Thanks, guys. Our friend had always leaned left but our discussions had never gotten combative before that last dinner. Am I angry about it? No and maybe that’s a problem, but I have no desire to mend fences as I see it as a hopeless endeavor. I’ll let it sit as she wishes.
When we first got married and were living in an apartment, I had an argument with Mrs Sven over who was buying more groceries. I felt I was paying way more than she was. When we married -- and we were both making pretty much the same pay -- we agreed to handle finances in this fashion: we figured out major expenses (rent, insurance, utilities, etc) and we both contributed the same amount to that bucket -- the money leftover from our checks belonged to each of us and the only bucket that both of us had a say on how it was spent was that first one. She didn’t monitor my checking account; I didn’t monitor hers. Ours, hers, and mine. Groceries came out of hers and mine.
Mrs Sven disagreed on who was buying more foodstuffs and she suggested we track it for a month -- throw all the receipts in a glass jar and then separate them and tally up and that’s what we did. At the end of the month, I had more receipts than she did, but she was buying more at one time and the dollar amounts were pretty much equal.
I often think of that when situations like the one I described occur or are in the news. I had a narrative that said my new wife was ripping me off; her narrative was she wasn’t. Neither of us had the facts to support either conclusion, but once we gathered the facts, she was right and I was wrong. My narrative, or as my friend would say, “my truth,” was wrong and it changed based on the facts. It may sound like nothing, but it was a lesson I learned from her that facts matter. Facts inform a narrative, not the other way around. If you aren’t willing to find the facts that support or disprove your opinion, then there’s no chance for a discussion.
Sadly, with TDS the facts don’t seem to matter. Any facts are just dismissed. I don’t bother trying to point out truth to Chell or too my brother’s family. They only see and hear what they want.
A thread is a terrible thing to waste.
Happy Catfisherday, Gerbil Nation!
Good afternoon, Sven!
Sven -- I’m sorry your friend is so tied up with politics that she’s willing to abandon decades of friendship.
It is sad to see. Chell is deep deep into TDS.
Thanks, guys. Our friend had always leaned left but our discussions had never gotten combative before that last dinner. Am I angry about it? No and maybe that’s a problem, but I have no desire to mend fences as I see it as a hopeless endeavor. I’ll let it sit as she wishes.
When we first got married and were living in an apartment, I had an argument with Mrs Sven over who was buying more groceries. I felt I was paying way more than she was. When we married -- and we were both making pretty much the same pay -- we agreed to handle finances in this fashion: we figured out major expenses (rent, insurance, utilities, etc) and we both contributed the same amount to that bucket -- the money leftover from our checks belonged to each of us and the only bucket that both of us had a say on how it was spent was that first one. She didn’t monitor my checking account; I didn’t monitor hers. Ours, hers, and mine. Groceries came out of hers and mine.
Mrs Sven disagreed on who was buying more foodstuffs and she suggested we track it for a month -- throw all the receipts in a glass jar and then separate them and tally up and that’s what we did. At the end of the month, I had more receipts than she did, but she was buying more at one time and the dollar amounts were pretty much equal.
I often think of that when situations like the one I described occur or are in the news. I had a narrative that said my new wife was ripping me off; her narrative was she wasn’t. Neither of us had the facts to support either conclusion, but once we gathered the facts, she was right and I was wrong. My narrative, or as my friend would say, “my truth,” was wrong and it changed based on the facts. It may sound like nothing, but it was a lesson I learned from her that facts matter. Facts inform a narrative, not the other way around. If you aren’t willing to find the facts that support or disprove your opinion, then there’s no chance for a discussion.
Sadly, with TDS the facts don’t seem to matter. Any facts are just dismissed. I don’t bother trying to point out truth to Chell or too my brother’s family. They only see and hear what they want.
Curious as to why POTUS is attending that bs correspondents dinner tonight. It ain’t out of the goodness of his heart.
I’m sure the shooter was MAGA.
My favorite comment of the night
https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/2048219138410111211/photo/1
I would like to know how many shots were fired, by whom, and how the suspect was taken down as he does not appear to be shot.
I feel terrible for Erika Kirk. Video of her crying and saying she just wants to go home. God bless and watch over her.