BigBen

Single dad, veteran, and nodes runner who's new to Nostr. Stackin' for 8 years🤟! Please don't zap me. 🚫⚡️😎

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2024-08-19 17:44:55

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I noticed that the US is now trying their hands at spreading Mpox fears 🙄. I also noticed how ironic it is to see Pakistan be the only country to proclaim that it's not dangerous.

2024-08-16 19:42:27

Aunt just arrived to babysit. Time to hit the road. Enjoy your weekend everyone 👋😁!

2024-08-16 17:26:37

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Hello 👋!

2024-08-16 17:21:09

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I'm still gettin' used to making memes. 😁
https://image.nostr.build/c2d3670685ea59ea775eac9c59b1645f4ba7cba2aace9bf12a4cfd7caf23cd80.jpg
How so?

2024-08-16 17:02:49

#randomthoughts #Bitcoin
Had some cousins over today. Good times! But... they all seemed to believe that corporations like Google and Apple and such are too large to fail. Friendly reminder that no company is too large to fail.

2024-08-16 16:45:18

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Why not get one?

2024-08-16 16:25:15

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She would really enjoy her own little .22 pistol, I think. I mean, she seems to be enjoying her self-defense training quite a bit 🤷‍♂️.
I think I'll buy her some gardening tools instead. She loves spending time in the garden.

2024-08-16 14:27:55

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What a Beave statement 😂. The Tuttle Twin books is a good idea. As for the rifle and pistol suggestion, I think I'll just go with the pistol. Lol. Why a non-pink toolbox?

2024-08-15 15:52:48

#randomthoughts #parenting #dadstr
🤔 What should I get the little one for her birthday? She'll be turning 7.

2024-08-14 19:21:58

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I'm just teaching her a few basic techniques I learned from combatives training. Somes weapons handling techniques for small arms, a little boxing, and some BJJ grappling techniques.

2024-08-14 16:42:44

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I'm going to have to look into this a bit more. Appreciate this. First time I've caught wind of it. Time for my daughter's weekly self-defense lesson. ✌️

2024-08-14 16:40:11

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I'm hoping people are bright enough to put two and two together this time around and refrain from falling for a load of bollocks like this but... I doubt it. Even with public distrust towards governments at its peak, folk still go crawling back to them when in need. They'll react in the same manner with big pharma. 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-14 15:51:39

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Big pharma at it again 🤷‍♂️. Ya reckon this will become a regular 4-year occurrence?

2024-08-13 22:47:26

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Not if it's belt-fed.

2024-08-13 22:19:47

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It's not obvious?

2024-08-13 22:13:07

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Lol. No it isn't.

2024-08-13 16:59:37

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Good afternoon 👋! Hope the weather is being nice to you over there.
Lol. Can you make one of the Hermit?

2024-08-13 01:23:49

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Some ridiculous Trump interview he's conducting.

2024-08-13 00:30:25

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😑
😒... I wish I could present some reasonable argument against that, but research has proven on plenty of occasions that girls mature quicker than boys. She is much better at getting everything she wants than I was at her age.

2024-08-12 20:49:13

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I feel ya. Hope everything goes well 🫂🫡. My daughter will be 7 soon.
Her expression whenever she believes that she won an argument. 😁😏
https://image.nostr.build/651fc73bb14c7385b625a2e53060c7a005b2f27d3a15b4325b561dd78affdb91.gif

2024-08-12 20:21:46

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Were you meditating?

2024-08-12 18:13:29

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Sounds fun. Do you homeschool them regularly?
Lol. My little one was being a brat towards me all day, but then I made her some of her favorite dessert and told her that she could stay up late. 😅🤷‍♂️

2024-08-11 22:34:28

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You should add Atonement by Ian McEwan to that collection. 👍

2024-08-10 20:42:31

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Blade Runner 2049
Ex Machina
Interstellar
Mystic River
Sin City
Chernobyl
Lone Survivor (combat sequences were very realistic)

2024-08-08 19:55:07

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I mean real weapons, luv! 😂

2024-08-08 18:15:57

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Do you own a weapon?

2024-08-08 18:07:14

#Randomthoughts #nostr #guns
Start buying guns

2024-08-08 14:22:23

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Don't get yourself down, luv. Although I can't deny that I have been planning on fleeing the UK. The safety of my daughter and my mum will always take priority. 🤷‍♂️ It is... what it is.
Feel better. 🫂🫡

2024-08-07 22:11:43

#Parenting #dadstr #randomthoughts
I'm glad that most things have turned out well so far during my time as a single parent. There is no master plan for properly raising a child.

