Background
Christopher Ruess and Stella Knight were married on April 2, 1905. He was a Unitarian minister and she was a dancer and artist. Their first child, Waldo (named after Ralph Waldo Emerson), was born on September 5, 1909. A second son, Everett (named after the author and historian Edward Everett Hale), was born on March 28th, 1914, in Oakland, California.
Both Stella and Christopher had a deep love of books and of art, which they imparted to their children. They were avid diarists as well and encouraged both of their sons to not only keep a diary themselves, but to also copy out long passages from their respective diaries in letters home when they were separated from their parents.
In September 1918, the family moved to Brookline, Massachusetts, because Christopher had decided to take a job with the Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk Company. When Stella’s father became ill, she and Everett traveled across the country by train to Los Angeles to care for him. Along the way, they made several stops at memorable locations such as the Grand Canyon and the Yosemite Valley. Everett was nine at the time and began keeping his first diary during this trip. His earliest writings showed his growing fascination with nature and his love of traveling. As Everett grew a little older, he also developed a passion for writing poetry and painting. He was even able to sell some of his watercolor paintings from time to time.
Everett graduated from high school in 1931. Though his parents very much wanted him to attend college, Everett had other ideas. That same year, Everett went off on his first solo adventure, hiking and camping out in the wilderness, as well as keeping a detailed diary about his feelings and experiences, and writing frequent letters to his family. He also loved visiting Anasazi ruins and collecting artifacts from these sites. Thus began his pattern of hitchhiking, camping, and hiking for months at a time before briefly returning home, only to leave once again, starting the cycle anew. He met many people along the way during these solo trips, but a certain shyness and inherent desire for solitude kept him from forming connections with most of the people he encountered during his travels, a fact which he sometimes lamented in his diaries. He tried to support himself by selling paintings, but because he was rarely able to make a sale (and keep in mind that this was during the Great Depression), his expeditions were mostly financed by his parents.
... keep reading on reddit ➡In January, I like to challenge myself to complete 100,000 steps in 24 hours. Yesterday I completed the challenge for 2022. This year was my third year completing the challenge.
I learn a little more each time I do this and I am finally honing in on how to have the best experience possible.
Tips
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Pick a good shoe. What a “good” shoe for you is depends on a variety of factors, so do some research. I found good advice in r/runningshoegeeks this year and decided on the Adidas Ultraboost 21, which ended up being a good choice for me. In the past I have used the Brooks Ghost and they worked fine. You’ll want to make sure to break the shoes in, so get them a few weeks ahead of time.
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Stock up on snacks and electrolytes. This challenge burns a lot of calories and you’ll be hungry as a result. You will also likely be pretty thirsty and need to drink lots of water, which means you will also need electrolytes to balance out the extra water and sweating. I start the day with a carb-heavy breakfast and then eat 200-300 calories in snacks per hour throughout the rest of the day. DO NOT CHOOSE HIGH-FIBER, HIGH-FAT, AND SUGAR-ALCOHOL FILLED SNACKS. You will likely have stomach issues if you do. I like bananas, Clif Bars and other protein bars (not too many due to sugar alcohols), oatmeal, cereal, low-fat chips and puffed chip-like products, and various candies, as well as coconut water, Powerade, and salt tablets for electrolytes.
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Grab some blister-resistant socks. In previous years I bandaged up each of my toes, my heels, etc. and it was a pain in the ass. This year I invested in a few pairs of blister-resistant socks and didn’t get any blisters. I like Balega but there are other good brands out there. I change my socks 4-5 times during this challenge.
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Have anti-chafing agents available. I like to have both a powered and gel version. I use Gold Bond for powered and Squirrel’s Nut Butter and Body Glide for gel.
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Download various entertainment to your phone. I like to call various family members and listen to audiobooks, podcasts, and music throughout the challenge.
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Hydrate and fuel ahead of time. It's a good ideal to have some extra carbs and water in the days leading up to this challenge.
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Sleep well if you can, but it's ok if you don't the night before. It can be hard to sleep the night before, but if you slept well in the 2-3 d
It is a common fantasy trope for the vampires of a world to be sorted into different bloodlines.
Hwtossad Bloodline. The vampires of Hwtossad (hiw-toe-sad) are from the cold and windswept plains. Their origin is said to be a demonic pact, which is true. Frequently omitted is that the pact was made in the pain and desperation of a deep famine. The Hwtossad tribe avoided obliteration by hunger but gained a new craving beyond bread.
