lakelady

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2024-09-12 21:20:47

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@npub1grx…uxfe Loomer looks like she was created by AI

2024-09-07 01:20:09

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@npub1grx…uxfe when I hear that I hear something like . . . I'm fine with the gays and the blacks I just don't want to pay for anything.

2024-08-24 12:51:50

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@npub1grx…uxfe he's no longer a "public figure" but now a private citizen. Should we be required to have our replies completely public? Hell no.

2024-08-16 17:59:44

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@npub1grx…uxfe weren't you just posting about how unreliable polling has become?

2024-08-01 17:37:24

I love that the announcers covering Olympic surfing know when to be quiet. They have excellent commentary when they do speak but I've never seen any other sports coverage with so much simple silence and it's fabulous! #Surfing #Olympics #Tahiti #ParisOlympics

2024-07-28 20:07:29

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@npub1grx…uxfe Lansing MI has one called the Lugnuts

2024-07-26 15:48:43

@npub1grx…uxfe I saw this and thought of you
https://mastodon.social/@mattotcha/112853446104009529

2024-07-25 00:19:30

Four years ago Biden wasn't my first choice. I happily voted for him thinking "maybe what we need is a bit of 'boring' in order to get over the nightmare that was DT, maybe what we need is a compassionate old man who understands grief". I had no idea four years later what a great president he'd turn out to be. We've just witnessed selflessness on a par with George Washington himself.
Thank you Joe

2024-07-05 22:58:46

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@npub1grx…uxfe what else do you think he should do then? This just one event among many

2024-07-02 22:07:59

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@npub1grx…uxfe who are you quoting?

2024-06-06 23:17:58

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@npub1xpc…3t05 what did he do now?

2024-06-05 15:44:50

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@npub1grx…uxfe how many women do you know that would trust in male contraception. I certainly wouldn't. The failure risk lies primarily on the women, not the men.

2024-06-05 01:51:06

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@npub1waj…c4zf then what was it that I watched?

2024-06-04 22:38:08

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@npub1waj…c4zf ummm yes they did https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7462410/

2024-06-02 23:14:47

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@npub1xpc…3t05 can you get your hands on a solid music stand and attach the two to that? The key is to keep the prompter and the recording phone at eye level. I'd put the phone right above the prompter I think.

2024-05-18 19:33:59

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@npub1mmf…eknq I can see your profile just fine from my server. Instead of ditching all of mastodon/fediverse maybe it's time to simply change servers?

2024-05-05 01:49:52

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@npub1grx…uxfe crap I missed most of the first hour and don't see any repeats in the schedule. I guess I'll have to look for it "on demand" boo :(

2024-05-02 23:22:43

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I thought it was Carnegie that did the library thing

2024-05-01 02:31:19

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@npub1grx…uxfe wish there was more explanation of exactly why divesting is not possible

2024-04-30 17:19:49

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@npub1grx…uxfe are you assuming one can only be outraged by one set of deaths at a time? I find most people can hold several outrages at a time.

2024-04-29 01:17:43

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@npub1grx…uxfe on the other hand a few quality connections are worth way more than thousands of faceless followers

2024-04-27 14:47:39

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@npub1grx…uxfe hmmm being denied being handed a document most will toss into storage vs children losing their families and their lives. Tough choice?

2024-04-27 14:45:01

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@npub1grx…uxfe hmmm that sounds a lot like what was said about anti-war protests in the past . . . the ol' outside agitators line.

2024-04-27 00:52:19

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@npub1grx…uxfe if you know which way it's headed a half mile can be perfectly safe.
And you can grab great photos/video

2024-04-23 21:45:33

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Ever read Vonegut's short story "Who Am I This Time"?

2024-04-22 19:39:34

A question for Mac users out there - Do you have a favorite recipe management app? Why do you like it better than others? #Macintosh #Cooking #Recipes #Organization #Apps

2024-04-19 21:05:42

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@npub1xpc…3t05 from his blog it seems political but not strictly due to Trump and his antics. If you're interested here it is https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside

2024-04-16 22:22:37

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@npub1grx…uxfe What's an example of an issue that's got enough support to mobilize multiple same day protests that is not polarizing? If we all agreed where's the need for massive protests?

