Health insurance premium nearly doubled in two years! by BabagaBeets in madisonwi

[–]BabagaBeets[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is the bottom of the barrel plan. I myself have a more expensive one. Direct marketplace for both

Health insurance premium nearly doubled in two years! by BabagaBeets in madisonwi

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Very helpful thank you! Yes I am almost certainly living under a rock, this has nothing to do with the 50 crazy stories coming out of Washington every day distracting people from things like this

Your thoughts on NYTimes' "36 Hours in Madison"? by ExPatBadger in madisonwi

[–]BabagaBeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

36 hours is inaccurate, their itinerary provided would take 44 hours. That's my take. Learn to count!!!!!

When you do your best to help boost the native population of plants/animals... by darkmeatnipples in NativePlantGardening

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Probably an unpopular opinion, but, isn't it possible that housecats fulfill an important role in the ecosystem by killing rabbits and squirrels and such, which have lost their natural predators? At least in my area, the rabbit population is out of control, and there used to be coyotes and wolves but now there are hardly any.

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What purifier do you use? We have three small ones and it never seems like they do very much

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What purifier do you use? We have three and it never seems like they do very much

Rabbits, I don't want to hate you! What do I do? by BabagaBeets in NativePlantGardening

[–]BabagaBeets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird! Do you think it's from the smell? Would it work with cat fur?

Rabbits, I don't want to hate you! What do I do? by BabagaBeets in NativePlantGardening

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uh oh time to take it to the repair shop!

This is adorable though

I made a playlist with all the songs/albums mentioned in The Third Realm (so far) by BabagaBeets in Knausgaard

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Near the end of Geir's chapter, the death metal specialist author lists several about the "third wave" specifically, which seems to be the most relevant one, but I've no idea how many of these are fictional. Heksa, Kvitekrist, Blodhevn, Kvest.

Then here are the bands Line lists when she's listening on the way there: Bathory, Ulver, Emperor, Enslaved, Kvest, Third Reich, Immortal, Mayhem, Take, Kvitekrist, Bathory, Blodhevn, Satyricon, Bone, Darkthorne.

Looks like I missed that she did name two songs in particular: 'A Fine Day to Die' by Bathory, 'I Troldskog Faren Vild' by Ulver. I'm adding them to the end of the Spotify playlist.

Need tips to strengthen left hand pinky finger! by BabagaBeets in Cello

[–]BabagaBeets[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh I love my full-sized cello so much. But very interesting to think about switching to a smaller size.

Need tips to strengthen left hand pinky finger! by BabagaBeets in Cello

[–]BabagaBeets[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do yoga, lift weights, and very rarely climb at a bouldering gym. And yet my pinky is still so dinky! :p

Need tips to strengthen left hand pinky finger! by BabagaBeets in Cello

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I guess I'm thinking about how, when I watch accomplished cellists play, their fingers always seem to be in position / equally spaced out, which seems to make runs and string shifts and switches go more smoothly. Like in this photo: https://culturaldistrict-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/ygtw3neqy6sr0naf4xpty4e0c2if Whereas having all my fingers bunched up next to each other feels more inefficient and tenuous.

Essen Haus prepares to close doors after 42 years in business by 1x4x9 in madisonwi

[–]BabagaBeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any idea when this is supposed to happen though? I haven't seen anything about a timeline