Hwtossad vampires feed like vampire bats, punching holes in the skin with sharp (but not over-long) teeth and lapping the flowing blood. Their saliva is totally normal chemically, but because of their magic curse it acts like an anticoagulant, preventing the blood-flow from stopping. They must drink blood to live, though they can get by on about one wholly exsanguinated victim a year. Again, their digestion is totally mundane, but due to their curse they can survive on humanoid blood alone.
Hwtossad vampires can enter dwellings but not places of sanctity like temples, graveyards and holy groves. They cannot swim and can drown, are blinded by sunlight, and can be paralyzed by being staked through the heart with a wooden stake.
The Hwtossad bloodline is ruled by an Ancient Council, which is comprised of the seven survivors of the original Hwtossad tribe. They are all silver-haired, hunched and wizened. Their vote on issues presented by senior members of the clan is the final say, and none dare challenge them,
- Etaz is an obligate grouch and refuses to hear good news of anything.
- Oweban longs for his pre-cursed life as a warrior and rover, seeing the past in rosy hues.
- Katacc tires of ruling and thinks of her obligations as so much red tape and rubber stamps.
- Xatiweh (Xati for short) always thinks of conquest and glory, crowns and empires.
- Zaccah is withdrawn but always votes on what he feels secures the clan's future best.
- Hetoh numbs himself with revelry and indulgence and is seen as immature by the others.
- Yudu wants to be a bold innovator but is too scared of real change.
A Hwtossad vampire must be full-gorged with blood to spread the curse to another mortal. Therefore, they need two victims to make one vampire- one to drain and one to bite. The Hwtossad ancients, closest to the source of the demonic curse, can even without full-gorge of blood turn a bite victim into a Hwtossad thrall, which is a Ghoul whose creature type is Fiend.
Right now, the Hwtossad bloodline is embroiled in a sort of civil war
... keep reading on reddit ➡There’s actually many instances where player choice can have a small impact on the story or game world, but it’s so subtle that it mostly goes unnoticed by the player. Here’s just a few examples of how the majority of player choice in Cyberpunk 2077 is so subtle that most people don’t even notice it.
AUTOMATIC LOVE
If the player has completed the gig Monster Hunt, they can threaten to kill Woodman, and have a peaceful outcome.
If the player has met River, they can threaten Woodman with calling the NCPD.
THE SPACE IN BETWEEN
If the player has completed the gig Monster Hunt and looked at Jotaro’s computer, they can tell Judy that they already know where to find an XBD.
If the player has done enough gigs for Wakako, they can tell Judy that they know a local fixer who can help with finding an XBD.
If the player has already visited the piece of shit, it will recognize them.
If the player beats the piece of shit, its services will be unavailable later in the game.
DISASTERPIECE
If the player is undetected, Judy will occasionally create a distraction so V can stealth kill the enemies.
Judy will make a comment about V’s method of taking out the enemies in the furnace room.
I WALK THE LINE
If the player doesn’t tell Placenta about the biochip, Johnny will give them a thumbs up.
Johnny will admit the Netwatch Agent was right if V flatlines him after he tells V that the Voodoo Boys are setting them up.
TRANSMISSION
If the player has completed Queen of the Highway, Johnny will mention that V already has friends willing to help them get inside Mikoshi.
GHOST TOWN
If the player romanced Judy, they can tell Panam they do have someone they would call close.
If the player convinces Panam to not go after Nash, she will not offer them a room at the motel.
LIFE DURING WARTIME
If the player leaves Panam and goes by themselves to find Hellman, they won’t get Scorpion’s bike.
KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
Rogue will make a comment if Johnny plays Chippin’ in on the radio.
WE GOTTA LIVE TOGETHER
Various people will be present or absent in the camp depending on the gigs or side quests that the player has completed.
EX-FACTOR
Maiko will address V differently depending on how they completed Automatic Love
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
If the player helped Mitch and Bobby with the fuse box, they will tell Panam that Mitch and Bobby got some outside help when the lights come on.
If the player convinced Panam to not go after Nash during Ghost T
... keep reading on reddit ➡“I’m going to let you in on a little secret.” She winked and swirled her cocktail. “I’m what you might call a Search-and-Rescue tourist.”
“Huh?” I was sure I hadn’t heard her over the jazz piano and muffled bar conversations around us.
