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Austin, TX, married, 2 kids (13 and 14), 2 cats, run a business with my wife, grew up in Maine, lived in NYC for 5 years, moved to Austin for a couple years 22 years ago.

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A Head • commented on a post 1 day ago

30 New ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Prove It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New

I have a beehive in my backyard, and one of the first things I learned from fellow beekeepers was DON'T EAT A BANANA BEFORE DOING AN INSPECTION!

A Head • commented on a post 1 month ago

50 People Having A Miserable Day Thanks To Their Evil Coworkers (New Pics)

I rarely have the need to take a screenshot on my phone, and would be hard-pressed to take one if asked, but apparently every third time I take my phone out of my pocket I take one accidentally. My cloud photo storage is full of screen shots of my screen saver....

A Head • commented on 3 posts 2 months ago

30 Company Secrets Spilled By Ex-Employees That People Are Not Supposed To Know

Person Asks “What’s So Ancient Only Internet Veterans Can Remember?”, 30 Folks Deliver

I have my firstnamelasstname@gmail, as I was able to get in as a beta tester (actually my wife, and both of my kids do too). Despite my name being fairly uncommon, there are quite a few people who forget to put the "123" or whatever onto the end of their email, and I end up getting their credit card approval, or password change requests, etc. Lucky for them I'm an honest person.

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A Head • commented on 5 posts 3 months ago

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Yes, please!

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Haggis is great.

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Yes, please!

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Haggis is great.

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

I get it, but I'm down for oysters prepared in any way.

25 People Are Sharing How They Were Fired Right Before Their Promised Bonuses

Yeah, I had to look that up. Apparently it's: A water spider is a Lean production personnel role centered around timely and accurate stock replenishment. The water spider team member is similar to a mobile Kanban system that refills the production line with the required materials to maintain a steady flow. The person filling a water spider position needs to have a good understanding of the process, excellent communication skills, and has got to follow the standards of each process stage.

Someone Asked People To Share Red Flags From Employers That Potential Workers Might Not Immediately Spot, 30 Deliver

I'm a freelancer (my wife and I run a publishing services company together) and I have a regular client that I've been doing work for for 10 years. Every 2 years or so, I ask for a small increase in my rates to keep up with cost of living and the changes to their expectations (they publish a magazine every two weeks, and typically add features and columns each year that I have to design and layout). Right as the pandemic was ramping up, I asked the CEO, who I've known for about 20 years, for an increase, and (citing the pandemic) she flat-out denied it in a way that kind of p***ed me off, especially since the staff is totally decentralized - most of them work from home or remote offices already. However, a month ago, she came back to me and offered an increase of twice what I had asked for originally, as things had settled and are going well. It's very rote work, that can be a bit tedious, but it's steady, and things like this are why I keep them as a client.

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A Head • commented on a post 4 months ago

50 Times People Experienced The Most Unfortunate Fails And Just Had To Take A Photo (New Pics)

My family and I were in Belize for Christmas, and I suffered a grand mal seizure the local airport ( a first for me - not recommended, would not buy again). Ambulance came, gave me a quick exam, allowed me to puke in a tray (I fell on my head and got a severe concussion), got me into the ambulance, drove me to the hospital, took me inside - total professionals. Cost? $30 Belizian, which is $15 US. Had this happened In the US, it would have been $1000, easily. And I live about 2 miles from the nearest hospital.

A Head • commented on 17 posts 6 months ago

35 Hilarious Tweets That Show What People Learned About Their Partners While Working From Home

In Texas it's "Couldn't pour p*ss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel".

40 Stupid Customer Complaints These Employees Had To Deal With And Facepalm While Staying Calm

One thing I always do when I'm shopping in a big box store, is check the price on the website of that store. 90% of the time the price for the same item is less on the website, and they'll give it to you at that price in the store.

35 Hilarious Tweets That Show What People Learned About Their Partners While Working From Home

In Texas it's "Couldn't pour p*ss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel".

40 Stupid Customer Complaints These Employees Had To Deal With And Facepalm While Staying Calm

35 People Share Encounters With Someone That Made Them Think “Are You Really That Stupid?”

I clearly remember, when I was about 5, the family was watching the show Little House on the Prairie and I said "They must have made this show a looong time ago!"

30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account

Just like the Brady Bunch! Yes, I'm old.

40 Celeb Encounters That Are ‘So Pure’ Cause Of How Ordinary They Are

I sat at a picnic table having lunch while waiting for a ferry on an island in Maine with Alex Trek. Nice guy.

30 Cheap And Insulting Things That People Received As Holiday Bonuses At Work

Fair enough, but this seems more like a holiday "gift". A Bonus is money.

People Are Sharing Pics Of Life 50-100 Years Ago And They Might Put Things In A New Perspective (New Pics)

My step-mother grew up going to Iran for the summers - her father was Iranian - and she has pictures of her and her sister riding bikes in short-shorts and tank tops. No persecution. It was like what going to Florida or California is today.

