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What does it feel like to pass a kidney stone?
First, you need to understand that there are actually two steps to passing a kidney stone and you can “pass a stone” by going through either or both of these steps. An “internal passing” means a stone is migrating from your kidney to your bladder, while an “external passing” means a stone is migrating from your bladder to your toilet (if you’re lucky). My first stone was internal; my second was both.
What Does it Mean When Something is Too Bureaucratic?
When something is described as “too bureaucratic,” it means that it is characterized by excessive and often unnecessary administrative procedures, rules, regulations, and paperwork. Bureaucracy refers to a system of government or management in which decisions are made by a hierarchy of officials or administrators who follow established procedures and protocols. While bureaucracy can be important for maintaining order and consistency in organizations or government institutions, it can become problematic when it becomes overly complex, slow-moving, inefficient, and burdensome.
Picture of the Day
Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga at their wedding on June 8, 1901. Their wedding was the first same-sex marriage in the history of the Spanish Catholic church.
On their wedding day, Elisa disguised herself by cutting her hair, wearing a suit, and changing her name to “Mario” on the marriage certificate in Galicia, Spain, 1901. Elisa also created a fake backstory of how Mario was actually her cousin who was an atheist that wanted to be baptized. On their wedding day, Marcela was pregnant with the child of an unknown man. This was most likely pre-planned to help validate their marriage. Unfortunately, they would spend the rest of their lives being persecuted by the law.
What Self-Respect Really Means
Respect is an overlooked and misunderstood idea in the pursuit of being an attractive man. Growing up, parents and teachers repeatedly told us to respect others. Because of this, a lot of us became obsessed with pleasing everyone else while forgetting ourselves. Our self-respect was pushed to second place.
So we try our hardest to respect women, but that alone doesn’t give us the dating life we want. That frustration leads us to believe we need to be douchebags to become Casanovas. It’s a myth perpetuated by insecure men.
Linkage
10 things that made us smile this week – Upworthy
Panic Grips Gaza as Israel Calls for 1.1 Million People to Evacuate – NY Times
He Played ‘Danny’ In The Shining. See Danny Lloyd Now at 50 – Wanderer
If your dog or cat has digestive and bowel problems, give this a shot. Its a probiotic that has really helped a lot of pets with digestive issues – Amazon
The Weird Trick That Lets Amateurs Detect Warships at Sea – Popular Mechanics
How the Five “Love Languages” Can Help You Win at Relationships – Life Hacker
Battle of the Ax Men: Who Really Built the First Electric Rock ‘n’ Roll Guitar? – Collectors Weekly
All X-Men Movies, Ranked Worst To Best – Screen Rant
How to Save Money on a Lower Income – Wealth of Common Sense
Whatever Happened to Karla Montana from ‘Stand and Deliver’? – Ned Hardy
“The Obsolete Man” – Twilight Zone’s Most Enduring Message – Wanderer
How to Eat the Best Possible Pears – The Takeout
The Average New EV Costs $14,000 Less Than It Did a Year Ago: KBB – The Drive
Inside The Singapore Golf Club That Charges $720,000 For Membership – Insider
Here’s how you can see Saturday’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse – NPR
Little guy put on a masterful performance on how to take down a larger opponent – Reddit
Cristiano Ronaldo Facing ’99 Lashes’ For Hugging Iranian Painter – TMZ
She Foul AF For This: Jada Was SHOCKED Will Smith Referred To Her As “His Wife” During His Outburst At The Oscars! – Worldstar
The wild business of desert island tourism – The Hustle
Self-Efficacy: The Key to Understanding What Motivates You – Scott Young
The Dumping Grounds
14 Obvious Hints From Girls That Guys Hilariously Failed To Notice
(Photo by Alex Green)
1. In a pretty nice but fairly clueless guy’s apartment one afternoon just hanging out, making increasing hints that I’d like to get naked and play cowgirl. After about an hour he said he needed to step out, and as I was getting ready to leave, I basically blocked his hallway and mentioned that I’d never gotten the tour of his place before. He nodded, pointed out the kitchen and the living room. I rolled my eyes, and mentioned how nice it would be to see his bedroom. Obligingly, he pointed at the open door of the room and said, “There it is,” and then asked if we could get together later in the week?
What’s it like to be a man with a low libido?
I am a low libido male and I have struggled with dead bedrooms for about 15 years now.
I have taken loads and loads of abuse because of it over the past 15 years. I’ve had past girlfriends physical hit me because it made them feel so bad. I’ve had girls verbally abuse me. I had a girl cheat on me out of spite and another girl threaten me constantly that she will cheat as a way to get me to sleep with her. I had girls tell their entire family and friends that I’m a homosexual because of my lack of sex drive.
Picture of the Day
“Dogor” an 18,000 year-old puppy that was discovered in the Siberian permafrost. He’s so well preserved that his nose and whiskers are still mostly intact.
Locals found the remains in the summer of 2018 in a frozen lump of ground near the Indigirka River, according to the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. Parts of the animal are incredibly well-preserved, including its head, nose, whiskers, eyelashes and mouth, revealing that it still had its milk teeth when it died. Researchers suggest the animal was just two months old when it passed, though they do not know the cause of death.