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Cake day: January 4th, 2024

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  • You remind me of my brother. He was taking a medication that caused some intestinal issues. While going to my sister’s wedding, he stopped at a Safeway and asked to use the bathroom. The manager said that it is closed after 9:00 so my brother went back to his car, got a roll of toilet paper, then went back to the entrance of Safeway and pooped inside. He needed to project his internal feelings at other people or the places and was actually proud of himself. This is one of many reasons that I keep a polite distance from him. There are far better ways to interact with the world, and that starts with figuring out what triggers feelings of insecurity and working on them.










  • Masters in classics here. They literally are, even the number 4. Look at a watch with Roman numerals and notice that the 4 is “IIII”.

    I = 1 finger

    V = open hand

    X = two open hands next to each other

    Edit to add:

    Why do you get “L” for 50 and “C” for 100? The C “centum” was written with two reversed “L” shapes. Take away half of that, and you are left with L.

    Why do you get “M” for 1,000 and “D” for 500? Same reason–doubled up reversed D shapes. Take away half and you’re left with a D.