u/TacticalJock15

I love everybody, but BLACK COLUMBUS… I need y’all for this one 😂

Where is the REAL macaroni and cheese in Columbus, Georgia?

I’m talking creamy, cheesy, baked right, seasoned right, and good enough to make you close your eyes after the first bite. 😂

Please do not send me somewhere serving yellow noodles with cheese dust on top.

Who has the best mac in the city? 👀

I’ve always questioned the Christian explanation that evil exists because of human free will, when the Bible itself contains passages where God appears to take responsibility for creating or sending evil.

For example, Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) says:

“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

Then there are passages such as 1 Samuel 16:14, which says that “an evil spirit from the LORD troubled” Saul, and Judges 9:23, where God is said to have “sent an evil spirit.”

I know many Christians argue that the Hebrew word translated as “evil” in Isaiah 45:7 can also mean calamity, disaster, or adversity, rather than moral wickedness. But even with that distinction, it seems difficult to say that God has absolutely nothing to do with evil, suffering, or destructive events.

So why is the blame for evil usually placed almost entirely on humans, Satan, or free will when there are biblical passages where God himself says he creates evil or sends harmful spirits?

In a capitalist society, your humanity may only be protected by laws and consequences.

Because if the day ever came when giant meat corporations could legally throw a human being into a grinder, package the meat, put a price tag on it, and turn a profit…

Do you really believe none of them would?

Sometimes the scariest thing isn’t what corporations are doing.

It’s wondering what they would do if there were no laws stopping them.

I think it would be pretty insane to see him play the bad guy for once. We’re so used to seeing him as the likable, heroic type that watching him completely flip that image could be really interesting.

And it doesn’t even have to be a superhero movie. Give him a normal thriller, crime movie, or psychological drama where he’s genuinely dangerous. I’d definitely watch that.

Some Christians aren’t uninformed.

They’re afraid to wonder.

Which is wild, because the Bible is full of people asking questions.

Moses got curious.

Job questioned God.

Jacob wrestled with God.

The disciples questioned Jesus constantly.

So when did curiosity become rebellion?

There’s a difference between:

“The Bible says it. Stop thinking.”
and “The Bible says it. Let’s go deeper.”

If God is infinite, you should expect mystery.
Ask the question.

Read the strange passage again.

Pull the thread.

If one question can destroy your faith, maybe you weren’t protecting faith.

Maybe you were protecting certainty.

The Bible isn’t a padlock. It’s a door.

Open it.🚪

If a city builds a new jail that holds nearly 1,000 inmates, does that create any financial incentive to keep those beds filled?

From a business standpoint, I’d think a sheriff or county would want the facility being used to justify the cost and keep funding coming in.

Please tell me this doesn’t mean police are going to start going the extra mile to put people in jail just because they now have all these new cells to fill.

I’ve been to a lot of different states and cities, and in my opinion, Columbus has to be one of the best smaller cities to go for a run.

It’s not overly busy or crowded, but it still has this calm, peaceful atmosphere that makes running here enjoyable. There’s also plenty of great scenery and outdoor spaces to take in along the way. Especially the river!

Sometimes I’ll run along the RiverWalk, and other times I’ll head through downtown. Both have their own vibe, but there’s just something really peaceful about running through Columbus.

Good scenery, fresh air, and a laid-back atmosphere. It’s definitely one of my favorite places to run. 🏃‍♂️🌳

just watched a video of a devastating mudslide in Nepal 🇳🇵 and it genuinely disturbed me.

A massive amount of water and debris came rushing down from higher elevation into communities below. And when I say massive, I mean the wall of water looked high enough to swallow several-story buildings. Bridges disappeared. Roads disappeared. Structures that looked permanent were suddenly nothing against the force of that water.

It got me thinking about Columbus.

Columbus isn’t technically sitting in a Himalayan-style valley like those communities in Nepal, but we ARE built directly along the Chattahoochee River, right at Georgia’s Fall Line, with higher terrain upstream and dams controlling enormous amounts of water.

