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I just want to know when it's time to buy a trailer on some land way back in the hills.
I have managed to sew a Wonky Cat from a pattern! I used cheap random cotton/poly fabric to see if I could, and may now be pretty sure that I won't try this again with a better choice. Not naming the pattern because it's not the company's fault I don't know what I'm doing.
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I have managed to sew a Wonky Cat from a pattern! I used cheap random cotton/poly fabric to see if I could, and may now be pretty sure that I won't try this again with a better choice. Not naming the pattern because it's not the company's fault I don't know what I'm doing.
Vegetarian for 24 years now and loved meat before then, but the main thing that has ever really been a problem has been *shoes*.
December 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Vegetarian for 24 years now and loved meat before then, but the main thing that has ever really been a problem has been *shoes*.
Pondering this Guardian article www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20..., which describes a drill bit set as "dependable tools" but an entire sewing machine as "helpful gadgets". To be fair, maybe the rise of fast fashion and nearly disposable clothes does make it a little more justifiable.
‘I’ve used it every day for 48 years’: 42 forever gifts that last – and won’t end up in landfill
Say no to throwaway this Christmas! From tools and jewels to tartan rugs and teapots, here are the pressies you’ve given or received that have stood the test of time
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Pondering this Guardian article www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20..., which describes a drill bit set as "dependable tools" but an entire sewing machine as "helpful gadgets". To be fair, maybe the rise of fast fashion and nearly disposable clothes does make it a little more justifiable.
My dog is a chi mix and not particularly gifted in the hair department, so he has to have sweaters when it gets cold. Last year I bought him an Eddie Bauer one on sale that was so nice I keep checking their human stuff and being disappointed when I don't find anything I like as nearly much.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My dog is a chi mix and not particularly gifted in the hair department, so he has to have sweaters when it gets cold. Last year I bought him an Eddie Bauer one on sale that was so nice I keep checking their human stuff and being disappointed when I don't find anything I like as nearly much.
Please stop describing wealthy people as "worth $xx million" (or billion, as the case may be). They ain't *worth* shit. They *have* $xx million, or more likely have theoretical access to $xx million. JFC.
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Please stop describing wealthy people as "worth $xx million" (or billion, as the case may be). They ain't *worth* shit. They *have* $xx million, or more likely have theoretical access to $xx million. JFC.
Today I had a fortune cookie that said to follow my heart and while I do love the idea of quitting my job and explaining in my resignation letter that a fortune cookie told me to do it, i am sadly still far too much of a coward.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today I had a fortune cookie that said to follow my heart and while I do love the idea of quitting my job and explaining in my resignation letter that a fortune cookie told me to do it, i am sadly still far too much of a coward.
Overheard while walking through the local university School of Music: "We're musicians! We can't count above four!" I would add "We get really anxious and confused if we try to count to six!"
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Overheard while walking through the local university School of Music: "We're musicians! We can't count above four!" I would add "We get really anxious and confused if we try to count to six!"
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wild that the United States claims to be defunding the arts while also getting ready to stage the most immersive live-action remake of Les Miserables that the world has ever seen
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
wild that the United States claims to be defunding the arts while also getting ready to stage the most immersive live-action remake of Les Miserables that the world has ever seen
Wondering how much the wealth/privilege of most of the current administration is blinding them to the reality of what they're doing. These are people with no understanding of struggling to pay rent, much less actually missing a meal. They don't know what it means and how angry people are about it.
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Wondering how much the wealth/privilege of most of the current administration is blinding them to the reality of what they're doing. These are people with no understanding of struggling to pay rent, much less actually missing a meal. They don't know what it means and how angry people are about it.
Starting from a comment elsewhere, wouldn't it be great to have a Constitutional Amendment that if Congress can't get a budget passed on time, we have snap elections to complete the terms of all members? Could maybe still be manipulated but at this point it looks worth a try.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Starting from a comment elsewhere, wouldn't it be great to have a Constitutional Amendment that if Congress can't get a budget passed on time, we have snap elections to complete the terms of all members? Could maybe still be manipulated but at this point it looks worth a try.
When I was a little kid I would thread needles for my grandmother and be proud of myself for helping. If I thought about later I just figured she was so kind to let me think I was useful and not an annoyance. Now I am getting old and when I try to thread needles I realize I really *was* helping!
October 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When I was a little kid I would thread needles for my grandmother and be proud of myself for helping. If I thought about later I just figured she was so kind to let me think I was useful and not an annoyance. Now I am getting old and when I try to thread needles I realize I really *was* helping!
Funny how "trainspotting" and "birdwatching" have such vastly different connotations even without the drug reference.
October 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Funny how "trainspotting" and "birdwatching" have such vastly different connotations even without the drug reference.
