One shouldn't need reminders of such basics when it comes to sex.
Seriously, we really shouldn't have to go through such basics:
youtu.be/pZwvrxVavnQ
But it appears that a lot of people, and a lot of those people hold power, need to. They've shut off their remorse. It needs to be turned back on.
This is so good. My niece shared it with me last year (it has to be good if 14 year olds are willing to share it)
OOOH! I did not know about this book and this sounds like exactly what I need.šµļøāāļøš§āāļø Plus Butcher of the Forest is amazing.
āprojected losses of 0.1ā0.2% of GDPā¦could create a major drag on the economy amounting to USD 135 billion per annum over the next decade, comparable to the entire annual health budget of the Netherlands or Spain.ā www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Doomscrolling break
Baby grey squirrels
#Mammals #Squirrels #BlueTue (because look at that sky š)
See that planet in the distance? Thatās us. ALL of us. Every living being we are aware of lives there. We are completely alone, floating in the great abyss of dark, infinite space. Life like ours is incredibly rare - perhaps even without precedent - in the Universe. All we have is each otherā¦ 1/
My mom hid treats in the oven because she had ravenous teens. One day, forgetting she had a bag of cheesies in there, started preheating the oven for dinner. I still remember the smell of the melted plastic and burning ācheeseā. If I have something rising, I tape signs hanging from the exhaust hood
I wrote a book about *how far away the moon is* and it didn't cross my mind to re-promote it until Erin posted this thread. This is why I am neither rich of successful. Nevertheless:
I wrote a kids' book that folds out to 5 feet across to give you an accurate scale model of the solar system!
āā¦undergoing significant expansion, incorporating the former Duffyās property to create a larger, connected waterfront. The project involves shoreline stabilization, new landscaping, and the creation of a Waterfront Festival Plaza featuring a transient marina and public spaceā
Ladies entrance of pavilion on former Boblo Island Amusement Park.
Ramp and railings overgrown with vegetation at former site of Boblo Island amusement park.
Rusted merry-go-round at former site of Boblo Island amusement park
Historic sign of restored 1839 British Blockhouse. It reads: āDuring the Rebellion of 1837, insurgents from the United States invaded Bois Blanc Island in the winter of 1938. British Troops from Fort Malden captured the 60 invaders and built 3 log blockhouses on Bois Blanc Island over the winter of 1838-9 to defend the island from further attacks. The construction of this last remaining blockhouse was originally completed on 22 June 1839. It was disassembled, restored and reconstructed over a period of three years by elderly craftsmen assisted by volunteers and funded entirely by local donors in 2013-14. It is dedicated to our grandchildren.ā
Yay! Was really worried I was misremembering. Sad we let everything rot. These are from 2017.
The relics are cool but I havenāt been over in several years. Is that the OG āBoblo Boatā dock or did they move it once the island was residential? I remember it being further along the river for some reason, with a very long sheltered walkway for the lines.
Oh no. Nope. No. The echo would be very cool but that pipe to get in and out isā¦ so not cool. š¬š±
Someone shared this with me recently and I finally understood my desire for giant blocks of time with my brain working away and how costly the tiny interruptions really were. paulgraham.com/makersschedu...
Our new light is quite a bit bigger and brighter than our old blue one and I really do think itās helping. Weāre also using it for a full hour. A desk lamp version, especially in darker interior spaces (cubicles)? Could be very good.
And yet recent grads also cannot get work. None of this makes any sense.
We got a happy lamp for Christmas. The gloom here is fairly relentless from November on. We had 64 days in a row of overcast skies my first winter here for uni and I felt terrible. February may be cold but at least itās often sunny.
When my kid was very young, I was dodging ājam handsā once I was dressed for the office. Now Iām dodging myself.
Canāt wait to get outside tomorrow with my ruler to take some measurements!
It wasnāt fun when we had to squeeze the upgrades into our marketing budgets every year or so when I was full-time staff, but as a now self-employed person, the monthly sub can feel especially painful. On one hand, Iām always up-to-date. On the other hand, always paying to be in that state. š«
My issue would be replacing InDesign for layouts combined w/Acrobat Pro for accessible docs. Playing around with Affinity but not super hopeful on the accessibility features. (Not saying they are perfect in Adobeland because they are not but there are at least workflows.)
Finally going to photograph all of the *future sites of housing* in the hood that have been nothing but tumbleweeds for 10 years. And then ask my councillor for updates. Itās quite the list.
Wondering if resellers on Karrot get their merch this way but have never lined up on a Saturday morning to see if thereās ever anything good. AFAIK multiple pallets purchased at a flat rate every week like a blind box. Model is fascinating yet depressing: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
Someone always eats the holiday cookie ingredients before I manage to actually make the holiday cookies. Next year: sticky notes!
Christmas tree decorated with lights and ornaments in the corner of a room
Tree finally decorated.
Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's midwinter's eve tonight.
If you're quick about it, you can start your timed THE DARK IS RISING read-along before midnight.
(tonight's portion is Chapter 1, 'Midwinter's Eve'. Tomorrow is 'Midwinter Day' and 'The Sign-Seeker'.)
1973 Leviās print ad showing a woman wearing white denim while walking a dog by a lake. A male jogger does a double-take. The copy says: āFit? Fit Fit, Fit. Fit Fit!ā (Apparently these jeans fit.)
Leviās For Me ad (c) 1973. Thatās some copy.
My family adopted a husky puppy when I was in my late teens and he was the most delightful dog: spirited, stubborn, and super smart. The howling was (for my brothers and me) so fun. Nature docs, fire trucks, and a camping trip in Northern Ontario when he answered the wolves calling. š¬
My most used emoji of 2025 has been š« , my all-purpose response to <waves hands wildly>. For 2026, I would like to replace it with š or š. I would suggest a more irreverent replacement but donāt want to court anything untoward.
A black and white vinyl sticker on wood table featuring a line art image of a hippo with the words āmeddlesome and non-compliantā underneath
Best sticker. #hippos4life
