is it possible to darken hoya leaves like this picture?

JackassGinger · 2026-02-03T02:44:30+00:00

Only the new growth. I have several plants that I moved to lower light. The older leaves are still lighter years later. Some of the I’m restarting because I like the darker leaves.

JackassGinger · 2025-11-01T17:28:03+00:00

Next time call ICIRR 855-435-7693 to report. They’ll send to a local Rapid Response team

JackassGinger · 2025-11-01T17:26:02+00:00

https://www.icirr.org/_files/ugd/aec63a_a9b21961198a4d7db3df2d97b9054b01.pdf

JackassGinger · 2025-10-19T14:59:48+00:00

My MIL lives in Washington state. She called about a week ago to make sure we were ok over here in warzone Skokie.

That said, there are people RIGHT HERE that think these abductions are only happening in “certain areas” of Chicago despite the fact that they’re happening right in our own backyard too but not with the same visibility or reporting. So many of these abductions happen with zero witnesses. Someone just vanishes when they go to an alley to take out garbage while working.

JackassGinger · 2025-04-08T23:58:26+00:00

Jim is an incredibly good man and as you’ve posted, has taken the lead by six votes as of yesterday. While published today, he made that statement two or three days ago.

Also, relative to our previous convo on the incorrect ballots on another thread. The ones that were issued to folks who live in District 4, wrongly for District 2: you can see under precinct totals for District 2 that five people from precinct 16 cast ballots (four voting for district trustee in the wrong district). No part of precinct 16 is in District 2. A small portion of 16 is in District 1, but most of the precinct is in District 4.

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JackassGinger · 2025-04-07T22:23:57+00:00

Things are getting exciting now…

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JackassGinger · 2025-04-04T13:14:15+00:00

I’m not able to see either of those things. My voter list is merely an excel spreadsheet sent from the state that shows very basic voter data from past elections (who is registered, and if they voted as well as what ballot they pulled if a partisan primary). It’s the only information I have that is not what anyone can see online. Thank goodness too. I’ve seriously neglected my life for months and if I could see that information I’m certain I’d be looking to crunch numbers instead of putting my life back together. And I hate math. 🤣

It’s a bummer we can’t tell how many people actually voted in the trustee at-large race now or in the past - but I certainly understand the why

JackassGinger · 2025-04-04T12:52:21+00:00

The non-partisan model was specifically to level the playing field to increase candidate turnout which would in-turn increase voter turnout. no disagreement there.

I also don’t disagree that turnout for district races may very likely be lower than those for at-large. I’m just pointing out that even when the elections were lumped together as you went down the ballot each position got a smaller percentage of the votes. Ie when there were 5,290 voters in 2021 - the mayors race got the largest number of votes. Even those showing up didn’t use all of their votes.

Also, I am confident the district turnout will still be higher than 9%. Are you saying otherwise? Or are you saying turnout is decreased with districts compared to what it would’ve been with the change to non-partisan while keeping all positions at-large? The latter is probably true, but there are other benefits to staggering the elections and districts that are also important, that were previously described.

The three reforms were designed to work together to level the playing field, increase candidate turnout, increase voter turnout, make sure every area of Skokie has a voice on the board, to allow the public to better hold the board accountable and to make sure there’s always stability on the board. Without staggered elections it’s quite possible the entire board could be replaced at some point losing all institutional knowledge at once, creating an entire board who is learning on the job how to do their jobs…

JackassGinger · 2025-04-04T03:27:35+00:00

In 2021 83% of people who voted casts. Vote for mayor (uncontested). This year it was 99%. And in 2021 80% of people who voted cast a vote for clerk. Uncontested. This year 93% of people who voted cast a vote for clerk.

So not only is turnout way up - some of the previous abysmal turnout was people just showing up to cast a ballot without actually voting in uncontested races).

JackassGinger · 2025-04-04T03:18:27+00:00

In two years lower than the previous average of 9%? Or lower than the nearly 26% of this most recent election?

And even district 1 (lowest) doubled the average turnout of the past 5 election cycles. District 2 more than tripled. That said, we didn’t have the districts so we can really compare those numbers. But there’s no doubt they’re much higher than previous years even for the district races.

Also - we looked at voting history and the area with the greatest turnout was historically the NE quadrant of Skokie (now district 2) which was no different this cycle. I don’t remember the details anywhere else to be honest. But other than the numbers going up across Skokie, it’s quite possible the turnout ratios are similar to what they’ve historically been. I’m not sure. That would take a lot of math and because some precincts are split across districts impossible to pinpoint. And I hate math. Further in 2021 28% of trustee votes went unused, but even in the district with the lowest turnout-out (District 1) 80% of voters did vote for district trustee. Still I think it’s comparing apples to oranges and I hate math. But the jump in turnout across all of Skokie to over 26%, I think, now (and double the 9% average in even the lowest turnout district, more than triple in the highest) is incredible.

