Fuck Las Vegas
Las Vegas used to have an honest arrangement with its visitors.
You came to behave badly. The city gave you a cheap room, a reasonably priced steak, a few free drinks, and the intoxicating possibility that you might go home richer than you arrived. Vegas understood that the best way to separate you from your money was to make the separation feel like fun.
That arrangement is dead.
I Was Paid to Take Care of a 600-Pound Woman
I was 24 when I was offered more money than I had ever made in my life to become the live-in caretaker for a woman who weighed more than 600 pounds.
A friend of mine knew her family and recommended me because I already had experience as a caretaker. He told them I could be trusted. The family was extremely wealthy, and they were willing to pay an incredible amount of money as long as I agreed to live in the house and be available whenever she needed me.
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Poll of the Day
“Am I being unreasonable?”
I’m 27M and have been dating my girlfriend, 25F, for about six months. Things have been going well, but we recently had an argument about boundaries, and now I’m wondering if I’m being unreasonable.
In my previous relationship, my ex and I agreed not to spend time one on one with friends of the opposite sex or maintain close friendships with them. She stopped talking to a few male friends she had previously hooked up with or who had expressed interest in her. She also limited nonwork conversations with male coworkers. The only male friend she remained close with was gay because neither of us saw him as a potential romantic threat.
Linkage
23 Photos To Remind You That Life Is Beautiful – Ned Hardy
Best way to clean a dishwasher. Run these dishwasher tablets in an empty machine, put the tablet in the soap dispenser & just let it run – Amazon
Fighter pilot reflects on order to sacrifice herself to stop Flight 93 on 9/11 – PBS
What Years of Inflation Have Done to American Prices – NYTimes
This Man Has a Cult Internet Following Over His Olive Garden Lifetime Pasta Pass – Archive.ph
Prediction Markets Are Buying Their Way Onto the Internet’s Front Page – Rolling Stone
How Would AI Actually Kill Us All? What to Know About the AI Doomsday Debate – Archive.ph
Inflation persisted in August, potentially locking in a Fed interest rate hike – CNBC
29 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy
This is the hiking backpack that I’ve been using for the last 5 years and it has served me well. It has everything you need and has been super durable – Amazon
Tech’s New Rich Are Suffering From ‘Sudden Wealth Syndrome’ – Archive.ph
Woman, 54, gives birth to baby girl from embryo frozen for 22 years – Independent
Two sons fight man that hit their mom – Reddit
How Do I Avoid Becoming A Doomsday Prepper? – Defector
The fascinating reason people looked much older in the past than they do today – Upworthy
The Dumping Grounds
Picture of the Day
An Indian man after fighting a leopard with bare hands, killing it, after it attacked his daughter and wife
Rajagopal Naik was riding home on a motorcycle with his wife, Chandramma, and their child, Kiran, when the leopard suddenly jumped out of the bushes. It bit Kiran’s leg and then tried to attack Chandramma.
Rajagopal grabbed the leopard by the neck and repeatedly struck its head with his elbow. Although the animal clawed his face and forehead while trying to escape, he refused to let go. He continued tightening his grip until the leopard suffocated.
Rajagopal was injured in the struggle but managed to save his wife and child.
Mad respect for this man. A leopard attacked his wife and daughter, and he fought it with his bare hands and somehow won. No weapon, no hesitation, just a father putting himself between his family and almost certain death. Whatever scars he carries, his daughter will grow up knowing her father was willing to give his life to save hers.
Poll of the Day
When you look back on your life, what do you regret most?
“My wife keeps having disproportionate angry outbursts”
My wife and I have an 18 month old son. We split childcare roughly 60/40, with her doing a little more. I cook, she cleans, and I contribute more financially. Her business only requires a few calls each week, while mine is in an active growth phase and usually requires 10 to 12 hours of work a day.
I mention all of that because we are both involved parents and contributing partners. The problem is that my wife sometimes has extreme reactions to minor inconveniences. Some weeks she handles stress perfectly well. Other times, the smallest problem can cause a complete meltdown. I often feel like I am walking on eggshells, trying to anticipate what might set her off.
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