“No, you heard right.” She leaned in close.” Come on, what do you see in the news every day? The worst side of people. Crime, corruption, selfishness. But when someone goes missing? You should see it. The whole community comes together."
"What're you talking about?"
"I got certified in SAR years ago, and now I go wherever there's a need. Look, I’ve struggled with depression my whole life. Most of the time it feels like the planet is doomed, life isn’t worth living, and things are only getting worse. But when you’re out there looking for somebody–sharing hugs and hot coffee and candlelight vigils–it feels like there’s actually hope. I mean, you might actually be the one to rescue a person who would otherwise disappear without a trace, or solve an unexplained mystery! Isn’t that better than a hangover, a sunburn and an overpriced motel?”
How well I remember that fateful conversation. All I'd wanted was to plan a trip with my new girlfriend Roxanne. We’d only been dating for a few weeks, and we were still sort of feeling each other out, trying to see if this thing would be a good fit. That’s why I was so surprised that she mentioned her little secret–one of many as it turned out, but that was later. Back in the cocktail bar, I was still puppy-love infatuated with the geeky, unpredictable redhead across the table from me, and if she’d said her hobby was bear-wrestling or digging up corpses, I probably would have gone along just as eagerly.
Just like a hiker wandering off the trail or a child swimming too deep, I was entering an uncharted world where what I knew no longer applied.
That’s how I found myself in a tacky pine-scented cabin in Halleck’s Point, Wyoming, buttoning up to go look for Bryce Hartford.
Bryce was 7 years old–and 52 hours missing. Bryce’s mother, Carmen, had been watching him build snow forts in the backyard when she realized that she’d left her phone inside. When Carmen returned, all that was left of Byrce was a small blue mitten hanging from the handle of a plastic shovel. Her son w
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Copy and pasted from Facebook
AMAZON AD RESPONSE
This statement is a response to my Amazon ad controversy. I understand there were a few people disappointed in my decision to act as a spokesman for the company’s seasonal hiring initiative. After much thought, I decided it was time to clarify my reasoning and add my perspective to the conversation.
After seven years in the NFL, in 1997 my wife Rebecca and I moved to Los Angeles to pursue our dream of careers in entertainment. We always agreed Hollywood would be our end goal, and football was going to be a means to that end, but sadly, after a very uneven life as a journeyman football player, we faced obstacle after obstacle our first six months in California. We brought two daughters with us and had just found out we had a third baby on the way, and our savings drained away to nothing as we struggled day after day to stay afloat. Eventually, we ran out of money, we were broke.
I tried and failed many times to land a secure job in entertainment but there was no luck. When my wife’s wedding ring took its fourth trip to the pawn shop, she told me maybe it was time to widen the search to anything that could genuinely put food on the table. Pregnant, she found a temp job at a bank, but it wasn’t enough to make our ends meet. The darkest time was when I got a call from a “casting agent” telling me I could pose for pictures for money. The more I would show, the more I could make. I slammed the phone down in disgust, and told my wife I’d never do anything like that, but as time went on and our food began to dwindle, I honestly gave it a second thought. It was that bad.
I was on a job search when I passed a temp agency for manual labor called LABOR READY. After spending the previous night searching the couch cushions for change, I made the humbling decision to go in and register to be placed as a temp somewhere, anywhere.
After completing the paperwork, I was sent a factory in Chatsworth called WHITE CAP. I was to get minimum wage- $8 dollars an hour for 8 hours, and get my check at the end of the day. When I arrived, I was unceremoniously handed a broom and told to sweep the entire factory. To this day I don’t know what they manufactured because I spent my whole time looking at the floor. Devastated, I wondered how I could’ve ended up in such dire straits after the NFL, but there I was- sweeping floors in a factory. It was hard, blistering work, and the only way I knew to make the time go faster was to
... keep reading on reddit ➡This seems very commonly overlooked so i’m making this post.
Always. Always, test your pills. You can’t trust most dealers as most of them don’t even press or get rx’d the pills themselves. Most drug stores sell fent test strips. Benzo test strips and reagents is also a useful tool to test pills, you can order all these online and get it shipped to your front door.
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The taste of the bar or pill is absolutely not a good indicator of “pure alp” or any other benzo. Bittering agents can be easily added to presses to imitate the real thing.
