I just had my honeymoon (originally scheduled for Jun 2020). My wife and I are in our early thirties. It’s my wife’s first time in japan while it’s my fourth. I’ve benefitted immensely from stalking Tokyo travel reddit and would like to return the favour. I’ll provide some of my tips and observations to the end (skip to the end if the itinerary doesn’t interest you), some of which I think haven’t been mentioned before.
Thank God pretty much everything went to plan, and my wife thoroughly enjoyed the trip. We spent 12 days in Japan, most of it in Tokyo and 2 nights in Kawaguchiko. Many people were surprised to know that we’d be spending most of our trip in Tokyo, but I thought it was just fine because Tokyo had a lot to offer. My wife and I aren’t big on visiting shrines or ticking tourist hotspots off a checklist. We don’t shop much, but we did a lot of it simply because it’s Japan and we bought lots of quality-of-life items (not fashion) for ourselves and others. Given how much my wife really enjoyed the trip, I think others with similar interests could find something helpful too.
Pre-trip planning

• It was out first leisure trip in years, and my wife's first trip to Japan. I wanted to show her my favourite parts of Japan, and took months trawling through reddit posts and trip reports, watching youtube videos, and just soaking in all the things before deciding on an itinerary that I thought my wife would enjoy. It was almost exclusively planned by me, and I would consult my wife along the way.
• Other than the hotel & flights, I booked the highway express bus to Kawaguchiko one week prior.
• Decided on the airport limousine bus to bring us from the airport to the city a few days prior.
• Studio Ghibli tickets booked one month in advance. There's a good guide available on reddit already. International tickets were quickly sold out, so we used a free VPN to get onto the Japanese site which had more tickets & timings available. Simply Google translate the entire page.
• Booked a cooking class on cookly months prior.
• Did Visit Japan QR two days prior. It takes some time, so do it earlier rather than later.
• Added all places of interests in a Google list, and all food places in another Google list. I tried the custom Google maps at first but didn’t feel the UI was easy to navigate.
• Planned itinerary based on location proximity, and also highlighted parts that were interchangeable in case we wanted to switch it up (which we did).

Planning during the trip

• The Google maps foods list was always just for consideration: if we had time or were craving something. We didn't hard-code food places into our daily plans. But when food was the primary activity (e.g. visiting Tsukiji market), we'd determine to visit particular food stalls. Otherwise, just needed to do a cursory Google review check on whether a random food place is worth eating it. As a principle, we didn't want to spend time queuing >20m for food.
• I'd plan the next day's itinerary the night before, considering fatigue, interest, and proximity. I would create a brand new Google maps list for the next day, including potential food places.

Day 0 (Wed) 17 May - Arrival at Haneda Airport to hotel in Shinjuku
Arrived in Haneda late, about 11pm. Clearance was quick but baggage took 30mins. As I wouldn't make my stipulated airport limousine timing, I had no choice but to cancel my airport limousine and take the metro to our hotel in Shinjuku. I tried Apple wallet’s Suica at first. It worked seamlessly but I felt that a physical metro card was just faster so I eventually switched over. We reached after midnight, so do let your hotel know in advance if you anticipate arriving at odd hours.
Day 1 (Thurs) - Shinjuku exploration
Originally planned to visit Tsukiji on day 1, but given that we arrived late the previous night, agreed with my wife to change the plan and spend the first day doing the Shinjuku itinerary.

• Walked to a popular Tsukumen place at 11. Queued for 20mins and it was an interesting experience as there were lines of people standing right behind watching you eat. Wife said it was her best Tsukumen ever!
• Sekaido for art & stationary supplies: My wife does art so it was a haven for her. We spent a few hours there!
• Tokyu Hands Shinjuku: Wanted to look at more stationary/home/fashion stuff but two floors were under renovation.
• Omoide Yokocho: A quick walkthrough of this famous street for salarymen which comes alive at night. Many tourists.

Day 2 (Fri) - Kappabashi St., Fabric Town, Akihabara

• Kappabashi Dougu Street: looked at kitchen supplies aimed to find a nice nakiri knife! (If you want to buy a knife, do research on what knife you need beforehand).
• Fabric Town: My wife just passed a seamstress exam so she eagerly anticipated visiting fabric town, we spent a few hours in Tomato.
• Akihabara (Animate, Bic Camera, Gyukatsu Don): It was drizzling the entire day so it was not the most comfortable lugging that many bags around a wet Akihabara in the evening. Wife wasn’t interested but I wanted to let her experience this unique culture. Had dinner at a popular gyukatsu don (beef cutlet that you’d have to cook yourself). It was our first time eating gyukatsu. It was so tender and juicy and mmm. But it was a long one hour wait. It was after this episode that we decided we were not going to queue this long for food again.

Day 3 (Sat) - Cooking class in Shinjuku, Shibuya

• Private cooking class in Shinjuku: Our host was great! We were invited into his cosy house and he taught us how to make Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba, and a Japanese salad. I paid careful attention to the menu beforehand as I wanted to learn dishes I could easily recreate back home (i.e. not choose dishes that depended on seasonal Japanese ingredients). My wife absolutely loved the experience of getting to know a local and understanding his life story, Japanese culture, and hearing some of his horror stories of foreign guests. We got more food recs from him to understand where the locals really ate at.
• Shibuya 109: Paid $5 for a drink to have a bird’s eye view of the Shibuya crossing. It was Saturday so the crossing was at its full force. Even if you think this is touristy, it’s amazing to see that many people like little ants crossing a street. There are several nice locations here to take some artsy shots.
• Ishibashi Music Shibuya: absolutely loved the vibe in this music store. Back home, I’d been thinking about getting a particular keyboard but never got a chance to try it. I was able to play this particular one undisturbed and feel like I could go on for hours without any pressure from staff. Bought a few Japan exclusive guitar picks as gifts.
• Shibuya Tokyu Hands: This was amazing. I thought Shinjuku Tokyu Hands was the flagship store. So I only stumbled into this because I urgently needed to pee and someone said Tokyu hands had toilets. We were confused as its name was rebranded to simply "Hands" with a new logo. If you only have time to visit one Tokyu Hands, visit the Shibuya one. Each floor had 2 sub-floors so that’s a ton of floors! Lots of quality-of-life improvements one could get from this store. My wife got a buckwheat pillow.
• Shibuya Loft: After Sekaido and Tokyu Hands, I didn't think there was much daily life products/art/stationary to look at. But Loft was very different. Similar to Tokyu hands but seems more modern and fashionable. Worth visiting together with Tokyu hands! It also had packaged food available! It was late and my wife and I concluded that we didn’t have to to explore all the floors and that we’d return to Shibuya again.

Day 4 (Sun) - Komazawa Church, Harajuku, Shibuya

• Church in Komazawa: not a tourist activity, but we linked up with some partners from our home church and attended service at a little church held in a nursery. It was an amazing and encouraging experience to hear the gospel preached in a foreign language.
• Harajuku: Way too crowded. I had anticipated this as it was a Sunday, but thought to just try. Takeshita street was so packed my wife feared there would be a stampede risk (it wasn’t that bad). We did queue 20mins for pretty tasty crepe. After checking out all the recommended streets (e.g. cat street, uru-harajuku), my wife simply felt that she couldn’t stand the Harajuku crowd and the vibes. So we decided to go back to Shibuya again!
• Shibuya JINS: I didn’t mention this but previously in Shinjuku and Shibuya, I had been checking out recommended optical shops in the vicinity for a particular style of glasses. Japanese-made glasses are highly-rated, but I couldn’t find something at the right price-point. At JINS, I found a design I liked. Though not made in Japan, it cost me less than 5000 yen. Took them 1 hour to make it. For some reason I loved the vibes at Shibuya, and I earmarked it to return again later.

Day 5 (Mon) - Tsukiji Market, Ginza Muji/Uniqlo, Tokyo station

• Tsukiji market: wanted to arrive before 8 but arrived at 8.30am. Thankfully the crowds weren't that bad yet. Everything we tried was lovely. Potato/corn fishcakes, strawberry mochi, tamago, wagyu beef, uni inarisushi (my first time trying uni - wife loved it but I didn't like it), unagi. But the star was Masa burger (thanks to Paolo from Tokyo), which we waited till 11am to try. By then, the tourist buses had come and the streets were packed. But Masa burger was in a corner and we were their first customers. We tried fried codfish burger + homemade ginger ale. Both were was so well done and the fried cod was so crispy yet fresh and tender. It was also nicely completed with very refreshing salads! It was soo good we had it twice.
• Ginza Uniqlo/Muji: we wanted to take a look at some of Uniqlo’s exclusive items. Apparently they do have exclusive t-shirts for each region (e.g. Harajuku, Shibuya, Ginza), which tend to be collaborations with well-known food places in the area. However, they were always white in colour (cheap to produce) and not made-in-Japan-quality. Muji @ Ginza was a disappointment, not a lot more than the usual.
• Tokyo Station Ghibli store & Tenugui hunting: Went to Tokyo station to check out the Ghibli store and to look for a particular traditional tenugui (Japanese towels) store as my wife were hunting these down to give as gifts.
• Shinjuku Ichiran & Mister Donut: We returned to Shinjuku for Ichiran ramen, specifically at 5+pm. No crowds at all. Yummy! We then saw a Mister Donut, and recalled news in our home country that when it had its first opening in my country, people queued 5 hours for it. We thought to try it to see what the fuss was all about. Cash only, but the donuts were wonderfully textured and not too sweet. My wife doesn’t like sweet stuff, but mister donut really hit the sweet spot (no pun intended).

