how section will focus on the black and white of “my energy” and “not my energy.” After you’ve identified what you’re protecting and what you’re protecting it from the how comes down to you.
It comes down to what you have available and what types of vetting you did in the other steps.

• Look at various herbs that have the protective correspondences that you need.
• Look at various stones that have the correspondences that you want
• think if the qualities that you want your protections to have are present in the materials that you have ( think about things like if a stone repels harm or absorbs it, does a herb chase spirits away or does it act like a fence to keep influences away from you)
• look at basic shapes

Most importantly of all, keep it simple. More does not always mean better. I can slap 50 herbs together in a jar but that doesn’t mean its stronger. The main action of the “How” is *How*ever you plan to weave the above steps together. You will need to raise the energy needed to activate the protection. You get to form your own puzzle of ideas and simple shapes to create as many walls around you as you want.
There are various mediums in which you can toss your herbs, stones, sigils, chants, and visualization together.
You can use candles
You can use jars
You can use waters
You can use oils
When putting everything together don't focus too much on how strong something is or how complex it is. Follow what feels right and practice. The occult is a grand place with many secrets and many voices. The best way to stretch yourself out and explore small steps into it is by practicing.
As said before I am no master. My words are never law and people will think differently then I do. Protection magic as a whole is a huge and in-depth study that I didn’t even scratch the surface of. This write up went past what my old one used to be and im kinda happy about that. I might post the old one if I ever feel called to but right now thats all I have! I’d love to hear other’s ideas about protection magic.
and ofc I didn't proof read this nor will I.

I broke up with my boyfriend because I was unhappy. We own a house together. I thought everything was going to be good and we would be roommates for the sake of our dogs. Now he isn’t sure if he wants to and I feel really scared. I question if I made the right choice because now I’m going to lose everything. I can’t get a mortgage for our house by myself and I don’t want to live with parents that don’t accept me. I feel like I’ve hit a dead end. I’m absolutely heartbroken and not in a good place.

I know that the whole point of the house being green is that green is link's iconic color, but I really was hoping I could paint the house to my liking at least for the exterior but alas, from what I can see so far in the game, this is not possible.
Was anybody else disappointed about this? (Also tbh the green is an ugly color for houses).

I’m 21w along and let me tell you, this pregnancy has been brutal (both on me and my husband), in the most magical sorts of ways. I have found myself working really hard to do simple things like motivating to take the dogs for a walk or water the plants, meanwhile, my husband has been doing the absolute most to make my life easy. He makes me intricate, healthy food every night. He home-makes fun desserts for us to enjoy together while watching TV. He does all the dishes every night. He does all our laundry. He cleans the home. And he spends time every day telling ME that I’m doing a great job.
I know that being a great partner is the expectation. I know that doing these things around the house while I grow a human is not something he needs a pat on the back for. But, he makes me feel so cared for and so loved. He makes me feel like we are truly in this together. And because of that, I’d love to do something special for him to say thank you.
What are some things that would be nice treats? Free or paid, I’m open to all suggestions.
Thank you in advance!

