Frenchman here, so an expert ;-p

Alternative ROMs, both from the official LineageOS guys and unofficial stuff for lesser-known devices or forgotten major devices.

Quantity over quality.

My Mom makes a killer Shrimp amuse-bouche:

My mom is in love with “Champagne Soup”, which she mostly makes with non-Champagne except for major occasions.

I’m back to buying and ripping 2nd-hand DVDs because it’s much cheaper and safer: I *know* I’ll have it when and where I want it, as opposed to it being linked to one of ten $10-20/mo service

How come I didn’t get any ?????

Bobby Tables ?

I taught my nepehw the “Freeze !” Game. I’ld say “Freeze !”, he’d stopped moving for 5-10 secs. Repeat a few times, done !

Beg to differ.

Main question: how can you request, and implement, substitutions in a bouillabaisse which takes several hours to prepare and cook ?

I go about it the other way around: I entrust the curation to editors and subscribe to the RSS feeds of worthy sites.

You should buy a hint: you’re not into loving cars, which on balance is a Good Thing, there are way better things to pour your love and money into.

On the PC, you click on a “Done” button once you’re done. But the PC isn’t aware (or doesn’t care ?)  if/when, you scanned the code on your phone, so you can scan it several times.

I do that with protein shakes, which tend to be bland, boring and repetitive: put some instant decaf in it, BANG: zip, taste
and fun.

@Not a Thug: You make it sound like you’re surrounded by assholes. I understand we can’t control other people, so you’re left with working on 2 fronts:

“If it’s time at last to retire a beloved stuffed animal or blankie that’s been dragged around the block a few too many times,”

My 6yo nephew has been in love with a late, live version of Leonard Cohen’s Alleluyah. He calls it “the old man with a hat”, and requests it at least once at bedtime, also always a hit during the day and on repeat too. I’m sure M. Cohen would have been proud to reach “EVERYTHING IS AWESOME” popularity, at least for…

Get a smartwatch, it’ll display alerts for texts and calls. You can filter “just from work”.

We’ve had exceptional weather recently. I went 5 years w/o any issue, and then these 2 in less than a year. I’m on surge suppressors, graduating to UPSes is a bit expensive and I’m moving soon.