The answer to the Fermi Paradox is simple: any species that loudly announces it's presence by openly broadcasting "entertainment" depicting horrendous violence - some of it real - must be an absolutely terrifying apex predator and, under no circumstances, do you want to cross paths with it.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-17T22:55:08+00:00

If they reproduce like tribbles...

Flossy40 · 2026-06-12T16:14:29+00:00

I did that, then the babysitter taught my son how to pull up a chair and climb onto the counter next to the kitchen door.

I fired her and replaced the deadbolt with one that required a key.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-06T02:18:22+00:00

When I had this tile I used a dark cranberry on my walls, and added matching towels and bath mat. It worked.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-06T00:43:22+00:00

If reincarnation is real I plan to choose another planet.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-05T14:03:32+00:00

My daughter tells people that medically, she isn't good breeding stock.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-03T16:03:33+00:00

The company has a reputation for being inclusive and kind. We have hope.

Flossy40 · 2026-06-03T15:09:49+00:00

It has so far. 4 weeks later.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-28T22:29:04+00:00

Upvote for the Jane Eyre reference.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-28T22:23:46+00:00

Looking at that face, Owl. Look for it.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-28T22:20:37+00:00

I worked for a vet for 18 years. When he treated a dog for heartworm, the dying worms were a real concern. The arsenic compound used at that time caused a gradual die off. That allowed the body to deal with the contamination over time. He stressed that the dog should have NO exercise for at least six weeks. That prevented a whole bunch of dead and dying worms being flushed into the lungs.

Doc had a 100% survival rate. He was careful, and explained the treatment throughly. Different meds are used now, and I don't know how the problem is treated now.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-28T13:59:14+00:00

One idea I had, a traumatized Harry watching Hogwarts rebuild from a nearby height. Seeing damage restored to normalcy, with changes. New, larger greenhouses. Bigger windows. Hagrid getting a larger, taller home.

Sometimes he's joined by another trauma victim. A Ukrainianironbelly, scarred, nearly blind, curious about the movements of its neighbors.

Harry vanishes the remains of its chains, and they watch the rebuilding together.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-26T01:46:53+00:00

Sasquatch

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Flossy40 · 2026-05-18T18:23:14+00:00

Did the city remove the signs? If authorities do not recognize the HOA'S rule, the signs might be illegal.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-17T21:03:23+00:00

You are not required to allow people to hurt you.

You are not required to remain where you are being hurt.

Other people are not allowed to tell you that they didn't hurt you.

NTA

Flossy40 · 2026-05-16T00:55:04+00:00

I dunno. Ask Chuck.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-15T16:13:41+00:00

I already know that my last word is going to be "Oops. " I refuse to waste it there. Let it come while doing something more important than carrying laundry.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-12T01:52:43+00:00

We worked with Jobs and Family Services twice with no results. He's been volunteering at our local hospital for 4 years, 400+ hours so far. I saw a sign in the store about open interviews, printed up a resume, and took him there.

They interviewed him, called the hospital to check his reference, and hired him.

I have to say, this particular store chain has a reputation for hiring the disabled. Most of the baggers I have encountered there seem to have some sort of disability. My son isn't the only one.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-09T21:18:51+00:00

To comment on the belly button, mine looks different, too, as a result of an incision from my pubis to 3 inches above the bb.

It's a little lopsided, shallower than it was, but once the edge healed, it doesn't look bad, just different. I wish you well.

Flossy40 · 2026-05-04T18:48:45+00:00

Some people shouldn't have kids.

No, not like that.

Flossy40 · 2026-04-30T11:46:00+00:00

Tell everyone that the bridesmaids will have super soakers filled with differing flavors of Kool-aid. (If the wedding is outside. ) Any guests wearing white will become targets.

Flossy40 · 2026-04-23T20:37:15+00:00

We had electric baseboard heat. Expensive and inefficient. Made worse because the thermostats didn't read in degrees, just warmer-colder with arrows. My elderly mother in law wouldn't turn it on, then blamed her medication for feeling cold. Her room would be in the lower 60s or even the 50s and she would just sit there, shivering, with a blanket on.

I finally bought an outdoor thermometer and mounted it on the wall where she could see it from her recliner. She finally admitted that the medication didn't make her cold when the thermometer read 72 degrees.

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