2024-08-07 20:09:13

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You should try and find those 5 that you mentioned. Strong (often unbreakable) bonds come with military service.

2024-08-07 19:54:16

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My last CO was too bloody inexperienced. Very little combat experience and he rarely took any advice from a lowly enlisted man like myself. Although I won't deny it, I do feel bad for him. He did lose a leg, I heard.
I've been in a chopper a fair amount of times. They are quite fun to be in 👍. Mainly the Bell 412. I've seen Apaches land on my base a few times, as well. I would hate to be under fire from one of those. 👀

2024-08-07 18:47:21

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She sounds like a good CO. Were you older? Lol.

2024-08-07 17:42:51

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I get it.
They do get weird. Hard to carry relationships like that outside of the service.
Rank can definitely overinflate a person's ego. I've seen too many bad calls occur because of that exact reason.

2024-08-07 17:27:20

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Why do you think it's unlikely?
To be frank, she and I were a couple for a bit. We did our best to keep it our dirty little secret, but... 🤷‍♂️.

2024-08-07 17:15:27

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Lol. Her and I have done a magnificent job staying fit all these years. That's for certain! 😅💯
😂 no, no, no! We did end up chatting for a bit though. Even she admitted that the UK is a bloody mess.

2024-08-07 17:06:51

#UK #veteran
I ran into an old mate from my service years who I haven't seen or heard from in nearly a decade. She was a nurse. 😁🫡... she looks good!

2024-08-07 15:38:22

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My daughter would love these. 🫡👍 Thanks!

2024-08-07 15:35:50

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Blade Runner 2049

2024-08-06 21:50:56

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That's arguably one of the best descriptions of anarchism that I've ever come across. As someone who has witnessed firsthand all of the bloody chaos that governments create, I can agree with this. But keep in mind that it's also a necessity to find some form of peace within the evergoing chaos. That's the challenge. People aren't inherently good or evil. There always was, is, and will be conflict. We cannot avoid such a reality. Escaping in to a mental fairytale will only make such matters even more bonkers. 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-05 22:42:12

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L... O... L!

2024-08-05 22:21:18

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Thyme can be quite helpful, as well.

2024-08-05 22:11:17

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Weed grew naturally over in Afghanistan. 😎🫡 Strongest weed I ever smoked.

2024-08-05 22:09:09

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👍🫡

2024-08-05 22:06:15

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What about edibles?

2024-08-05 22:02:19

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@nprofile…hd6x: "I have to try not to cough so much during my recovery"
Also @nprofile…hd6x: "I'm gonna go smoke some of the strongest weed that I can find!"

2024-08-04 23:08:48

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What's your address?
https://image.nostr.build/fc92792634e9c2c97eb790a544a40939a41445f2bbc8b1d1b574fd68f4f6646a.jpg

2024-08-04 18:25:44

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If it comforts you at all, my situation wasn't ideal either when my daughter was born, but everything turned out well.

2024-08-04 18:17:55

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It's still meaningful progress that's worth celebrating 🫡🎉. Wish you the best with the delivery.

2024-08-04 18:10:40

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Congrats 🎉😎!

2024-08-04 17:44:59

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Probably.
My outlook on everything changed when I discovered that I was going to be a parent.
https://image.nostr.build/1e67fe2a9f603504fa4b16b3e0caaf5539d2514444e6bbd7672287a5a16470da.gif

2024-08-04 16:49:38

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Sure

2024-08-04 16:39:11

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Perhaps sometimes. I'm rather quiet in real life. If anything, people might be a bit more perplexed than anything.

2024-08-04 15:21:44

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Cheese? 🤔
It looks tasty nonetheless. 😋

2024-08-03 23:15:12

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😅LOL! Than you shouldn't be smoking weed. Stay hydrated and avoid things that cause allergic reactions.

2024-08-03 23:07:09

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That just gives you more of an excuse to smoke as much weed as you want... right?

2024-08-03 22:59:34

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Well, I'm glad that you're feeling better. I'm sure the meds are keeping you happy! 😅

2024-08-03 22:33:59

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I just realized that you had surgery. What for?

2024-08-03 21:55:28

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2016er right here! 😎👍 Still hodlin'!

2024-08-03 19:57:56

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Lol. Kids?

2024-08-02 13:27:52

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Is it the cosplaying that makes it so?

2024-08-02 12:41:42

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Same bloody situation over here in London.

2024-08-02 12:40:43

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It could just be routine security drills, but I would understand why they're performing them a bit more frequently. NYC is obviously a prime target. Hitting there first would send the entire US populace into disarray, and then the entire nation would be open to attack.

