Posts by Benjamin Ramos95

Emily Adams2 said:Fifteen years old and 275 pounds?
How much are you actually moving during the day?
Honestly, all those diets and calorie counting won't mean much if you're just sitting in front of a computer screen all day playing Doom III and snacking on junk food.
Having deli meat for dinner? Just so you know, your body isn't going to process that well; it’ll likely just turn straight into fat, haha. Plus, processed deli meat is pretty low-quality stuff.
Maybe try this instead: trick your stomach. Whenever you feel hungry, go for salads. They have very low energy density, so your stomach feels full because it has plenty to "work on," but you aren't overdoing it. Just don't grab something heavy like a Greek salad loaded with feta cheese—stick to simple green salads or maybe some cabbage. You know, real cabbage, not the bagged stuff from the grocery store. Keep it light. It's all up to you.
If you really have the willpower, I'll support you! Let's go jogging together.

slylynx68 said:Everything you guys wrote sounds great on paper, but honestly, it's all just empty talk.🙂

The blame for my situation lies squarely with the people who wouldn't even provide a decent meal to keep me full.
To be clear, there is a massive difference between being home and being stuck somewhere like a military base where I couldn't even step foot outside.

They really did me dirty, and because of that, I’m going to enjoy a little bit of sweet revenge. Against whom? Honestly, I don't even care—maybe the organ transplant department.

slylynx68 said:I honestly regret giving blood while I was serving in the US Armed Forces. Those idiots didn't even provide me with food afterward. If I could, I’d take back that little bag right now. It’s a different story when you're at home and people don't owe you anything, but back then, I couldn't just step out of the base to grab a bite to eat.

Well, I am never donating blood again, and so far, I've already turned down at least ten requests. Consider that my little bit of payback. Let them deal with it. And let me preemptively shut down those mindless responses—what if you need it one day? Or what if I need it? If they couldn't even manage to feed me, then they can just go figure it out themselves.

Legion said:What is it about this kind of entertainment that people find so incredibly captivating? 😢

William Gonzalez3 said:minorities in general.
If there weren't such things as ethnic minorities, everything would be just fine, wouldn't it?

These groups tend to drift away from their home countries because things aren't working out there, and then they refuse to integrate. Instead, they just act foolishly.
It’s the same story with any other minority group—even those obsessed with being cowboys and all that.

And then, you see these groups everywhere, essentially terrorizing the majority.
They force us into a position where we have to tolerate them.
But by what right do they demand that?
They are the ones with the issues, not us.
They are the weak ones who somehow stumbled upon this concept of tolerance (which, if you ask me, even God finds tedious).
And now, we are expected to accommodate them. Now, accommodating people isn't inherently a bad thing.
But what we are seeing today? That feels like pure coercion. It’s nothing but minorities and their specific rights at every turn.

Whether it's the cowboy types and their rights in every single TV show.
Or various other races and their rights.
How can they be so incredibly tiresome?
Why do they feel the need to constantly remind everyone they are a minority? Why try so hard to convince the whole world that it's okay?

We already know they are a minority; we don't need it shoved in our faces.
But why shouldn't they shove it in our faces now, since we're forced to tolerate them anyway?
Every single series has to have at least one underdog who is being treated unfairly.
If they hadn't mentioned that the character was an underdog, everything would be perfectly normal.

Basta said:Some random vandals set fire to the scaffolding set up in Oakland for a movie production, and while they were at it, they ended up damaging some low-priority local monuments. 😵 👎

moonwalker said:I guess this whole question was just designed to make us mere mortals finally realize that the only way to strike it rich is through an MLM scheme.

So, everyone just rushes over to Amy Fox97 and mistybear4 to ask for directions on which multi-level marketing venture to join so we can finally achieve wealth following their expert guidance, right?

And then we’ll just spend and spend and spend.

Once we've burned through every last cent, we'll head straight back to Amy Fox97 and mistybear4 for more advice on yet another networking scheme, where we will once again become ABSOLUTELY WEALTHY!!!!!!

And we'll get right back to spending and spending and spending.............

Honestly, sounds like absolute paradise, doesn't it?

Vojtek said:Production just isn't happening. We aren't even working on the most critical steel plates needed for shipbuilding. Honestly, we weren't even producing much of that stuff before 1990, back when we lived in a country that actually had its own mines, coke plants, and all the necessary raw materials...

