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Posted by: @brasco

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@longtooth this bothers me a lot too. I remember walking home from the bus stop as a kid and my parents never had to worry. Now it seems like the creepers have quadrupled and I can’t let my kids out of my sight. Also the fact that they are forcing certain agendas on our kids instead of letting them make up their own minds. I’m going to stop or else I won’t stop.

When does it stop. When will it stop. That is my fear. What will this world look like in 50 years if we are not wiped out first by corrupt and power hungry war mongers or by lab engineered viruses.

 

I worry as well.... and I pray for my daughter as she grows up in this nonsense.

I am loving the cooler weather at this minute. 😀 

New Jersey just had an earthquake measuring 4.8 which was felt as far as Long Island where I am. We felt it where I am, anyone else?

@brasco east coast earthquakes are the scariest. On the west coast there's a major fault line that's very active so thers a consistent release of pressure. The east coast is less active so therse more built up pressure making for a bigger release. Granted there's most likely more to it than just that so I could be completely wrong.

@smitty-81 well my wife was in the shower and my daughter ran in there screaming. I work closer to the eastern end of the island so I didn’t feel it. Last one we had I was a kid in the 80’s

I felt it. I know people in California are laughing at me and our puny earthquake but I found it pretty scary.

@he-dad that’s bc it’s rare here and we’re not used to it

Posted by: @brasco

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@he-dad that’s bc it’s rare here and we’re not used to it

Agreed. The first time I ever felt one was just after September 11.  I was living in VA and was unaware that there was a fault line that ran down the cental part of the state. It was pretty unnerving. 

@griff There is scary video of the Statue of Liberty shaking.

@asterstar I saw that on Instagram just a bit ago.  Pretty odd thing to see.

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@he-dad that’s bc it’s rare here and we’re not used to it

Tornadoes.

Hurricanes.

Earthquakes.

Volcanoes.

Tidal Waves.

Sorry I haven't been on as much all. Marital problems.

@he-dad I am so sorry to hear you are having marital problems He-Dad. I hope you both can work out the challenges that you are facing.

@he-dad 😔

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Sorry I haven't been on as much all. Marital problems.

Don't be sorry. Your marriage is so much more important. Hang in there buddy. Hope it all works out.

@he-dad 

The best advice I ever had on marriage is that when you are having a heated discussion, one of you has to reach out and hold the other's hand throughout the discussion.  It's a difficult thing to do, but it changes the entire dynamic of the heated discussion, reminding both partner of what they have together.

The only thing more complicated than a human being is two humans beings in love...

Good luck to both of you.

@he-dad hope everything works out buddy

Thanks @ninadust @talonfighter @admin @theman @brasco

This isn't our first difficulty but this time we decided to commit to a marriage counselor. 

@he-dad most married couples go through rough patches. Spending a lot of time together together can do that. Like when my wife chews with her mouth open and sounds like a cow I want to punch her. I don’t actually do it but it crosses my mind haha. Try to look at the positives and hope they outweigh the negatives

Looks like the Rangers are going to blow a 3-0 lead. SMH 

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@he-dad most married couples go through rough patches. Spending a lot of time together together can do that. Like when my wife chews with her mouth open and sounds like a cow I want to punch her. I don’t actually do it but it crosses my mind haha. Try to look at the positives and hope they outweigh the negatives

My mouth chews with her mouth closed so maybe we are not as bad off as I thought. 🤣 Thanks bro. In addition to the counseling we are going to focus less on the kids and more on us once a week. Go out to dinner. See a movie. That kind of stuff. Try to get back to where we were. 

Early drop today for Episode Eleven at https://www.youtube.com/@jackolesker247/podcasts
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You'll have a laugh seeing my "hairstyle".  The story is that I had to rush out of the shower and tape the video the because Kim had an appointment.  Hence the swept back look.

Anyway, it's a really fun episode, getting into some of the social aspects of being a successful writer in L.A.  😉

My bad. We had a glitch. Episode 11's up now at https://www.youtube.com/@jackolesker247/podcasts

So Episode 12 dropped, tracing my ascent to being the Care Bears story editor.  True story and, in the bargain, pretty hilarious.  Welcome to the entertainment industry.  Heads roll and your sides ache.  :).  > https://www.youtube.com/@jackolesker247/podcasts

Episode 13 has dropped, wherein I talk about writing "The Novel" and my surprising advice about writing horror novels, of which I've written two:

https://www.youtube.com/@jackolesker247/podcasts