ArtieShaw
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Under cabinet manual jar opener. It’s flat and mounts under your cabinet of choice. Easy to use, but also easy to forget it’s there! I sometime find myself jar in hand and half-way to wherever my husband is before I remember that I no longer need his skills.
Electric candle lighter. Rechargeable lighter with long neck. Eliminates the need for matches or standard lighters. The noise it makes does scare one of the cats, though. I haven’t tried it on campfires yet, but I think that was something the ad said it could do.
It is still funny. I also like to think of Larsen debating whether enough people would get the joke without the Linda Blair reference. At the time he clearly thought it was helpful.
I think auto-defenestration is absolutely still on the table for Eugene.
On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you’ll see who you areHow it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every starUnfortunately for Eugene, not so much with the second part.
12·5 months agoChicago suburbs. It’s sort of an interconnected area, so this takes place over two adjoining towns.
There was a very public and stupid feud that took place between two middle aged men. Some of it played out in real life and some was documented on that now defunct website, Topix. One of them had been close friends with the the police officer who was convicted of killing at least one wife. I think he was also a cop. In any case, he was very vocal in defending Drew and anything the other guy said about the murder trial really seemed to get his goat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Peterson
The other guy claimed to be connected with the Chicago outfit. Or the cop claimed he was. I don’t remember.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Outfit
Basically, it was two vaguely mobbed up guys in their 50s engaging in a very public and embarrassing battle of fists and wits in an otherwise unassuming suburb. They would trade insults on Topix, get into slap fights with each other at the local supermarket, and generally just behave like leaded gasoline sniffing idiots. Neither could just walk away from it. Both used their real full names.
4·5 months agoHe was truly a Superb Owl.
$70k USD - 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 1400sq ft., 0.3 acre lot, two stories and a detached garage. The interior needs plenty of non-cosmetic work (e.g. - new flooring)
$75k USD - 2 bed, 1 bath, 800sq ft., 0.15 acre lot; newly redone floors, electric and paint.
After that, there’s about 10 more in the 125-150K range.
When mine wants to cuddle, she has learned to place her paws gently against my skin.
Any movement means claws come out.
It’s very effective.
That’s a sign of a good friend.
“Hold on, there’s a stick on your back. Let me get it.”
VS.
“There’s a spider on your back.”
I watched the Gormenghast miniseries on the Space Channel many many years ago and eventually read the books. They were interesting. Not something I’d want to revisit, but definitely weird.
It’s time to pay the price.
3·5 months agoProbably should have added a spoiler, but didn’t think about it because of the good outcome.
I love how she puffs to show she means business and then just launches herself into the attack. Even though that eagle was huge, they were not going to get an easy meal!
Superb Owl material for sure.
Honestly, that part made me laugh harder. It’s funny without it for sure. But the idea of these feckless birds who could have avoided all of that if they’d just taken the time to read the damn label makes it so much sillier.
What made the difference for me was buying a really nice reusable bag. There’s a brand called Flip and Tumble. They’ll hold an absurd amount of stuff (something like 35lbs, if I remember correctly) and fold down into something smaller than a tennis ball. I keep two in the bottom of my purse and never need a bag. They are expensive (about $18 US), but I’ve had mine for almost 15 years.
This happened during street festivities for lunar new year, so a lot of people are connecting the dots. They don’t mention that the car was aggressively trying to drive through a crowd, but it seems like it was trying to make its way through a crowd.
Multiple witnesses said Waymo’s navigation technology became confused by festivities and fireworks that were lit to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Witness Anirudh Koul said the driverless car “got stuck immediately in front.”
Another witness said the car’s presence in the middle of Chinatown’s celebrations triggered frustrations in the crowd. “You could feel the frustration when people were just trying to celebrate,” she told KRON4.
My cat(s) would never forgive me.
OK - I’m lying. They wouldn’t care but my husband would be super offended on their behalf.
That live feed is great.
I saw her earlier today, ripping up dead prey and feeding it to her two babies! They were covered in gore, but still adorable. And hungry! I had no idea baby owls could eat pieces as large as they did.
Far as I know it’s just the one song by Vincent E.L. And it’s, uh, not serious. But kinda fun.