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People Who Are Embarrassed By Their Own House Say These 8 Phrases When Guests Arrive

People Who Are Embarrassed By Their Own House Say These 8 Phrases When Guests Arrive

Published by Jenni Sidey

When guests show up out of the blue, it can be a real shock. With dishes in the sink and stacks of papers around, people who are embarrassed by their home become hyper-aware of every little imperfection. They want to have guests, they want to be welcoming and warm, but their home is a mess. The good news is that most people actually feel more comfortable when a house is a little messy. So take heart that you’re not the only one trying to save face and cope when guests arrive.  People who are embarrassed by their messy houses say these phrases when guests arrive:  1. ‘Sorry about the mess’ PeopleImages | Shutterstock The overflowing list of chores when you have a family can become impossible, especially if someone is short on time. Often. they may convince themselves that stalling for a day or two isn’t a big deal, the next thing they know it’s been four days and it looks like an explosion hit your house!  Now, with no time to get anything done, …

People Who Are Brave Without Being Reckless Usually Do 5 Things Before A Challenge | Guy Winch

People Who Are Brave Without Being Reckless Usually Do 5 Things Before A Challenge | Guy Winch

Published by Jenni Sidey

Setting meaningful goals can be scary and anxiety-provoking. Unfortunately, our mind is likely to respond to our fear by providing us with excuses that encourage us to give up before we start, that sabotage our efforts once we do begin, or that send us into an endless cycle of procrastination.  Here are five common excuses we give ourselves when we fear failure, and what we should say to ourselves instead. The key is to acknowledge our fears, recognize the challenges, and set correct expectations, yet create an open path to success. People who are brave without being reckless usually do these things before any challenge: 1. ‘I’m not capable, so there’s no point in trying’ What to say instead: ‘This goal will be very difficult to reach’  If you believe you’re incapable, there is indeed no point in trying. But, if you acknowledge the difficulty, you can begin to strategize, plan, and figure out what you will need to do to overcome the challenges, which will make you more likely to succeed once you do try. RELATED: People Who Quietly Doubt …

The American Commentator Making Excuses for Iran

The American Commentator Making Excuses for Iran

Published by Daniella Wilson

When I saw that the commentator Max Blumenthal was going to speak in Washington, D.C., about his recent trip to Iran, I couldn’t stay away. I have long been fascinated with Americans—especially privileged, well-connected Americans—who, out of alienation from their own country, show an admiration for distant authoritarian lands. Blumenthal, the son of the Clinton-family adviser and former journalist Sidney Blumenthal, was one of some 400 pro-regime influencers invited by the Iranian government to cover the funeral earlier this month of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli air strike on February 28. Speaking last week at the flagship location of the progressive bookstore and restaurant chain Busboys and Poets, Blumenthal portrayed the man who’d overseen the mass slaughter of young Iranian protesters in January as “a father, a guide, a religious teacher” and presented the regime that he’d led as not only legitimate but also an inspiration to the world. Khamenei’s assassination, he told the standing-room-only crowd, ought to have generated far more outrage than it did. “Imagine,” he said, “if …

People Who Refuse To Take Accountability Use 11 Tired Excuses For Their Bad Behavior

People Who Refuse To Take Accountability Use 11 Tired Excuses For Their Bad Behavior

Published by Jenni Sidey

We all make mistakes, but there are people who would rather blame others than take accountability for their mistakes. This does enormous harm to their relationships, often just to protect their ego.  These people are motivated by fear and anxiety, grasping at shallow and even aggressive tactics to make sure they come out on top. To spot these people, keep an eye out for these common phrases.  People who refuse to take accountability use 11 tired excuses for their bad behavior 1. ‘You didn’t need to get offended’ NDAB Creativity | Shutterstock If you know someone who refuses to take accountability, you’ve definitely heard this excuse before. It’s a classic counter-attack with blame-shifting to avoid having to be accountable for what they said or did. According to a student dissertation from Brigham Young University, people who feel judged in the face of a disagreement or argument may rely on phrases like this one to shift blame and deny accountability. They “counter-attack” the person expressing their needs or calling out misbehavior trying to paint themselves as the …

