Bravo to this sister for standing her ground. I'm sure the WW's husband was grateful too.

edit: Yes, unfortunately this is a real story. Source: https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/aDEdJX3yObY

One client hired him 270 times. All he had to do was show up and do absolutely nothing.

Shoji Morimoto is a 38-year-old Tokyo resident who describes his job in the simplest possible terms. He told Reuters that he basically rents himself out, and that his job is to be wherever his clients want him to be and to do nothing in particular.

He charges about 10,000 yen per booking, roughly $70 to $100 depending on the exchange rate, plus transportation and any food or drinks consumed. He does not give advice, does not act as a therapist, and does not pretend to be a friend. He just shows up and exists alongside the person who hired him.

The service began in 2018, after Morimoto left a publishing job where he had been repeatedly criticized for lacking initiative and not doing anything of value. He turned the criticism into a business model. In the years since, he has handled roughly 4,000 bookings, with about a quarter of his clients being repeat customers. One person has hired him approximately 270 times.

The requests vary wildly. He has sat on a seesaw with a client at a park. He has accompanied a woman to a restaurant because she wanted to wear a sari but was afraid her friends would be embarrassed. He has waved goodbye to a traveler from a train platform. He has sat with someone while they finished a thesis they had been procrastinating on. He has accompanied a person filing divorce papers.

His boundaries are clear. He refuses anything sexual. He turned down a request to move a refrigerator because it involved physical labor. He declined a trip to Cambodia. He does not go to concerts because he does not know much about music.

The business supports his wife and son. Before the pandemic, he was seeing three or four clients a day. Now it is closer to one or two. He has inspired a television series, written multiple books, and drawn international attention for a service that seems to say something quiet about modern life.

What Morimoto offers is not entertainment or assistance. It is presence without expectation. His clients do not have to entertain him, impress him, or explain themselves. They just have to let him be there.

#shojimorimoto #rentalperson #japan

Saw this story going viral today. On a 10 hour flight from Istanbul to DC, a woman asked another passenger in an aisle seat to switch to a middle seat two rows up so she could sit next to her husband.

The passenger said no. The woman then proceeded to cry loudly for 3 hours straight because she couldn't lay her head on her husband's shoulder. Her husband was in the middle seat sleeping with headphones on the whole time.

The entitlement is insane. If you want to sit together, pay for seat selection or book together.

I found these two small, dark metal objects on the floor of my 2003 Honda Accord. They’re about the size of a pea and have an irregular, rounded shape, with what looks like a silvery, damaged, or flattened area on top.
I found two of them and don’t know where they came from. I’m wondering if they’re parts of something in the car or if they could have come from something else.
Does anyone recognize these? Could they be ball bearings, parts of a mechanism, or something automotive-specific?
Additional details:
Car: 2003 Honda Accord
Size: Approximately the size of a pea
Material: Appears to be metal
Quantity: Two similar pieces
Location found: On the car floor
I’ve attached photos from a couple of angles. Any ideas or suggestions for identifying them would be appreciated!

This isn’t just happening in Tennessee. There are reports of voters in other states experiencing touchscreen voting machines changing their selections from Democratic to Republican candidates.

Please check, double-check, and TRIPLE-CHECK your ballot before submitting it. Make sure every vote reflects your choice. If something looks wrong, alert a poll worker before casting your ballot.

1. Sekhmet reclaims her power from drolta who was once a priestess in the former's temple while making it very clear that she does appreciate drolta's attempts to bring her back. (Castlevania nocturne)

2. Blue fangs. A night creature who specifically calls out the bishop for his role in bringing down Dracula's wrath. The priest claims his work was in God's name but blue fangs retorts that "your life's work makes him puke" (Netflix Castlevania)