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Portland doesn’t need the military. Portland has its own defenses.
September 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Portland doesn’t need the military. Portland has its own defenses.
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between this and the 4 sewing pattern manufacturers getting liquidated, it's a bad time to be taking after my grandma
(yes I generally bake from scratch now, but I can afford the extra groceries and time. when I was broke/working fulltime? a boxed mix was the only way a big dessert was happening!)
(yes I generally bake from scratch now, but I can afford the extra groceries and time. when I was broke/working fulltime? a boxed mix was the only way a big dessert was happening!)
Last year Betty Crocker shrank the size of their cake mixes. Decades of cake-mix-based recipes are now broken. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
The 70-Year-Old Beloved Boxed Mix Grandmas Won’t Be Buying Anymore
"It's just so upsetting."
www.yahoo.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
between this and the 4 sewing pattern manufacturers getting liquidated, it's a bad time to be taking after my grandma
(yes I generally bake from scratch now, but I can afford the extra groceries and time. when I was broke/working fulltime? a boxed mix was the only way a big dessert was happening!)
(yes I generally bake from scratch now, but I can afford the extra groceries and time. when I was broke/working fulltime? a boxed mix was the only way a big dessert was happening!)
Just sayin'. www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson
Fiction, from 1948: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”
www.newyorker.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Just sayin'. www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
So given the direction the CDC is taking now, does RFK Jr get to just appoint a Witchfinder General or does that position require nomination by the president and confirmation by the Senate?
August 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
So given the direction the CDC is taking now, does RFK Jr get to just appoint a Witchfinder General or does that position require nomination by the president and confirmation by the Senate?
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Pity no one really paid any attention to this back when everyone was justifiably freaking out about the Electoral College. theconversation.com/why-the-us-h...
Why the US House of Representatives has 435 seats – and how that could change
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Pity no one really paid any attention to this back when everyone was justifiably freaking out about the Electoral College. theconversation.com/why-the-us-h...
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it's not that I think I'm too smart to ever get sucked into a cult, it's more that I know I am unwilling to participate in anything even resembling a group project under any circumstances
August 21, 2023 at 4:29 PM
it's not that I think I'm too smart to ever get sucked into a cult, it's more that I know I am unwilling to participate in anything even resembling a group project under any circumstances
Whoever designed the connectors used to attach flexible dryer hoses to outdoor vents should be an object of public ridicule for centuries.
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Whoever designed the connectors used to attach flexible dryer hoses to outdoor vents should be an object of public ridicule for centuries.
So are Temu, Shein, aliexpress, etc breaking down their prices to show tariffs? Seems like a commonsense thing to do and Trump can't call them to heel like Bezos.
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So are Temu, Shein, aliexpress, etc breaking down their prices to show tariffs? Seems like a commonsense thing to do and Trump can't call them to heel like Bezos.
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OMG this motion 🔥🔥🔥—"This chaos has rendered the environment in which defense counsel must operate so unpredictable that the accused's const'l & statutory rights to effective representation have been irreparably compromised.... Moreover, DOGE's campaign of administrative arson is unlawful influence"
March 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
OMG this motion 🔥🔥🔥—"This chaos has rendered the environment in which defense counsel must operate so unpredictable that the accused's const'l & statutory rights to effective representation have been irreparably compromised.... Moreover, DOGE's campaign of administrative arson is unlawful influence"
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"Why SHOULDN'T government be run like a business?"
Because the goals are diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive. Businesses exist to make money. Governments exist to make people's lives better.
You ask if the fire dept is successful at putting out fires and saving people, not the $ it makes
Because the goals are diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive. Businesses exist to make money. Governments exist to make people's lives better.
You ask if the fire dept is successful at putting out fires and saving people, not the $ it makes
March 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Why SHOULDN'T government be run like a business?"
Because the goals are diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive. Businesses exist to make money. Governments exist to make people's lives better.
You ask if the fire dept is successful at putting out fires and saving people, not the $ it makes
Because the goals are diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive. Businesses exist to make money. Governments exist to make people's lives better.
You ask if the fire dept is successful at putting out fires and saving people, not the $ it makes
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NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
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March 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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Simplest and most important thing for Democrats to be telling people, reminding people is that Donald Trump is jacking up prices for everyone on purpose. It’s not that he’s a goof or doesn’t know how things work. He lied to the voters and now he’s raising everyone’s prices on purpose.
March 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Simplest and most important thing for Democrats to be telling people, reminding people is that Donald Trump is jacking up prices for everyone on purpose. It’s not that he’s a goof or doesn’t know how things work. He lied to the voters and now he’s raising everyone’s prices on purpose.