2024-08-02 12:28:41

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Are you on the east or west coast?

2024-08-02 12:28:12

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I'm not in the US, but they've been passing by a bit more frequently over here, as well.

2024-08-01 14:21:28

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How much?

2024-08-01 00:04:14

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😎 well, you're a bright one, aren't ya?
https://image.nostr.build/f93bbfe6f5a5b6e77be7f40adfefdf5f34a777bdaa7ed21bf723a06730e95a14.gif

2024-07-31 17:43:11

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On many occasions. I would suppose that... 4/5 times I was laughed at for my explanation. No one truly understood how currency valuation works.

2024-07-31 17:41:55

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Lol... true. 😏

2024-07-31 16:27:05

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Have you ever attempted to explain to someone how they are an NPC?

2024-07-31 16:11:30

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Lol. Who's Roya?

2024-07-31 15:54:14

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"great joke"? Mate, it doesn't even have to be a joke. 🤷‍♂️

2024-07-31 15:42:58

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Fuckin' hell! I tried to zap ya, luv! 🤷‍♂️

2024-07-31 15:27:09

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😅 you don't have a LN wallet set up.

2024-07-31 15:04:11

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I'm sorry to hear that and I'm sure he is. Being around death is never easy. 🫂

2024-07-31 14:39:20

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Lol! I kind of wish I had a boy... sometimes 😅🤷‍♂️.

2024-07-31 14:35:08

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🎉🎉🎉

2024-07-30 22:26:10

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LOL! Oh, and I meant how many are your own 😂. I have only one. She's been a bit wound up lately because I've been forcing her to get homeschooled every Monday and Thursday by my mum and aunt for the rest of summer holidays 😅🤷‍♂️.

2024-07-30 20:55:53

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Nice! Mine was my old man's. How many kids do you have? Lol. One hyperactive little 6-year-old is plenty to deal with for this single dad! 😅😴

2024-07-30 19:44:05

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Having a home library is awesome. 👍

2024-07-30 13:48:20

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Lol. I wouldn't bother yourself with that. Happy late birthday!!! 😅🎉

2024-07-30 13:36:30

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I thought you were referring to something else... whoops! 😏

2024-07-30 13:26:40

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It's a TV show? 😂😅

2024-07-30 04:00:53

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Nah, mate! It's not just that. If you wish to be fully committed to putting an end to such a cycle, then you need to aquire as much resources from the governing powers as possible, but people always fall back on the belief that firearms are the only possible way. Bitcoin—and especially LN—has done a remarkable job creating a foundational system for a viable and highly scalable import and export network. Should be exciting. 🫡🤷‍♂️

2024-07-30 03:44:32

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😮‍💨 Terrible... but not even the smallest touch different from any other war 🤷‍♂️.

2024-07-30 02:25:08

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I can't sleep. Not accustomed to staying up this late 😅😮‍💨.
Actually, the OA probably has the most discreet shadow in existence.
No will to live? 🤔

2024-07-30 01:18:58

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What percentage of the planet is land covered?

2024-07-29 16:23:16

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I've heard similar rumors concerning Soros. Not quite sure how much truth there is regarding them. 🤷‍♂️

2024-07-29 16:14:51

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I only took my daughter there once, about... a year ago. Just about. She became VERY creeped out by it. I must admit, so did I. It's pedo central and they don't even try to hide it.

2024-07-26 20:01:48

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What?

2024-07-26 19:42:51

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I'm confused

2024-07-26 19:25:08

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What?

2024-07-26 19:01:30

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No. He's playing everyone for a fool. I fought to protect his lithium fields. The amount of people that died to protect his bullshit is unreal.

2024-07-26 18:58:18

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I meant Elon. He's a scam artist.

2024-07-26 18:53:38

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Scam artists are awesome!

2024-07-26 18:49:48

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🤣Y?

2024-07-25 14:17:35

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I was just havin' a laugh...
https://image.nostr.build/a937b3c095fb709f1bc7a826bca708748917a1f86ec5551c6e46087039c2dee1.gif

2024-07-25 13:32:36

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Ya reckon Wendy is still available?
I know a year is quite some time.

2024-07-25 13:14:12

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I'm still rather shocked to see this 🤔. Mr. Trump speaking at such an event is what I mean.

2024-07-25 12:58:42

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😅 There's something unsettling about these photos. I can't place my finger on what it is, though.

2024-07-24 14:41:46

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Hey 👋
Lol. It's Ben... or Benny... or Benjamin. Whichever you all prefer. Also, it felt sooooo nice to sleep in for once🙏😁. No more waking up at 5:45 in the morning for the next six weeks 🎉!