Day 6 (Tue) - Tokyo National Museum, Fabric town revisit, Akihabara revisit, Ochanomizu

• Tokyo National Museum: We had a good time learning about Japan’s early history, and discovered that so much that we know of Japan resulted from Chinese/korean influence.
• Fabric town & Akihabara revisit, Ochonomizu: We decided that this was likely the right time to go back for items we missed out on or didn’t have time to see. My wife went to fabric town again while I went to Akihabara’s Yodaibashi camera, which I felt to be better and with more varied things than Bic Camera. I then went to nearby Ochanomizu to look at more music and sport shops. We met up again at Shinjuku for another Gyukatsu Don before heading to mister donuts again.

Day 7 (Wed) - Shinjuku Gyoen Garden, Mori Museum, Ginza Wakamatsu, Shinjuku

• Shinjuku Gyoen Garden: lovely large garden grounds. We spent almost an hour just lying under a tree and watching clouds float by. Wife was doing some rough sketches of the garden. We had mister donuts from last night for breakfast.
• Mori Museum: Saw the exhibition of Heatherwick studios, which was inspiring and educational. Paid for the rooftop access to have a quick view of Tokyo from 50-ish floors up.
• Ginza Wakamatsu: Because of one of the Uniqlo-ginza-exclusive t-shirts, my wife was curious about this traditional Japanese dessert. So we gave it a check and realised it’s been around for more than a century. There was a short line (mainly Japanese elderly). The shop interior transported us back decades. It felt surreal eating a dessert that the Japanese ate centuries ago. Unlike modern desserts, this Japanese dessert certainly doesn’t excite and overwhelm one’s taste buds immediately. But there’s an old charm to it.
• Shinjuku Okadaya fabric: Returned to Shinjuku as my wife wanted to check out another of their famous fabric stores. Prices were more expensive than fabric town, but had somewhat different items.

Day 8 (Thurs) - Kawaguchiko

• Bus to Kawaguchiko: Packed light to Kawaguchiko, and forwarded our remaining luggage to our final hotel in Tamachi. The Shinjuku hotel staff were very helpful. I was merely inquiring on how luggage forwarding was done, but the staff picked up the phone, called my Tamachi hotel to confirm the booking, and prepared the documents for me. All I had to do was roll my luggage the next night to them and make payment. Took our 7:45am bus to Kawaguchiko and managed to catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji when we were on our way there!
• Cycling In Kawaguchiko: We lugged our bags to our ryokan and headed out again. My wife was quite hesitant about cycling overseas and I was also worried it’d tire her out too much. I debated between cycling or simply taking the sight-seeing bus. Eventually felt that it was worth trying to cycle. We unexpectedly walked by an e-bike place and decided, why not? Neither of us had tried an e-bike before and that could reduce the effort required for my wife. So we did and boy was it fun! It took a while to get used to the e-bike but it really reduced a lot of effort up the hills! I barely perspired at all thanks to the e-assist. Kawaguchiko had pretty narrow roads so it wasn’t the easiest to cycle. But I had plenty of road-cycling experience back at home so I was not daunted. We borrowed helmets from the e-bike place but saw that we were the only tourists that wore them. Yes, I'd recommend wearing helmets when cycling.
• Kubota Itchiku Art Museum: Cycled here knowing that this museum would interest my wife. It had a garden free for entry and it was really quaint, quiet, and charming! The pond had a singular vibrant-coloured Koi swimming in it. Museum entry requires tickets. On this trip, I realised that visiting museums tired me easily. It could be because I spent time reading each description. I told my wife to go ahead as I waited outside. She eventually took 45m in the museum and was so enthralled by it. She even bought a heavy hard-cover book of Itchiku Kubota’s kimono art :/
• Momiji Corridor: was just 50 meters away from the museum. Still beautiful with only green leaves, but I’d imagine it would be majestic in Autumn/Spring.
• Oishi Park: Many colourful flowers! It’s a pity that it had been cloudy the entire day, and Mt Fuji was not visible. That would have made the cycle perfect. Had a peach/plum ice-cream. Park was crowded with tourists.

Day 9 (Fri) - Fuji Q Highland, Shimoyoshida Honcho St, Batting Cage
Planning for Fuji Q & Morning Jog: I didn’t plan to go to Fuji-Q highland before the trip. Always felt it a bit of a waste to visit amusement parks overseas. That’s until I realised that Fuji Q had some of the most exciting (I mean world-record-holding) rollercoasters in the world. Maybe they don't hold the records anymore, but that intrigued me enough, because most amusement parks only had 1-2 coasters. Problem was that wife is terrified, and she said cycling on the streets of Kawaguchiko was already like a coaster ride for her. Still, I'm really thankful she encouraged me to go and said she was happy waiting and taking pictures for me. So I decided I would reach at opening time, and buy time by paying for the fast passes and try their top three coasters. The night before, we felt that we had to make decisions on our itinerary as it was our last day at Kawaguchiko. If Mt Fuji still wasn’t visible the next day, we'd go to Oshino Hakkai, if it was, we could try going to Shimoyoshida to get a nice picture.

• I went for a morning jog and as the path brought me along the river's perimeter, my jaw dropped when I saw Mount Fuji towering into view. I raced back to tell my wife (about 6am) and we both trekked up to a viewing spot to enjoy the view. This made it more urgent to not spend too much time at Fuji Q as we didn’t know how long Mt. Fuji would be visible for.
• Fuji-Q Highland: Was absolutely amazing. Yes, I blew a lot of cash here buying fast passes for the three available coasters. But they were some of the craziest coasters. Took Eejanaika, Fujiyama and Takabisha. Total time it took probably a little more than 1 hour with the express passes. It was so good, but so fast that I have little memory of it, except that there was a 90 degree climb to the top for Takabisha and I had a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji while climbing to the supposed world record of 79m for Fujiyama (this was 2 days before the news reported that Fujiyama got stuck in the middle of a ride and the people in the carts had to climb down :o). Had more time to take a few other rides, and enjoyed all the Naruto statues around for fun photo-taking. What I really enjoyed about the park was that it was mostly filled with Japanese tourists; in fact, there was a Japanese school having an outing there. It was nice to see excited students running about. If I could spend the day here, I'd take the three coasters multiple times to imprint the sensations in my head. But I'm still thankful I got to try some of the world's most thrilling coasters!
• Shomoyoshida Honcho St: This destination was simply to take the famous street view of Mount Fuji with Japanese shops lined in the foreground. It’s not easy to get to, and there was quite a walk. We noticed there weren’t much people around, and most shops were closed. But when we reached the destination, there were many tourists right at the particular traffic light. So much so there was a grumpy Japanese traffic police person managing the crowd. We saw the worst of tourists that day. People were disobeying traffic laws and just running in the middle of the road just to get a shot. We then chanced upon a hidden udon shop and it felt like we were transported back to the 50’s! It was super old school, people sat on raised platforms, and several elderly customers were watching the tele while eating. There was only one udon option available, with free cabbage top-ups. We learnt that the shop had been around for 73 years. We actually headed back to Fuji-Q Highlands to take a 4D 'plane ride' with Joe Hisashi music in the background. Since my wife actually wanted to ride something, I was happy to agree to her request. Ride was very ordinary but wife actually felt terrified at times lol. Rushed back to the hotel for a private onsen booking.
• Batting Cage: I had never played baseball/softball and my home country doesn’t have a baseball culture. Yet I had seen batting cages in Japanese drama and always wanted to try. Loved it! My technique was probably pretty bad! I did well at first but as I tried faster balls, I tired out and failed to hit any haha. We ended the day eating ramen outdoors with a view of Mount Fuji.

Day 10 (Sat) - Kichijoji, Ghibli Museum, Kichijoji Jazz bar
Woke up before sunrise for a run and to attempt to catch a sunrise picture of Mount Fuji. Streets were completely empty. Even ran to the famous Kawaguchiko Lawson for a picture. Headed back for an onsen bathe (note: we never used the room's shower, and always went for an onsen bath throughout our stay in Kawaguchiko as it was just too convenient). Took a 7am bus to return to Shinjuku.

