a ghost of my former self

The situation of headaches. First course in biology. 1908.

I’m now teaching him and his podmate some manners. In our first session today of introducing verbal reinforcements there was such a great response. He was so composed and polite once he figured out what was going on!

This kitty hasn’t had great prospects due to his aggression and now the future is actively transforming before our eyes (◉‿◉)✿

I actually love his warning taps on my hand because he does them mostly for show now. He no longer uses claws and he often forgets to even do it. Sometimes he’ll raise his paw half way and then be like nah it’s fine, the moment has passed, I can let it go. Puts his paw back down and resumes seeking treats.

I’m now teaching him and his podmate some manners. In our first session today of introducing verbal reinforcements there was such a great response. He was so composed and polite once he figured out what was going on!

This kitty hasn’t had great prospects due to his aggression and now the future is actively transforming before our eyes (◉‿◉)✿

I actually love his warning taps on my hand because he does them mostly for show now. He no longer uses claws and he often forgets to even do it. Sometimes he’ll raise his paw half way and then be like nah it’s fine, the moment has passed, I can let it go. Puts his paw back down and resumes seeking treats.

The blood, the desperate clutch, the crying and the pose all suggest something religious, making the post all the more impactful with its drawing- The caramel frappe does not answer the subject, just as God does not answer the subjects of paintings who depicted the same theme.

It’s also intriguing where OP chose to put details. In amostly minimalist creation, the (relatively) detailed frappe, hands, and face guides your eyes in a a dynamic way- from the frappe to the face, then follows the line of the body out to the end of the legs- making the art more interesting to the eye.

I explained very clearly to the manager my issue with the meat section not having the price tags listed, and they claimed it was only going to be for the meat, since meat is by weight, and the price of each item is printed on the packs of each item.

Sure. That’s how they get their foot in the door. Fast forward not even two weeks, and here we are:

Bar codes. No prices, no item descriptions. No price stickers on the individual items. Heck, not even the name of the item that is SUPPOSED to be there.

No. The only way to see the price is to scan it on your phone app, which is also recording what you looked at recently, as a way of gauging what you might be looking for in the future.

So here’s what we’re gonna do gang:

Every time you go into a store that has implemented these price-less tags:

Take 1-3 items up to the cash register. Ask the cashier for the price, or hit the price check item on the self checkout, which will likely call over the attendant.

Express that you didn’t actually want it, you just couldn’t see on the shelf how much it was.

POLITELY, AND WITH A THANK YOU FOR THE PRICE CONFIRMATION, Give the items to the cashier or attendant to put back.

When they inevitably try to push the app, politely decline. If pressed for why not, say you don’t want to have to carry your phone in-hand the whole time you are shopping in order to see how much things cost. (Not having cell service or data to use the app is NOT a valid excuse, as stores already often have complimentary WiFi AND more stores will provide WiFi rather than give up on this push for surveillance pricing)

If it’s a shelf-stable item, the cashier will have to set it aside, taking up room in their limited operating space, and eventually pass it off to someone to put in a holding area to put back later. If it’s a fridge/freezer item, it might have to get tossed due to food product sale regulations.

In either case, you are making it a pain in the ass for them to have these digital bar codes. Tie up the checkouts. Give the employees more busywork that the company has to pay them to do. Hurt their bottom line having to toss the pint of ice cream you carried around in your cart for 20 minutes before giving it back to the cashier.