What about a homeless shelter? I’m sure they can use baby items. I’ve donated to transitional housing places, as well.

I also reread my journals and wanted to slap myself around. Which is why I stopped journaling. Now I keep a Bullet Journal (which is 80% task lists and projects, and 20% personal notes, pictures, movie tickets, etc) as kind of a commonplace book, but not much personal reflection in there.

Steam caused some headaches for me last week, too! I spent all day Monday trying to figure out if my hard drive was failing. I ended up backing up my games and uninstalling Steam (I don’t have time for gaming right now anyway).

Yeah, if I’m having a meal with a friend I haven’t seen in a long time, I’m not going to rush out the door if I can help it. But I AM going to keep an eye on the restaurant and make sure there’s plenty of open seating near us and that our server sees a large cash tip sitting on the table. Of course, I almost never eat…

Am I sleeping better?

My favorite was Telengard, despite the basic graphics. I also loved DinoEggs. Ah, the hours I spent playing those games. :D

Just please don’t be the group of loud, drunk jerks ruining the night silence for other campers. ;) I’m all about kicking back at the campsite, but remember there might be other people around.

I’m not a fan of dogs, but I can tolerate them. My mother, on the other hand, is genuinely terrified of them. Regardless of size. (Some of the meanest dogs I’ve met have been little dachshunds.)

Yeah, you should just talk a bit louder any time you’re going around a curve in the trail or over a ridge. They hear your voice and they’ll generally move out of your way. Also, always carry pepper spray when hiking in grizzly country. And hike with someone you can trip and outrun. ;)

PS - Here in Indiana we have huge sandhill crane migrations as well. I’ve had flocks of hundreds, if not thousands, stop in the empty cornfield by my house, and up at Jasper-Pulaski wildlife refuge, they congregate by the tens of thousands. It’s a sight and sound you’ll never forget. :)

I now that intellectually I should hate starlings because they’re an invasive species...but they’re so pretty! :) I was always a casual birder, because my mom and her dad were both into birding.

When I’m hiking with my mom, I always greet the dog’s owner and ask if I can say hi to the dog. If they say yes, I pat the dog while Mom sidles past, keeping me (her only child!) between her and the threat. :D Now I know not to ask if the dog is wearing a yellow ribbon. :)

I do understand why you say that. But in my mom’s case, she can’t know if your dog is friendly or recalls perfectly. All she sees is a large canine that could conceivably attack. And too many people say, “Oh, it’s okay, he’s friendly!” while their dog gnaws on your shoe. :)

You forgot about dogs.

I got sick on undercooked beef as a teenager, so any pink in my meat makes me gag. That said, I always order my beef with no pink and then assure the waitress she can bring everyone else’s food out ahead of time, because I know my meal will take longer. Sometimes I go ahead and make fun of myself. At a hamburger joint…

My mom and I both get migraines. Mine are the classic type, with a trigger I have identified and avoid as much as possible, which means I rarely end up with a migraine.

This might not be general enough, but I’ve suddenly started having a problem in Chrome — specifically with Feedly and Facebook. It used to be when I clicked a link in either service, it automatically opened in a new tab. Now it’s suddenly navigating away from Feedly or Facebook to the destination link. It’s putting a…

Until restaurants are required to pay at least minimum wage (and preferably a livable one), I’ll tip in cash as often as possible.

“I hear you” was always my smartass response (I was a ‘strong-willed’ child *grin*) when my mom was lecturing me. She knew it was shorthand for me saying I was hearing the sound of her voice, but she also knew I wasn’t saying that I was actually listening to her.

Yep. In fact, I’m not bothering with a mammogram even though my doctor recommended it (I’m 41) because what the hell am I going to do about it if I have breast cancer? Well...die. Because even though I work 32 hours a week at two jobs and run two online side businesses, I’m not going to see $30K this year unless…