• Kichijoji: Arrived at Kichijoji at about 10am. Wife really loved the vibes there. We tried the Tsukuba suisan fish cakes which were really tasty, and my wife was intrigued that a line had formed at the adjacent store named Ozasa. Apparently they sell traditional Japanese desserts and locals would go there as early as 5am to get a ticket. So we queued 15m and managed to get three boxes worth of the snacks! Tried the Amane Taiyaki fish-shaped bean paste snacks, another traditional dessert. It was a small lovely old shop.
• Ghibli Museum: Requires a long walk through Inokashira park. Ghibli was fantastic. Many people have been saying recently that it’s over-rated, and that it doesn’t cater to foreign crowds and most things are in Japanese. We similarly struggled with that at first. But we found out that if you asked the staff, they actually had English language exhibition booklets ready for every exhibition! That was a revelation. And we managed to understand almost all the exhibitions by asking the uniformed staff (except the short film, which had minimal dialogue anyway). I mentioned this to one foreign group and they were really grateful for that. But I saw that many other foreigners that probably came earlier were just bored or simply going crazy at the Ghibli shop. My wife bought the museum book (which also has English explanations of each exhibit), and we understood Miyazaki’s vision for the museum - to make it suitable for kids and adults, with no pre-determined route, allowing for play, exploration, to help people be inspired by the artists’ process. Through that, we saw that every thing in the museum was intentionally designed, all of the exhibitions, cafe, shop, and garden. Reading that helped me appreciate and enjoy the museum much more.
• Roaming Kichijoji and Some Time Jazz bar: My wife and I split up to roam kichijoji. I checked out some sports shops and saw that their prices were lower than Ochanomizu. We reconvened for dinner at Sometime Jazz bar. I’m picking up Jazz piano but had never been to a jazz bar. Booked it one day before, but was sad that our table position only allowed us to see some of the drummer and the pianist’s expression. Still, it was a very hip place for jazz cats and we had a wonderful time. We only sat through the first half of the performance that night. Note that there are seating charges, so that + dinner added up to quite a lot. But we rationalised that this was akin to paying for a performance. Checked into our hotel in Tamachi.

Day 11 (Sun) - Tokyo Sky Tree, Shinjuku, Back to Kichijoji, Shibuya
It was a crazy day where we simply hit the places we wanted to revisit regardless of proximity. Headed to Tokyo Skytree in the morning to check out another Ghibli store in hopes of getting another Ghibli shirt; reason was because I ended up buying one at the museum I really loved (made in Japan, beautiful colour, perfect fit. I hesitated at first because I couldn't try it). If you’re not going to the Ghibli museum, this is probably the best store available for Ghibli goods. Alas, the museum's items were really quite exclusive. Headed to Shinjuku to try curry udon, then to Kichijoji to try satou beef balls and dangos and to make some purchasing decisions on some sports equipment. Then we ended up at Shibuya (my favourite place!) to the mega Don Quijote and Tokyu Hands to shop for gifts for others. It was a lovely end to our trip!
Day 12 (Mon) - Back home
Best trip ever, says my wife.
Tips for travellers

• Spread out your itinerary: I originally planned to front-load all the must-see tourist stuff and leave the remaining days for shopping. But in May, Ghibli Museum was closed for two weeks so we had no choice but to schedule it at the end of the trip. That was a better arrangement. It felt that each day was distinctly different, and we could remember the highlight of each day. Also, be specific about where you want to go. Don’t simply put locations, e.g., Visit Harajuku, or visit Shibuya crossing.
• Plan your itinerary in consideration of weekend crowds: Places like Tsujiki market, Ghibli Museum, Fuji-Q Highlands and other stuff are likely going to be very crowded on weekends. If you want to shop in Harajuku or Shibuya, try to avoid weekends. I opted to put the cooking class and ‘less-exciting’ Museums on weekends.
• Unless you'll always be in a group, use your telco’s roaming or get an e-sim: My wife and I split up on several occasions, so we already knew the pocket wifi was out of the question.
• Carry more cash than you think you need: In my experience, the cash-to-card ratio was about 40:60. Considering that all metro card top-ups require cash, you'll need quite a bit of cash! Sometimes even bigger restaurants are cash only.
• Bring foldable tote bags, and use lockers where necessary: If you’re buying stuff, packing them in tote bags makes it easier to lug around. Bigger shops will charge you for bags. If you just arrived from one area with bags and are going to explore another, use the lockers. Most metro stations likely have lockers and they are really affordable and convenient.
• Travel light by planning to do laundry: I only brought four sets of clothing, and we did laundry every 3-4 days or so. It’s really convenient, about 200 yen per 30m wash, and another 200 yen for a 1h dry. It’s worthwhile to check if your hotel has coin laundry available.
• Buy discriminately: Many people say the kind of things available at places like Don Quijote or Uniqlo are mind-blowing. Fact is, most of them are made in China or elsewhere. About 95% of the items we saw in Daiso were made in China. In fact, many items in Kappabashi street were made in China. You’re more likely to get value for money by buying a made in Japan item. Sometimes the shop will highlight if a product is Japan made. But other times, you have to scrutinise the fine print. Learn to look out for these three words in Kanji: 日本製. This is where the camera function of Google translate is immensely helpful. This was not available or widely publicised when I last visited Japan years back in 2016, so use this tech to your advantage and scrutinise the fine print!
• Plan your toilet trips if possible: If you know you’re headed to low-rise areas like Tsujiki, Fabric town where it’s just shop after shop, it’s going to be hard to find a toilet. Make sure you relieve yourself beforehand at the train station. But if you still need to go, try to find a multi-storey building and chances are, there’ll be toilets available there.
• Avoid queuing for food by timing right: In general, I found that most popular food places that required queuing had queues mainly consisting of foreigners. I wonder if this is because of the reddit/youtube/google maps review effect (not a lot of Japanese review on Google I think). So if you have to queue, there's a good chance you're competing with other foreigners. Simply put, almost all food places open at 11am, so be there at 11, or have early dinner at 5pm and perhaps you may avoid the queuing.
• Scrutinise Google maps to figure out the different train types: for daily travel, there could be local, rapid, and express trains. Local trains stop at every station. Rapid skips a few, and express trains likely only stops at key location. They make a big difference to travel time, and to your comfort. When Google maps recommends a route, scrutinise the detail to ensure what kind of train they are recommending. It gets confusing at the station as the platforms on your left and right may end up at the same location, but one could be a local train and the other an express train.
• Learn just 2 essential phrases: It always felt weird for me to speak Japanese because I felt like a try-hard. But this time I did - just learn to say thank you in Japanese (arigato gozaimasu). The other essential word is - summimasen - excuse me/sorry. Useful for if you need to exit a crowded train, or if you need to get someone’s attention. We survived with just these two phrases. As our cooking teacher told us - it’s better to say something in Japanese than say nothing at all. For the rest, you can use Google translate app’s picture function.
• Other misc tips: as mentioned, bring trash bags. Some shops explicitly tell you not to walk around and eat their food. So the solution is to finish the snack in front of the shop, and say, “summimasen, can you help me to throw this trash?” That helped us avoid carrying trash around a lot. As a traveller, you’re gonna get a lot of carbs (my curry udon meal included a bowl of udon + a bowl of rice...) and fried food. To get more fiber, try the basements of shopping centres and get yourself some fruits. Also, if you exercise regularly like me, you'd be concerned about getting some exercise. I did pre-trip research on pools/gyms/parks to visit. But visited none of them. With what little hotel room space I had, I settled with a daily morning routine of 100 squats and 100 pushups. That and walking an average of 18k steps daily helped. I actually lost some weight somehow.

