Good summary. Happy to see the majority of the council represent their constituents over capital.

Pretty sure it’s iOS 3 or earlier

No, they are unfixable. Suburban infrastructure costs far more to maintain than the tax and fee revenues it generates.

Wasn’t too bad! Tons of turbulence actually, hah.

“Got to learn how to do this sober” is exactly what I settled on too. And really, it seemed like the flight went quicker not being hyper aware of hunting down the flight attendants for another round.

The hardest part was my solo dinner ponied up to a bar, but NA Guinness has been working well. Thanks for the story!

139 days in and now I have to fly for a work trip. As we all know, flying and work trips are potent triggers. I feel resolute though. My world is just now starting to feel bigger and full of possibilities. If I drink, my world will shrink right back down. Screw that. IWNDWYT!

I think Linux Journey might be a good start.

Posting here is a big deal, and likely your first step to real change. Keep checking in. I have found what works best for me is saying that I’ve retired from drinking. It truly was a second job (sometimes first…) and now I’m retired. Been there, done that.

Your wife is on her own journey coping with this and will likely not recognize your progress as quickly as you’d like. Give her grace. Give yourself grace. We’re all rooting for you!

In the past, happiness across the adult lifespan took on a “U-shaped” curve. Young adults were among the most content with their lives, happiness dipped in middle age and then rose again among older adults. In recent years, this decades-old curve has shifted into a straight, upward line. Older adults remain happy, and middle age remains middling, but young adults are now less happy than either group.

Yeah, we know why. Decades of reduced social investment at the behest of a incredibly large and selfish cohort that is remaining in power far longer than any generation before them.

Thanks for posting. I’m now at 108 days. I can confirm that drinking “responsibly” was far more work than not drinking at all. I started journaling my random thoughts about drinking (which still happen) and still refer back to entries I made in the first few weeks. They remind me where I was and why I don’t want to go back to square one. IWNDWYTT!

So much alcoholism. And 2008 happening in their prime earning years caused several gen X’ers I know to never recover financially.

Thanks! I’m looking to do this and appreciate your approach in showing and explaining details that often get glossed over.

Kansas tried something similar and it was such a disaster the Republicans had to repeal it themselves.

The American Prospect and ProPublica

Pretty sure I’ve been subscribed to the slashdot rss for over 20 years

I was looking for similar answers and just couldn’t figure out what really mattered. Then I used this site: Distro Chooser

It asks a lot of questions, but I think they nailed the best choice for my needs and preferences.

It’s not “disruption through innovation” it’s “disruption through having a bottomless war chest of other people’s money to throw on the fire of your economic arson.”

And it’s now coming to a government near you!

Wow. Everything old is new again.

Retired on 12/31, so I’m at 79 days. Over the 25 years I was in active drinking service, I probably averaged 3+ beers about 3 times a week. So, it wasn’t totally debilitating but certainly I did some regretful things and generally wasted a ton of time.

A few years ago I noticed I would get drunker quicker than expected, so I had to start monitoring a little more. This eventually just became the moderation game we hear about - 1 beer wasn’t satisfying but eventually even 2 beers were enough to fuck up my sleep.

I just finally figured I’m done feeling like crap. Well, I still feel like crap but at least I’m not making it 10 times harder on myself by drinking.

Each day I think about it a little less. Really hoping I get to the other sober thing I hear about - feeling genuine joy again! I do find myself thinking and exploring hobbies I dropped in high school when booze took over. It’s fun to get to know myself again. IWNDWYT ❤️

They stay in the green by selling carbon credits.