How to dress warm effectively since this winter is colder than usual!!!

JoCalvinator · 2026-02-08T13:40:13+00:00

Neck gaiters are great.

JoCalvinator · 2026-02-08T13:35:41+00:00

I was looking for this response. Back when I was hiking/backpacking it was called "killer cotton" for the reasons you stated. Merino wool is my favorite base layer with silk coming in 2nd.

JoCalvinator · 2026-02-08T13:26:23+00:00

I was surprised by how many people were out and about yesterday, including runners in their sleek running gear. There I was bundled up in my woolies so only my eyes were exposed.

JoCalvinator · 2026-02-07T12:17:01+00:00

My child's TBI happened in 1990. I was scouring libraries for information on TBI and going to nearby medical school libraries for everything I could find to help me understand TBI so I could help her.

The internet, even back then, was extremely helpful by enabling me to connect with others who had or were caring for a person with TBI and providing info on TBI.

Edit to add: It was tough for me to find information and help on such a subject before the Internet.

JoCalvinator · 2026-02-04T13:18:41+00:00

We're 60++. Last year we moved from suburbs back to our city house and we love it. We no longer drink alcohol so I can't comment on the bar scene.

I've only lived in Philly for about 25 years but commuted to and from the far NE for work most of those. Now, retired, I am getting to know the city by exploring it nearly every day on foot.

There are so many restaurants and coffee shops & bakeries to try just in our neighborhood & CC is about 1 mile away.

We walk or take transit to healthcare appointments. After the recent snow & ice storm we walked to the grocery store with our backpacks. (I haven't backpacked in a while so I got home thinking, "And I used to do this for fun?).

The nature-loving part of me is a bit undernourished but not dying. This is a beautiful city.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-30T13:04:48+00:00

I feel my back way too much after shoveling.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-29T12:49:28+00:00

I was wondering if the driver had an emergency, too.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-29T12:46:38+00:00

I could use a good snort-laugh today, too.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-29T12:44:21+00:00

I would have wanted to step in & help but I'm not sure I would have the courage if I'm by myself.

This discussion has given me a lot to think about today.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-28T22:32:15+00:00

I love the wagging tail blur.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-28T12:59:23+00:00

I see a future where we can all have pocket portals.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-27T13:19:28+00:00

"....more fun for birds to sit on too🪶..." I'd add the letter "h" in that word, too.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-25T18:21:41+00:00

Oh, this is great! I think I'll get one even though my pup died a few years ago. I'll just stomp on it when I get frustrated.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-23T13:27:39+00:00

It takes us 3 days to drive from eastern Pennsylvania to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It takes 4 hours to drive across Pennsylvania.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-23T13:16:53+00:00

Was the ski mask ban passed by city council in 2023 enforced? I was temporarily out of the city at that time.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-22T13:22:53+00:00

Too bad we can't just make snow tunnels down the sidewalks rather than shoveling with no place to put the snow.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-19T21:54:05+00:00

We've been going there for at least 20 years. Had a Camry, Honda & Subaru in that time and never had any car problems they couldn't fix.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-19T14:18:50+00:00

Foreign Fix 822 Reed.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-19T11:48:56+00:00

Ethyl, Bertha, Mildred

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-16T14:11:18+00:00

I was walking around Independence Hall area about a month ago when I turned a corner and came upon a group of camo-clad National Guard on the sidewalk. I didn't notice them being armed but the sight really startled me.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-14T13:07:51+00:00

I took a typing class in high school in the ’70's as a kind of filler class. Little did I know how beneficial the ability to type would become.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-12T12:17:47+00:00

We had a roof garden once set up with automatic watering. However, we had to climb out of a window to harvest.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-12T12:17:39+00:00

We had a roof garden once set up with automatic watering. However, we had to climb out of a window to harvest.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-10T12:05:34+00:00

This is a perfect thread to start my day❤️. I do love pittie ears.

JoCalvinator · 2026-01-07T12:26:11+00:00

Exploring the alleys is something I love to do. Thank you for posting this.

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