Lawnmower Boy
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cygnia in Foods for those that just don't care anymore
Pineapple shrimp fried rice
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cancer in The cranky thread
... and he's checked out for good this morning, sooner than I think most of us expected, but if he'd had another stroke (or more than one) that could have done it. The cat was at his side until the end.
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Christopher R Taylor in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND
We're gonna need a montage
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Enforcer84 in The imminent passing of George Perez (and my stepdad)
RIP George.
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Scott Ruggels in R. I. P. George Perez, Cover Artist for 4th Edition Champions
Sad to report that George Perez has died, aged 67, from cancer. Details:
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/george-perez-dead-wonder-woman-teen-titans-comics-1235261261/
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in World Creation Superdraft 6: May 2022
Step over the threshold and through
In the future you're somebody new Change your mind and turn round? Through the doorway rebound? Can't undo just by crossing anew Secondary domain: Progress -
Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cygnia in The Uprising Has Begun!
Yellow Cab Tesla drives into Greater Columbus Convention Center
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Pattern Ghost in The cranky thread
I figured I was never going to get the raise I've been promised since last August, so gave my notice yesterday. Having your direct reports making more than you isn't sound retirement planning. Nor is it fair compensation for being on call 24/7 and having to cover shifts of all kinds when you have no people. If all goes well, I'll start a coding boot camp in August and get a nice coding job like the wifey eventually.
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Lawnmower Boy reacted to Grailknight in In other news...
Yes. I'd be concerned. I'd hate to see the value of my home and the quality of my neighborhood go down. If you want to beef up the penalties on property maintenance..., well you can try. But you risk the government becoming an HOA for the entire city. I can't see that working well.
But as a Black American, I've been on the targeted side of this debate all my life. The main cause of the wealth disparity in this country is laws like this, which have denied the generational wealth of inherited property through housing laws and property devaluation. Repeating the cycle of oppression is not the answer.
But the economics of "white flight" aren't nearly as forgiving as they were in the 50's and 60's. To put it plainly, fewer people can afford to move, so they'll have to live with the changing neighborhood dynamics. .
I think if we're going to continue this conversation, it should be in the Political Thread. We've been civil but we're probably over that boundry.