Tesla Drivers Losing Patience at Elon Musk’s Eternal Excuses

Tesla Drivers Losing Patience at Elon Musk’s Eternal Excuses

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising that his company’s EVs will be capable of fully driving themselves as soon as next year — every year for the last 12 or so years. While the company has made some progress towards that lofty goal, it’s still little more than a glorified beta: Tesla owners still have to be ready to take over control of the steering wheel at all times, even when the erroneously-named “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software is engaged. (The company was recently forced to add the oxymoronic label of “Supervised” to the end of the feature’s name.) Despite its glaring limitations, it’s also extremely expensive. In February, the company dropped its one-time purchase fee of an eye-watering $8,000, forcing owners to shell out $99 a month in perpetuity to unlock the software. Considering Musk has yet to make good on his promise of truly self-driving Teslas over a decade later, it’s no wonder existing owners are …

10 of the best political excuses ever – POLITICO

10 of the best political excuses ever – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

In the scene, the Trump ally followed an actress — who was impersonating a reporter — into a hotel bedroom, then laid back on the bed and put his hands down his trousers.  Not everything was exactly as it seemed, however, according to Giuliani.  “The Borat video is a complete fabrication. I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment,” Giuliani posted on social media. “At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate. If Sacha Baron Cohen implies otherwise he is a stone-cold liar.” Rudy Giuliani pictured in December 2007. | Eric Thayer/Getty Images The lottery tickets were for my grandchildren In 2023, Didier Reynders, former European commissioner for justice and former Belgian deputy prime minister, came under investigation over allegations of money laundering. The probe centered on suspicions that he had purchased large quantities of lottery tickets and used any winnings to reintroduce “clean” money into his bank accounts. In early 2025, Belgian media reported that when a shopkeeper questioned why he was buying so many …

‘No excuses’ means zero insight into barriers a child faces

‘No excuses’ means zero insight into barriers a child faces

Published by skeptic

Education has been warped by false divides, but schools that use vulnerability indices to identify need have found a promising middle ground, says Lee Elliot Major Those who have heard me speak will know the Daily Mail headline I share that charts my life journey from (student) bin man to Britain’s first professor of social mobility. It’s a back story that keeps on giving, though not always in the way you may first think. My point is that success comes in many forms. We should avoid devaluing the jobs that keep our society running. I may have had working-class origins and been the first in my family to study beyond 16. But my teachers were concerned less with labels and more with the specific barriers that might impede my learning, from the teenage trauma and instability of having to leave home and find a place to live, to the lack of cultural capital needed to navigate an alien university system. I often wonder whether I would have been given that same lifeline in today’s education …

Royal Mail issue brutal delivery delays warning as it offers up list of excuses | UK | News

Royal Mail issue brutal delivery delays warning as it offers up list of excuses | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

Royal Mail has warned over potential service delays across more than 100 UK postcodes as storms and workers being off sick cause disruption. It comes as the postal firm faces complaints of delayed mail and parcels being prioritised over letters. Royal Mail listed 38 delivery offices in the UK on Monday, covering around 100 postcodes, that may be most affected by a slower service. A spokesman for the company said that “adverse weather, including storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra in January, alongside higher-than-usual sick absence, has caused some short-term disruption to certain routes”. “We want to reassure customers that the vast majority of mail is delivered as planned and understand how frustrating it is when post does not arrive as expected,” the firm said. It added that, where delays do affect a route, it will move to bring in extra support to “restore deliveries as quickly as possible”. Meanwhile, a report by the BBC found that some letters were being held in delivery offices for weeks, leaving people to miss urgent mail such as appointment …

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Bill Maher ripped into the Trump administration on Real Time Friday for their “lame” defense of a racist post shared on the president’s Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The video showed the former president and first lady’s faces superimposed onto apes in a jungle, swaying side to side and smiling as the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” played in the background. Trump has since refused to apologize for sharing the video, which was later deleted, claiming he only watched part of it and blaming his staff. “Trump did a Roseanne,” Maher said Friday, referencing comedian Roseanne Barr, whose infamous tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett led to the cancellation of her sitcom Roseanne in 2018. “The defense, I thought, from the administration, was rather lame. They said, ‘He did not mean to hit share. He meant to hit like,’” …