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The look and appearance of it shouldn’t be a good indicator either, most pills pressed nowadays are getting closer and closer to the real thing in terms of looks and even blister packs have been faked. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
If that is absolutely not an option (which probably wouldn’t be the case for most of you) Take a small bit of the pill first as some are heavily overdosed with rc benzos, making it easy to knock you out or make you OD even for people with tolerance.
the sprite test is not an actual test.
Take care and be safe out here.
- u/ki-iro
Some Siege of Terra (Mortis) spoilers and some Eisenhorn/Ravenor spoilers incoming.
The Cognitae are a heretical sect that have opposed the Emperor for a very long time. In the Eisenhorn/Ravenor series (set in M41) we see the handiwork of Cognitae agents across the Helican subsector, where they are even described as a 'Shadow Inquisition'.
All the schemes of the Cognitae revolve around Enuncia:
>Enuncia is an ancient language, but instead of communication, the language was used as a tool or a weapon: when spoken aloud or written, Enuncia was capable of manipulating the very fabric of reality, a power beyond even the most potent psykers. It was incredibly dangerous, especially since it required no natural psyker ability, and could potentially be used by anyone
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>https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Enuncia
In Mortis, we discover that Ollainus Pious and the Emperor are responsible for destroying the Tower of Babel, a vast temple inscribed with Enuncia.
>‘The people of the tower thought of themselves as something else. They were scholars of a sort, thinkers, fools
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>They built their tower, and up and up it went, and out there, their word spread across the lands. Cultures, people, language, art, they changed it all.’
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>What was it they had, Oll? Psyker stuff, sure, witch and warp stuff, but that’s not all, is it?’
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>John looked at the cracked floor for a moment, then flinched back, shaking. Oll watched, and waited.
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>‘That’s…’ gasped John. ‘All the carvings… it’s Enuncia. It’s shitting Enuncia.’
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>‘It wasn’t called that back then,’ said Oll. ‘Things didn’t really have the names they picked up later. Enochian, Glossolalia, Enuncia, Babel… In some ways that was the problem – names, concepts, power, illumination – it all started here. In the fallout. Like everything else.’
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>‘The primordial language of creation…’ breathed John. He was not looking at Oll now, not really listening, his eyes moving across the figures and chamber as though seeing it for the first time. ‘The first symbol system to span the gap between reality and infinity, and they just had it carved on the walls like kids’ graffiti on a hab.’
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>‘A near-complete lexicon,’ said Oll.
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>‘To do what?’
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>‘The same as everyone with power – to change thing
Read Chapter 1 Here
Previous Chapter Here
Another day, another chapter!
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Goddess, Silia, you look like shit.
She stared numbly at herself, the mirror-polished surface of the lift door providing a perfect portal through which she could see what had been done to her. Done by House Chel'xa, those damn humans, those military cunts... even the Interior.
Her head had been shaved, just a dark fuzz where here once long, luscious hair had been. It had been humiliating, though not nearly as bad as when they held her down and filed her tusks into short, rounded nubs. "For her protection and those of the other inmates." She knew what it really was. With her long hair gone, her tusks short, in soft coveralls with slippers instead of proper boots, she looked weak. Soft. Like a male.
The lift stopped, the doors opened. Silia let out a quiet sigh, then started walking before the two guards behind her could take an opportunity to entice her to move. They were good about finding any reason to pop her in the kidneys with an elbow or stomp a foot. They were wearing boots. Her toenails were already black from blood blisters thanks to not being fast enough over the last few days. Thankfully, it wasn't a long walk.
The trial had been a small, private thing. Nobody wanted to publicly admit that the Interior had spies inside the military, especially considering the amount of money she had stolen over the years for Interior black-book projects. She had to, of course. It was her duty as an Interior Agent.
Except she wasn't an Interior Agent. Never had been. What was the phrase that cunt Jel'si Chel'xa had used? A 'soft asset'. She had been lied to, used by real Agent Bel'ac Elent, and was now the fallgirl for all of that bitch's misdeeds.
The evidence had been overwhelming and had painted Silia as a traitor to her military, her family, and the Imperium as a whole. If she took a moment to be honest with herself, something Silia tried to avoid as much as possible these days, it could have been even worse. What she had done recently was bad, some of the worst she had ever done, but the prosecution had missed a lot of her past actions. Not that it mattered.
The doors opened and Silia stepped in to the Room of Judgement. She noticed Colonel Ei'tel sitting to the side, as well as a high ranking Interio
... keep reading on reddit ➡Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
TL;DR: Disney is awesome, Genie+ sucks, and reconsider going during high occupancy times.
