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Cake day: February 11th, 2025

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  • Both saddened and relieved I never attained this level of …militariness(?)

    The language alone is super kickass and I would have had a lot of fun bustin chops. I was out of there before I was 15 so it wasn’t to be.

    On the other hand, damn, why was this even allowed to be an option? I guess it’s trial by fire but it seems like military issued gear should be the only gear allowable in that situation and that they would have gone through extensive drilling till they got proficient before getting into potential life-risking conditions. Honestly, looking back, it wasn’t much different for our first backpacking trips. We were still using terrible external-framed packs. My mom insisted on getting the crappiest discount ghetto-ass pack for me and I was in a ton of pain the whole time. Parents weren’t super into looking out for us back in those days. Years later, I got myself a decent internal-framed pack and the extreme upgrade made me want to go kick them all in the dicks. It didn’t cost one penny more, either. Just somewhat slightly thoughtful.

    Haha, either way, I sure do love the way you described it. Thanks for posting.

    Often, I think of this line from Deadwood when I read a description I really like. It’s not about the lying, of course. It’s about the turns of phrase and the storytelling. Thanks again.

    God dammit Swearengen, I don’t trust you as far as I can throw ya…but I enjoy the way you lie.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/deadwood/comments/1e51dyv/daily_deadwood_quote_337/ldj8zhb/