I’ve been with my girlfriend for about 2 years now. We are both in our mid twenties. We have both had serious expectations about our relationship, looking towards a potential marriage after a few more years. However about 1 year ago, she stayed at her friends house one night and the day later I could tell something was up. She did tell me that day that her friend had come onto her and she felt strange about it. Its worth noting that she has never been with a girl or thought it was even possible. She told me that day that she felt attracted to this other girl in that moment but didn’t act on it for the sake of me. That she stopped herself from feeling anything because of me. She said nothing happened and they just slept next to eachother. I told her a few times in response that I appreciated she told me, and that if there was anything else she hadn’t told me that it was vital she told me now so that I can trust her story. She promised she had told me everything. Then we talked about her sexuality a little as this is something she obviously had struggled with, though she is still attracted to men also. A few weeks went by and for some reason I didn’t trust her story and asked her again and could tell that she was cognitively dissonant. Eventually she did admit that there was more to the story, for example that this girl came on to her and put her arms around my gf and that they spooned all night. I was upset that she left this detail away from me beforehand and provoked her again to be sure she wasn’t leaving anything else out. She promised me again that she had told me everything and that she loves me and would not want to lie to me as she agreed that trust is the foundation of any relationship. One time after this I was near the girl who tried to court my gf and I asked my gf if It would be okay for me to go talk with them just to feel comfortable with them around and tell them that I accept what has happened and that its okay and that we were on good terms as long as it doesn’t happen again. Then my gf got upset and didn’t want me to do that, saying that maybe she had misinterpreted what happened that night and that it was all in her head. This confused me as I had never heard this possibility previously. Anyway to keep a long story short, I question her again and eventually she told me more details. The story at this point was that they slept together, the other girl spooned her and they held hands, and had one hand between her thighs, and there was strong sexual tension and music and so on to accompany it. My gf told me that she told the other girl to stop as she was thinking of Me and then they did. She promised on our love and our relationship that she was telling me the truth. Fast forward a few more months, which in todays time was 3 weeks ago and for one reason or another again I am questioning her story. Eventually, after I asked her to promise on my life that she tells me that she has told me the truth and after enough persisting she admits she left some details out. Those details were that my gf also had some involvement in pursuing the other girl. My gf left out details such as her being the one initiating the spoon after they had both decided to go to bed and just sleep. Then the other girl reacted by putting her hands between my gfs legs and they held hands for a while with sexual tension until the other girl said ‘ I think we should stop and think about ‘my name’ ‘. That’s where the story is for now and I don’t know if I can trust or respect her again after so many opportunities to tell me the truth but not doing so. The lies of shifting blame so that she seemed like the victim really make me see her differently. If the other girl did not stop the situation, I feel as if it would have continued. She is very upset and says she loves me and was only lying to me because she didn’t want to lose me. But she also doesn’t like that im upset with her as she doesn’t want to feel like she has done wrong even though she admits to doing wrong. I said to her for now that maybe we can work it out together, but that it will take time. She doesn’t like that it will take time and gets upset that im struggling to forgive because its too taxing on her . Any advice guys? Really don’t know what to do here. What would you/have you done in this situation? TLDR: Girlfriend had intimate night with one of her friends and lied a few times about the details and made the other girl seem more to blame when she was just as much at fault. Any advice for dealing with this?

Hi all! Looking for some advice on how to help my puppy settle with our ducklings. Some context: My pup is a 9.5 month old MalamuteX and is generally pretty laid back. She has been exposed to a lot of poultry. Our direct neighbours have chickens, and we spent 2 months house sitting for family who had neighbours on two sides with chickens and ducks directly on the other side of the fence. She has never cared about them at all. She has loved sitting and watching the ducks and chickens puttering about and it has not been an issue at all. We spend a lot of time at this yard so she sees these birds a few times a week. All of her bird interactions have been neutral and with just a fence between the birds and her. Knowing this we decided adding ducks to our property would be a very doable project. We've created a coop and duck house etc etc and picked them up today. All fenced off etc and in a small corner of our 4 acre yard. And our puppy is losing her mind. She is panting and pacing, more anxious than I have ever seen her. And when we go outside she rushes the fence, throwing herself at it like a lunatic, trying to chew on the fencing to get into the birds. Two behaviours she has never exhibited before. We have her inside right now, 5hrs since we brought the ducklings home and she is standing at the door drooling all over the place and just so anxious. Whining and jumping at the door, chewing at the frame. Again, more behaviours she has never exhibited before. And I can not get her to settle, or even draw her attention elsewhere. Does anyone have any advice?? I have no idea what to do and I feel so horrible for my puppy, she is obviously having an awful stressful time. I've tried toys, lick mat, high value treats, low value treats and lots of pets. The most I can get her down to baseline is maybe 5 consecutive minutes. Please help!!

