My bad, the community was on hexbear, not beehaw, which is defederated and doesn’t need an explanation as to why.

Are we not federating with Beehaw? If not, why not?

Fair, I did the same.

These posts are always wild to read as someone already in poverty mode. Are the rest of you out there, like, spending your money? That feels wrong.

I follow the new communities and community promo feeds.

Also crossposts.

They also pick the dumbest things to argue over when all they have to do is answer something like, “That’s crazy.”

I do that, but it’s because I’m perverse and contrary.

“catsup” is the better spelling; “ketchup” looks about as proper as “nite lite”

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Getting Real and The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Lilacs are top five for me, too.

But my very favorite is the way my wife smells when she’s pregnant.

More of this, huh? I’m not gonna do the line-by-line this time, only point out that responsibility, obligation, and hard work are all good things.

Though I am myself pronatalist, I can admit that that is open to debate, and can see how an antinatalist would oppose marriage on the grounds that it encourages childbirth. But opposing it because it encourages maturity, responsibility, and concern for others? Those I will not accept as vices.

“Why do you think you have ADHD? You’re so successful!”

Verdigris? Malachite? Metallic green?

All I got right now is this box of one dozen starving crazed weasels.

It did! That’s why they called it party shuffle.

And Spotify does have this feature, but the “host” user has to turn it on, then everyone on the WiFi can add songs to the “jam”.

I spent half again what I paid for the house on immediate fixes before moving in: new supply plumbing, new electric main, new roof.

After moving I had to immediately dip into the emergency fund to fix the heat, including re-lining the chimney. A year later, got masons in to fix the stone lintel above the front windows before it came crashing down. At that point it was $61K house, $39K renovations before moving, $7K emergency fixes.

I’ve done most of the work since myself; I know carpentry, waste plumbing, and some electrical from my teen years. Anything that could kill me, ie. main power or ladder work, I will hire professionals for. I’ve had to learn pressurized plumbing and insulation already and am in the process of learning masonry and HVAC.

The house was last upgraded in 1929 –I know because I’ve seen the newspapers they used for insulation– so there’s a lot to be done. But the foundation is stable, the walls are straight, and the timbers are old-growth. Someday we’ll have all three bedrooms usable at once, God willing.

My only remaining ‘hobbies’ are home improvement and parenting, it’s true.

button first, both closing and opening.

Own. Bought a house as-is and fixed it up. Well, am in the process of fixing it up.

Do you want conservative, right-wing, MAGA, or mainline Republican? Shit is crazy fragmented right now. The GOP has shown it has no place for conservatives, only reactionaries or bootlickers. Even hard-line religious rightwingers are feeling the shove right now. I was never a Republican but I used to be able to vote for them occasionally. Nowadays the only party putting forth conservative candidates are the Democrats.

So, uh, I guess you could talk about that.