Observations

• Drinking culture in Japan: we saw quite a few drunk people in the streets. Some of them at the parks. I had never really seen drunkards much in my home country (it could be because I don’t stay out late). When we walked by a bar area with our cooking instructor at 10am, he told us some of the people in them had been there overnight. At Inokashira park, we saw a lady dressed in office wear face planted on the ground. Her friends tried to help carry here elsewhere but her entire body was limp and almost lifeless.
• The Japanese sleep late: when we arrived, we were still on the train to our hotel at 11:50pm. But the train was still packed with salarymen in suits and many others. In fact, it seemed the later it was, the more crowded the trains.
• Foreigner influx and how we stick out: there were way more foreigners this time than the last I visited Japan. I commented to my wife that I felt more immersed in Japan on the metro or at places like Tokyu hands as I could hear Japanese being spoken around me. But at tourist spots and some museums, I felt like I could have been in any other country. I tended to feel very uncomfortable when large groups of foreigners were around. I had to tell myself not to be hypocritical as I was a foreigner myself. But I suppose one reason is that there were many inconsiderate foreigners. Speaking loudly, making brash comments, and just not behaving like visitors. We saw a foreign couple locked in a head-to-toe embrace on a picnic mat in a park full of families. And they chose a spot right next to the footpath. Many foreigners also leave unkind Google reviews for places just because it’s not up to their expectations. I get it, we worked for our holiday and are paying customers, and there is often an innate tendency to feel entitled or complain when something isn’t up to our expectations. But I think it helps to remember that we are like visitors in someone’s home. Be self-aware, don’t speak loudly, note the traffic customs, where to stand on the escalators, how to behave etc.
• Japanese men have great hair: the Japanese men’s hairstyle feels frozen in time. I didn’t see the typical Korean-inspired center-parted hairstyles in Asian guys nowadays. And balding men were a small minority somehow. As someone whose hairline is slowly receding, I was envious to see many Japanese men have wavy long hair deep into their 60-70s! My wife commented that the women's hairstyles were more or less the same - dyed, curled etc. But the men were rocking so many styles!
• In-person shopping still matters: as the days went by and as my wife and I began to covet the "made-in-Japan" label, we realised that we hadn't done such shopping in years since online shopping became prevalent. I also recall people commenting that you could get these goods online anyway, so why bother shopping in Japan. Well, physical shopping makes comparison easy, it allows you to ask for recommendations, and enables you to know the items's size, feel, and look on you (if buying fashion items). It also makes discovery of new items possible. I'm not a huge shopper or a foodie, but in Japan, it's worth it to be one simply because the Japanese are thoughtful about their craft and tend to produce quality that's quite unmatched. I suppose it's a blessing in disguise that our honeymoon got delayed 3 years, as we are now well-aware of our post-wedding lifestyles and the items we'd need in the kitchen/around the house.
• Reading culture is strong: in a week when I read reports that leisure reading had declined in my home country, I was pleasantly surprised to see many people reading hard-copy books on the train, many of them even had personalised leather book covers. Kinokuniya was also teeming with life. As a bookworm, this is a great encouragement. And I wish English language books came in such compact sizes too, although I think that's due to the limitations of the language. As Japanese characters can be read vertically, that allows for more play on possible book sizes.
• No one culture is worth idealising: Japan remains my favourite country to visit as a tourist, but I've come to see that Japanese culture - like any other culture - has its flaws. That's simply because people are flawed. Yes, their service culture is impeccable, especially when you're served by middle-aged super helpful and super kind ladies. But on every Japanese trip so far, I've always had at least one unkind or impatient service encounter. On a day-to-day basis, people don't really apologise if they bump into you, and may not give up their seats for the elderly too. My cooking teacher says the Japanese are extremely polite in person but would rant and give very bad reviews anonymously at home. I've come to just enjoy their products, service, and their views of certain ways-of-life as a tourist, but stop short of idealising their culture. There are kind and unkind people in every culture. That said, I would still say on average, the Japanese may be more civic-minded than most. That doesn't mean they are innately kinder or warmer people, but simply that they are more self-aware of how their actions are perceived by others.

I've decided not to mention the specific food places as far as possible because I think there's more than enough recommendations available elsewhere. I also think sometimes that we get a bit fomo if we build up too many must-go spots. Enjoy the process of discovering new places! But feel free to ask me more if you like.

1. AJ Lee/A-C Lee
2. AJ Styles/A.J. Stoles
3. AR Fox/A.R. Fixx
4. Abyss/Crevasse
5. Adam Cole/Adam Cool
6. Adam Pearce/Alex Pierce
7. Adam Rose/Allyn Rolls
8. Adrian Neville/Neville Dunham
9. Alberto Del Rio/Alberto Del Sol
10. Alex Shelley/Alex Tenafly
11. Alicia Fox/Alicia Vixen
12. Angelina Love/Angelia Crush
13. Arrick Andrews/Aron Andrews
14. Austin Aries/Austin Marts
15. Bad News Barrett/Bad News Barrie
16. Barbi Hayden/Barni Bunting
17. Baron Corbin/Barry Corwin
18. Batista/Baptiste
19. Biff Busick/Biff Barona
20. Big E/Big T
21. Bo Dallas/Dallas Beauregard
22. Bobby Roode/Bobby Rule
23. Brandt/Bram
24. Bray Watts/Bray Wyatt
25. Brie Bella Bree Bonnie
26. Brittany Beritt/Ceritt
27. Brock LesnaBick Leshour
28. Brooke TessmacheBrooke Fessmeyer
29. Bull Dempsey/Bull Driscoll
30. Bully Ray/Beulah Roy
31. Byron Wilcott/Bryon Wescott
32. Cameron/Chelsea
33. Cesaro/Cabesse
34. Cheerleader Melissa/Cheerleader Marie
35. Christopher Daniels/Christopher Dennis
36. Chris Hero/Chris Icon
37. Chris Jericho/Chris Babylon
38. Chris Melendez/Chris Gutierrez
39. Chris Richards/Chris Robbins
40. Chris Sabin/Chris Lewellyn
41. Christian/Criswell
42. C.J. ParkeC. R. Maloney
43. Colt Cabana/Curt Corona
44. Corey Graves/Corey Gore
45. Crazzy Steve/Crazy Ray
46. Curtis Axel/Chris Exner
47. Damien Mizdow/Damien Topper
48. Daniel Bryan/Daniel Berent
49. Darren Young/Darren Yost
50. Davey Richards/Daly Richards
51. Dean Ambrose/Deke Ambra
52. Devon/Deron
53. DJ Z/DJ X
54. Dolph ZiggleDolf Signall
55. Drew Gulak/Dru Gulag
56. Eddie Edwards/Eddie Ellis
57. Emma/Emmelyn
58. Enzo Amore/Enzo Ferenzi
59. Eric Young/Eric Shelton
60. Erick Rowan/Ear Ache Ryan
61. Ethan Carter III/Enos Carver IV
62. Eva Marie/Eve Marella
63. Fandango/Fernando
64. Frankie Kazarian/Franky Fournier
65. Gail Kim/Girl Kym
66. Goldust/Gold Sprinkle
67. GunneGunn Grabner
68. Havok/Hella Goode
69. Heath SlateHeath Treater
70. Hideo Itami/Hanaki Otami
71. Homicide/Henson Murder
72. Jack SwaggeJack Bluster
73. James Storm/Jay Thunder
74. Jax Dane/Jack Dillon
75. Jay Briscoe/Jimmy J Pyle
76. Jay Lethal/Jon Deadly
77. Jeff Hardy/Jeff Pardee
78. Jeremiah Plenkett/Jeremiah Bodine
79. Jessie Godderz/Jimi Venturi
80. Jey Uso/Jet Usa
81. Jimmy Jacobs/Jerry Jacoby
82. Jimmy Uso/Jonny Usa
83. John Cena/John Kentt
84. Johnny Gargano/Joey cuozzo
85. Justin Gabriel/Jasen Gruver
86. Kalisto/Kuracho
87. Kane/Koyle
88. Kellie SkateKerrie Kkyler
89. Kenny King/Kevyn King
90. Kevin Steen/Kenny Guerre
91. King Mo/King Ned
92. Knux/Knox
93. Kofi Kingston/Keffi Montego
94. KonnoKenner
95. Kurt Angle/Kurt Engel
96. Kyle O'Reilly/Keogh Riley
97. Lashley/Lash Lockley
98. Layla/Lola
99. Lou Marconi/Lou Costello
100. Low Ki/Lemon Lee
101. Lufisto/Lucy Fisteaux
102. Luke HarpeLuke Harder
103. Madison Rayne/Madison Roone
104. Magnus/Magna Garth
105. Manik/Manis Humanis
106. Mark Briscoe/Mark Pyle
107. Mark Henry/Mark Hercules
108. Masato Tanaka/Mikodo Tanaki
109. Matt Cross/Matt Crux
110. Matt Hardy/Matt Pardee
111. Matt Jackson/Match Jetson
112. Matt Taven/Matt Tavish
113. Michael Bennett/Michael Burke
114. Michael Elgin/Michael Glennie
115. MVP/Me The VP
116. Mr. Anderson/Mr. Henderson
117. Naomi/Nanci
118. Natalya/Nestorenka
119. Nick Jackson/Nick Jetson
120. Nicole Matthews/Nikki Maynor
121. Nikki Bella/Nikki Nonnie
122. Paige/Peggy
123. Portia Perez/Precioso Perez
124. Finn BaloPerkus McFee
125. R-Truth/R Teller
126. Randy Orton/Randy Orwell
127. Rebel/Renegade
128. Rey Mysterio/Ramon Paso
129. Rhyno/Ryno Rossi
130. Rob Conway/Rod Connor
131. Rob Van Dam/Rob Van Zander
132. Robbie E/Robby G
133. Rockstar Spud/Rocko Mini
134. Rocky Romero/Ricky Romeo
135. Roderick Strong/Roger Boulware
136. Roman Reigns/Roland Rayne
137. Rosa Mendes/Rita Melendez
138. Rusev/Ruslan
139. Ryback/Rhodaback
140. Sami Zayn/Sean Zahn
141. Samoa Joe/Samoa Noah
142. Samuel Shaw/Shawn Samuels
143. Seth Rollins/Seth Rolendo
144. Shark Boy/Shark Lo Parca
145. Sheamus/Shanigan
146. Sin Cara/Sin Cara
147. Stardust/Silver Sprinkle
148. Summer Rae/Solstice Mae
149. Taryn Terrell/Trina Tyrrell
150. Big Show/The Big Time
151. The Freak/The Reject
152. The Great Khali/The Great Ganesh
153. The Great Sanada/The Great Yamada
154. The Miz/The Biz
155. The Rock/The Legend
156. The UndertakeThe Mortician
157. Titus O'Neil/Tiberius O’Neal
158. Tomoka Nakagawa/Maeko Matsumura
159. Triple H/Triple G
160. Tyler Breeze/Taylor Wynn
161. Tyson Kidd/Tyson Childs
162. Velvet Sky/Velvet Wind
163. ViktoVladimir
164. William Regal/William Royal
165. Xavier Woods/Xavier Ocean
166. Zack RydeZack Roper