2024-04-16 22:13:34

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@npub1grx…uxfe I'm kinda hoping this was just a start of more. A practice run as it were.

2024-04-16 22:03:12

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@npub1grx…uxfe https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/15/gaza-israel-war-protests-bridges/

2024-04-16 21:57:23

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@npub1grx…uxfe that's what seems to have started on Monday - lots of bridges (and an airport too I believe) all shut down in a well co-ordinated effort

2024-04-05 13:44:26

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@npub1grx…uxfe like Data from Star Trek Next Generation . . . it isn't equipped for humor

2024-03-30 01:16:26

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@npub1grx…uxfe my fav for years is 1Password

2024-03-26 10:20:12

welp Mastodon has finally become a real place for #BreakingNews I learned of the Baltimore bridge collapse here first. Went to Xitter and bluesky and nothing there yet at all. #Baltimore #BridgeCollapse #News #Fediverse #Mastodon

2024-03-24 00:19:21

I wonder if Rachel will have anything to say about her new MSNBC colleague on her Monday show. #Maddow #MSNBC #McDaniel #News #USPolitics #Media

2024-03-22 01:18:44

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@npub1grx…uxfe this is one I found very effective. Sturdy, easy to put on, good support. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IUIJY7O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

2024-03-22 00:35:22

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@npub1grx…uxfe can you wear an ankle brace on the injured ankle?

2024-03-20 05:08:31

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@npub1grx…uxfe watch what?

2024-03-18 13:37:43

I've been going through my iphone photos . . . Finally! I've never really bothered to organize them until now. Earliest one is from 2014. When I started there were over 3500. Oy! I can't do it all in one sitting so I'm nibbling away at it day by day. Eventually some will end up here I'm sure. #photography #organization

2024-03-16 23:46:17

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@npub1grx…uxfe @npub13vq…06zw reminds me of when years ago I worked with juvenile offenders, both boys and girls. The girls were by far the hardest to work with. Masters of manipulation.

2024-03-13 23:56:37

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@npub1grx…uxfe all the disposals I've ever had had removable rubber seals. Are you sure you can't just lift out the seal with the glass? Also removing that seal for cleaning is essential to keep the disposal stink at bay.

2024-03-07 11:51:20

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 ok, now I gotta know what book he wanted

2024-03-03 00:27:49

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@npub1grx…uxfe Gaza hasn't been part of Israel since 1948. It's been occupied/controled by Israel since 1967.

2024-02-28 08:40:01

I haven't seen this movie yet but the topic is one I've been thinking about every time I think about the shjtshow of US politics. https://kottke.org/24/02/join-or-die

2024-02-28 06:01:11

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@npub1gmx…atcq honest question here (fellow keto eater) How do you do the bread and jelly/jam on keto???

2024-02-28 03:12:23

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@npub1grx…uxfe Also remember that in the last election Michigan went entirely democratic and has three VERY competent young women at the top - Whitmer, Nessel, and Benson.

2024-02-27 23:40:12

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@npub1grx…uxfe Huh? how does the genocide in Gaza affect democracy in the US one way or another? Where's the connection? Her statement is nonsensical.

2024-02-24 06:39:57

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@npub14nl…neue how do you access this data?

2024-02-19 02:16:40

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@npub1grx…uxfe Good luck! I'm already working on prep for shoulder surgery I'm having in June. Still lots to do and fiddle with. Luckily it'll be on my non-dominant arm.

2024-02-05 19:44:24

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@npub1waj…c4zf kill all the humans

2024-02-04 19:09:16

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@npub1grx…uxfe I'm also curious about this as I'm planning major shoulder surgery this summer and now you've got me thinking about a service like this. I'll be in a sling for 6 weeks. ugh.

2024-02-04 18:54:55

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@npub1grx…uxfe some in the freeer?

2024-02-03 18:03:46

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@npub1xpc…3t05 yes but I'm not chasing some romanticized spiritual fantasy. Her reader that went were.

2024-02-03 18:00:40

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I was going long before I read her book, and I continue to go.

