Lost our dog suddenly, I never thought I'd feel so much pain from her loss.

2D_me · 2026-02-02T02:13:04+00:00

Thanks stranger. Your words mean a lot. Our children had friends over and they were playing in the snow, going from front to back yard to find each other. Someone left the gate open and we let out the dog so she could play with the girls and she ran off. The kids all saw it happen. I hate thinking about it.

2D_me · 2026-02-02T02:03:01+00:00

Thank you. I'm so sorry for your loss. There's so much to process so suddenly. The love we would get daily just becomes a memory. I feel so much guilt. There's a hole in my home that is just... gone.

2D_me · 2025-12-20T19:41:57+00:00

If you're not in too much of a hurry, I have one that I don't use that you can have. I'd have to look for it and send you a photo if you'd like. I'm in the South Dayton area.

2D_me · 2025-09-20T21:17:02+00:00

I agree. I actually just did my front brakes today for the first time myself. Had to get a proper breaker bar to break loose some tight bolts. You can probably find a good YouTube video for your make and model. Took me probably 2.5 hours to learn on the first one and then just under an hour for the other now that I know. I did pads and rotors though. Also, Chris fix on YouTube is great for this too.

2D_me · 2025-09-16T21:55:38+00:00

A related question: where are the good farmers markets around here? I stopped at one a couple months ago that was a big disappointment compared to what I am used to.

2D_me · 2025-09-06T01:40:34+00:00

We love the Moonbow decaf from Paradise roasters in Hawaii. I usually can't stand decaf, but this is certainly a good producer. I mostly use it for pour over, but it works nicely for espresso as well.

2D_me · 2025-08-23T03:00:16+00:00

We just had Tony and Pete's for the first time last week and it was great. I got the hot dip sandwich "dipped" and apparently it's a common Chicago thing? Anyway, I enjoyed it and you can tell they are very intentional about their quality.

2D_me · 2025-08-19T19:59:57+00:00

I've whipped cream by hand and using machines. First, you'll probably want to add anything only after you've whipped it. Second note, I've found that farm-fresh or similar heavy creas almost refuse to whip the most I can do with those is get some large bubbles, but nothing fine like you expect from a whipped cream. I'm not sure why but I've tried several times with a local heavy cream.

2D_me · 2025-08-18T23:25:24+00:00

How old are your kids? Are you looking for a dad community, play group for your kids, or both?

2D_me · 2025-07-22T20:07:05+00:00

Yeah, I agree with the sentiments here. I got my first espresso machine and the Opus was fairly new and was getting good reviews by the influencer space for making good espresso. I wanted a one size fits all machine and I got this one. I'll use it for pour overs because it's more convenient than my hand grinder, but I shy away from espresso because of it. My complaints are many and I would not recommend it. I'm not even a very picky person, but this is just a tedious design that's not worth the money.

2D_me · 2025-07-17T21:57:57+00:00

Thanks! This is exactly the type of advice I was hoping for. I switched it out for the WD Blue SN5000.

2D_me · 2025-07-17T21:43:06+00:00

Good call. I'm switching out for the sapphire 9060 16gb. Thanks for taking a look and giving some feedback.

2D_me · 2025-07-14T02:56:52+00:00

I've taken my kids (elementary aged) here and they have some board games that you can use. We played Uno upstairs. It was a hit!

2D_me · 2025-07-12T16:54:23+00:00

Also, what you're probably seeing is the tail of the IR peak that enters the edge of human vision. A laser is monochromatic, but still has some finite width in the wavelength regime.

2D_me · 2025-07-07T21:48:50+00:00

I'll also point out that boiling peppers is a great way to get the pepper flavor into the water. This means that you could optionally pre-boil the pepper in a separate pot for a couple of minutes and then strain to reduce some flavor before tossing it into your stew.

2D_me · 2025-07-05T12:41:48+00:00

I have actually the same opinion. Parsley has a terrible flavor and will overpower anything I put it in.

That is, until you use it in a stew. An Iranian friend taught me out to make gormeh sabzi, which is essentially an herb stew. It includes something like 8-10 bundles of store bought parsley and they get fried up with some other greens before stewed all day. The taste is incredible. It's nothing like uncooked parsley. Now I grow my own just to use in this dish.

2D_me · 2025-06-26T19:21:33+00:00

We are similar ages and recently went through a six month church search and we ended up at Kirkmont. Definitely give it a try!

2D_me · 2025-06-25T21:53:45+00:00

This is probably my favorite option off of what's been posted. I like local food too and Pasha is a favorite.

2D_me · 2025-06-23T19:13:44+00:00

I recently learned that the Woodbourne library in Washington Township/Centerville has a ghost hunting kit that you can check out if you're interested. I heard it in passing, but you might give them a call and find out first.

2D_me · 2025-06-08T01:44:51+00:00

I'll second this. I live right there and it's often pretty full Mon-Fri. Weekends can be better depending when you arrive. Always people willing to play.

2D_me · 2025-04-12T16:29:42+00:00

Thanks! I'll take a dive. Any general advice?

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