I just got back from WDW - it's been less than 24 hours since I have been hit up about timeshares. I am currently in Disney Detox, already thinking about how to get my next trip. We arrived late Sunday night, and was in MK on Monday, AK and EP on Tuesday, and HS on Wednesday before flying home on Thanksgiving. This was my ninth trip to WDW, the fifth for my wife, and the second for my kids. Here goes.
THE GOOD
- It's Disney. A bad day at Disney is an awesome day elsewhere.
- The food - had amazing meals at Liberty Tree Tavern, Crystal Palace, and Hollywood and Vine.
- Galaxy's Edge is amazing!
- Rise of the Resistance is phenomenal, and ought to be a template for future major attractions, imo.
- Cast members did a respectable job of reminding guests to wear their masks correctly, even though they shouldn't have to.
- Rainy Day Parade - it was raining at MK on Monday morning and out comes a parade to celebrate the occasion. Completely awesome.
- Met several cast members with 20+ years of service.
- Even with the high occupancy of the parks and having to drop a park from our agenda, we still got to do most all of what we wanted to do. In reality, we only missed out on 1 ride at MK and 2 rides at EP that we really wanted to do.
THE GOOD (...BUT...)
- MouseDining - had only 1 reservation with the travel agent, and was able to get several more using MouseDining. BUT by the time you get a text or email it's probably too late. I had my best success refreshing my alerts on a computer and immediately following the link, where my passwords could be saved. Impossible on my iDevices.
- Droid building. BUT, we had to wait about 30 minutes in standby because I didn't realize you can schedule it (and the lightsaber building) days/weeks in advance.
- Animal Kingdom Lodge. BUT I'd still rather stay at Pop Century and have the gondola take me to a couple parks, rather than ride a bus to all of them. My future plans will always include a resort with a non-bus transport method to at least 1 park.
- Magical Express. On the ride back to the airport the driver saying "you're still on vacation" was great. BUT it's going away. I loved just having my bags arrive in my room in the good old days of Magical Express, but that whole thing has been picked away to where it's just a bus ride to and from the airport.
THE BAD
- The Genie/My Disney Experience hybrid monstrosity. This needs a hug
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
They’re on standbi
Hi all, I've got 3 Codes for the following packs to give away:
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Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
In January, I like to challenge myself to complete 100,000 steps in 24 hours. Yesterday I completed the challenge for 2022. This year was my third year completing the challenge.
I learn a little more each time I do this and I am finally honing in on how to have the best experience possible.
Tips
- Pick a good shoe. What a “good” shoe for you is depends on a variety of factors, so do some research. I found good advice in r/runningshoegeeks this year and decided on the Adidas Ultraboost 21, which ended up being a good choice for me. In the past I have used the Brooks Ghost and they worked fine. You’ll want to make sure to break the shoes in, so get them a few weeks ahead of time.
- Stock up on snacks and electrolytes. This challenge burns a lot of calories and you’ll be hungry as a result. You will also likely be pretty thirsty and need to drink lots of water, which means you will also need electrolytes to balance out the extra water and sweating. I start the day with a carb-heavy breakfast and then eat 200-300 calories in snacks per hour throughout the rest of the day. DO NOT CHOOSE HIGH-FIBER, HIGH-FAT, AND SUGAR-ALCOHOL FILLED SNACKS. You will likely have stomach issues if you do. I like bananas, Clif Bars and other protein bars (not too many due to sugar alcohols), oatmeal, cereal, low-fat chips and puffed chip-like products, and various candies, as well as coconut water, Powerade, and salt tablets for electrolytes.
- Grab some blister-resistant socks. In previous years I bandaged up each of my toes, my heels, etc. and it was a pain in the ass. This year I invested in a few pairs of blister-resistant socks and didn’t get any blisters. I like Balega but there are other good brands out there. I change my socks 4-5 times during this challenge.
- Have anti-chafing agents available. I like to have both a powered and gel version. I use Gold Bond for powered and Squirrel’s Nut Butter and Body Glide for gel.
- Download various entertainment to your phone. I like to call various family members and listen to audiobooks, podcasts, and music throughout the challenge.
- Hydrate and fuel ahead of time. It's a good ideal to have some extra carbs and water in the days leading up to this challenge.
- Sleep well if you can, but it's ok if you don't the night before. It can be hard to sleep the night before, but
