MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown

  • 2 Posts
  • 209 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: March 7th, 2024

help-circle











  • The little bit between the toes IS a thong. The sandal and undergarment both get their name from a component in leatherworking. A thong is just a slender strip of leather or hide that is usually used to tie, bind, create loops, or otherwise fasten one thing to another. It also can refer to things that resemble the leather strip in form, function, or historical construction.

    I think there is a passage in some translations of the Bible something like: “I am unworthy to undo the thong of his sandle”, which is not referring to flip-flops, but the ties or straps that hold the sandal on.



  • You are being open about mental health issues. Fantastic! I wish we had more and better coverage of mental health in this country.

    But here’s the thing: If I have mental health issues and don’t show up to my job a good chunk of the time, I don’t have a job anymore. I could use sick time if I had any. I could use vacation days if I could plan my mental health crises. Other than that I would have to plan all my mental health issues (with proper medical documentation) into one large block of time in which I can’t work so I can use my Long Term Disability insurance. Unless you are rich or powerful, or otherwise don’t work for an employer, Americans don’t have the luxury of taking time for their mental health.

    So instead of taking it personally that you are being held to a standard that your constituents are also held to, why don’t you use that power, to which those constituents elected you, to fix the standard for everyone.