OT: The OT Thread: Work sucks. Dogs don't. (Warning in post 368)

[Chainshot]

One beer league team got new jerseys that were sponsored by the business owned by one guy on team with his girlfriend's business as the secondary sponsor on the bottom of the back of the jerseys.

He owned a real estate business. She was a therapist for child abusers.

Yeah...

Good to know Doug Gilmour can play in a rec league.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Job openings?

Dispute that led to assault at Antarctica base is revealed

The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some 4,000 kilometres from their South African homeland

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sounds like that guy was going to SANAP

 

[brian_griffin]

One of the guys on my trivia team did a deployment to a science center in Antarctica. He loved it.

6 day work weeks, 9 hour days, but it sounds amazing in a lot of ways. Hell of an experience.

I work with a Russian who in his younger days did military science work (lasers and such) at both Franz Josef Land and Antarctica. He brought up Antarctica in conversation and I threw in the reference to the former from the polar competitions of the early 20th century and, after noting he had been there too, he was amazed I was aware.

Just talked this past weekend with a fellow usher at church who had the opportunity in 2011 to visit Antarctica on a work assignment and he started describing the journey beginning with the arrival and I said "McMurdo?" and he asked "you've been there" and I said no, but I've read "Race to the Pole" the story of Robert Falcon Scott vs. Roald Amundsen and "Endurance", the story of Shackleton's failed over-land crossing. After talking, we both agree Shackleton / "Endurance" is the greatest saga of human leadership ever told. I encourage anyone with remote curiosity to read it.

Aside from the space race / lunar challenge, the polar expeditions of the early 20th century are perhaps the best examples of the will of man (meant as human / mankind, but also acknowledging the male dominance in that era) exhibited in the modern era. Note I am not a student of the classic Greco-Roman-Phonecian (sp?) civilizations. The architectural work of the Egyptian pyramid era is unfathomable, but I separate that from the polar era as the latter was voluntary voyages.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I work with a Russian who in his younger days did military science work (lasers and such) at both Franz Josef Land and Antarctica. He brought up Antarctica in conversation and I threw in the reference to the former from the polar competitions of the early 20th century and, after noting he had been there too, he was amazed I was aware.

Just talked this past weekend with a fellow usher at church who had the opportunity in 2011 to visit Antarctica on a work assignment and he started describing the journey beginning with the arrival and I said "McMurdo?" and he asked "you've been there" and I said no, but I've read "Race to the Pole" the story of Robert Falcon Scott vs. Roald Amundsen and "Endurance", the story of Shackleton's failed over-land crossing. After talking, we both agree Shackleton / "Endurance" is the greatest saga of human leadership ever told. I encourage anyone with remote curiosity to read it.

Aside from the space race / lunar challenge, the polar expeditions of the early 20th century are perhaps the best examples of the will of man (meant as human / mankind, but also acknowledging the male dominance in that era) exhibited in the modern era. Note I am not a student of the classic Greco-Roman-Phonecian (sp?) civilizations. The architectural work of the Egyptian pyramid era is unfathomable, but I separate that from the polar era as the latter was voluntary voyages.

I actually don't know that much about it, so this was a fascinating post. The deployment, should I be selected, would be to McMurdo.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Shit is weird as hell. Since I got with my ex-wife 17 years ago, every single woman I’ve been with got pregnant after. Literally the next guy afterwards. It’s a fascinating thing to see where they go from “no more kids” to having a kid, and then getting angry at me because I didn’t want to have a kid. That’s a slightly justifiable reason. Because I’m selfish as f*** and didn’t want to do the whole baby thing. Somehow not wanting that means I’m not committed though.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Shit is weird as hell. Since I got with my ex-wife 17 years ago, every single woman I’ve been with got pregnant after. Literally the next guy afterwards. It’s a fascinating thing to see where they go from “no more kids” to having a kid, and then getting angry at me because I didn’t want to have a kid. That’s a slightly justifiable reason. Because I’m selfish as f*** and didn’t want to do the whole baby thing. Somehow not wanting that means I’m not committed though.

I'm of the firm belief kids need to be talked about very early in a relationship. Nothing too heavy. Just ask 'hey, do you want kids?' If the answer differs than yours, then move on. Even if somebody is wishy washy on the idea, and it differs from yours- move on.

