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[–] smh@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

Mine's fine. My partner is also dating someone else and that person is awesome. Sometimes my partner is gone for a weekend, which means I get the whole condo to myself, can take up the whole dining table with my hobby mess, and can order delivery food that would give him heartburn (instead of ordering from someplace he can also order from).

Sometimes his girlfriend visits us, which is a great impetus to clean the condo. She's also a great cook ☺️

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Exactly. Cards can't be slower than an Internet connection.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

I've been enjoying Kagi. You pay a monthly fee (there's a free trial) and get good search results. You can even tailor the results to prioritize or deprioritize various sites. For example, I told it to never show me anything from Pinterest.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

They still do, at least in Kentucky. That's where I picked up a case for my first dulcimer. Dulcimers and rifles have similar dimensions, and I needed something quick to protect my new instrument on a long drive home.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

LPT: if you ever get wasps in your house you can use the extension hose on your vacuum cleaner to suck them up. The hose extension means you don't have to get close to them.

(I'm fine with them outside as long as they don't nest on my balcony, but inside is a problem.)

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Have you considered PT? I've been for my back and knees and it's been great. They give you homework to help you strengthen the right muscles to make the pain to away. They also walk you through how to do those exercises and take feedback to make sure you don't hurt yourself.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The trick is to not use numbers. Use a tchotchke placed in a prominent place on your desk. My password changes frequently. The previous tchotchke was a goat pin, then a cactus figurine, then a binder clip. I just need to picture my desk and I know what the thing is.

And my desk is so cluttered it's not clear what the special object is. (You know what they say: cluttered desk, cluttered mind. Empty desk....)

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His name's "Elvis" and he answered to "Aye-ellll-vis". Now he doesn't answer to anything because he's gone deaf, but he's still a great pup. He's a senior terrier mix, about 10 pounds. He's a bit of a velcro dog and I am the One True Human, so it sucks for him that I work outside the home. He's stuck with Work From Home Partner, who just doesn't fill the same void in Elvis's heart. So, Elvis sleeps all day and then watches the front very attentively when he decides I should come home.

He still has bursts of energy. Last weekend he met a chihuahua his age. Elvis was like "omg, you're slightly smaller than me and seem even more chill. Let me dance around and thwack you in the face so you'll play with me". The other pup was game and it was adorable to watch two seniors playing.

He goes on long hikes with me. He gets tired after about a block and will turn around and try and get me to go back to the car. I generally just carry him at this point. He's lucky he's tiny. He'll lean forward to ask to be set down, then he'll either sniff something or amble so very slowly along the path. He is the worst hiker.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This question reminds me of a dog I ended up with. He knew his name, but only in the same accent as his previous owner. So I'd be at the dog park in New England calling for my dog in the most exaggerated southern accent I could muster.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

I've stolen it. I'm sure I'll find a use for it somewhere

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

My grandpa taught me racist terms in front of my mom, for fun. Because "that's what they were called when he was a kid."

Other than that, he was pretty hands off as a grandparent.

[–] smh@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

I'm just giving to drop this link here. (Because it's interesting, not because Nazis lack agency)

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