Even when we do try to make certain types of sheet metal, it turns out that importing it from Japan—even after paying customs and covering those extra 18,000 miles of shipping—is often cheaper and higher quality than what we produce here in America. I actually asked someone who works directly in that industry to get the facts straight.

Sean Rodriguez59 said:.... while touring the ferry construction led by Marijan over at the Savannah shipyard. He mentioned that the US side plans to point out to the IMF representatives that our shipbuilding industry is struggling mainly because of the unfavorable dollar exchange rate and that massive spike in global steel prices.

goldengull3 said:Can someone please walk me through the logic here? Why on earth is the US pouring massive amounts of capital into an industry where we're basically using foreign raw materials just to build ships at a discount for overseas buyers?

Melissa Cruz2 said:That's because no election campaign is ever going to go out and shout from the rooftops about how they might have to lay off thousands of people or kill off local "pride."

Andrew Richardson8 said:The majority of Americans living in Canada just can't swing a summer trip back home. For a family of four, tickets during peak season would run you about five thousand dollars. Then you have to factor in food, drinks, clothes, and those little souvenirs you pick up for everyone back home, which honestly feels like throwing money down the drain.

So, if you're looking at a three-week stay with everything included, you're looking at roughly fifteen thousand dollars. And we aren't talking about money you've earned; we're talking about savings.

Once you settle the mortgage, car payments, cable, satellite, internet, cell phone, electricity, gas, insurance, and taxes, there isn't much left over.

With the houses they own here, they could technically afford to buy a place back home, but let's be real—most people don't have that kind of flexibility. They're either working hard in construction making decent money, or they're at a Ford plant, or maybe some obscure little company where the pay is slim (though the pension might help out a bit)...

As for those who actually made it big—you know, the scientists, managers, business owners, and team leads—it doesn't really cross their minds to go back. But then again, it's not like the US is far from them, and frankly, there aren't many of them.

Andrew Richardson8 said:Nah, in that wonderland, money just rolls down the street; you just have to bend over and pick it up. Actually, why even bend over? Just hire someone to do the bending for you! There aren't even any expenses to worry about, and when you buy one scoop of ice cream, they give you a second one for free. It’s all candy houses and jelly windows. Everything is perfect there, everything is joyful (is that how the song goes?), and every kind of fruit grows there...

quietmason58 said:Oh, come on now... look, I’m an immigrant myself, so if you ask me, what’s being said here sounds incredibly spoiled. You move to a new country, and then what? You just have to deal with it. You accept how people live there and find your way to fit in; otherwise, maybe it's better to just head back home because things aren't going to work out for you here. But then again, I suppose it all comes down to a person's character, or who knows what else.

Jerry Moore2 said:True wealth isn't about what kind of car you're driving; it's about your savings, your real estate, and the stocks you hold.
Anyone can lease a Mercedes... half of Western society is actually drowning in debt, loans, and credit card balances.

Ronald Castillo5 said:Germany is definitely one of those more social-focused Western nations. But then again, that’s exactly why they’ve been dealing with such massive economic hurdles over the last decade.

The guy in this case got a severance package, sure, but it wasn't anything life-changing.

At the end of the day, money tends to vanish faster than you'd think. No amount of severance is ever going to set you up for life, is it?

goldengull3 said:You’re spot on there—in a true democracy (and America certainly is one), the government is a direct reflection of what the people want. It’s funny how that works, isn't it? People often find themselves protesting against the leadership later on, but at the end of the day, the citizens are the ones pulling the levers. They’re the ones casting the ballots and deciding which lists get their support. Think about it: if a certain city decides to pour massive amounts of funding into building a flashy new NFL stadium instead of prioritizing local preschools or public schools, that was ultimately a choice made by the voters. We choose the direction we head in, one vote at a time.

Is America truly a democracy? Well, sure, on paper everything looks perfectly lined up, doesn't it? We have all the right institutions and the formal structures in place to say we are a democratic nation, but I often find myself wondering if that's where the reality ends. It’s one of those things where you look at the official documents and think, "Yep, looks good," but then you step back and look at how things actually function in practice. Is it just a matter of paperwork, or is there something deeper going on beneath the surface? 🙄

I mean, really, who was it that actually ordered the construction of such a massive stadium in the first place? If my memory serves me right, wasn't it some late dictator from back in the day?