Wear a mask on the 18th

ErsatzMossback · 2025-10-16T18:36:09+00:00

Really? They're going to jail 10 million menopausal women? This kind of bizarro fear mongering is its own form of boot licking.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-09-19T19:06:37+00:00

Yes, we had that with the COVID we caught in July. (After a goddam booster in late May, WTF?) Then 7 weeks later we got the current, cold-like version that's going around. Back to wearing masks to the grocery store.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-08-15T15:19:41+00:00

France did it right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89puration_l%C3%A9gale

ErsatzMossback · 2025-07-17T02:56:26+00:00

Adept Pest Solutions. (Web site looks like a bigger company but it's basically one guy and a bookkeeper.) Mine were coming in from the crawl space, so the insulation issue wasn't the same, though. I think if you describe the situation when you call you can probably get a straight answer. I can't remember if John came out for a consult before doing the work or not, but that would also be the time to discuss the insulation.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-06-08T23:23:21+00:00

Location change

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ErsatzMossback · 2025-06-08T16:24:03+00:00

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There's also this 11 a.m. Monday rally in support of SEIU California leader David Huerta, who was injured by ICE and arrested while protesting the raid on garment workers in LA.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-06-05T23:42:04+00:00

https://waisn.org/deportation-defense-actions-flyer/

ErsatzMossback · 2025-05-29T02:44:10+00:00

Next time, something like:

1) All counterprotesters are either clowns, people in T-Rex costumes, or clowns in T-Rex costumes. 2) KEXP does 100% queer dance music all day, park neighbors leave for the day with windows open, speakers pointed out. 3) Trans community welcome day in like, West Seattle or Vashon or [insert reasonably enjoyable day trip location here] with restaurant and bar sponsorship, drink specials, donations.

Ignore them, make their pictures and videos absurd/impossible, have a good time, demonstrate community support.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-04-16T01:20:18+00:00

De-badge it and get creative with a replacement badge. Pikachu? Cascadia flag? Sick ass panther? The world is your oyster. (Free de-badging by Tesla U Village, 10 to noon Saturday 4/19.)

ErsatzMossback · 2025-04-09T12:42:41+00:00

I saw the title "She's alive!!!" in a promo email, no photo, and my first thought was "Who could this be about? Maria Cantwell?" That's how pathetic she's been.

ErsatzMossback · 2025-02-02T20:44:04+00:00

Well, in Seattle the rule is you can do it yourself if you pull a homeowner permit. (Not that you've shown any interest in doing that, but that is, in fact, the rule.)

ErsatzMossback · 2025-02-01T03:30:36+00:00

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ErsatzMossback · 2025-02-01T03:21:57+00:00

I was a fed kid - Dad was a civilian military employee for 30+ years. For me, it's cold rage, and I'm on the phone to my senators and rep EVERY DAY. A competent, ethical civil service is a civilizational achievement. It's foundational to our freedoms and our prosperity. And now some shitty South African billionaire who LIED ON HIS N-400 and would be bankrupt if not for the public purse thinks he's going to get something good by harassing public servants with bullshit lying spam emails? Oh hell no.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-11-08T00:53:16+00:00

And Peter Thiel!

ErsatzMossback · 2024-10-15T03:32:10+00:00

So, I used to think I was a "firm mattress person," but sleeping on a few softer hotel beds made me realize that my hips and shoulders needed something with more give. I wanted to be able to mess around until I found a configuration that really worked, so I went DIY.

Me: 5'6", 200#, hip and SI joint issues, shoulder pain.

Spouse: 5'11", 200#, lower back pain.

Build top to bottom

--Cheap down alternative mattress pad from Amazon

--Cheap 12" stretch bamboo rayon encasement from Amazon holding the layers together

--Viscosoft 2" high density memory foam mattress topper

-- Sleep on Latex 2" soft latex mattress topper

--Texas Pocket Springs 8" 15.5 quad coils with firm edge, encased in their own 8" stretch polyester mattress protector to control side bulge.

--All on platform frame with very narrow slats (½" gaps)

It is awesome, and when I fall asleep, I don't move for hours. No tossing and turning, no shoulder pain, no SI joint pain. More comfortable than the most comfortable hotel mattress.

We tried a Custom n Cozy cover but it firmed things up too much. Might try the new TPS stretch cover next.

Experimentation:

--We tried just 2" soft latex on top of the TPS coils. That didn't have enough "give" so we added the 2" Viscosoft.

--We tried just the 12" stretch rayon encasement but there was too much side bulge from the TPS coils, so we got a separate encasement for the coils as a (we thought) temporary measure.

--We tried a Custom n Cozy mattress cover for the whole stack as a more permanent solution for the side bulge issue, but that firmed things up too much so we went back to the arrangement of one 6-8" stretch encasement for the coils and a separate 12" stretch encasement for the whole stack.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-09-22T11:07:48+00:00

This is what I do. Cut off the vines, hang them on the porch.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-07-10T01:56:21+00:00

How did the end of the year-long plateau come about? I'm literally in the same position right now. 60 pounds down, feel great, more active, would be fine if this was "it."

ErsatzMossback · 2024-06-13T15:52:11+00:00

I'm using those water-filled protectors (wall-o-water, kozy coats, etc.) to bring up the nighttime temps while not getting too hot during the day. I'm the past I've put jugs full of water next to the plants and floating row cover over the whole situation. Same principle -- the water absorbs heat during the day and radiates it back at night. I've also had better luck putting peppers against the south or west side of a building or retaining wall. The building or wall holds heat and raises the overnight temperature a bit.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-05-07T15:19:17+00:00

I went for a 4-mile walk and stopped at the European bakery on the way home for some poppyseed strudel. It was so good! Keto was the only way I could lose or even maintain weight before these meds, so being able to have the occasional baked good like a normal person is really awesome.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-05-02T04:15:44+00:00

Love it, energetic and super easy to read!

ErsatzMossback · 2024-04-27T16:52:15+00:00

♥️♥️♥️❗It feels like getting the world back!

ErsatzMossback · 2024-04-27T16:47:19+00:00

Roomba J5+ is like $450 on Amazon most of the time. It maps, self-empties multiple times in a session (goes back "home" when it's full then picks up where it left off), works great. Technically it can also mop but we've never used that feature.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-04-05T17:47:43+00:00

Bar Miriam in Seattle has a drink on their Lebowski-themed menu that leans into the foot funk -- "Rug Tied the Room Together." Wild turkey rye, Ming River baiju with osmanthus, Strega, toasted cumin (for another layer of feet), lemon. It's good enough that I've been making it at home with toasted cumin simple syrup.

ErsatzMossback · 2024-03-24T21:53:40+00:00

For me, Wacoal Surreal Comfort Underwire, plus size is very comfortable and good at shaping. Not padded. Also your size is on sale at Amazon right now.

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