“If it’s worth remembering, you will remember it. Photos aren’t necessary”

The “HOW CAN YOU THINK OF ANIMALS WHEN PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING” crowd can just ignore this comment, but Australia also has a ton of native wildlife that are found nowhere else on the planet and are being pushed closer to extinction by these fires. Places you can donate, which are actively involved in trying to save…

No, dog pee doesn’t kill grass or flowers. This whole piece is just so pointless. Responsible dog owners pick up their poop, and if an owner’s not doing that, that should be your only concern. Other than that — yes, dogs are going to pee while on walks, because they are alive. It has no effect on you, your yard, or…

I’m guessing that you’re a man! Life is different when you’ve been socialized as a woman and taught by society that a critical part of your value to the world is in your appearance, particularly your weight. Even those of us who know, intellectually, that weight fluctuates day to day and that it’s the trends that…

July is spectacular and the sun stays up until almost 10pm. The downtown public library is beautiful and worth walking through. The Highline is a vegan metal bar that also serves food and is some of the best pub food (burgers, sandwiches, etc.) in Seattle.

I love mine so much I have two, so I can wear one while the other is recharging. I don’t believe my 20,000-step per day goal changes my health that much (I already work out every day, and walk to transit for my commute), but on days when I’m at 17K steps or so and I have the option of walking the dogs before bed or…

I planned something I really enjoyed doing for the New Year’s Day holiday (a hike in a beautiful place), then made a paper ring chain so that I could tear off a ring every day until we got to Jan. 1. Watching the chain get shorter each day reminded me that no matter how shitty each day was, I was at least making…

I have Tweetdelete.net set to automatically delete all my tweets that are older than 7 days (you can set your own interval). It doesn’t always work perfectly but it’s free, easy, and if you ever try to scroll through my tweets the oldest one you’ll find is no more than 7-10 days old. No worrying about my dumb opinions…

Thank you for this. We instituted this with my family (for the adults) a few years ago and it’s such a relief for everyone except my mother, who continues to complain that I “don’t let her” buy me anything. I’ve learned to tune that out. Obviously, the children still get gifts.

I remember just fine. And while I am sure that information is accurate as to one small store, at large department stores they used to keep the Xmas stuff in the back until Thanksgiving, at which time it would explode over the whole store. Then it moved to the week before Thanksgiving, then earlier and earlier. I work…

It seems like this might be related to EMDR, which often involves tapping, and is a clinically-tested (i.e. not “alternative”) therapy for PTSD. My point is that maybe the idea has some roots in an actual treatment.

I’ve always wondered why espresso has less caffeine despite tasting more intense. Thank you!

I’ve always wondered why espresso has less caffeine despite tasting more intense. Thank you!

Children are a far worse strain on the environment than dogs are... if you’re going to characterize them as a selfish extravagance that hurts the planet, maybe put it in perspective with the impact that creating more humans has.