One of my wife's closest friends married a guy who said he wanted kids, then 5+ years into their marriage, he pulled the rug out from under her and said he wasn't sure anymore. She was in her mid-30s when he did that.

All that being said, she wasn't a saint. She'd have guys she'd meet who she would develop little crushes on and tell my wife about them. Of course, they were only little crushes, and nothing would ever come from it (ha!) until one day one of those crushes developed into a full-blown affair that everyone found out about. The kicker is the man she had an affair with and ultimately left her husband for- got terminally ill with cancer and died a few months ago.

My wife has distanced herself from her quite a bit. She just can't respect what her friend did to her husband, which actually started before he said he didn't want kids. She didn't tell my wife until everyone started finding out because she knows my wife would've called her on her shit.

I'm just glad I have an honest wife. The worst thing she ever did was snoop through my phone after we got back together because she was feeling insecure. I did have a woman I was talking to while we were separated (never slept with her) but started pulling away when my wife and I started talking again and I completely blocked her and deleted her texts when it was obvious my wife and I were getting back together. Of course, if a woman wants to find something- they will.

My wife somehow located my deleted texts, and started reading them. She stopped quickly because she felt terrible. The moment I walked back inside, she told me what had done. I felt weird about it, but then a few days later I got a chuckle out of it. I know some people think it's a huge deal, and if she did it consistently behind my back, well, that's different. But it really didn't bother me much and the fact she was so broken up about it and told me the moment after it happened- well, water under the bridge. She's forgiven me for worse.

Hmm...not sure how I went off on that tangent!

 

[Jim Bob]

Shit is weird as hell. Since I got with my ex-wife 17 years ago, every single woman I’ve been with got pregnant after. Literally the next guy afterwards. It’s a fascinating thing to see where they go from “no more kids” to having a kid, and then getting angry at me because I didn’t want to have a kid. That’s a slightly justifiable reason. Because I’m selfish as f*** and didn’t want to do the whole baby thing. Somehow not wanting that means I’m not committed though.

I have someone I used to work with that has always been a "no kids" guy. His first wife was on the same page until she wasn't. They got a divorce over it and he found a second wife that was on the same page.

I wanted kids with my first wife. I was happy with two kids and was fine with having #3. But, I did not want any more kids after that.

When we got divorced, I was upfront with the few ladies I dated that I did not want any more kids. My wife has been fine with it and it would have been a miracle if we had had a kid given my having gone to Dr. Stop and her life long fertility issues.

And when her BFF got pregnant with her second husband about 10 years ago, we were both like, "Oh God, that better not happen to us." Not interested in changing diapers at 40+.

At the end of the day, not wanting kids is a personal choice and doesn't say anything to me about commitment to a relationship.

 

[Jim Bob]

Speaking of relationship advice...

They live in Rochester and I ran into them at TJ Maxx while listening to a podcast interview with her.

 

[brian_griffin]

Pre-marital discussions on kids are fine.
But people change, and life circumstances change.
I know plenty of couples who wanted kids but couldn't conceive (medical).
Or, had hysterectomy (cancer) and then adopted.
I know a few couples (rare) who mutually didn't want kids, and remained childless.
Or, married / remarried, already had kids in prior marriage, but had aged out of low-risk pregnancy and chose to adopt for the 2nd marriage.
Natural delivery, Caesarian, Adoption.
Fosters who were eventually adopted by the fostering family.
Numerous example among family and friends over the years.
Really the only red-flag for me would be discussions about wanting kids via kidnapping.

 

[TehDoak]

Really the only red-flag for me would be discussions about wanting kids via kidnapping.

Without Kid Naps i wouldn't have made it through the last 6 years.

 

[Gras]

Shit is weird as hell. Since I got with my ex-wife 17 years ago, every single woman I’ve been with got pregnant after. Literally the next guy afterwards. It’s a fascinating thing to see where they go from “no more kids” to having a kid, and then getting angry at me because I didn’t want to have a kid. That’s a slightly justifiable reason. Because I’m selfish as f*** and didn’t want to do the whole baby thing. Somehow not wanting that means I’m not committed though.