Bold wrestlers are still active in the 2023 WAF roster. As soon as the 2015 roster was fictionalized to the WAF they took a life of their own. It is very interesting to see these artifacts in new sets.

I made a previous post (https://www.reddit.com/CrusaderKings/comments/13iogaf/byzantine_government_ideas/) about various ideas I had for a byzantine government system to more accurately reflect the nature of Byzantine politics. Essentially, it was stepping away from feudalism into a more corporate structure where the Emperor had employees instead of vassals that they had to constantly be playing against each other. If the Emperor does it right, they are the most powerful monarch in the game. If they do it wrong, they won't be Emperor for long. Here, I'm going to try and outline some more ideas I had about aspects the original did not have.

Factions

I have to give credit to whiteclawsummer2019 for this one as I did not really explore the idea in my previous post. Essentially, there are some other factions that need to be implemented to fully get the Byzantine experience: The Church, the Army, and the capital province (naturally Constantinople by default). Each faction would play at least some part in the legitimizing of an Emperor, and each faction would also provide the Emperor with some extra tools to stay in power if they like him. I.e. a friendly Army can add a chance to discover hostile plots, or a friendly Church might give the Emperor a small opinion boost. An Emperor needs to court at least one of them to maintain power, and a failure to do so should result in an Opinion debuff with the governors.
I feel like this would be the hardest to implement, as I'm not really familiar with anything that does something like this in game at the moment. There would probably need to be some extra courtiers at least. I would almost say there should be basically three shadow factions that come with the government system, think like, three "rulers" who own no property per se but represent the interests of the respective factions. The Church at least has the Ecumenical Patriarch which already exists on the Council, and the Army could use the Marshall. The Capital I guess could use a mayor of the city or something.

Anarchy

Anarchy happens either if the Emperor dies without naming an heir, the ruling dynasty is ousted from power, the Capital province enters a rebellion, or some other conditions. During an Anarchy, various factions join with a claimant. If the ruling dynasty is still in power, the heirs will fight one another. If the ruling dynasty is not in power or goes extinct, a free for all begins where each ruler must decide to be a claimant or not.
During an Anarchy, all rulers of provinces gain the incomes and military that they previously paid the Emperor. If a ruler sides with a Claimant, they maintain this income but are expected to fight on the Claimant's behalf. Failing to do so will result in a Claimant taking a huge (like -50) opinion debuff and a ruler taking a global Untrustworthy debuff to all relations. Successfully doing so gives a massive buff and a Trustworthy global buff.
An Anarchy ends when a Claimant takes control over the Capital and gets the support of one of the big three factions. Any territory not under control of a Claimant is considered to be in rebellion, so a Claimant will still have to end the rebellion before drawing income again.
Anarchy is basically the system falling to pieces: Governors fight each other, some rulers may try to break away entirely, and an enemy can invade knowing he only has to fight a portion of the Empire's strength. The longer an Anarchy lasts, the worse off the situation for the Empire should be.

Imperial Succession

Upon the death of an Emperor, a sort of election is triggered. This would not be like the election of something like Elder Kings 2, but instead a kind of check of the opinion of the various factions (church, capital province, military, nobility etc.) The Emperor designates an heir before death (this must be done manually) and the heir gets a certain weight in their favor for the vote calculation. Other factions get their votes as well, with the big three (church, military, capital province) being the biggest weight and nobles' weight being decided by their status (wealth, troops etc). If the designated heir wins, the vote ends. If they lose, they are no longer qualified and a second vote is triggered to determine if the current dynasty is allowed to rule. If yes, a new heir is picked automatically as the new emperor. If no, the Empire enters a state of Anarchy.
If the emperor dies without naming an heir, a random one is chosen with the chance of entering an Anarchy state where each heir becomes a claimant for the throne.
If there is only one viable heir, and they lose, the Empire enters an Anarchy automatically.
If an Emperor is captured in battle, there is a very serious chance an Anarchy starts immediately. The Emperor may become a Claimant in the Anarchy against any relatives or other Claimants, but they're going to have to essentially reconvince the Empire of their legitimacy.

Capital

The Capital really is meant to be the nerve center of the whole operation. If it falls, the Emperor can expect to get a Byzantine eye surgery very soon. Only the most loyal allies should stick around, and neutrals or loose allies are going to desert to the guy who holds it. Not holding it is going to be a massive debuff.
It is also going to be the most well defended part of the Empire. Its garrison can be strengthened by levying the population of the capital, which should be either free or at the very least, very cheap. Holding on to it allows an Emperor to maintain legitimate claims on any provinces an enemy conquers even if they are lost in a war. And since every noble is going to be getting income from it, they are going to have to be interested in defending it too.

Unique Schemes

Byzantium was very fond of using soft power and espionage when they could get away with it, and this should be reflected in game. Byzantine assets could include:
Greek Learning
Byzantium held a large number of manuscripts that weren't available elsewhere. This could be reflected in game by a smaller class of unique artifacts, think Relics that can be reproduced. Let's say there are 10 manuscripts of exclusive Greek manuscripts found in Byzantine control. Byzantium can sell a limited supply of these to the outside world for a large quantity of gold. However, if someone on the outside has a Greek knowing character, they can engage a scheme to try and copy the manuscript, or translate a manuscript into another language, such as Latin or French. These manuscripts can be used to give an Innovation bonus, or be sold for gold. It is in Byzantium's interest to maintain control over these manuscripts, either through producing "better" translations, destruction of copies, or conquering lands who hold them. This way, Byzantine manuscripts can retain their high value.
Greek Fire
While it doesn't look like there is much of a navy in game currently, Greek Fire could be included. Historically, it was used in some capacity on land, in the form of hand grenades or siege engines. Greek Fire could be a unique Byzantine innovation that requires provinces to have developments (i.e. an Oil Extractor refinement) to maintain a supply of. Individual units can be given a supply of Greek Fire to use. The Emperor is in charge of production of Greek Fire, and also the secrecy of it. If an enemy steals the secret of Greek Fire, it can enter the wider world.
Crusade
The role of Byzantium in the First Crusade is often underreported, but without Byzantium, there would be no First Crusade. Alexios Komnenos was influential in directing the first part of the Crusade in Anatolia. Likewise, the Emperor should be able to try and sway a Holy War, as long as taking back a holy site is part of it. They would be able to do this as long as they are part of the same religion (though not necessarily same denomination) as one of the combatants of a holy war. It would require massive amounts of gold and troops, but an Emperor could essentially hijack a holy war in favor of their own agenda if successful.

