Thanks!

OK, thank you. I figured I could back sweeten it, or will it not taste great for other reasons?

OK, good rules of thumb. Thanks!

My two cents having practiced several.

Almost all of them are useful in that they are a form of physical activity. They can keep you in good shape, and can also help you develop discipline.

Many are more art than practical. Arts like krav maga or kali are more geared towards practical use (self defense).

There is also a thing you can generally think of as “energy” that arts may have that often trend to make them not very practical against arts outside of themselves. For example, if a wing chun practitioner attempts to trap with you, and you’re a boxer, it just doesn’t work. It’s somewhat about range, but also the general “feel” of the art as well. JKD attempts to deal with this by teaching different arts that can be used within different ranges.

My one instructor also likened martial arts to technology, saying that they must evolve over time or just end up becoming ineffective for self defense.

The best thing to do in a situation, if you can, is to just escape. Your wallet is not worth your life.

Yes.

Also, chili crisp is even better. Def try it.

I always thought it stood for user. I even say it that way.

I have a Pixel. I did not realize how bad this gets until work made me take an iPhone as my work phone. Holy hell. No amount of “Delete and report as junk” helps.

Yep! Just posted in the woodworking community asking about how to get started.

That’s super nice! Def making me want to take the plunge.

In Dubai and India I saw male friends holding hands together while walking down the street, and I thought it was really nice.

I hug my male friends often.

Being about to keep your mouth shut. My god. I hear so much office gossip. It’s always best to keep it to yourself.

Yes.

Change grammar so that the plural of a word ending in an s followed by a hard consonant has -es added to the end instead of just -s - e.g. waspes instead of wasps.

Happy cake day, friend! Thanks for providing this place for us.

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Cuz vs Cuz

I called my cuz and she confirms that it has no potato.