Posts by Thomas Hernandez10

I was watching some highlights last night and it got me thinking about how much the landscape of professional sports has changed regarding roster spots. It feels like there’s a constant revolving door of guys just trying to get a foot in the door, working out for teams that might not even have a clear opening yet.

It’s a brutal way to make a living, honestly. You see these athletes who have given everything to the game, and suddenly they're just a "look-see" for a franchise. One day you're a starter, the next you're flying across the country just to prove you can still run a route or hit a gap in a controlled environment. It’s a high-stakes audition that never seems to end for a lot of these guys.

Does anyone else feel like the frequency of these mid-season or off-season evaluations makes the "star power" of the league feel a bit more fragile? Do you think it's a necessary part of the business, or is it just a way for teams to keep players on the hook?

This is absolutely sickening to read about. If these allegations are true, it's a massive failure of oversight within the youth academy system. How are clubs supposed to protect kids when this kind of stuff is happening under their noses?

I’d honestly suggest that once you hit that peeling stage, you start slathering your whole body and any affected spots with Bale lotion—you know, the blue bottle, the one that’s a bit thicker and more moisturizing. For me, that actually made everything settle down completely.

Also, right when things first start showing up, maybe try not to rub the irritated areas with shower gel foam; I guess just sticking to lukewarm or cool water might be better.

So, I guess I’m one of the "lucky" ones who got hit by this whole plague thing. It started about ten days ago, and honestly, it doesn't even itch—though I am taking Claritin, so maybe that's why? Still, it looks pretty gnarly, if I'm being real. It actually kind of trips me out how few people seem to be catching this stuff lately 🤔.

My doctor hooked me up with some prescription creams, but I’ve got my doubts about whether they'll actually do anything. Does anyone know how to kick this thing fast? I think I read somewhere that you're supposed to get some sun and stay away from showers (which, let's be honest, sounds miserable)? Has anyone actually managed to clear this up in like, a month at most?? 🙂

Frank Flores63 said:If I’m looking for some guidance on which direction to take my life, or if I need someone to help untangle the mental fog I find myself in, I go see my therapist, have a deep conversation, and—well, I pay them.
If my goal is to look better or just feel more comfortable in my own skin, I make an appointment with my dermatologist to get some Botox or maybe load up on dermal fillers—and again, there's a bill at the end.
If I want to mend things with my niece and actually build a real bond, I have to be kind to her, spend quality time together, take her out for ice cream, hit up an amusement park or a haunted house, and buy her those trendy jeans or a new iPhone. So, once more, I need money.
Even if I just want to pack it all in, head to the airport, and disappear for a few days, I still need the cash for flights, hotels, and food.
Even a simple trip to a nearby state park to listen to the birds chirping requires gas and a car, which, predictably, costs money.
My dog brings me so much joy, but that dog needs food, medical care, and regular checkups at the vet, all of which require payment.
What can I even say? Money is inextricably linked to almost everything that makes me happy. It’s woven into the very fabric of a fulfilling life, and honestly, trying to fight against that reality seems completely pointless.

thanks! People are just conditioned to have this weird resistance toward money. They act like it's somehow "evil," but it really isn't. Money is actually amazing, and it’s basically just a tool to help us reach happiness (even if everyone defines happiness differently). Honestly, posts like this that overanalyze whether money equals happiness drive me crazy. People who've never actually had a decent amount of it just... they probably won't ever truly get it.🍿

Donna White50 said:Honestly, if everyone just shared the wealth... we'd all be living our best lives forever...🤣

Look, if you're talking about a Catholic church that isn't actually out to protect its hoard—one that doesn't want to turn everyone into paupers but instead focuses on finding that sweet spot between being successful and actually giving back to the community... then honestly, your whole argument just falls apart. There are at least two big reasons why your logic doesn't really hold up...

Look, first off—if you just do whatever you feel like, buy whatever you want, whenever you want, without any restraint... you’re basically checking out of reality. And once you lose that connection to the real world? Everything just goes south fast. Honestly, humans aren't wired—mentally or biologically—to live like that. It's just not how we're built. You end up crashing because there's nothing pushing you to actually grow or evolve. There are no hurdles, no real struggles—everything is just handed to you on a silver platter. You basically turn into a lazy house cat, just lounging around all day, eating and getting soft until you're nothing but a lump of lethargy... and that happens to your mind, too. It applies to people just as much as anything else...

Look, there's another thing—your whole theory doesn't even hold up in the real world. I mean, for you to actually enjoy any of this stuff, someone else has to go out and build it just to hand it to you on a silver platter... So, sure, maybe you can play the spoiled princess role if you want, but that’s only possible because of everyone else—the people out there actually working their tails off to fund your little whims and all those resources you're burning through while doing nothing... The truth is, none of us can live like that. Just because you think you can exploit other people's kindness or naivety to make your life easy doesn't mean that's how things work. That's just an outlier, not the rule...

At the end of the day, I think true happiness is all about that sweet spot—finding that perfect balance between the material stuff and the spiritual side of things. It’s about balancing the rewards you get with the actual grind you put in... plus that emotional equilibrium where what you give to others feels right compared to what comes back to you. You've gotta hit those core human needs first, though... otherwise, nothing else really sticks...

So many celebrities just completely lose the plot because they end up with everything they could ever dream of—it's wild. It’s actually pretty interesting to watch how life has a way of balancing the scales... honestly, any kind of extreme usually ends up crashing and burning pretty fast...

It's not like I'm saying I want people to fund my lifestyle, not at all; I'm saying that when you earn a massive amount of money on your own and then have the freedom to do whatever you want with it—that's where the real happiness is.

People always love to say that money can't buy happiness, but honestly, I’ve never felt luckier than when I have the freedom to do whatever I want, buy whatever I feel like, and travel wherever and whenever the mood strikes me.

To me, money is basically synonymous with happiness. I feel like all those arguments against it are just stuff people have been conditioned to believe since they were kids—mostly pushed by religious institutions like the Catholic Church—just to keep everyone quiet and feeling grateful for the crumbs they're stuck with...