Don’t confuse annual salary with total compensation. The companies I worked for kept the “base pay” relatively low. In the lean years (and there are always lean years), living on the base pay was a challenge.
Picture of the Day
Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange – A 32-year-old mother of 7 children, Nipomo, California. February 1936.
Dorothea Lange took this photograph in 1936, while employed by the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) program, formed during the Great Depression to raise awareness of and provide aid to impoverished farmers. In Nipomo, California, Lange came across Florence Owens Thompson and her children in a camp filled with field workers whose livelihoods were devastated by the failure of the pea crops.
Complaining Has Zero Positive Impact On Your Life
(photo: @arnelhasanovic)
Life isn’t fair.
Get the fuck over it.
Complaining has zero positive impact on your life.
You waste valuable time, you put yourself in a negative state of mind, make yourself really unattractive, and repel people like magnets because frankly…
No one else cares, nobody wants to hear about it.
Not your best friends. Not your mom. Not your girlfriend. No one.
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Linkage
What Ever Happened To Survivor’s Colleen Haskell? – Ned Hardy
She Played ‘Heather’ in American Pie. See Mena Suvari Now at 44 – Wanderer
These speakers are a phenomenal value and make your music listening experience exponentially better – Amazon
How scammers use psychology to create some of the most convincing internet cons – and what to watch out for – The Conversation
If You Literally Never Cook, Start Here – Eater
How to Change Your Life in 5 Seconds – INC
What Do Airport Body Scanners Really See? – Readers Digest
No One Wants To Buy The Car Tupac Was Killed In – Jalopnik
Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform the way science gets done – Technology Review
How Did Frasier Afford His Apartment? – GQ
From Severus Snape To Hans Gruber: Alan Rickman’s 10 Best Performances in Film – Wanderer
Drunk Man Hits Car In Vegas….Learns That Was A Smart Decision – Reddit
You Don’t Need to Separate Your Laundry (With One Common Exception) – Life Hacker
A damn fine collection of hot women – Leenks
7 Things That Should Be Deal-breakers in a Relationship – Linkiest
The ultimate score for rich people? “Golden” passports – VOX
How to Transition from Casual Dating to a Committed Relationship – Knowledge For Men
To tip or not to tip? 3 reasons why tipping has gotten so out of control – NPR
The Dumping Grounds
Confession of the Day
There’s always someone who ended up in a worse situation with a bigger loss. Every time I hear those stories, it makes me feel a little better that it “could have been worse.” Hope this helps someone realize how bad it can get before you ultimately end in the same place, with the same loss, and the same need for help. It’s also therapeutic to write it down, I’ve found.
What’s It Like To Get Arrested In Japan?
I’m not a violent or evil man. I’ve paid all my taxes, never got into fights, never joined gangs, reported found wallets, helped the disabled, etc. Didn’t even drink till I was 20!
Arrest to the station:
As I was going to work, a guy stopped me and asked me if I was (my name). I told him yes. He told me he was with customs. Then 5-6 guys surrounded me as to prevent me from fleeing. Another guy came up to me and showed me a search warrant (later fond out he was the leader of the search party). I had to oblige as I thought saying no would just make things worse.
Picture of the Day
In Japan you can hire actors to pose as short/longterm spouses, children, friends, etc. A man was hired to pose as a girl’s missing father by her mother for over 8 years without his “daughter” knowing
37-year-old Ishii Yuichi is a father to over 25 families and a husband to over 600 women – but none of them are his real family members.
Together with the 1,200 actors he employs at his company Family Romance, he has played every part from stand-in father for a wedding, missing dad to long lost son and even make-believe groom in his job as a companion for hire.
Linkage
She Played ‘Penny’ On The Big Bang Theory. See Kaley Cuoco Now At 37 – Ned Hardy
She Played Supergirl in the 1984 Film. See Helen Slater Now at 59 – Wanderer
Why You Shouldn’t Over-Apologize, and What to Say Instead – Life Hacker
Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children – The Atlantic
If you want to impress your dentist, get a Waterpik! You’ll be surprised at how much stuff gets stuck in your teeth after using one – Amazon
ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs – NY Post
10 iPhone Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Device Running Smoothly – Make Use Of
Apple is a $3 trillion company — again – The Verge
8 Relationship Dealbreakers You Should Not Tolerate as a Man – Knowledge For Men
She Played ‘Nora Bing’ on Friends. See Morgan Fairchild Now at 73 – Ned Hardy
WW2 photos restored and colorized – Leenks
Congratulations On These 5 Horrible Milestones All of Us Go Through – Linkiest
12 Historically Heart-Tugging Moments That Restore Our Faith In Humanity – Weird History
She Played ‘Young Murph’ in Interstellar. See Mackenie Foy Now at 22 – Wanderer
How to Survive for Three Days in the Wilderness: This 72-hour plan will buy you enough time to wait for search and rescue to arrive – Field And Stream
Improve Your Life With the 80/20 Rule – The Art of Manliness
20 Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Deserve a Comeback – Den of Geek
The Salary You Need to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities – Visual Capitalist
He f*cked around and found out. A would-be robber was critically injured after being shot by a store owner – Jack Froot
I Stopped Taking My Phone into the Bathroom for a Month: It seemed impossible, till it wasn’t — and I’m a whole new man – Mel Magazine
