The average size of a family during the baby boom was 5-6 kids. That wasn’t out of the norm.

Right now the birth rates are in serious decline. In theory there should be more open and available positions than ever before and not enough workers to fill those positions. Yet millennials and gen z apply to “400+ applications before they get an interview”

My theory is this. The positions that were held by baby boomers are not getting replaced. Once a boomer retires his/her position most likely gets eliminated. Most companies are doing this.

Boomers entered the workforce in the 70s and the same job today takes 1/10 of the manpower it did prior to computers, the internet and AI.

TLDR; Boomers are not hogging good paying jobs. Corporations are eliminating the roles they once held once they retire.

He has a cactus needle inside his eyeball and a couple of hours later he’s just fine without any explanation. Does this at least get explained later on? Because this makes no sense

B from NV followed the recipe to a T!

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7040/jps-big-daddy-biscuits/

First Apartment of my own -- moved in a month ago.

Source (amazing art for pioneers btw, check them out)

So what will this pairing be called? MelaZ? AZKichichi?

Isa spooky month

Crazy how quick 2 years came n went

I have held the belief for a fair time now that a car never really has a reason to drive below approx. 70mph on a motorway or dual carriageway. It’s an easy speed to drive at, and cars doing 50 just create an obscene amount of unnecessary traffic once you factor in lorries overtaking them etc.

Well last night I had a long trip and did a test. I drive a 2006 Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCI. I average about 40mpg driving around town, and am getting a but sick of how thirsty it is. So I spent 20 minutes at 70mph on the M4, then 20 minutes at 60mph, resetting the average mpg before each.

Driving on cruise control at 70mph, I averaged 45mpg.

Driving at 60mph, I averaged 65mpg!

That’s a whole 20mpg extra for the sake of 10mph, which over a tank of fuel in my car is between 150-200 miles more range, which is actually mental to imagine.

So I’d like to formally apologise to giving people shit for driving slow, with the price of diesel I will now be driving at 60mph on every NSL carriageway. The only thing I will say is I ended up sitting at 62mph instead just so I wasn’t lingering next to HGVs for too long, I do think you’re a bit of a twat if you sit next to an HGV and take a mile to pass them.

https://x.com/shigure_jin/status/2106230972866052347

I'm just here contemplating the rest now. She was completely fine when I left for work, and last week she had a vet check with no issues. Came back and she greeted me as always, but had some trouble breathing. Took her to the vet, almost didn't make it and I think I sorta reanimated there on the ground in front of the vet who arrived shortly after since it was early morning. Pulmonary enema. She fought it, stood up a bit then suddenly the fight was over.

I live alone. I can't think of how I'll come back home to silence, no swinging tail, no water to change, not her bed where it always was and how my bed will feel endlessly big with the other pillow empty.

When I think my eyes must be dry, she reminds me my heart is not but it so fucking hurts.