Nobody really talks about being black with mixed siblings its like you get the non fabulous side of being black, dont get me wrong i love my siblings and i would do anything for them, but its just kinda..idk they get all the compliments on there hair and stuff and my own grampa said i should where my real hair and never complimented it or anything being shy and only being there every other weekend dosent help either, i barley have any relationship with my dads side of the family when i was little i did though, maybe we just drifted apart. Anyways it was me and my dad my stepmom before my first sister came and i was super excited to have a sister, i still am but when we got another sister, me and her had to share rooms..keep in mind theres an age gap of 9 yeats between me and my sister..my whole room transferd into a 4 year olds room at the time..all my childhood things gone. Even the painting my stepmom made for me when i was little, gone. All i had was a bunk ontop of her bed. It dosentfeel like i have a place there anymore maybe im just being dramatic but i dont know, what could i even do im too shy to say anything and i hate that about myself, sharing a room with a 5 year old at 14 is not easy, she sings loudly when i try to rest my eyes, begs me to play with her nonstop..i do play with her but im getting older i cant run around all day and get tired and have periods and stuff that make me more tired..i love her to peices but she said somthing that made me cry today, i asked her if she could sing quieter and she said i “need to sing loudly for this game its my room.” And it set somthing off lit was my room before” and she said “do u need me to call your mom because u think its your room” she was saying it as a joke but i gave her a prespective and she said “are you sad? Do u want me to play with you?” I love her so much..shes only 5 and she dosent understand. Its my stepmoms house anyways, even if its not i dobut my dad would of cared. I think thats it i just needed to let that out

alright so i know your 9th house and mercury are the two things you want to look towards for any ability to pick up foreign languages easily, but is there astrology that points to it being difficult to learn another language? my 9th house is empty (except lilith) and my mercury is in taurus (no hard aspects)… and i find that i have a hard time comfortably language learning. i’ve been studying french on and off for years and while i can understand a lot of it, and even do well with my pronunciation, my mind goes blank when it comes time for me to build a sentence. i start to think too much and psych myself out - i get too self conscious about being wrong. thoughts? advice?

In the process of buying a house and I am loan shopping. Basically the two best options I’ve come up with are either lock in at 6.5% with no fees, or pay down the points and lock in at 5.75% for a total cost of $6600. Loan officer told me if the rate drops more then .25% between now and closing they will allow me to re-lock the rate at the lower rate for no cost. If I lock in at the lower rate and pay the points will it help me get a lower rate later when I go to refinance? If I start at 5.75% instead of a 6.5% will it help me get a lower refinance rate later?

I decided to try the “Under One Rule” and I don’t know if I am mis-managing my empire or what, but I decided to use Slaver Guilds and Decadent (no idea why aside from the -1 point).
As I progressed through the game, I noticed that I have had issues with low amenities (even after building Holo-theaters and City districts), most of my planets have stability between the 70-80 percent range save for one with 50 some, I also noticed that even new colonies have these issues and crime issues as well, causing me to build Precinct Houses.
Should I just start over and edit out Decadent, or make a different custom empire?

