“Rice is great when you’re hungry and want 2,000 of something”

• Mitch Hedberg

I didn’t know wasps did either until I bought a plant for my garden that is primarily pollinated by wasps. They were as chill as any other pollinator, not at all what I expected.

No… I was just in the pool…

I do both freelance graphic design and historic window restoration on the side. I did them both before my current full time design job, and do them in my spare time. I’m lucky that my current job considers 32 hours full time, so I have Fridays to do side work.

And jolly

I’ve been meaning to create a blooming calendar for my garden, your method might be the motivation I need

At a more northern latitude than part of Canada. Detroit is directly north of part of Canada

I’ve started using it and I’m north of Canada … In Detroit

Same happened with me developing a crush on my boss. When you fight it you make it a thing, I’m finding it better to not deny the attraction but more intentionally notice other parts of her and our dynamic to train my mind to focus on those things. Also reminding myself each time I day dream that that relationship isn’t possible so think of something else. I’m almost a month into the process, results are promising

And where you can rebuild a society someday assuming this doesn’t end in the complete destruction of Gaza

I’ve been wondering where the Mark-Rober-is-a-cop discourse was

Not as a “well actually” but just a different example: I regularly see Mennonites on Amtrak, which is maybe out of necessity, but their norms are very different from the diverse people on the train. I don’t like sharing space on the road. I’m generally a calm pacifist until I’m around other drivers

Thanks for the ideas! I didn’t know that about witch hazel, I really like the yellow flowers but have never been close to one. That’s moving sspicebush to the top of the list. Laurels are intriguing - no kids, and the only animals are wild, so should be safe?

Welp, that’s what I get for googling without reading the article, I thought it was going to be a good read.

The Fascist State of Paw Patrol By Matthew Walther

Dude in the corner was closest to defeat and is questioning everything

I’ve read about this exact thing, people with debilitating conditions who are offered state of the art tech to be implanted, but the company eventually folds and they stop maintaining or supporting it, so the people are left with a useless implant

We knew from the time Thomas Midgley put lead in gas it was toxic, but it was cheaper. He also introduced CFCs to the environment. Sherman Williams reported in 1904 that lead paint was bad, but it took until the 1970s for bans to start, but plenty of places still have no ban.

Sin and sorrow from the air People dying everywhere Happy birthday Happy birthday