cinduff.bsky.social
I've spent the last 26 years making the world more cynical, one child at a time. Now I'd like to see what we can do for the rest of them.
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Oh, did you get up to Menagha? Or did you just have an opportunity to chase some grasshoppers? 😄
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Wait - you're Finnish? I had no idea!!
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Oh yeah that sounds like a PITA. Pretty, probably, but...
Hope you get some good rest, however you choose to sleep!
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BTDT. Such a deflating feeling. Don't sleep on the floor tho. Put the sheets on if you have it in you, or lay the flat out on the bed and have a suboptimal but sort of comfy night, so you have the strength to deal with tomorrow.
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Perfect name!!
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It was a nice feeling to realize I could afford to buy what I wanted and not hang on to something less-then-ideal because "It's still good!" Didn't happen until my mid-40s, IIRC.
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I still end up with random plastic containers, usually from my Mom sending leftovers home w/ me, so I periodically return those to her or pass them on to others.
I chose Rubbermaid bc they were affordable and I don't reheat stuff in them (plastic). Heard good things about the glass systems though.
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I picked a system (Rubbermaid in my case) and bought a couple sets that covered all the sizes I was likely to use. That way all the lids match, everything nests in the cabinet, etc. Then I gave my daughter (who was just starting out) first pick of the odd stuff, tossed what didn't have lids etc.
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-15 and "geez louise" told me Minnesota even before I saw the Prince stuff. :)
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You got married? Congrats!
AirBNB seems like such bullshit to me though; with the extra cleaning fees and all that it ends up being more expensive than a hotel. Plus, harder to confirm accessibility (I'm cane-dependent now) and parking. Might consider it if we were staying several days though.
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I want every single one of America's crapholes to have secure housing, food, healthcare, and education. They all deserve lives of peace and safety, the jerks.
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There's a Trivia Night in Grove City?
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Thank you! We got OJ but didn’t remember Blake.
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Still feel slightly bad/awkward for ex-spouse's wife; she always seems like she's uncomfortable at these events and I'm not sure why. She's great, family likes her, no one is favoring me over her. I always feel like I want to give her some kind of encouragement, but that would be weird.
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I'd vote for you, except... (and I'm trying to be kind, here) isn't part of the problem that too many elected officials are of what used to be called retirement age?
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Aztecs and Cruisers were ugly/weird, but they didn't have the tendency to burst into flames OR the obnoxious cult-like followings Cybertrucks do. So I think we'd still hate Cybertrucks, even without the lingering scent of Musk.
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What "computer crimes" did they think you had committed?
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Now we each have new reading to do! :)
Also rec the novel Pioneer Girl (Bich Minh Nguyen) and nonfic The Wilder Life (Wendy McClure). Both are about reflecting on having loved the series as a child, visiting the sites, etc.
If you like that sort of thing, which I do (been to most of the sites).
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Are you referring to Prairie Fires? SUCH a good, well-researched book!
Or is there a newer book I need to know about?
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You've been on a real lemon kick lately, haven't you? Looks great!
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The Honorable Mr. McKagan would never accept a position in the Trump Administration.
"But you just said, “if Trump wins.” That’s the scariest thought ever in American history, it really is."
(from 2016: www.alternativenation.net/guns-n-roses...)
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I can barely hear myself think, what with the shopvacs and the tearing down of ceiling tiles and such, but it would be churlish to mention it, right? 😄
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I know I had Everclear once; I don't remember what we mixed it with, but I know my BIL spilled some on the kitchen floor and it stripped the color from the linoleum. Never tried it again.
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With conditioner (and shampoo) I add some water and shake it up. Gets a few more uses out of it.
Haven't found a solution for the lotion, though.
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Aw, that sucks. I'm sorry.
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That was lovely, Bob. Thanks for sharing it.