Pic related.
Some things for me: marmite + jam on toast together, and name etymology
In the US, almost anyone can walk to the end of their driveway (or some other, similarly close location) and put an envelope in a box. In a matter of days, that envelope can be in any other box at the end of anyone else’s driveway in the US, for less than the cost of a bottle of water.
Most US Americans have no idea how good they have it with the USPS.
Similarly, the investigative arm of the Post Office, the USPIS, is arguably the most powerful agency of the US government, as there are virtually no laws limiting their authority to investigate.
The Commons aka the Public Domain. For some reason yet to be scientifically studied by extraterrestrials shall they make their way to this funny Pale Blue Dot one day, humans fall for the “if the product is free, you’re the product” maxim (which is valid to certain extent, especially involving corporations, but ignores the fact that individuals can do things and hand it freely because they don’t mind the costs they had doing something they love doing) and struggle to trust a content given free of costs, but the same humans don’t seem to think twice before submitting themselves by the altar of capitalism for the same content. Yeah, this paragraph is also a vent in disguise.
Silence.
Sometimes it’s nice having nothing to interrupt my thoughts. I’ve never understood the concept of ‘too quiet’.
Fountain pens.
Good one. I wanted to like fountain oens but i’m awful at using them. I can feel the ink on me now, in my memory
The problem with fountain pens is they are like bicycles, drones, airplanes, or motorcycles - you always need just one more.
Lastase pills. Some people don’t know it’s a thing. I wouldn’t be able to eat so many good food like butter, poutine, cheesecake, yoghurt, nachos… I know there are alternatives but they are not the same as the real thing.
*Lactase just in case anyone wants to find it.
That life is priceless
Mine is worthless. Close enough
Knowing exactly where and when to cite a source; what makes for a good one; and then doing it well.
As I learned in college; cite everything.
The transistor
Closeness with friends. You don’t appreciate it until suddenly they’re gone unexpectedly (for one reason or another - but just death).
Hot water on tap. Refrigeration including air conditioning. Laundry machines. Bread. Beer. Fresh Air. The Sun!
Not having a car with its insurance, repair, fuel etc…
The movie Ishtar, funnier than most Adam Sandler films.
Data privacy.
It is so important to understand the basics at least.
Imagine a not-so-far future where you buy some sweets for your neighbor’s children, and after a while, after somebody has found the remains of the packaging of these sweets somewhere in a streets’s corner, you get a summons to court because they can prove that you were the buyer of this.
The amount of times I heard ‘I have nothing to hide’…
The only correct answer to that is ‘show us your cock, then’.
I was gonna say data privacy as well.
my boyfriend. it’s insane, how kind, smart, and funny he is. but he is so quiet, with almost everyone except me.
This is very sweet ♥️
Spending time being out of reach. The power button is by far my favorite on my phone.