30 Overrated Places That Aren’t Worth A Visit, As Pointed Out By Folks Online

My family and I went to Ireland for a month. Spent 3 days in Dublin, and liked it a lot, but we're not huge fans of cities. We then went to Lehench (Lehinch?) for about 3 weeks, rented a nice house in the countryside and explored the west coast and small towns/cities. Now THAT was Ireland.

30 Overrated Places That Aren’t Worth A Visit, As Pointed Out By Folks Online

Republicans officials in Texas do nothing but regulate local governments and mandate stupid rules that actually remove liberty from the population. They are some of the most corrupt and useless politicians in the country.

30 Overrated Places That Aren’t Worth A Visit, As Pointed Out By Folks Online

My wife and I moved to Austin in 1999, and were fortunate to be able to buy a nice house a few years later, for $115k in, what was then considered, "far south Austin". We sold it 14 years later, as the kids were getting older, and found a nice, big "fixer-upper" in a great neighborhood. But unless there's some big event like a concert, or if we want to go to a specific restaurant, we very rarely venture "north of the river" into downtown. Lot's of local shops, restaurants, bars, doctors, etc. down where we are. And a lot of green space and trails to explore. Austin is growing, but it still has its charm.

50 Times People Had Each Other's Backs Online In The Most Wholesome Way (New Pics)

I was 38 when I got my graphic design degree. I'd take my kids (2 and 3) to the computer lab with me, and everyone loved them. I'm now 50 and my wife and I run our own business. Never too late to start over.

30 Times People Met Someone Famous And Didn't Even Realize Or Care

When I was like...9 or 10, I sat next to Jackie Onassis at the ice cream shop on the Island in Maine where we spent our summers. Took a lot of explaining from my mother to understand who she was. We had a nice conversation. Another time, there was a bar in NYC on 3rd. st. that my buddy and I would go to on Thursdays, because we could get off work early, and their happy hour started at like 11 am. Went in there and drank beer with some dude and his friend for a few hours - we were the only ones there - later saw him on some show called "ER". George Clooney.

35 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Show It’s Never Too Late To Learn (New Pics)

I feel like raccoons should be normalized as pets. They sleep most of the day, they eat leftover food, you can let them out at night to run around and mess with your neighbors garbage...can they be trained to use a box to poop in?

50 Facts That You Might Have A Hard Time Believing, Shared In This Facebook Group

I briefly attended the College of Wooster in Ohio (1989-1990), and there was one large "boiler" plant that supplied heat for the dormitories. The pipes for it were under the sidewalks leading to each dorm, and it had the same effect.

30 Of The Worst Gifts People Ever Received, As Shared For Jimmy Fallon’s Challenge

I had a girlfriend whose birthday was December 25. Her family celebrated her birthday on June 25.

People Share Product Purposes That Aren't What They Were Designed For And Here's 30 Of The Best Ones

It's also good for gouging the palm of your hand to the bone, just below your index finger, and severing the nerves so you can never feel anything with your index finger again, when you're trying to "ball" a turnip to make a veggie dish to go with the sole meuniere you're making for your wife on Valentine's Day.

People Share Product Purposes That Aren't What They Were Designed For And Here's 30 Of The Best Ones

My wife did the exact same thing, for the exact same reason.

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A Head • commented on 12 posts 7 months ago

30 Folks In This Online Group Share How Their "Neighbors From Hell" Earned Their Name

Whenever I build a fence (and I've done it several times) at a house I own, I always make sure to have the "flat" side facing out. Makes it a bit harder for people to climb over into your yard.

50 Hilarious Private Conversations People Overheard In San Francisco And Just Had To Share

Oh yeah.

30 Folks In This Online Group Share How Their "Neighbors From Hell" Earned Their Name

Whenever I build a fence (and I've done it several times) at a house I own, I always make sure to have the "flat" side facing out. Makes it a bit harder for people to climb over into your yard.

50 Hilarious Private Conversations People Overheard In San Francisco And Just Had To Share

Oh yeah.

People Who Live Alone Share 30 Underrated Advantages Of Doing So

I just realized that I have never ever lived alone....I guess there was one summer toward the end of high school, when my parents were getting divorced, and they both basically moved out of our house, but I constantly had friends over, spending the night, and partying. I'd come home from work at 10pm, and there would be a half dozen people naked in the pool, with cans of beer floating around. Good times....

11 “Culture Shocks” That This New Zealander Experienced After Relocating To The US

Gotta say, every once and a while I'll get a can of Easy Cheez. Have to eat it with Triscuits, though.

50 People Having A Pretty Miserable Day (New Pics)

I always put a *little* dish soap in the prewash thing. It helps.