2024-02-03 17:29:11

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@npub1xpc…3t05 my reason for dislike (yes I've read it) was the effect it had on tourism in Bali, a place dear to my heart. The attitude there to the book is "Eat, Pray, Leave". Sadly it encouraged copycats.

2024-02-02 21:30:22

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@npub1xpc…3t05 sounds to me you want the media without the social. Why not just post to a blog if you aren't interested in some give and take?

2024-02-01 22:29:15

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I disagree. Coming out and making a statement about declining nude scenes gives other women the courage to stand up for themselves in an industry that has a history of taking advantage of them. You may not care but others do.

2024-02-01 22:22:04

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@npub1xpc…3t05 interestingly they fared better in the 60s than in the 70s or 80s

2024-02-01 21:13:36

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@npub1xpc…3t05 what caught my eye was how few women made those lists

2024-02-01 21:08:55

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@npub1xpc…3t05 what's the basis of these ratings? Box office? Oscars? Hmmmm.

2024-01-29 00:48:28

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@npub1xpc…3t05 one thing I didn't see you mention is how many times in rehab it takes before it sticks. Sending you love and patience, and luck.

2024-01-28 23:13:55

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Is that the Whitney?

2024-01-28 18:46:11

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@npub1grx…uxfe IMHO a big NOPE. Just as once an article about someone was posted in a newspaper or magazine it can't be removed. Just because the internet CAN delete something doesn't mean it should.

2024-01-27 20:20:32

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@npub10cs…5prq thank you. I've actaully gotten several days of really deep rest recently and am feeling much better.

2024-01-27 19:15:40

@npub1xpc…3t05 To be honest I haven't paid a whole lot of attention to Jordan Peterson. What I have seen/read I didn't like. He came across as an arrogant misogynist. Reading a bit more I think some of his ideas may be interesting and likely misunderstood. But overall his arrogance and misogyny over-ride any desire to read more. Why should I spend time with someone who thinks I'm innately inferior?

2024-01-27 06:22:26

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@npub1xpc…3t05 an answer about Peterson or your piece?

2024-01-27 06:20:03

crap it's nearly 1:30 and I'd said to myself I was gonna get to sleep earlier tonight. Ah well, at least I don't have to get up early.

2024-01-27 06:08:15

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@npub1xpc…3t05 tell you what?

2024-01-27 05:38:23

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@npub1xpc…3t05 specific example that's pissed people off . . . unapologetically deadnaming Elliot Page.

2024-01-27 05:25:58

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I think if you scan the "Views" section on wikipedia you'll get a decent overview of what's controversial about him.

2024-01-27 05:13:24

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@npub1xpc…3t05 here's one quote from wikipedia
"Peterson believes that order is masculine and chaos is feminine, and that these qualities are inherent to human existence.[14][142] To Peterson, culture is "symbolically, archetypally, mythically male," while "chaos—the unknown—is symbolically associated with the feminine."[142][143]"
you can find more there as well to see why he's unpopular. There are a variety of reasons.

2024-01-26 22:28:46

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@npub1xpc…3t05 yeah, who wants to relive our collective trauma?

2024-01-26 21:29:31

Does anyone else find this long stretch of warm weather in what is usually the coldest time of year, absolutely terrifying? #ClimateChange

2024-01-26 19:26:46

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@npub1xpc…3t05 why not ask her? Maybe she needs someone to listen. Might make for a decent tale too.

2024-01-20 01:38:57

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I wish I knew more about how journalism worked in pre-revolutionary America and whether or not it's a model we could return to. It seemed to work then . . . but then again maybe it only worked among well-educated, land-owning white men.

2024-01-17 00:25:22

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@npub1xpc…3t05 does this have the original music? There's been a version with alternate music floating around for awhile. I sure hope this is the original!

2024-01-06 22:53:36

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@npub1grx…uxfe have you had a chance to watch "The Other Side of the Wind" and the documentaries that go with it? I found it on Netflix and I think it's still there. Orson Well's last film only recently released (a few years ago). Another astonishing meditation on filmmaking.

