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My little garden is only a few 14" pots and I’ve narrowed my crops to banana peppers and a boatload of basil. I like having the peppers on hand for salads, and I turn the basil into pesto ice cubes to last me through the winter.

Me: “ Yes, that’s okay. We aren’t measuring your pant size, we are taking a medical waist measurement. Unless you wear your pants over your belly button, it won’t be the same.”

To find out your waist circumference, use a measuring tape (get it from a drug or fabric store) and wrap it around your belly button. Consider taking these measurements first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom, and without a shirt on to keep measurements as accurate as possible.

I perform waist measurements and train others to take proper measurements as part of my job (a very small part, but still a part). Dealing with people - men especially - who have their waist measured correctly (as detailed above) is an exercise in frustration.

There’s an errant carriage return ... it should be:
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 1/2 tsp chili powder

You give us a Pygmy hog in one sentence, and take it away in the next. You are a cruel capricious Bob!

Off-topic: Life can be depressing. However, I have discovered that there is a live walrus cam you can watch every day this summer.

No. Do not link! Stop creating a demand for “exotic pets” while millions of pets are being euthanized each year. Even mini/ teacup/micro pigs get larger than most dogs. It is not fair to the animal to be someone’s vanity pet. If you must get any sort of pet, fucking adopt.

To say nothing of what/who would awaken should it ever happen. When it comes to persistent vegetative states, it usually involves serious brain injuries, things that result in radical memory loss, personality changes, and many physical impairments. “Waking up” could simply be delivering that person into a whole new…

Indeed! I am sticking with my old brand.

I’m sorry that you have the type of relatives who you know would not believe or support you. Hugs.

“But could there be a fifth force still waiting to be discovered”