Great news! 🎉 I've successfully translated the plates... alright, maybe I didn't do that, but I'm here with some awesome content for ya. Get ready to embark on a faith-filled adventure featuring Old Testament insights, a dive into the Last Supper, and a glimpse into the lives of some extraordinary people. Trust me, you'd need one heck of a Liahona to navigate through all this goodness! 😄 Buckle up, let's enjoy this spiritual journey together! 💫
In this guest post on Exponent II, Heidi Toth reflects on the stories of the four Marys in the Bible and how their experiences show how women seek the Savior of the world in quiet, humble ways and can lead others to do the same.
Kurt Manwaring offers insights into the Old Testament from the perspective of both Latter-day Saint and secular scholars in his blog post "The Old Testament and Latter-day Saints." Read more here.
The Scriptures Are Real presents a video discussion between Kerry Muhlestein and Ryan Sharp on the Last Supper, its significance for making covenants with God, and the practical application of the sacrament in daily life. Watch the video here.
According to Kurt Manwaring on his blog "From the Desk", there is much debate surrounding whether or not the Song of Solomon is considered scripture, as different LDS leaders have expressed contrary opinions. Read more here.
The Scriptures Are Real podcast shares a shortcast explaining the story of a woman who married seven brothers and how understanding the cultural elements of Levirate Marriage helps explain the Savior's answer to the question about her marriage. Listen to the shortcast on YouTube. read more here.
The video podcast from Latter-Day Lights features Meredith Wahlquist's story of losing her husband to cancer and the faith and strength she and her children gained through promptings, comfort, challenges, trials, and tender mercies. The post can be found at https://www.latterdaylights.com/podcast/losing-her-husband-to-cancer-finding-the-faith-to-go-on-meredith-wahlquists-story/.
Faith Matters shares a conversation with Brooke Romney, a writer, speaker, and Capitol Hill veteran who has written books on parenting, social media, connection, and faith. They discuss creating connections with people, living from one's values, and being open to feedback and other perspectives, even if it's uncomfortable. Listen to the full episode on the Faith Matters website. read more here.
In a recent blog post, Cali Black discusses Matthew 26, Mark 14, and John 13, providing a quick contextual overview and sharing her scripture study guide. She also offers a discount code for the guide and provides links to purchase a physical copy and a 365-day New Testament daily devotional book. For those who prefer simplified outlines, Black shares a free copy of the simplified New Testament outline here. Read more here.
Carolyn writes about how the church is not a business transaction, it should not be considered as such. Members and their worth, both economically and spiritually should not be weighed in terms of dollars and cents and how they can benefit the religion. She encourages members to foster loving, personal relationships and respect every person's individual worth as a child of God. She believes the church should not exclude individuals on these terms and should provide help to those who are in need, without requiring work or money for entry into the church. The church should be a safe place for all to worship and to call home as a child of God. https://bycommonconsent.com/2023/05/28/transactional-amity/
Captain Kirk's Ancient Treaty AD 353 blog post discusses an alliance celebrated on February 26, AD 353 at the Maya site of Tortuguero in modern Tabasco that may be the same treaty the Nephites entered into with the Lamanites and the Gadianton robbers ca. AD 350 as recorded in Mormon 2:28. The post compares and analyzes the similarities in both historic records and discusses possible connections between them. (Link to original post: http://bookofmormonresources.blogspot.com/2023/05/ancient-treaty-ad-353.html)
The Dialogue Journal shares an episode of their Gospel Study series where artist Kwani Povi Winder discusses the parables of Jesus and the way they inform her artwork. Read more here.
In her latest installment of Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions, Jennifer Roach, MDiv, LMHC, provides explanations and helps readers to understand their Evangelical friends and family members’ viewpoints on The Sacrament. read more here.

I (F26) feel compelled to tell my experience here. Hopefully it will help someone else who may be struggling. Here goes nothing.
I was born in the bible belt and have lived here all my life. However, for a good portion of my younger years, my knowledge of Christianity did not extend further past being told the basic bible stories (Noah's ark, Flood, Creation, Adam & Eve, etc.) from a Church of Christ perspective and we only sometimes went to church with my nana on the occasional Sunday when we were with her. Even then, I only remember coloring pictures in Sunday school and playing my Gameboy when regular church service began. I have fond memories of my nana guiding us to say nightly prayers. My mom grew up Baptist and my dad grew up Catholic but neither of them seemed to really care about or emphasize spirituality or religion that much. Needless to say, it was all pretty casual. I wasn't given much direction.
My childhood was traumatic to say the least. My dad was mentally abusive towards me, my mom and my two brothers ever since I can remember. At times, neglect was also the norm but my brain blocked a lot of it out. This is important to add because eventually, my dad found the Jehovah's Witnesses and forced us in to this newfound religion as another means of controlling us more.
I was still young when the "great change" began in our household but it started out small. I remember my dad started reading to us out of a JW bible stories book sometimes and it always felt strange and different. It all felt unusual and forced. It didn't feel right. By the preteen years, we were being forced to participate in a weekly bible study, attend Wednesday and Sunday meetings, conventions, and gatherings/cookouts with the witnesses outside of the kingdom hall. All while still being heavily abused. I rebelled against every aspect of this strange new religion. Partly because my nana warned us that it was a cult and partly because I was rebelling against my dad. Most of the time during bible study, I would act completely disinterested and give half-assed answers. Sometimes I would question things that didn't add up. Our studies began as a family bible study with a JW couple. On one occasion, the wife stated that she "felt so sorry for everyone in the world practicing false religion when the Jehovah's Witnesses are the one true religion". That statement solidified my hatred for JW (Disclaimer: I no longer have hatred for any religion, including JW but, come on, I was a teenager in full rebellion mode. What do you expect?) I wore a black trench coat to every meeting and avoided associating with the others as much as possible, though its quite literally impossible to avoid it altogether. I'd sneak off to the bathroom as much as I could for a few minutes of relief from the service. It was pure agony. My participation did not stretch any further from what was described and thankfully, I never got baptized or participated in the ministry. My teen years were filled to the brim with complete rebellion and malicious compliance and I eventually rebelled against religion completely, claiming to be a full-fledged Atheist.
My mom converted to prove to him that she was a changed woman after cheating. Dad got baptized a couple years later. My older brother was kicked out of the house for not wanting to go to the meetings any more, leaving my younger brother and I behind. Dad eventually kicked me out after we had a fight that got physical because I was dating someone outside of the religion. Dad was excommunicated sometime while I was gone but has since been reinstated and, as far as I know, is doing pretty well. We had a heart-to-heart a couple years ago where he apologized for the trauma he caused and I even apologized for being a hard-headed, rebellious teenager who definitely added fuel to the flame.
Since being on my own, I've been spiritually running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I've jumped around from religion to religion. Eventually the new age movement caught up with me and I became a crystal-having, sage-burning, earth-loving hippie who called God "Universe" and only believed in energy. I dove in to some very dark practices and the occult. I practiced astral projection, tarot, and witchcraft. I tried to drop it all and give Christianity a chance again in 2018, got baptized in some Baptist church but fell off because I wasn't doing it for the right reasons. These were some of the lowest points in my life. Since then, I've picked up and dropped witchcraft a couple times because it seemed to be the only thing that stuck. Without God, life has felt like hell on earth. I am now in a place where I feel God's presence and I want to accept Him into my life, taking the time to be patient so I know its for the right reasons this time. I still have my witchcraft supplies shoved in a drawer but I've slowly been getting rid of things like sigils that were drawn on the doors and windows and spell jars I had made. Currently working on a life detox.
A few months ago, I decided to begin studying the bible with my dad and we are still studying together to this day. I figured there would be no harm in it because 1. I get to spend time with my dad and have a normal relationship and 2. I get to learn more about the Bible. Oh, how I was mistaken. While the bible studies are nice at times, a lot of it is me having to answer awkward questions like "Do you believe Jehovah is God's name". I should have known that it would be like this based on past experience but unfortunately my overwhelming desire to finally have a relationship with my dad clouded my judgement. My parents see this as interest in joining their religion and I have trouble saying no. I've been to a couple meetings again recently including one where my dad got up and gave a short 5 minute talk on having boldness for Jehovah or something. I wanted to be there for him on this special day and wanted to support him.
I realize I've put myself in a position where I have to let them down once again. I'm just not sure how to do it. I'm going to just have to flat out tell them I don't want to do it any more because I feel unhappiness building up despite how much I love spending time nurturing my relationship with them. But it is one-sided. I know in my heart that they won't put in the same effort when I tell them 'no more studies or meetings'. They still associate with other family members who are not in the faith but I just know our relationship wont be the same. Maybe God wanted to bring us together long enough to reconcile and for me to finally learn to forgive and let go. Who knows? Life has a weird way of playing out but I appreciate the journey and the things that it has taught me along the way. I want to seek God every day and build a real relationship with Him. And I want to get rebaptized one day as well.
One of the biggest lessons in my life so far: True evil comes disguised as a wolf in sheep's clothing. Thanks for reading.

My wife and I are looking for a church in the Johnson City area and are looking for recommendations. We both prefer smaller, traditional congregations where you can actually get to know everyone (Calvary Church was much too big/new age for us). We’re in our mid 20s and it would be great to find a place with people our age range.
I grew up Baptist so that is my preference, but we’d still be willing to check out doctrinally similar non-Baptist churches as well.
Thanks!