My parents have been renting a home for $2400 a month since 2017 (before the rent increase cap situation).
The landlord has always raved about how amazing my parents are. They have done a lot of work on the property and treat the home like they own it. Best tenants, always pay on time and no issues since they have moved in.
My dad and the landlord have gotten close (buddy buddy). The rent is paid in cash (with receipt) and the landlord comes to collect it on the first of every month.
This turned into the landlord hanging out with my dad for some beer and snacks in the garage and shooting the shit.
A few months ago the landlord asked my dad “why do you guys never go on vacation?” My dad said they haven’t been able to afford it for a long time. The landlord bought a trip for my parents to the Dominican Republic because he wanted to do something nice for them.
My parents were thrilled. My mom (who is very street smart) was a bit skeptic.. They went on the trip. All was great. They felt indebted to landlord for such a kind gesture.
Then the landlord had tried to convince them to move into one of his other properties for $3500 a month. They said they would think about it but ultimately decided to not move.
Couple months later, the landlord comes over for his rent. Has beers and shoots the shit with my dad. I want to add that my dad is very physically disabled, can barely walk. His hands and feet are all bent from arthritis since birth.
My dad got a little drunk and didn’t have his glasses. The landlord asked my mom for some paperwork (rental insurance) so that distracted my mom to go upstairs and find some paperwork.
At this point, he asked my dad if he could sign a few papers to “update his information”. Usual stuff like place of work, phone number, etc. My dad said he needed to get his glasses. The landlord said it’s fine he doesn’t need them, it’s just an update of information.
The landlord took my dad to his car and pulled out one piece of paper at a time and asked him to initial and sign on several things. In the midst of this, they were having a light convo and chatting away and the landlord was going “your place of work is still x? Ok good just initial here” “your full name is still x? Ok good just initial here”
7 pages later and the landlord said thanks I’ll send you a copy.
A couple days later my dad told my mom what happened because he was still waiting for a copy and was now feeling uneasy about the situation.
My mom completely LOST IT on my dad saying she believes he signed a new lease.
They called the landlord and he said he would bring a copy of the documents over on the first of the new month now.
When he came he said that the document was a lease for $3500 rent on their current address but he just needed that for records purposes with Remax. He explained he would absolutely not raise the rent on my parents and still only charge the $2400.
My mom who is street smart feels the landlord groomed them into signing a new lease once they agreed to not move into the other house.
The landlord would not be able to raise the rent by 46% since they moved into his property before 2018 so I believe and my mom believes this was his plan to get them to pay the $3500 a month he wants.
My question is how feasible is this lease that he scammed my dad into signing?
Both my parents were not present for this new lease, nothing was explained to them and he pulled one page out at a time in front of my intoxicated dad who he drank several beers with just before.
My dad cannot sleep. He feels like a complete idiot. They are scared. They cannot afford $3500 a month.
What can they do in this situation?
Thanks for reading!

“You shouldn’t be ere..” the masked stranger states, his round brimmed hat covering his facial features as his jagged weapon glistens with the white blood of the inhuman cretin laid beneath the seekers feet, it’s head stared up in a horrific gaze, it had been removed from the torso only a few paces away. “This is a place of nightmares friends, and the cosmos seek sustenance.” The Reaver cackled softly as he turned and slowly walked off into the darkness, his jagged blade dragged behind him as the two stared in disbelief. “This is a nightmare…” one of the cloaked figures states while the other take a few steps in and looks back with a hand beckoning forward. “C‘mon, we’ve work to do…”
This house is strange, darkness envelops all while the stars shine through the ceiling in pockets of incandescence. But the cosmic cretins prowl and the two newest partitioners crawl deeper and deeper into hell, in search of the heart of Özamil.
If anyone’s interested send me a message. This is a small sort of step into cosmic horror, and the seekers and slayers of it as they fall deeper and deeper into the nightmares laid before them in this strange world past the doors and even further past the cosmos and into the depths of the townstead of Özamil, we are the Partitioned Confederates of the Guild, Reavers and Seekers all. Let the unknown be known to we few.

I've included my quickly noted list below and can provide pics for the next day or so. Thought I'd see if there's any interest here first; otherwise, they're going to a thrift shop or the trash.
uw alumni tour sun bowl 2000 xl 2 (in bag) 2000 final four xl (tag) alumni tour alamo bowl 2002 xl 3 s 1 ron dayne 33 towel from 1999 iowa game 2 (1 small stain) alumni tour 2000 rose bowl (gray) xl 2, l, m sweatshirt no hood 1999 xl and 2000 l rose bowl rose bowl towel 2012 x2 super bowl xlv tee xxl stadium collection (tag+sticker) 1994 rose bowl alumni tour xl 2 1994 rose bowl champion red xl 2011 alumni rose bowl tour xl 1999 alumni rose bowl xl 3 commemorative football rose bowl 2012 x2 vhs+cassette from 1993-4 season.

1440p 27” vs 32” for coding
I’m thinking of getting an external monitor for my laptop and I’m wondering about the difference between 27” and 32” in 1440 resolution. I have an ultra wide Dell Alienware AW3418DW and I’m loving 1440 resolution as it’s just the right amount of real estate without the headaches of 4K.
This will be for another location on the house mainly for coding. What are your thoughts on the screen size? Do I lose out on the lower ppi (93 vs 109) or do I gain visibility with the larger panel?
Also if you have any recommendations I’m all ears, trying to stay under $300 and NOT an ultra wide.