Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky

men just love to run their fucking mouth about what women do or do not want without even once considering consulting any actual women on the matter

- hop from food to food randomly

- eat all of one food before going to the next

- depends/nuance/bald

I’ve been called weird ever since I was little because I eat all of one food before eating the next :(

"The hat is customizable," he said, struggling with the velcro patch on the front. "If I need it, I have an ICE one too. I pick based off the business i walk into."

"Customizable is an important hat descriptor," I said. "what can I get you?"

"You wouldn't believe how offended people get these days," he said. "And I'm supposed to do something about it if you're offended? You chose to be offended!"

"We all have hundreds of thousands of decisions everyday," I said. I thickened my accent. "That's what my stepdad always said. But I can make one easier - we have a delicious Ethiopian roast available."

"Like if I told you you have a bull ring," he said, "because bulls have rings in their noses. Is that offensive?"

I laughed. "I've heard that before."

"It's a joke, but people get offended. Maybe you're offended."

I looked at him. I smiled. "You aren't trying to offend me though, right?"

Of course he was. I was being friendly and the friendlier I was, the faster he switched topics. He was saying anything inflammatory he could think of to see if I'd take the bait. After about 20 minutes of my redirecting and deescalating, he settled into a more normal interaction. He took up too much of my time showing me a product I'd feigned mild interest in to get him to stop talking about getting accused of inappropriate behavior at work. When we finally disengaged, he spent 10 minutes trying to catch my eye again. When he failed, he left.

There's this new breed of customer who insists on trying to incite political conversation through their clothing and, when that doesnt work, their snide little comments. If I owned my own business, maybe I would have given the guy the fight he wanted. But I work for a corporation and I love paying my bills so I deescalated.

At its core, it's all about the golden rule. If you were injured, sick, disabled, and/or elderly and had a neighbor willing to help you with a task you were (currently) struggling with, wouldn't you want the sliver of relief that could bring you?

But in addition, doing small acts of kindness for your neighbors can reap a lot of benefits in the long term. It pays to be on friendly terms with the people who live around you. When you're locked out of your apartment, your phone is either dead or locked in the apartment, and anyone you live with won't be home for hours, these are the people who could help you in such a situation. Or when your car battery is dead and you need a jump. Or when you slip and fall and hurt yourself walking up to your door. Or any countless number of scenarios where you could use help from someone who lives by you.

this post is like 11 years old