Other than its simplicity and brevity, I don't get how the book "Caps for Sale" is for kids. It's the story of this hat salesman who's having a slow day selling hats in town, so he decides to go out to the countryside. He walks out past the edge of town, past churches and houses, and when he tires himself, finds a tree to nap on.

Oh, he has this big tall stack of caps on his head that are arranged by color; that's an important part of the story.

Anyways, man goes down for a nap against the tree. When he wakes up, he finds that only his cap remains on his head. His cap is a checked cap.

He's way confused. As the book goes, "he looks to the right. He looks to the left. He looks behind the tree. No caps."

But then he looks up - into the tree. "And what do you think he saw?", goes the children's book.

Welp, there's a bunch of monkeys in the tree who are all wearing his caps.

Actually, since we know "his" cap remained on his head, the story seems to distinguish between "his" caps and the caps he was selling. It could be assumed, then, that these caps aren't even his. Perhaps he's selling them for another. Perhaps he himself took them from someone else. We cannot know.

The man gets very angry. After a few rounds of looking at the monkeys and wagging his fingers while imploring the monkeys to give him back "his" (again, "he" has "his" checked cap still on "his" head at this point), the monkeys don't give up the caps.

Finally, man gets very angry. Instead of wagging hi...

Let it go by Elsa the Icequeen

A few days ago my boss told me „to let go“. Like don’t be too harsh to myself and others. Especially the children at my workplace. I think he meant something like don’t feel responsible for everyone and everything. But how can I do this if I have this feeling in my gut that I can do better than a lot of other colleagues. It’s like finding a thin line between responsibility and let five be straight (weird to translate German sayings into English). I’m really trying my best and I know I‘m really good at my job, but it leaves me exhausted at hell. So as part of a homework for myself I try to let it go. Leave the opportunity for others to do shit I always do.

New video is up! Medieval Faire at the World's largest Castle!!

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It's to the tune of Wellerman

(Verse 1) There once was a crew of devs, me boys, Coding away, they'd find their joys, They'd spin up servers, make sites fast, And hope their code would always last.

(Chorus) Soon may the Web Devs come, To bring us code and make sites run, One day, when the coding's done, We'll take our leave and go.

(Verse 2) They'd write in JavaScript, CSS, HTML would form the base, no less, Frameworks, libraries, all combined, To create sites that'd blow your mind.

My last Karaoke Group

The group I went out with last time was a strange mix for sure. There were two types of people. Techbros (our brothers who predictably, work in tech, all part of the 'bald, white, bearded developers' coalition, their words not mine) and the other group, girls who don't speak English (we are all from the local medical university).

How did we get here

The techbros had all lived in the same building as me. I was doing a medical internship at the local medical uni at the time, but seeing as we shared coworking spaces, gym and bar I did eventually somehow manage to make friends there.

As for the girls, we all knew each other from medical Uni, this is in Poland so speaking English at the hospital isn't really a requirement. I ended up inviting my friends to come to Karaoke night with us, as there were some Polish songs we could sing. We ended up singing a mix of Polish and English songs.

All in all, I'd say a pretty successful Karaoke session. Some would consider this a strange group but honestly, I couldn't imagine a better one. The techbros were happy to hang around girls, and the girls wouldn't be there if they understood them.

Ziobro and Czarnek engage in a heated debate in the Sejm

Zbigniew Ziobro and Przemysław Czarnek, ministers from the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, engaged in a heated debate during a session in the Sejm (Polish Parliament). The discussion was about the nominations of members of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) and led to tensions between Ziobro and Szymon Hołownia, the Speaker of the Sejm. Other ministers also participated in the discussion. The debate resulted in disruptions and accusations of violating parliamentary rules. Read more here.

Members of the Sejm select new members for KRS

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, has chosen four new members of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) from the Sejm. The candidates from the democratic opposition, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Robert Kropiwnicki, Tomasz Zimoch, and Anna Maria Żukowska, were selected. The candidates from the Law and Justice (PiS) party, Marek Ast, Bartosz Kownacki, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, and Kazimierz Smoliński, were rejected. The Sejm session was marked by a heated debate and accusations of violating democratic standards. Read more here.

Kaufland loses in court, ordered to pay a hefty fine

Kaufland Polska Markety, a ...

How to find a wealthy Husband

I had this little joke with my friend that you can spot a wealthy man for yourself by finding guys who play magic the gathering (the cards are super expensive and I wish I could afford the cards to play) or warhammer which is just, also stupidly, stupidly expensive. I would love to buy the little figurines and paint them and play with them but your girl broke as shit.

Medieval fair schedule, Malbork

Our medieval fair video got way more traction than we ever dreamed we would get! Thank you so much 🥹 we are completely overwhelmed!

I wanted to post the image here of the medieval fair's schedule! In case anyone is thinking of going/planning a trip and wants to see the schedule ahead of time

Foodie Beauty rushes back to Kuwait after cheating scandal

Foodie Beauty (chantal marie) had recently returned to canada in order to acquire treatment for her diabetes, which had gotten out of hand (her blood sugar was well into the 400s).

Initially she was planning on staying for even a year or so as she waited to get a family doctor (although I have a lot of questions as to how she was planning on maintaining her blood sugar, or why she didn't get treatment in Kuwait, remains a mystery) but now she is rushing back to Kuwait after it came out that her "husband" was cheating

so yeah, gotta keep him on a tight leash I guess. That's the root of a healthy marriage right?

Why France sucks - a serious post/talk about a topic everyone else refuses to speak about

Intro

yeah, I get it. Hating a country is pretty controversial nowadays, especially in the woke era. And to be clear, I think racial injustice/gender inequality are totally valid things to speak about (and in fact will be the two things I discuss here), but I fear we have gone into the opposite direction: basically now we can't criticize anything. It appears, at least to me, nuanced is dead, and you're either far right or far left. I think rather, we should be able to criticize things otherwise you come out with people who go way the opposite of the spectrum (dudes like Andrew Tate).

Why am I qualified to talk about this? I lived in France for 3 years, so yeah, I have some experience. I lived in both Paris and the south in Nice, and I promise you this is not just a "Paris" problem. I will post some links to other articles too, to make my point.

Racism

if you're not white or black (and a man), stay the fuck out of France, because you will have a really bad time. Hell even if you are white and black, make sure you don't get caught in the "wrong" hood. I have heard from many colleagues about the harassment they can receive if you enter the wrong neighborhood, with many people usually shouting at you but also there is a real risk of getting jumped.

When I lived in France, I literally could not leave my house for a single day without having racist remarks shouted at me. Not. A....