multicolorKnight

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Not putting my hand in there, that's for sure.

 

Cat in the Box. about to pop out... In the tunnel again, except this time she's ready to attack.

 

...As cats do.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

That's her sister Lizzie. When she vocalizes, it's always an exclamation.

"There's a strange cat outside!"

"I hate the vacuum cleaner, could you not?!"

 

Working at home, sitting in my office chair. Emma comes in, gives me a quick tail rub around the legs, I reach down and pet her once, and she walks out.

She does this a few times a day. I'm not sure if she's reassuring me, or herself. I guess it doesn't really matter. ❤️

 

It's sort of like a box...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have two cats. They have taught me: "you do you":
Lizzie sweeps the floor around the food bowls with her paws after eating. One can't be too neat.
Emma collects little rugs and rags at her favorite scratching pad. I really can't think of a motive for this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Background: I haven't used weed in decades, I have no personal interest in its legal status.

I can't think of a single bad thing that has happened. People are more open about smoking, you can smell it in the street sometimes. I live in a tourist destination, there are ads everywhere for dispensaries. I assume getting high is at least part of the attraction for visitors.

Also, I assume it has had a negative effect on illegal drugs - why bother? - but I wouldn't know anyway.

Yes, I supported it at the time, have not changed my view.

 

Mornings this time of year, I go around the house opening the windows, and they always follow me and want to check each one out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

She knows it, too. She usually does her best "Oh, do you like me?" look, like this, when she catches you looking at her.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

She really likes boxes, too...

 
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

We can adapt one of theirs, how about "Tamp the dirt down" by Elvis Costello?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Excellent, please do, Elon. Arguably he has never been in politics, he just bought off Trump to get a job.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Coffee. Fresh roasted coffee smells heavenly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sure enough. Thanks, the source is reputable enough, but I should have checked it anyway.

 

PayPay, in particular, seems a good target for consumer action. Just saying...

 

Maybe this is too nerdy for this group. I got an OpenWRT ONE router, replaced the old TP-Link one I had. The bad press got to me. The new one is fast, I could not believe how much faster things like downloading files is now.

The worst part was that I had picked out a complicated password with lots of punctuation, and typing that on phones and on-screen keyboards for TVs and game consoles was painful.

Also I pinged Google, and got an IPv6 response for the first time.

 

I can't figure out why: usually it's because I've been doing some dirty job, working on the car, planting, etc, but I have not been doing any of those things.

 

Obviously for Northern Hemisphere folks here. Where I am, it has been mostly below freezing, a little snow but not enough to pe pretty or good to play in. It's mostly indoor activities. I work out at the gym, play board games, have random get togethers with friends. What do you do?

 

I went for a haircut today. My usual barbershop has closed down, the owner retired, and the guy who did me went to another shop, that was closed today. So I went to a new place. I only asked for the usual, #4 buzz cut on the head and #3 on beard, but nobody else was in the place, and they ended doing everything they have: buzz cut, razor around the edges, hot towels, neck massage. Almost an hour in the chair.

Felt a little hustled, but it was not that much, and I did not say no to anything. I think it was a promo by the shop owner, they want me to come back. I will be in front of a lot of people next week, so does not hurt to look as good as possible, and I did enjoy it. Probably won't do it all the time, though.

 

I, personally, like to take the opportunity to express aspirations: not just trying to stop doing things I feel are harmful, but also to try new things or practice positive things more. A couple from me:

  • Avoid sarcasm when dealing with people, especially strangers, it does not go over well when they don't get the joke
  • Do something positive, helpful, and non-criminal to counter the right wing political trend. (granted, this one needs more detail)

How about you?

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