And all I could think was…

I REALLY hope the dams around Columbus are as strong and well-maintained as we need them to be. 😬

Because water is beautiful when it stays where it belongs.

When millions or billions of gallons suddenly start moving somewhere they are NOT supposed to move, it becomes something completely different.

Imagine standing downtown and getting an emergency alert saying there has been a catastrophic failure upstream.

Then imagine looking toward the river.
That is a horrifying thought.

People underestimate water because we see it every day. But enough water moving downhill doesn’t care about bridges, cars, houses, concrete, trees, or anything else standing in front of it.

One thing that Nepal video reminded me of:

You NEVER want to be the low ground when an enormous amount of water is sitting above you. 🌊⚠️

This might be a weird question, but does anyone know if there’s still a working pay phone somewhere around Columbus?

I’d genuinely love to use one at least once. 😂 I grew up seeing older people use them all the time, but by the time I was old enough to actually need a phone, they had basically vanished.

I caught the tail end of it!

So now I feel like I’ve been robbed of the full pay phone experience. 😭 I want to put some change in, dial a number, stand there holding that giant receiver, and feel like I’m living in 1995 for five minutes.

Anybody know of one that’s still around and preferably still works?

As of today, I’m retiring from store-bought eggs. 😂

I want eggs so fresh the chicken is still emotionally attached to them. 🐔🥚

Drop the farm, farmer, or egg hookup below. 👇

One of the funniest things to me is watching a cop who committed a crime get interrogated and slowly realize being a cop isn’t going to save him. 😂

I was watching one where the interrogators were SUPER friendly. They had him relaxed, comfortable, talking like he was just chatting with coworkers.

Dude really looked like he thought he was about to go home and crawl into his nice warm bed.

Then at the end it was basically:

“Well alright buddy, thank you for your service and thank you for speaking with us. We’re just gonna put these cuffs back on you and send you over to county jail.” 🤣🤣🤣

I LOST IT. They really let that man get comfortable first. 😭

Link below:

https://youtu.be/e42hIFU6\_T4?is=\_4VFpSUIvXKOuAN9

I’m still pretty new to CrossFit and trying to find the right balance between training hard and giving my body enough time to recover.

My gym is open Monday through Saturday, and I’m thinking about going 3–4 days a week. Does that sound like a solid schedule for someone just starting out, or would you recommend more?

I work construction.

This one’s for all the men working manual labor jobs like construction, factories, warehouses, landscaping, or any job where you’re putting in long hours in the heat.

After one of those long, hot days, does anybody else take their work boots off and literally see steam coming out of them? 😂🥾💨

Please tell me this isn’t just a me thing.

I’m SO ready to go all in on bodybuilding! 😂💪
I’m ready to take the TRT, beef the hell up, and finally look like one of those gigantic muscular bulls I’m always seeing online. 🦍

I’m so ready to post my new physique and have everybody in the comments yelling:

“JUICE! 🥤**”**

“Bro is 3% human and 97% processed beef.” 🥩😭

“Yeah, there ain’t NOTHING natural about this man.” 😂

I’m ready to get stupidly huge, completely overdo everything, and become another dumb bodybuilding statistic everybody uses as an example of what NOT to do.

I’m so ready to die in my mid-30s looking absolutely JACKED while dudes on the internet look at my obituary picture and go:

“See?! This dumbass is exactly why you don’t overdo steroids.” 😭💀

Then somebody hits the obituary with the laughing emoji like:

“Bro really traded his whole lifespan for some big-ass arms. 😂**”**

YES SIRRRR. 💪😭

Just make sure when y’all post my obituary, you use the SEXIEST, most muscular picture I ever took.

If I’m gonna be remembered as a dumbass bodybuilding statistic, I at least better look like a BULL in the picture. 🐂💪🥤😂