AliceQ
@aliceq.bsky.social
Knitting, spinning (of the yarny sort), baseball, hockey, all leavened with snarkery and a lefty sensibility.
Very much so. There's a huge difference between being aware of something and wallowing it, and an informational post turns into rage-bait after the first few times it's been reposted.
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Very much so. There's a huge difference between being aware of something and wallowing it, and an informational post turns into rage-bait after the first few times it's been reposted.
Yeah, I was wondering why that labeler hadn't gotten it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yeah, I was wondering why that labeler hadn't gotten it.
Some tumors progress slowly enough that they'd never be a problem in their host's lifetime. The trick is knowing which tumors are like that. And then, of course, they'd need to be monitored. That's not "hoping it goes away".
December 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Some tumors progress slowly enough that they'd never be a problem in their host's lifetime. The trick is knowing which tumors are like that. And then, of course, they'd need to be monitored. That's not "hoping it goes away".
As if power-walking to my gate at OHare isn't enough of a workout!
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As if power-walking to my gate at OHare isn't enough of a workout!
A lot of people *didn't* like him. Also, while the press may have known about the wheelchair, it's not clear to me that the public did.
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A lot of people *didn't* like him. Also, while the press may have known about the wheelchair, it's not clear to me that the public did.
I don't know about cookies, but it baked a pie perfectly last week, and it's great on roasted veggies.
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I don't know about cookies, but it baked a pie perfectly last week, and it's great on roasted veggies.
This might be too big, or unavailable in Peru, but I have a counter-top convection oven with a huge range of settings, from toast to air fry, with broil in between. It's not perfect at all of these, but it's good enough. It's only a bit larger than an old-style toaster oven.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This might be too big, or unavailable in Peru, but I have a counter-top convection oven with a huge range of settings, from toast to air fry, with broil in between. It's not perfect at all of these, but it's good enough. It's only a bit larger than an old-style toaster oven.
A number of years ago, I went to one of the Yale art museums to see a special exhibit, and, somehow, found myself spending much more time at an exhibit of Parks' photos, losing myself in individual images, covering a broad range in time and space. They were, indeed, amazing.
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A number of years ago, I went to one of the Yale art museums to see a special exhibit, and, somehow, found myself spending much more time at an exhibit of Parks' photos, losing myself in individual images, covering a broad range in time and space. They were, indeed, amazing.
Another factor is changing social attitudes about kids being unsupervised. When I was a kid in the 60s, by the time I was 11 and my sister was 9, if my mom was out when we got home from school, we didn't have a sitter (or other child care) until dinner time. Now that probably wouldn't fly.
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Another factor is changing social attitudes about kids being unsupervised. When I was a kid in the 60s, by the time I was 11 and my sister was 9, if my mom was out when we got home from school, we didn't have a sitter (or other child care) until dinner time. Now that probably wouldn't fly.
This is the correct take. There are some pies I don't like (pecan pie, I'm looking at you). And, if you don't like (sour) cherry pie or key lime pie, well then, more for me. (And you can have my pecan pie and pumpkin pie; I'm generous that way.)
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is the correct take. There are some pies I don't like (pecan pie, I'm looking at you). And, if you don't like (sour) cherry pie or key lime pie, well then, more for me. (And you can have my pecan pie and pumpkin pie; I'm generous that way.)
So Thanksgiving dinner was white meat turkey, green beans, cranberry relish, and pie. We had the rest of the sides the next day, when the power was restored.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So Thanksgiving dinner was white meat turkey, green beans, cranberry relish, and pie. We had the rest of the sides the next day, when the power was restored.
And then there was the time at my parents' house when the power went out while the turkey was in the (electric) oven. We left the oven closed, and cooked the green beans (sans almonds, as my sister's allergic) on top of the wood stove. When the beans were done, the white meat on the chicken was too.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
And then there was the time at my parents' house when the power went out while the turkey was in the (electric) oven. We left the oven closed, and cooked the green beans (sans almonds, as my sister's allergic) on top of the wood stove. When the beans were done, the white meat on the chicken was too.
I had a major falling out with my ex-SIL over green beans. Yes green beans. I asked what I could bring. She suggested a veggie dish, and I offered green beans with slivered almonds. I still don't know what her precise objection was, but somehow, that was Just Not Done.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I had a major falling out with my ex-SIL over green beans. Yes green beans. I asked what I could bring. She suggested a veggie dish, and I offered green beans with slivered almonds. I still don't know what her precise objection was, but somehow, that was Just Not Done.
Yes! Podcasts are for when I drive, when I workout, when I'm doing housework.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Yes! Podcasts are for when I drive, when I workout, when I'm doing housework.
From a halachic perspective, what matters isn't the amount of effort involved but whether the effort involves a prohibited category of work. Hence, back when I was observant, if I left the house, my key was pinned "worn" as jewelry of some sort instead of being in my pocket. (2/2)
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
From a halachic perspective, what matters isn't the amount of effort involved but whether the effort involves a prohibited category of work. Hence, back when I was observant, if I left the house, my key was pinned "worn" as jewelry of some sort instead of being in my pocket. (2/2)
Do you have fencing that would serve as an eruv? Would fetching the feed involve crossing such a fence? What kind of work is involved in defending said horf from said goats? Would the horf be unhappy at the disruption in his routine? (1/2)
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Do you have fencing that would serve as an eruv? Would fetching the feed involve crossing such a fence? What kind of work is involved in defending said horf from said goats? Would the horf be unhappy at the disruption in his routine? (1/2)
I know enough to know that I don't want to know any more, and, also, that I spend too much time online.
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I know enough to know that I don't want to know any more, and, also, that I spend too much time online.
With everything that's happened over the past year, *this* is what would have given him an aneurysm?
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
With everything that's happened over the past year, *this* is what would have given him an aneurysm?
Btw, this is in a suburban subdivision is south central Connecticut.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Btw, this is in a suburban subdivision is south central Connecticut.
Alternatively, a 24-hour mute of a phrase like "SuperBowl" on the day works wonders.
November 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Alternatively, a 24-hour mute of a phrase like "SuperBowl" on the day works wonders.
Yeah. Outside the 75' zone, there's be no problem with a t-shirt.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Yeah. Outside the 75' zone, there's be no problem with a t-shirt.
Well you're not supposed to wear partisan clothing or political buttons. But there's no cut-off on ads, except there's a no-poster/placard zone in the immediate vicinity of a polling station (75 or 100 ft from the entrance).
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Well you're not supposed to wear partisan clothing or political buttons. But there's no cut-off on ads, except there's a no-poster/placard zone in the immediate vicinity of a polling station (75 or 100 ft from the entrance).