In 1683 Turkey was the invader. In 2004 much of Europe still sees it that wayAs one of the EU's biggest decisions nears, old prejudices are coming to the fore Ian Traynor in Vienna Wed 22 Sep 2004 23.58 BST Share Sipping red wine on a hillside terrace high above Vienna, Helmut pointed to the Polish church next door, convinced...See More »
Went around and spoke with all employeesWas supposed to sign off on a potential new hire, didn't happen now I have to find a reason besides not liking her father to not hire her
I’m still considering a personal belly dancing instructor 😓I don’t like how I still skip out on my routine when I’m still feeling tired or just plain lazy. But I do my dancercising in the very early morning and I’ve actually tried before, looking for an instructor (in my country) who would be willing to...See More »
People are so fickleAs I've stated before, I'm trying to get a more booming social life. I use bumble bff the friend-making side of the app. We chatted for about a week, hung out once (it went great), I offered a few other outings we could go to this month. She asked...See More »
For many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s storyKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of her young son’s life. Side by side, they ran, 2-year-old Timur leading the way as snow crunched beneath their feet. A slender, pale man made...See More »
Russia-Ukraine War What Happened on Day 3 of Russia’s Assault on UkraineWestern intelligence reports indicated that the Russian advance had been slowed, if only for the moment. The Russian priority remained the capture of Kyiv. As Russian forces pressed into Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Ukraine’s defense...See More »
Dinner last night with AleixDinner. Dinner is a lighter meal than lunch and typically is eaten between 9 and 10 pm during the week, although if you go out to dinner on the weekend you might not eat until 11 or 12! I don’t like to eat too much most of the time which is why...See More »
US drug control agency will (finally) move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shiftFinally there's some movement to address a total farce. Yeah. Weed should have been a Schedule 1 drug, right next to heroin, for decades. Especially given that meth and fentanyl are Schedule 2 "less dangerous" drugs. Guess the evil weed is losing...See More »
Indiana High School Student Who Refused To Remove American Flag From Truck Fulfills Dying Wish Of Oklahoma BoyCameron Blasek, the 17-year-old from Indiana who stood his ground when administrators demanded he remove an American flag from his truck, just drove 16 hours to fulfill the dying wish of an Oklahoma boy. Resist The Mainstream reported last month...See More »
A story Ep 8/8 : The only one i've ever lovedEpisode 8: The only one I’ve ever loved [part 1] A romantic tragedy by Rudboy41 “Piglet I thought I lost you for a minute there, I turned around and I was 26, realizing it was not a minute at all.” This is the desperate & sad story about the only...See More »
Ninety-five ThesesThe Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther, then a professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg, Germany. The...See More »
Reverend Cecil Williams, 1929-2024…R.I.P. An activist for inclusion and legend in our city for his assistance of the less fortunate… (by Jay Barmann, SFNews) (Quote)
Spiš, county, Slovakia. Spiš (Latin: Cips/Zepus/Scepus/Scepusia/Scepusium, Polish: Spisz, Hungarian: Szepesség/Szepes, German: Zips) is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland (more specifically encompassing 14 villages). Spiš is...See More »
Just an afternoon memory.In recent years, I have been asked by several people if I am in the military because of the way I speak in public. When I am at a restaurant, I always say "please" and "thank you, and I address the server accordingly as " sir" or "ma'am." One time...See More »
Horses in War I SPOKE TO YOU IN WHISPERS By Neil Andrew I spoke to you in whispers As shells made the ground beneath us quake We both trembled in that crater A toxic muddy bloody lake I spoke to you and pulled your ears To try and quell your fearful eye As...See More »
Is it normal for me to miss my crush for not being able to meet for just 5 days? 🥲The last time I met and spoke with my crush was on friday which was 5 days ago. Then there was weekend and there was study leave on Monday and Tuesday as today we had an exam. After exam, i waited to meet my crush Akankshya. She is within 21-23 age...See More »
How Should I Approach Reaching Out to My Ex for Closure Without Expectations?It's been one month since we last spoke. I was the one who suggested that we cut contact because I believed she was no longer interested in me and had met someone. When I told her that we should cut contact, it took her by surprise, but she didn't...See More »
Am I being selfish for feeling like this?I come from a broken family one where I was loved by my maternal side and more or less scorned on my paternal side. I have grown up feeling like I didn't really belong because although my family loved me they lived 2 hours away. I was bullied alot at...See More »
3 partial seizures today guys!!!I have alot of memory gaps and I'm pretty sure I spoke to someone coming out of the 2nd one, god knows what on earth I said to her. I feel dreadful.
I need adviceSome how i still tolerate my toxic narcissistic mother from distance , but my sister who has been always negative i haven't spoke to her in ten years, my mother keeps sending me her pictures and stuff she has achieved, i can fully confirm this is not...See More »
Wife has a habit of answering her phone on speakerHer daughter called and ask her mom to butter me up because she needs four more tumblers, it's to late he heard you then I spoke up told her that her mother hasn't seen them yet and thanks for ruining her gift
The western religious bollocks on the Israeli / Palestinian conflict is crazy 😅😂 Not only religious narratives (which is what many evangelical mainly American Christian lun@tics use on SW) have no right to strip people from their most basic human rights which are their UN recognized right of self determination and right of...See More »
Kind of a weird question. If you're here to tell me it's all BS, move on.Went to visit our tenant, because she had an $800 check for us from the IRS that they delivered out here for some weird reason. Her friend, who is a full-blooded Indian, handed me a bag of tobacco and spoke a blessing in his native language. So the...See More »
Democrats, the peace loving people that want unity?The other day, my 68 year old neighbor went to our local grocery store, did her shopping of just a few items and was returning to her car in the parking lot. She noticed that the small Trump flag she had on the car was broken off. She then started...See More »