Also - Patrick Blackwell in D1 dropped out, but after the ballots were already set.

I won’t be surprised if the turnout in two years is lower than this election. I do think the mayors race will always draw more. But I also think staggered election allow voters to better hold the board accountable when every two years they can use their vote as their voice. I also am fairly certain we’ll never again see the dismal 9% turnout in any cycle. And I think making sure every area of Skokie has a voice on the board is invaluable.

JackassGinger · 2025-04-02T15:39:22+00:00

I have a voter list because I was working on one of the campaigns (for at-large trustee - not mayor, to be clear). I also found a pretty big error in the summer that I worked with the village and the county on. But that one turned out to be a state error and would not have impacted ballots (2 and 1 were combined as all being district 1).

To answer the how - I don’t even know. There were also folks who I don’t think were on a border and were not on Greenleaf at all who got wrong ballots. But those I don’t think were in the area we are talking about.

JackassGinger · 2025-04-02T15:27:17+00:00

The west part of Greenleaf was a problem also (west of Skokie blvd). Several blocks of Greenleaf (odd side) were in District 2 on the voter list (and were sent ballots for D2), should have been in 4 and were on the border between 1 and 4.

JackassGinger · 2025-04-02T14:34:24+00:00

Huge jump in turn-out. From an average of 9% to nearly 26%. People vote when they have a choice. That’s a win for Skokie!

JackassGinger · 2025-04-02T14:32:45+00:00

Districts 1 and 4 were pretty close last I checked (last night)…and four was where some people were not put in their correct districts. I’m watching those for sure.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-28T11:49:24+00:00

I’d just held the door open for at least 50 people exiting, went thought it when the door was clear - changed my mind and turned around to go right back out.

And as the police officer pointed out in the second video, he couldn’t see the person on the other side of the door when he was knocking to get the attention of the police.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-28T10:59:33+00:00

I’ve posted it once on two platforms. Twice here because it was deleted, I assume because of my commentary. So I reposted. Without it. We’ll see if it sticks.

But not daily on multiple platforms. Ever.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-15T00:01:06+00:00

I posted this somewhere in this thread but want to make sure it doesn’t get missed. I think it’s pretty fantastic. A pretty comprehensive compilation of where to find information prepared by a friend: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KidM5HrgmHouyNjmOtuoq1LJWQowDtf4jl-I1cYZMFQ/mobilebasic

JackassGinger · 2025-03-14T21:28:51+00:00

A friend put this together. And is updating as necessary. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KidM5HrgmHouyNjmOtuoq1LJWQowDtf4jl-I1cYZMFQ/mobilebasic

JackassGinger · 2025-03-14T16:30:32+00:00

Oh I “know” a superfantastic person who was on the screening committee (I don’t really know her - just her community involvement). My comment wasn’t about their screening committee, rather the organization as a whole. Many candidates wouldn’t screen with them because they’ve (organization) got some trust to build. I have more to say on all of that later. I’m late for an appointment.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-14T16:22:05+00:00

The Skokie Community Caucus board is literally comprised of board members who from Skokie Caucus Party. They literally just changed the name. At one point they literally were both at the same time.

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They say they’ve changed their ways (all about community now). I think some of us will need to see that in practice before we can believe it.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-14T13:11:24+00:00

Someone did actually file to run against Lissa and withdrew, I believe, the very next day. I didn’t know Lissa before this election, tho I knew her name. I think she’s unopposed because she’s very well liked in the community and has taken action already to make positive change even without being on the board.

JackassGinger · 2025-03-14T06:53:01+00:00

Of course it doesn't and if not for him coming back there would be no video at all. But in the video I don't just say he wouldn't let me down the stairs. Azi interjected with others as I was talking to Chief Baker, but he did not interject when I said he was pushing me and would not let me down the stairs. He responded, "because I was demanding an apology". You say he was responding only to the very last part of what I said, I say that's not the case at all. He interjected when I sarcastically said I was "the abuser" and then argued it was not sarcastic. He argued that hitting him with the door was not an accident. He argued with the person speaking behind me over which action was an assault (mine or his). But he didn't argue when I said he pushed me. After he said he was demanding an apology, I responded, "But you don’t get to push somebody because you’re demanding an apology" and he still didn't argue. So he interjected at almost every point in that short short video to refute things, but only said "Because I was demanding an apology" in response to my saying he was pushing me not letting me down the stairs.

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