Really no point in getting legally married if you dont plan to have kids.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Really no point in getting legally married if you dont plan to have kids.

Well, my wife wanted it for security. I didn't really dive deep into why it makes her feel more secure. Also, there are religious reasons people do it, but I'm not all that religious, so that doesn't pertain to me.

Honestly, I just wanted kids. Marriage never mattered much to me, but I was happy to do it because it was a big deal to my wife.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Also, if you're not watching Andor- you're not living your best life. I tried watching season one while getting a bit stoned before each episode, but I grew tired of it. That's probably because I couldn't keep up with the plot.

Now I've been watching season one sober, and boy is it amazing. It's like Game of Thrones, but for Star Wars. I'm so glad they got away from the glam of Jedis vs Sith and big-time heroes vs villains and are instead focusing solely on the rising oppression the Empire brought to the galaxy and the roots of the rebellion.

I'm hooked, and I've heard the final act of season two is some of the best Start Wars content out there. The acting is amazing as well as the writing. It gives you an idea of how oppressors start to tighten the noose if people go against the grain. Cool stuff.

 

[Gras]

Well, my wife wanted it for security. I didn't really dive deep into why it makes her feel more secure. Also, there are religious reasons people do it, but I'm not all that religious, so that doesn't pertain to me.

Honestly, I just wanted kids. Marriage never mattered much to me, but I was happy to do it because it was a big deal to my wife.

Religious Marriage and Gov Marriage are two separate things.

 

[whiplash]

Also, if you're not watching Andor- you're not living your best life. I tried watching season one while getting a bit stoned before each episode, but I grew tired of it. That's probably because I couldn't keep up with the plot line.

Now I've been watching season one sober, and boy is it amazing. It's like Game of Thrones, but for Star Wars. I'm so glad they got away from the glam of Jedis vs Sith and big-time heroes vs villains and are instead focusing solely on the rising oppression the Empire brought to the galaxy and the roots of the rebellion.

I'm hooked, and I've heard the final act of season two is some of the best Start Wars content out there. The acting is amazing as well as the writing. It gives you an idea of how oppressors start to tighten the noose if people go against the grain. Cool stuff.

Andor S1E1 through the end of Rogue One is hands down (for me) the best block of SW ever committed to film. It's so good it made the OT (at least A New Hope) more enjoyable, 40+ years after the fact. There's probably only 60-90 minutes of trimmable "fat" from that whole runtime. Incredible stuff.

 

[Chainshot]

Pre-marital discussions on kids are fine.
But people change, and life circumstances change.
I know plenty of couples who wanted kids but couldn't conceive (medical).
Or, had hysterectomy (cancer) and then adopted.
I know a few couples (rare) who mutually didn't want kids, and remained childless.
Or, married / remarried, already had kids in prior marriage, but had aged out of low-risk pregnancy and chose to adopt for the 2nd marriage.
Natural delivery, Caesarian, Adoption.
Fosters who were eventually adopted by the fostering family.
Numerous example among family and friends over the years.
Really the only red-flag for me would be discussions about wanting kids via kidnapping.

People change and evolve for sure. Nothing is set in stone.

Also, if you're not watching Andor- you're not living your best life. I tried watching season one while getting a bit stoned before each episode, but I grew tired of it. That's probably because I couldn't keep up with the plot line.

Now I've been watching season one sober, and boy is it amazing. It's like Game of Thrones, but for Star Wars. I'm so glad they got away from the glam of Jedis vs Sith and big-time heroes vs villains and are instead focusing solely on the rising oppression the Empire brought to the galaxy and the roots of the rebellion.

I'm hooked, and I've heard the final act of season two is some of the best Start Wars content out there. The acting is amazing as well as the writing. It gives you an idea of how oppressors start to tighten the noose if people go against the grain. Cool stuff.

Alan Tudyk doing anything Sci-Fi is usually a win in my book. His Resident Alien is something I'm shocked has survived because I actually enjoyed it and most of the time, things I like don't make it.

 

[Chainshot]

Also, this is a fascinating tidbit that surfaced yesterday. I'm sure there are some season 2 spoilers in it:



And on other science fiction stuff, I have not set up an Apple account to watch their adaptation of Wells Murderbot Diaries which is one of the few series to capture my attention in the last quarter century.