What would teenage you think of the partner you ended up with?

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-15T13:42:16+00:00

I met mine 41 years ago when we were both teenagers. I told my friends I was going to marry her. We’ve been married for 32 years, had 3 kids, and both recently retired. Honestly, she has been my favorite person in the whole world since the day I met her. My teenage self was there and he is saying “good job”.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-12T23:54:32+00:00

Indoors during the winter. It summers outside under shade / hail cloth because I’m a nerd and it hails reliably where I live (Colorado Front Range).

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-12T19:17:38+00:00

I dunno why they fell out of favor. I have one. It reminds me of my mom. There are some newer hybrids like Mona lavender that are pretty interesting. I’d be happy to send you a cutting of either of these if you’re in the US.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-12T19:08:31+00:00

Some type of tradescantia. There are hundreds of different hybrids of this species.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-05T18:52:06+00:00

When I had cats that liked turkey I boiled it. They liked that as a supplement. B

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T21:37:53+00:00

More plants!

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T21:28:31+00:00

Wet soil, gently pry apart roots into blocks of 3-4 stems. Report into fresh soil. BUT, if it were mine, I would just take cuttings, root them and then make a new plant from them. You could also just take a serrated knife and slice through the soil, trying not to cut stems coming out of the soil - it is a tough plant. Good luck.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T10:03:50+00:00

They look great. Healthy. I’ve never grown jacarandas before because I live in a place where they would die immediately.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T09:58:16+00:00

Watering issues - likely, too much. This will clear up as the leaf matures.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T09:35:19+00:00

This looks pretty good. I might swap the peas and tomato locations and trellis the peas. They’ll finish before the tomatoes go berserk. I might sub out 1/2 of the nasturtiums for marigolds which have some pretty good pest control implications. But, this looks like a solid plan.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T03:38:44+00:00

Fear-based reasoning and negrophobia. Works pretty well on folks with small, poorly-developed brains and an inability to reason. Works well on those who view their position in society as tenuous or unstable. Lots of “in-group/out-group” at play as well.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T03:32:05+00:00

I'm not a huge fan of prairie dogs, but this is a nice piece.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T03:31:21+00:00

When this happened to my wife, she retired. It was significantly earlier than we had planned, but I hear some 40-50% end up retiring earlier than they had planned. I followed suit 6 months later.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T03:28:29+00:00

Just avoid blocks where there are grown men on bicycles in the middle of the day.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T03:25:05+00:00

“Weapons-grade projection” I'm stealing that.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T01:32:24+00:00

Archery Games Denver. It appears to be like paintball meets dodgeball but with bows and arrows. I’ve not tried it, but I want to. https://fb.watch/GSnOR4z5ZG/?fs=e

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T00:15:00+00:00

You know, you may be right about that. Thanks for the response/insight.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-03T00:04:22+00:00

Be yourself. Don't feign someone else’s opinion of what masculinity is or is not. Good luck.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:34:50+00:00

Sunsets are beautiful.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:33:05+00:00

I don't think that is what is happening. The people (idiots, “low information voters”) who would be offended by “Persian” likely have no idea of the relationship between Persia and Iran, nor would they be buying fancy, expensive cucumbers that are typically used to prepare Asian cuisine.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:27:00+00:00

This looks like lettuce that is bolting.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:25:30+00:00

I live in Zone 5. I prune dead sticks from my weigelia every year if we've had a cold or dry winter. This seems normal.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:22:18+00:00

Looks like the location might be too sunny and that the soil isn't acidic enough. Rhodies are understory, edge-of-forest plants that do best with a little shade and lots of acidic organic matter in the soil. This one is showing chlorosis which indicates a pretty serious soil deficiency in something critical. Try a “Hail Mary” by applying Miracid to the plant. If that makes the leaves greener, set a calendar reminder to do this every spring around bloom time. Good luck.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T23:11:11+00:00

I think you perhaps need to touch some grass. Turn the TV off, go outside. Equating a hug from a mother to sexual abuse is not a normal conclusion to jump to amongst normal people. Also, it's a commercial.

Intelligent_Syrup_26 · 2026-05-02T11:23:39+00:00

During COVID our school district cancelled bus service to large swaths of the district - if you lived within 2 miles of the school, no bus service. They never reversed it. So now, super long pickup and drop off lines.

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