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I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

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I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

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I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

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I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

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I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

.
I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

.
I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

.
I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

.
I’ve been banned from Reddit for the past three days.
I received a semi-anonymous note saying because I ‘threatened violence’ toward someone, I could not post anything for that period. I would like to point out that I never even use any form of profanity in my writing, so to think I would threaten someone is absurd.
(By the way, just how does one make a threat seem credible when the one allegedly threatened is protected by the anonymity of a silly name?)
‘Mister Gobbleygook90601, I’m going to punch you in the nose’?
I guess it all started when I posted about a preacher named Jason Graber, of The New Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Spokane, Washington. As reported in LBGTQNation: “A hate preacher told his church’s congregation that parents who allow their children to have “a transgender surgery” should be shot in the back of the head and hung from a bridge as an example to the public.
“Any parent that would have their child, would have a transgender surgery done on them, any parent that would do that, just need to be shot in the back of the head,” Graber said. “They need to be convicted in trial and immediately shot in the back of the head. Okay, and then we can string them up above a bridge so that the public can see the consequences of that kind of wickedness.”
Did this Ministerial malcontent manufacture this malevolent message, or was it another villain? I have sometimes complained about my distaste for Brussels Sprouts; did the vegetable industry take offense? Apparently, I’ll never know.
When one is banned, you are offered the opportunity to appeal. A tiny box is offered and in three or four sentences you can state your case. But only that; beyond those few words you are cut off mid-sentence. It doesn’t matter, though, they (whomever ‘they’ are,) never answer, anyway,
Nothing, zilch, crickets!
In multiple appeals I asked who, and how, I offended. But the ‘Reddit Admin Team’ never had the courage to even try to defend their dishonorable position. If I denounced a specific hate and fascistic group they support, they should at least come out of hiding, and say so.
Now, in the past, some slithering cretin has repeatedly slandered me to Reddit, claiming I had a mental disease, and he duped the dullards on occasion after occasion into telling me where I could get counseling.
Could this spineless low life be at it again? It was then as it is now; they wouldn’t tell me anything, but easily accepted the words of a back-stabbing snake.
(Have a bridge to sell, contact Reddit.)
That’s my tale of woe. But please, double back later to see if this post disappeared and I’m banned for life for complaining about the cowards in our midst.
But be careful, you never know how deep the tentacles of ‘Big Brussels Sprouts’ can reach.

*I feel ashamed asking, but if anyone reading this does not have advice, if you could kindly upvote this post so more people might see...I would be eternally grateful. This post has been 10 years in the making. I'm sorry to ask for an upvote like this, I've never done this."
PLEASE HELP ME REDDIT....I am at a point in my life I NEED to find another source of income that will eventually pull me away my from current industry. I am overwhelmed trying to decided what path to take and would SO GRATEFUL for anyone who can help me decide where to invest my time. Almost like a sign from above my company just moved to 4 days a week and every full time employee has off Fridays from now on.
[I am more than willing to take courses, research, even go back for an MBA or more school if the cost benefit is there]
My current situation is this..I am Director of Operations for a Corporate Wellness Company where I support our app on the product side. I make about $100K but live in a very expensive area on the west coast so that does not go very far and I am living paycheck to paycheck as crazy as that sounds.
I got into this career "following my passion". But now that I just turned 40, I am looking for security and to buy a home, and travel more. And I simply need (a LOT) more money to do that. Ideally, I would get a job in a different industry, but my degree is so niche and basically a "fitness/kinesiology" degree so that makes it tough to get into higher paying industries like tech and finance. (Ironically...I worked at Google for 8 years managing their health and wellness program for employees. ).
I always thought my resume as a Director in my company would be transferable to a higher paying industry as I manage a department with over 100+ people, was an account manager with over $20M in my book of business, project managed roll outs of new Saas reaching companies with over 100K+ employees, and have managed teams of over 30+ at once. But NOPE! When applying for management roles in other industries I sent out over 297 applications during COVID and did not get a single response even with Google on my resume. But I do understand with COVID the job market was incredibly thin. Just wanted to share.

MY CREDENTIALS / SKILLS

• Degree in Wellness Management
• Studied Marketing at college level (not being cocky, but I am very good with marketing, I won a statewide marketing competition in high school. I switched degrees from Marketing to follow my passion as I mentioned)
• Account Manager for 4 years so I know how to schmooze and sell products/services
• Love computers and learning new software. At work I am the "go to" when there is a tech issue.

MY INITIAL IDEAS

• Set up an e-commerce site - seems very oversaturated and I'm constantly bombarded with ads on instagram that feel scammy like "pay $50" and we set up your own site with products and you are ready to go. If something seems too good to be true...it usually is)
• Online Coaching Business - I am a certified personal trainer but a true "Coach". I know how to motivate people and would offer a monthly package where I check in daily with people and offer a 1 month curriculum to get people from doing nothing..into actively engaged in their habits.
• Learn website design and become a marketing consultant for small businesses - this falls in line with something I like to do and am good at. But can this realistically be profitable? Aren't there a lot of tools like Canva that make this job obsolete?
• Import/Export - find a community need and import a product local business/people need...and re sell it.
• Take courses on selling stocks and get good at trading

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So tell me Reddit...what is something this tech savvy guy with tons of time on his hands can start learning/doing.....that will net at around $2,000/mo with a ceiling that could be much higher if things take off.
THANK YOU FOR ANYONE WHO HELPS ME..I HAVE LET FEAR LEAD MY LIFE SO LONG AND I'M READY TO BREAK FREE!!!

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Monday, May 29, 2023

The Dood, Nibiru, The Heavens, Oakflesh	High Dive - Gainesville
Fromjoy, Corpse Pile, Manifest in Filth	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Madeline Goldstein, More Ephermal, Donzii	Will's Pub - Orlando

Friday, Jun 2, 2023

Attack Attack!, Traitors, Belmont	Conduit - Winter Park
Currents, Like Moths To Flames, Foreign Hands	Orpheum - Tampa
Summer Salt, The Rare Occasions, Addison Grace	The Abbey - Orlando

Saturday, Jun 3, 2023

Attack Attack!, Traitors, Belmont	Orpheum - Tampa
Not Promised Tomorrow, Get out of Nashville, Forged with Blood	Pegasus - Tampa
Screaming at the Silence, Auditory Armory, Orchestra in Black	Conduit - Winter Park
M.99, Shadow the Earth, FILTH	O'Malleys Alley - Ocala
Peace Cult, Sistamatic, Deux Visages	Stardust Video & Coffee - Orlando
SCHISM, New Divide, Humanity Gone	OCC Road House & Museum - Clearwater

Sunday, Jun 4, 2023

Ugly Kid Joe, Fozzy	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Monday, Jun 5, 2023

Rhapsody on Fire, Wind Rose, Seven Kingdoms	Conduit - Winter Park

Tuesday, Jun 6, 2023

Dying Whale, Dead Register, Moth Bite, The Path	Born Free Pub & Grill - Tampa
Heart Attack Man, Super American, Arm's Length	The Abbey - Orlando

Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023

Mike's Dead, The Haunt	Level 13 - Orlando
Within Chaos, Eyes Sewn Shut, Automatik Fit	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville
Jameson Tank, Parks & Razz, Outer Edge Band	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Thursday, Jun 8, 2023

Subhumans, UpChuck, gilt	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Friday, Jun 9, 2023

Grass is Dead, The Coppertones	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Saturday, Jun 10, 2023

Halo Scars, Mind Virus, Cypher Machine, Re-Birth	Brass Mug - Tampa
Maul, Tombstoner, Plasmodulated	Conduit - Winter Park
Downswing, Falsifier, Bottomfeeders	Manna Tea & Kava Bar - Sarasota

Sunday, Jun 11, 2023

My Children My Bride, Extortionist, No Cure	Conduit - Winter Park
Bury Your Dead, Thirst, Edict	Tipsy Tiki - Fort Pierce

Monday, Jun 12, 2023

Maul, Tombstoner	Brass Mug - Tampa
Spotlights, Skyliner, The Darling Fire	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Tuesday, Jun 13, 2023

Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Hooch & Hive - Tampa

Wednesday, Jun 14, 2023

Drain, Drug Church, Magnitude, Gel	Brass Mug - Tampa
Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Level 13 - Orlando
The Convalescence, Summoner's Circle	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville
pulses., With Sails Ahead, I Met A Yeti	Will's Pub - Orlando

Thursday, Jun 15, 2023

Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Friday, Jun 16, 2023

Roxx, Re-Birth, Cyber Machine, Haloscars	Conduit - Winter Park
Hollow Leg, Clamfight, Moat Cobra	Will's Pub - Orlando
Every Avenue, Makeout, Say We Can Fly	Orpheum - Tampa

