Hey! I missed an email from my SMTP provider and they revoked my account :( sent them the requested information verifying that I am infact human and pending them verifying me.

>I think the people running the servers have a lot of access and power, it's been mentioned as a possible issue

Yes Mastodon DM's are basically posts with viewers restricted to the sender and recipient. It is in their roadmap to add E2E encryption, but not there yet. More info here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/mastodon-private-and-secure-lets-take-look

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Did time in the military and immediately came back lmao

Pipeline

or someone tried and it got out of hand?

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I live in The Fan and while I do have a car, I could easily get around without it. I normally walk to get groceries, go out for brunch or dinner, etc.

Thank our heavenly father that the middle digit wasn't two numbers down..I would have brought put the ENTIRE congregation to protest.

Which city is that? I feel like Broad, Belvidere, Arthur Ashes, Forest Hill and Hull st BRT lines could get you just about anywhere

Interesting, we have this in Charlottesville, and I noticed they also just opened up a Torchys Tacos in carytown, which was a newer addition to Charlottesville last year I believe. I feel like both of those places aren’t the best honestly, overpriced for sure but definitely a - try it once or twice’ a year type of place.

Never knew about those two small landscaped areas in front of the Fed until I looked at this photo. Are they community gardens for employees? I don't think you can see them from the street.

I had not considered Virginia Beach. I’ll have to look into that.

I enjoy the very quiet path just across the T pot bridge. I always feel the need to whisper in that area. Does that park area have a name?

Thank you! This is really helpful.

Yes! My office is in DC and I’ll need to go in every once in a while for meetings and to check on things.

With the in laws. Missing my Petersburg family thanksgivings

Good to know! Dating isn’t a huge priority for me now but I imagine I’ll want to get back into the swing of things at some point.

Thanks! This is really helpful. I love the wineries near Charlottesville but you’re right, you definitely have to drive to them. I’m glad to hear that Richmond is walkable. I miss living somewhere walkable.

As far as brakes go, no difference at all between an electric or conventional bike. Any bike shop can handle your issue.

Someone smoking meat for tomorrow?

Well you said a couple, like it happened at the same time.

Your schools failed you. Insult and observation do not mean the same thing. Edit: And you should look up the definition of the word, “literally”. It literally doesn’t mean what you think it does.

I didn’t really expect you to read the linked article, but here’s a passage which almost seems as if it was based on your reactions:

“If you identify as white, acknowledging your white racial identity and its privileges is a crucial step to help end racism. Facing your whiteness is hard and can result in feelings of guilt, sadness, confusion, defensiveness, or fear. Dr. Robin DiAngelo coined the term white fragility to describe these feelings as "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves." Since white people "live in a social environment that insulates them from race-based stress," whites are rarely challenged and have less of a tolerance to race-based stress.

The feelings associated with white fragility often derail conversations about race and serve to support white supremacy. While these feelings are natural human reactions, staying stuck in any of them hurts the process of creating a more equitable society. The defensiveness, guilt, or denial gets in the way of addressing the racism experienced by people of color.“

Thought I'd be the longest, but only 28 years for me.

No ... come on, that's not cool.