Couples Share 40 Things They Do That Aren't Normal But Are Very Wholesome

My wife and I do this occasionally. She sometimes has insomnia, and I have a shoulder that acts up, so I need to sleep with my arm fully extended. Also, I sometimes have to get up early to work, and my desk is in our bedroom, so I just ask her to sleep in the guest room (which is also her office).

30 Vintage Recipes That Are So Questionable, It's Hard To Imagine What The Dishes Should Taste Like

Same here, pretty much exactly.

Someone Asks About The “Lesser-Known Problems Of Being An Unattractive Woman,” They Give 30 Heartbreaking Answers

Foxxy, I don't know what you look like, and I don't care. Your comments here are enough for me to know that you are beautiful.

Someone In This Online Group Asked "What Do You Miss About The ’90s?", 25 Folks Delivered

I 100% do not miss pagers. Work calls, and you have to go find a pay phone or use a client's phone to call back. And you knew if you were getting paged, it was never something good.

Someone In This Online Group Asked "What Do You Miss About The ’90s?", 25 Folks Delivered

I took so many photos as a kid, with a variety of film cameras, and loved it. The anticipation of getting the developed photos back was great. When I went back to University to get my graphic design degree, I had to take a photo course. It was so fun to take the pictures, go into the "wet" darkroom, develop the film, make the prints, etc. I now have a good digital SLR, as well as a phone and a couple other point and shoots, but I miss the darkroom.

Someone In This Online Group Asked "What Do You Miss About The ’90s?", 25 Folks Delivered

I 100% do not miss taping stuff off of the TV. It was kind of a pain, and the amount of plastic in a VCR tape is not exactly environmentally sound. DVRs were an improvement, but the current streaming situation basically makes more sense. If you can afford it, I guess.

Someone In This Online Group Asked "What Do You Miss About The ’90s?", 25 Folks Delivered

I still get the Smithsonian magazine, and I'm the magazine designer for Kirkus Reviews, so I get that, too - just for a quality check, as I obviously have access to the content. My only issue with magazines is the amount of paper they use, but sometimes you don't want to read on a glowing device...

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A Head • commented on a post 1 day ago

30 New ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Prove It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New

I have a beehive in my backyard, and one of the first things I learned from fellow beekeepers was DON'T EAT A BANANA BEFORE DOING AN INSPECTION!

A Head • commented on a post 1 month ago

50 People Having A Miserable Day Thanks To Their Evil Coworkers (New Pics)

A Head • commented on 3 posts 2 months ago

30 Company Secrets Spilled By Ex-Employees That People Are Not Supposed To Know

Find yourself a reputable tattoo shop/piercing shop.

30 Company Secrets Spilled By Ex-Employees That People Are Not Supposed To Know

Person Asks “What’s So Ancient Only Internet Veterans Can Remember?”, 30 Folks Deliver

A Head • commented on 5 posts 3 months ago

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Yes, please!

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

Haggis is great.

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything

I get it, but I'm down for oysters prepared in any way.

25 People Are Sharing How They Were Fired Right Before Their Promised Bonuses

Someone Asked People To Share Red Flags From Employers That Potential Workers Might Not Immediately Spot, 30 Deliver

A Head • commented on a post 4 months ago

50 Times People Experienced The Most Unfortunate Fails And Just Had To Take A Photo (New Pics)

A Head • commented on 9 posts 6 months ago

35 Hilarious Tweets That Show What People Learned About Their Partners While Working From Home

In Texas it's "Couldn't pour p*ss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel".

40 Stupid Customer Complaints These Employees Had To Deal With And Facepalm While Staying Calm

35 People Share Encounters With Someone That Made Them Think “Are You Really That Stupid?”

I clearly remember, when I was about 5, the family was watching the show Little House on the Prairie and I said "They must have made this show a looong time ago!"

30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account

Just like the Brady Bunch! Yes, I'm old.

40 Celeb Encounters That Are ‘So Pure’ Cause Of How Ordinary They Are

I sat at a picnic table having lunch while waiting for a ferry on an island in Maine with Alex Trek. Nice guy.

30 Cheap And Insulting Things That People Received As Holiday Bonuses At Work

Fair enough, but this seems more like a holiday "gift". A Bonus is money.

People Are Sharing Pics Of Life 50-100 Years Ago And They Might Put Things In A New Perspective (New Pics)

30 Overrated Places That Aren’t Worth A Visit, As Pointed Out By Folks Online

A Head • upvoted 2 items 7 months ago

30 Of The Funniest Outdoor Signs From This Vet Hospital To Make You Crack A Smile

Walker, Texas Feeder.

30 People Reveal Scams They Still Can't Believe They Bought

Was it , "Sex Panther" ? 60% of the time it works every time.

A Head • upvoted 5 items 9 months ago

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Joe Pyne interviewing Frank Zappa Joe: "I guess your long hair makes you a woman." FZ: "I guess your wooden leg makes you a table."

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“There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair,” - Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson