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“We do not do anything to hook smokers or keep them hooked. We no more manipulate nicotine in cigarettes than coffeemakers manipulate caffeine.”
Twenty years ago, the word “gambling” called to mind slot machines in Las Vegas and poker tables in Atlantic City: mostly older people, and maybe the occasional bachelorette party, playing in person.
Now, online gambling and sports betting have expanded that definition significantly.
Now, online gambling and sports betting have expanded that definition significantly.
The hobby that’s costing young men tens of thousands of dollars | CNN Business
When Ethan lost $11,000 on a single hockey game this past March, it was the last straw.
www.cnn.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“We do not do anything to hook smokers or keep them hooked. We no more manipulate nicotine in cigarettes than coffeemakers manipulate caffeine.”
And I am telling you, I’m not going to ever ever purchase a subscription for CNN dot com.
August 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
And I am telling you, I’m not going to ever ever purchase a subscription for CNN dot com.
ADHD is your oven timer going off and you are sitting in the living room singing a song along with it rather than getting up to turn it off.
July 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
ADHD is your oven timer going off and you are sitting in the living room singing a song along with it rather than getting up to turn it off.
Coworker: “oh my god is that a tornado cloud?”
Me, a displaced Midwesterner: “no, it’s a shelf cloud.”
Coworker: “ how do you know that?”
Me, having AuDHD: “I just do.”
Me, a displaced Midwesterner: “no, it’s a shelf cloud.”
Coworker: “ how do you know that?”
Me, having AuDHD: “I just do.”
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Coworker: “oh my god is that a tornado cloud?”
Me, a displaced Midwesterner: “no, it’s a shelf cloud.”
Coworker: “ how do you know that?”
Me, having AuDHD: “I just do.”
Me, a displaced Midwesterner: “no, it’s a shelf cloud.”
Coworker: “ how do you know that?”
Me, having AuDHD: “I just do.”
Wondering which of my various maladies is the one that makes me want to punch people who cut in line.
July 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Wondering which of my various maladies is the one that makes me want to punch people who cut in line.
I’m going to the doctor on Wednesday to ask her to cut my ovaries out. My whole life, they’ve been nothin’ but trouble.
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m going to the doctor on Wednesday to ask her to cut my ovaries out. My whole life, they’ve been nothin’ but trouble.
Goddammit I miss him.
February 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Goddammit I miss him.
I’ve been deeply depressed before because of my brain.
I’ve been deeply sad before because of my heart.
But I don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed AND this sad at the same time.
It’s too deep.
I’ve been deeply sad before because of my heart.
But I don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed AND this sad at the same time.
It’s too deep.
January 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’ve been deeply depressed before because of my brain.
I’ve been deeply sad before because of my heart.
But I don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed AND this sad at the same time.
It’s too deep.
I’ve been deeply sad before because of my heart.
But I don’t think I’ve ever been this depressed AND this sad at the same time.
It’s too deep.
I spent my 20s trying not to get pregnant, my 30s trying to get pregnant, and my 40s trying not to strangle everyone who asks me why I don’t have kids.
January 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I spent my 20s trying not to get pregnant, my 30s trying to get pregnant, and my 40s trying not to strangle everyone who asks me why I don’t have kids.
My boss died suddenly last week. He was one of my favorite people in the world. I didn’t realize it until now, but since I live alone, he was often the first person I spoke to in the morning, and the last person I spoke to at night. I really miss him.
January 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My boss died suddenly last week. He was one of my favorite people in the world. I didn’t realize it until now, but since I live alone, he was often the first person I spoke to in the morning, and the last person I spoke to at night. I really miss him.
Great moments in being an aunt: 15 year old nephew edition.
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great moments in being an aunt: 15 year old nephew edition.
I put too much Worcestershire sauce in my chili.
Not much else going on at the moment.
Not much else going on at the moment.
January 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I put too much Worcestershire sauce in my chili.
Not much else going on at the moment.
Not much else going on at the moment.
My DoorDash driver made an interesting detour across the George Washington Bridge.
January 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My DoorDash driver made an interesting detour across the George Washington Bridge.
Anyway. Just volunteered for my first deployment as a mental health first responder. Thrilled to put months of training into action.
January 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Anyway. Just volunteered for my first deployment as a mental health first responder. Thrilled to put months of training into action.
Can we have a women-only social media platform? Seriously. I’m so sick of being attacked by men for the sin of existing on the Internet.
January 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Can we have a women-only social media platform? Seriously. I’m so sick of being attacked by men for the sin of existing on the Internet.
Why are men?
That’s it. The full question.
That’s it. The full question.
January 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Why are men?
That’s it. The full question.
That’s it. The full question.
This should be fun until my boss, my teen nephew, and my dad start following me here like they did on 🪡. I don’t think they needed to know all my perimenopause thoughts. Especially the one about my periods looking like a slaughterhouse. 🤦🏼♀️
January 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This should be fun until my boss, my teen nephew, and my dad start following me here like they did on 🪡. I don’t think they needed to know all my perimenopause thoughts. Especially the one about my periods looking like a slaughterhouse. 🤦🏼♀️
I am too old to be to trying to figure out a new social media platform. How do I find #swifties #recovery #perimenopause friends here?
January 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am too old to be to trying to figure out a new social media platform. How do I find #swifties #recovery #perimenopause friends here?