2024-01-04 18:57:23

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@npub1ccn…czwu thank you :)

2024-01-04 02:03:07

xfinity sucks today. Told me service was restored at 11:20 AM - BEFORE the power was restored. Yeah riiiiiiiight. Then they said it'd be restored by 4:50PM. . . . nope . . . now it's "as soon as possible". No human interaction, no outage map visible on their website. UGH. Had to do a zoom meeting from my car this morning with a phone hotspot. Internetting with a phone hotspot sucks too. Bye 'til later time to read some more. #Whining #FirstWorldProblems #XfinitySucks

2023-12-21 02:45:23

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@npub1grx…uxfe I think Mythbusters did a segment on this and what ended up on a toothbrush in a bathroom where the lid was kept up on flushing. Bottom line . . . . ewwwwwwww!

2023-12-18 15:44:52

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I still prefer the keyboard of my computer to the one on my tablet. Don't need the power but I prefer the form. The familiarity also means I can work faster.

2023-12-16 20:42:49

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@npub1xpc…3t05 why don't you like art that is colaborative? Do you expect musicians to be able to play every instrument? What exactly are you upset about? Music has always been colaborative, not so with painting or writing (though even there they sometimes are)

2023-12-12 01:55:29

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@npub1xpc…3t05 you're an old white dude, you'll probably be fine. Me? I'm avoiding them as I might not be safe.

2023-12-09 22:42:14

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@npub1xpc…3t05 looking over my list of recently read books the one I enjoyed most was "Gentleman in Moscow." That and for a fun romp, especially this time of year there's "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" by Christopher Moore.

2023-12-09 22:36:56

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@npub1xpc…3t05 do you like historical fiction? I've really enjoyed several books by Edward Rutherfurd. https://www.edwardrutherfurd.com/edward-rutherfurd-books.html

2023-12-08 05:42:22

Lately I've been missing the days of User Groups where we'd share info about products, apps, changes in OS. We learned a lot from each other in doing so. And we built a shared community of interest. cont . . . 1/?

2023-12-07 23:20:26

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@npub1grx…uxfe Maybe it's always been this way, just now with social media it's more visible to the rest of us.

2023-12-01 17:15:46

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@npub1grx…uxfe years ago I switched to a B&W Brother laser printer. The extraordinarily rare times I need color I can go somewhere else. Toner lasts a looooooooong time too. Never dries out, never clogs, etc. Time to switch?

2023-11-26 22:12:35

First attempt at homemade shortbread cookies are in the oven. Fingers crossed #HolidayCooking

2023-11-24 15:44:32

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@npub1grx…uxfe How much phone scanning do you do? Why is a stand necessary over simply hand held ( $0 cost) ? Just curious.

2023-11-17 18:46:51

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@npub1grx…uxfe a few question. Hylaluronic acid is also used topically and I imagine topical use has less stringent manufacturing than injectable. So is your manufacturing cost for topical or injectable?

2023-11-16 20:10:44

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@npub1grx…uxfe if you have an instant pot hard boiled eggs are a snap. 4 min on high pressure, then 4-5 minutes of "natural release", then plop them into and ice bath and you're good to go. Peels perfect every dang time.

2023-11-16 19:24:13

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@npub1grx…uxfe surprisingly Costo's canned chicken is quite good. I'm off to get some later this week for my lunches. Eggs are good too. Hard boil up a bunch and with a bit of mayo & mustard you've got egg salad.

2023-11-14 00:34:05

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@npub1grx…uxfe Yellowstone takes it a step further though

2023-11-14 00:33:44

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@npub1grx…uxfe Longmire did. And IMHO did it well

2023-11-11 16:20:57

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@npub1grx…uxfe who/what is "this"?

2023-11-04 01:30:06

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@npub1grx…uxfe have you seen Barry? (HBO/Max)

2023-10-31 15:46:47

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@npub1grx…uxfe and how do those who produce it for free pay their rent or buy their food? This seems unfair at it's root.

2023-10-29 02:31:44

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@npub1grx…uxfe your looking for rational thought in religious extremists? Sersiously?

2023-10-29 02:22:31

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@npub1grx…uxfe have you looked into PRP injections. (plasma rich protein) they use your own blood, spin it down and reinject it. It worked great for me, but apparently doesn't work for everyone so is still considered "experimental" so insurance doesn't usually cover it.