atl_cracker t1_j9x1xxh wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:21 AM

Reply to comment by itsfuckingpizzatime in High-Speed Rail Project Will Create Over 10,000 Jobs in California by gammapsi05

> where is the money going?

consultants.

that's usually the short answer version of public-private ventures costing way more than they should.

atl_cracker t1_j6xh33s wrote on February 2, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Reply to George Santos' campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens. That's enough to buy 1,131 orders of the rigatoni bolognese. by MrKleen10

getting Santos-fatigue. eerily similar to Trump-fatigue. and worse because it seems increasingly by design.

atl_cracker t1_irzw50u wrote on October 12, 2022 at 8:05 AM

Reply to comment by alabasterwilliams in A Quote on Healing Your Inner Child [Image] by true90sstory

Thich Nhat Hanh is was an amazing Buddhist monk from Vietnam.

I highly recommend the long interview with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air many years ago. his voice is incredibly peaceful and soothing, though his accent is a bit challenging to understand at first.

edit: sorry, i didn't realize he died earlier this year.