How does that “exponential” increase in the cost of living compare with the increase in the cost of living due to wildfires, drought, and extreme weather resulting from climate change?

Can you make brownies with a box mix, a can of pureed black beans and some coffee? ...Kind of? I mean - it’s not poisonous, but it’s also not REALLY a brownie.

Lemme show me my utility bills for last decade or so:

Gosh, I hope so. It’s such a ridiculous trend - and I say this as a person with a kitchen full of stainless steel appliances. It’s ridiculously easy to scratch (especially with fridge magnets!) and impossible to clean well. This trend can GTFO and take open floor plans with it.

Houseplants require weekly attention, so just pick a watering day. Give all the soil a good soaking and let the plant DRAIN COMPLETELY before returning them to wherever they normally live in the house. You’ll also unconsciously (or consciously) alternate their direction toward the sun when you do this, which is good.…

Scrolled down for this. They will eat plastic, wire, their own excrement and, occasionally, bits out of each other. 🙄 

They still exist!

PUPPY SNACKS!

If someone says “Do you mind?” and you don’t, say NO, because “NO, you do NOT mind.” Television shows that screw this up drive me *insane* because you’re allegedly professional writers and HOW DARE YOU?

More Tree Tips:

Another hack - although not cheap or particularly simple - is getting TSA PreCheck. Not having to pull out my laptop or take off my shoes is worth so much to me now.

I was constantly having to fix the one in my old office because no one ever runs the water long enough to clear it. No one reads the instructions, just the ad copy about how “you can grind chicken bones with this!” (That doesn’t mean it’s a good idea!) Most people don’t realize you have to run water down BOTH drains…

I let the last of the hose water out into a watering can and do the rest of my plants with it. It’s pretty simple.

The big one missing from this list is to stop using your garbage disposal so danged much (or entirely). Put your food waste in the trash. Veggie waste can be tossed in the green bin, if your city provides one. Garbage disposals take an *enormous* amount of water to run clean. Yours is probably gunked up right now and…

DON’T LEAVE WATER IN YOUR GARDEN HOSE.

Also, little Sylvie is “playing” Ragnorak. There’s a wooden Fenris, a rescue ship and THE Valkyrie flying overhead in her pretend story. Sylvie fancies herself a hero, which is (I think) the TVA’s problem. They can’t have her be good, bc antagonizing Thor led to him becoming an Avenger.

Maybe I’m just old, but I feel like a couple bucks is now in order these days, because prices are so high while wages are still flat-lined. I’m nearing year 3 of sobriety so I’m acutely aware when a server is being rude, though. If I get served in a giant plastic water glass while sitting at the bar, I’m only leaving…

You can buy just about any GSC at Aldi’s - for half the money - any day of the year. Aldi’s house brand is called Benton Bakery and it’s obvious one of the two GSC bakeries is producing for that brand. The only Benton GSC I’ve noticed is demonstrably different is their version of the Tagalong/Peanut Butter Pattie,…

OMGosh! I’m nearing my third year anniversary of sobriety but how exciting it would be to celebrate with a non-alcoholic gimlet!

I’ve lived in my current home 10+ years now and that happened a couple blocks over. Two houses directly across the street from the offending house put up big BLM and pro-immigration signs in retaliation. I cried I was so grateful.