Kevin Roberts (u/kevinr66)

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A security guard at the old Sunrise Mall told me something that stuck with me

I was checking out the old food court last month and a guard doing his rounds stopped to chat. He said, 'People think these places are dead, but they're just sleeping. Every empty store was someone's dream once.' I keep thinking about that when I see old signs for shops that are gone now. Does that change how you look at places like this?

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c/estheticians•

kevinr66•29d ago

I finally picked up a cooling trick from a booth at our street festival.

At our street festival last weekend, I saw a skincare booth with a long line. The esthetician was showing how to use chilled cucumber slices to reduce puffiness around the eyes. What other easy at-home fixes do you all use for quick results?

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26d ago

Hot take: My coding mentor's help is actually making it harder for me to learn

But have you tried telling them you learn better by doing?

27d ago

Bringing up politics at a family dinner went badly

Man, tell me about it. Honestly, my family's holiday drama is so predictable I could sell tickets. Last year I tried to change the subject and somehow started a fight about the correct way to load a dishwasher. Still getting side-eye over plates.

27d ago

Update: Tracing a faulty zone back to a crimped cable was my lightbulb moment.

Learned that lesson the hard way too.

29d ago

When my mom finally said who her favorite child is

Man, that's rough but true. You see this kinda thing everywhere, not just in families. Like at work or with friends, people always compete for attention when they feel overlooked. That blunt honesty cuts deep, but it does clear the air a bit. Makes you notice all the silent favoritism games going on around us, lol.