Tom.

My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out. Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc. Great guy, I'm happy for him. But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness. What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could. Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe. Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach. Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act. Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts. Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides. Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra. ----------------- When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers. Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.

The President almost just got assassinated and members of the media are using the opportunity to steal bottles of wine. You don’t hate them enough!

okay but have you considered that they’re just two waymos in love

Random urban planning thought. It takes 3000-6000 people to support a supermarket, so if you want people to be able to walk to the store you need to have 1500 homes in about a 1/4 mile circle. That’s 3000 homes in 125 acres or 12 homes/gross acre.

Buy a house by doing this one weird trick...

I heard about an event yesterday where thousands of people planned to smoke cannabis illegally in Hyde Park The organisers said the police wouldn’t do anything about it So I went along to find out what was happening I was shocked by what I found

If you put up a pay-per-view camera for Americans to watch Europeans walk through East Rutherford, New Jersey, to MetLife stadium, you could fund the World Cup transportation program in under 24 hours.

Cyclist almost running into a crossing pedestrian Amsterdam cyclists just do not give a single flying F FSD (Supervised) does and is very cautious around this special breed of Dutch kamikaze bikes Final verdict? You decide 👇🏼

This week long debate about salaries in the UK, especially London, has taught me that: 1. The British populace is deeply financially illiterate. 2. They refuse to demand more and better for themselves and each other. 3. They have accepted their fate as perpetually struggling.

‼️ ZELENSKYY: For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions. «The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For the first time in this war's history, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned GRS platforms and drones. The occupiers surrendered, and this operation was completed without infantry involvement and without losses on our side. Ratel, Termite, Ardal, Lynx, Zmiy, Protector, Volya and other GRS completed over 22 000 missions at the front in just 3 months. In other words, over 22 000 times lives were saved. A robot went into the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier» - Zelenskyy’s address to the workers of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. April 13th, 2026.

Automobiles are an extremely stupid, inefficient and unpleasant way to move people in a city.

You meet your 18 year old self, you’re allowed 3 words. What do you say?