Second Saturn Return, make it your first stop

Blue Bones typically has some great bolos

I took it once and it was 20 minutes delayed to depart but it only ended up arriving ~5-10 late. Not too bad

groaning upvote. Also I feel I should have made that pun and whiffed. It stinks

What lol

…what dish is going to look “presentable” after you’ve eaten half of it and swirled it all around?

Huh, I’m surprised at all the hate. I’ve thought it was good as hell every time I’ve been there.

"Black homeownership rates increased slightly, from 47% to 49%, but still lag behind white homeownership at 70%."

we really need to do better on this front. Not sure how. Maybe better low income housing loan programs? What we have is perhaps too complicated for the people it's aimed at, we need something simpler

I have crocus blooms this morning too. First false spring is coming!

Earthling at fuzzy cactus 🤘🏻

I feel ya on that. Hugs to you

White Lotus is excellent, I'm apparently weird in that I prefer S2 to S1.

Edited to make it easier to comprehend for those who can't:

The idea that corporations buying houses IS THE PROBLEM is literally completely wrong and a myth. It also makes no mathematical sense, it's like telling someone not to work to earn more money by sitting on the couch and playing xbox.

If they make money by leaving them empty, imagine how much money they would make by destroying them! Or never buying them in the first place! Think of the billions you've made from the apartments you are renting for zero! It's completely ridiculous isn't it?

It's popular enough though to now have a new article in the Atlantic debunking it

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/housing-crisis-hedge-funds-private-equity-scapegoat/672839/

the software bit has a grain of truth, but it's way way overblown, it only applies to certain large companies who have a small share of the market

Saturn's Return has a bunch of great options from vintage to cheap

quote from RTD on this Affordable Housing paper

"average apartment in the region went for nearly $1,400 at the beginning of 2022, a $300 increase from two years prior. The steepest rent increases were in counties, especially among apartments with two or three bedrooms."

You'd think the rent increases were in the city from what you read here. Or that apartments were 2k...

No one is ever talking about the Bon Air Joe’s unless they’re specifically saying so. We like to pretend it doesn’t exist.

Red light runners are CRAZY here. My fiancé is from Houston and has lived all over the country. He’s always saying he’s never seen people run red lights like they do in RVA. At first, I was like, he’s just talking smack but I really started paying attention and the number of people running red lights is ASTONISHING. I can go out and run errands and I’m guaranteed to see at least two red light runners while I’m out. Stay safe!!

Bygones in carytown

Nah you did it right. Learned their food is mediocre at best and didn’t have to deal with the poor service

Not the city but Myrna’s Boots and Bits

SUCH A GOOD SHOW

Myrna's Boots and Bits out in Chesterfield, but it's a bit of a hike depending.

I was walking one morning, the light for traffic turns red, and a pickup barrels through it. I wait another second, the cross sign comes on, I step into the crosswalk, and a work van runs it too. While I’m in the crosswalk. Several seconds after it had changed.

So I called the company name on the truck and reported his ass. If the cops won’t stop people from doing this, maybe that guy’s boss will. Company was Green Air.

My dad passed 9 years ago today. We’re going to stranges for plants and enjoying some of Mr. Nice’s finest with a good meal and movie tonight. I miss him everyday, but I know he’d be proud of me and loving the life I’m living.

Love you dad, miss you everyday

Feel weird on any day I go into work for a closing shift. Its like I spend my entire day just counting down to 4