Saturday, Jun 17, 2023

Crossbreed, Cultus Black, Cypher machine, Davey Partain	Orpheum - Tampa
Defy the Tyrant, Losing Daylight, Shadow the Earth	Kona Skate Park - Jacksonville
Breed, Gillian Carter, Audible Parts	Will's Pub - Orlando

Sunday, Jun 18, 2023

Crossbreed, Cultus Black, NoSelf, The Dev	Level 13 - Orlando
Bodybox, No Zodiac, High Pressure	Conduit - Winter Park
Dikembe, Camp Trash, Glazed	Will's Pub - Orlando

Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023

Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Animals As Leaders	Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater

Thursday, Jun 22, 2023

Garbage, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Metric	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Friday, Jun 23, 2023

Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Animals As Leaders	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Saturday, Jun 24, 2023

Misfits, Megadeth, Fear	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater - Tampa
Intoxicated, Vacuous Depths, Ebullition	Conduit - Winter Park
black midi, YHWH Nailgun	Orpheum - Tampa

Sunday, Jun 25, 2023

No/Mas, Knoll, Shock	Conduit - Winter Park

Monday, June 26, 2023

We Are the Union, Kill Lincoln, Catbite	The Social - Orlando
No/Mas, Knoll	Orpheum - Tampa

Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023

Yungblud, The Regrettes, Caspr	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023

D.R.I., Metalriser	Underbelly - Jacksonville
Peter Frampton	St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Thursday, Jun 29, 2023

The Cure	Amalie Arena - Tampa
D.R.I., Metalriser	Will's Pub - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 1, 2023

D.R.I., Metalriser	Brass Mug - Tampa
Liliac, Fortune Child	The Twisted Fork - Port Charlotte

Sunday, Jul 2, 2023

Godflesh	Conduit - Winter Park

Thursday, Jul 6, 2023

Sad Summer Festival	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville

Friday, Jul 7, 2023

Sad Summer Festival	Coachman Park - Clearwater
Subdivisions, Violence System, The Fallen Sons	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Saturday, Jul 8, 2023

Memphis May Fire, Norma Jean, Secrets	The Beacham - Orlando

Sunday, Jul 9, 2023

Memphis May Fire, Norma Jean, Secrets	High Dive - Gainesville

Monday, Jul 10, 2023

blink-182, Turnstile	Amalie Arena - Tampa
Orthodox, Cell, Chamber	Crowbar - Tampa

Tuesday, Jul 11, 2023

Analepsy, Cognitive, Wormhole, Nectoricgorebeast	Conduit - Winter Park

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023

Analepsy, Cognitive, Wormhole, Nectoricgorebeast	Crowbar - Tampa

Thursday, Jul 13, 2023

Staind	Seminole Hard Rock - Tampa

Friday, Jul 14, 2023

Staind	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 15, 2023

Obituary	Brass Mug - Tampa

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

Cenotaph, Horrific Visions, Architectural Genocide	Conduit - Winter Park

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Agents of Chaos, Black Clash	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Friday, Jul 21, 2023

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Bryan Adams	Amalie Arena - Tampa
Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, Gwar, Nonpoint, Butcher Babies	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
The Final Sound, Abbey Death, Layne Lyre	New World Music Hall - Tampa
Yosemite In Black, Endbringer, Murder Afloat	Orpheum - Tampa

Saturday, Jul 22, 2023

Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Story of the Year	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville
Less Than Jake, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Devon Kay & the Solutions	House of Blues - Orlando
Rising Up Angry, Tragic, Legions Blind	Kona Skate Park - Jacksonville

Sunday, Jul 23, 2023

Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Story of the Year	Yuengling Center - Tampa
Endbringer, Yosemite In Black, Heavy Hitter	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023

Fall Out Boy, Bring Me The Horizon, Royal & The Serpent	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Thursday, Jul 27, 2023

Havok, Toxic Holocaust, I AM, Hammerhedd	Conduit - Winter Park

Friday, Jul 28, 2023

Between the Buried and Me, Rivers of Nihil, Thank you Scientist	Jannus - St. Petersburg
Round Eye, No Fraud, Caffiends	Will's Pub - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 29, 2023

Between the Buried and Me, Rivers of Nihil, Thank you Scientist	Beacham - Orlando
Southpaw, Highest Crown, Fortitude, Dead Mirrors	Born Free - Tampa

Sunday, Jul 30, 2023

Crobot, Rickshaw, Billie's Burger Patrol	Orpheum - Tampa

Thursday, Aug 3, 2023

Underoath, The Ghost Inside, We Came As Romans	Yuengling Center - Tampa

Saturday, Aug 5, 2023

Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Underoath, The Ghost Inside, We Came As Romans	St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sanguisugabogg, Kruelty, Vomit Forth	Conduit - Winter Park

Sunday, Aug 6, 2023

The Queers, The Radio Buzzkills, The Jasons	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023

Pyrexia, Cerebral Incubation, Atoll	Conduit - Winter Park

Friday, Aug 11, 2023

The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory, The Starting Line	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Black Flag	High Dive - Gainesville

Sunday, Aug 13, 2023

Alesana, Vampires Everywhere, Limbs	Level 13 - Orlando

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023

The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
hed p.e., Lydia can't Breathe, Razorz Edge	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Saturday, Aug 19, 2023

Left to Suffer, Distant, Justice for the Damned	Conduit - Winter Park

Sunday, Aug 20, 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol, Rival Sons	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023

The Mezingers	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023

Bless The Fall, Caskets, Kingdom of Giants	Orpheum - Tampa

Thursday, Aug 24, 2023

Clutch, Giovanni & The Hired Guns, Mike Dillon	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Saturday, Aug 26, 2023

Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023

Ghost, Amon Amarth	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville

Thursday, Aug 31, 2023

Ghost, Amon Amarth	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 2, 2023

Baby Metal, Dethklok, Jason Richardson	Orlando Amphitheater

Sunday, Sep 3, 2023

Spitalfield, Rookie of the Year, The Future Perfect	Conduit - Winter Park

Tuesday, Sep 5, 2023

Bad Omens, ERRA, I See Stars	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023

Bad Omens, ERRA, I See Stars	House of Blues - Orlando

Friday, Sep 8, 2023

The Waning Moon, Palace of Tears, Rux Vendetta	Hooch & Hive - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 9, 2023

Kamelot, Battle Beast, Xandria	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Sunday, Sep 10, 2023

Angelmaker, Vulvodynia, Flasifier	Conduit - Orlando

Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023

3 Doors Down, Candlebox	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville
Dance Gavin Dance, SiM, Rain City Drive	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Friday, Sep 15, 2023

3 Doors Down, Candlebox	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Sunday, Sep 17, 2023

Avenged Sevenfold, Falling in Reverse	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Wave to Earth, slchld	Orpheum - Tampa

Tuesday, Sep 19, 2023

Scowl, Militarie Gun, MSPAINT	Conduit - Winter Park

Thursday, Sep 21, 2023

Scowl, Militarie Gun, MSPAINT	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Friday, Sep 22, 2023

Cavalera Conspiracy, Exhumed, Incite	Beacham - Orlando

Sunday, Sep 25, 2023

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus	High Dive - Gainesville

Friday, Sep 29, 2023

CIRCLE JERKS, TSOL, Negative Approach	Underbelly - Jacksonville
Shinedown, Papa Roach, Spiritbox	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 30, 2023

NOFX	Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg
Flogging Molly, The Bronx	House of Blues - Orlando

Thursday, Oct 5-7, 2023

Absolution Fest	Crowbar - Tampa

Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023

Ne Obliviscaris, Beyond Creation, Persefone	Orpheum - Tampa

Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023

Ne Obliviscaris, Beyond Creation, Persefone	Conduit - Winter Park
Fit For a King, The Devil Wears Prada, Counterparts, Landmvrks	The Ritz - Tampa

Saturday, Oct 14, 2023

Beast in Black, Dance with the Dead	Orpheum - Tampa
Fame on Fire, Kingdom Collapse	The Social - Orlando

Sunday, Oct 15, 2023

Beast in Black, Dance with the Dead	Conduit - Winter Park
Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, After the Burial, Alpha Wolf	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023

Atilla, Gideon, Until I Wake, Ten56	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023

Atilla, Gideon, Until I Wake, Ten56	Orpheum - Tampa

Friday, Oct 27-29, 2023

The Fest	Gainesville

Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023

Protest the Hero, Moontooth	The Abbey - Orlando

Wednesday, Nov 8, 2023

Protest the Hero, Moontooth	Orpheum - Tampa

Friday, Jan 24, 2024

Kansas	Florida Theatre - Jacksonville