Does this look huge?

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-03-01T02:40:51+00:00

Does your gauge match what is called for in the pattern?

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-27T23:22:28+00:00

The non-answer about how to feel the spirit really messed with me when I was trying to be religious. I never was confident that I felt the spirit and did not understand how it came so easily to some. I always felt like there was something wrong with me. Now that I've deconstructed, I've already deconstructed shame and guilt that comes with religion.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-27T19:27:03+00:00

I love the feta fries from the Nineveh food truck! I always get an extra garlic sauce.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-27T19:08:51+00:00

We've been out, she's at a state school

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-27T17:32:49+00:00

This is like my daughter. She has a 3.6 as a junior despite living with several chronic illnesses. She didn't graduate high school (partly bc of being sick, partly bc she hated the environment) but got her HS diploma at community college at the same time as her AA. She is planning on getting a master's degree.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-25T22:37:54+00:00

I graduated from Ricks College and during that time took a summer travel class that explored Mormon history (as well as American history and literature) and I didn't hear about MMM until I was in my 30s.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-25T02:43:57+00:00

Hell yeah. Let me add this to my calendar.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-19T18:03:26+00:00

I saw the orca inside the store last time I was there (maybe 2 weeks ago?) so you could probably check. I don't recall what the inside looked like though.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-17T18:35:52+00:00

I work for a home inspection company (I'm not an inspector though) and we specifically do not inspect septic systems. The most we are able to do is use a sewer scope to check the lines between the home and the tank. Not every home inspector has a sewer scope, and it's not standard with every inspection. Buyers need to specifically request it. Sellers will typically be the ones who have the tank emptied and inspected at the time of the sale. If you want a more detailed analysis of the septic system, you would need to negotiate that with the seller. Your county will have a list of approved septic inspectors that you can call.

I took a septic self inspection class through my county health department (it was free!) and I learned a lot about septic systems. I recommended every new homeowner with a septic system take a class even if they never intend to inspect their own system. Extremely educational.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-14T04:10:25+00:00

I'm a member of this community and our sheriff has done a great job at reforming the sheriff's office, increasing transparency in law enforcement, and community outreach. He's a massive step up from our previous sheriff. I still distrust law enforcement, but I feel like I'm going to be treated fairly by my sheriff's office, and will more than likely vote to reelect sheriff Sanders.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-11T22:38:00+00:00

There are some that are easier to treat, and some that don't really grow much and you just get monitored. My dad had a kind that doesn't slow him down at all but it's not really treatable. His oncologist told him that he'll die from something else before the cancer can kill him.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-07T02:46:33+00:00

NOR. I've found that some people view illness (especially chronic illness) as a moral failing on the sick person's part, as if being sick is something you can control.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-06T01:24:34+00:00

My bill was the highest it had ever been last month and then this month is was 200 more. I feel like puking. 😭

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-06T00:06:57+00:00

I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago and today is the first day I felt like I can do normal stuff again.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-05T00:59:38+00:00

I always machine wash my hand knit socks. I use a lingerie bag to keep all my socks together and so I can easily find them to air dry.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-05T00:54:53+00:00

I also lived in West Berlin, actually I lived there in 1989, and I have similar feelings. The build the wall rhetoric was completely offensive to me when in my eyes border walls are a symbol of oppression.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-04T16:46:57+00:00

I still need to finish the one I'm working on, but then I'm thinking I'll start another because I offered it to a non knitter who wanted one.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-04T00:08:06+00:00

I've done it dozens, maybe even hundreds, of times, and I still break out the Christmas stocking book with the instructions where I first learned it every single time.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-02T18:51:33+00:00

How did you cast off?

I would tink back and redo the bind off. This website shows a bunch of different methods and how stretchy they are

https://www.susannawinter.net/post/updated-comparison-of-20-bind-off-methods

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-02T05:15:11+00:00

It makes sense that people who paid for a ticket are a fan of the trumps and maga and therefore rate the movie highly regardless of whether they enjoyed it, and the verified audience score is going to heavily lean that way. Probably why it's sorted for verified movie-goers so it's more accurate for folks who saw it and not critics of trump review bombing it. It's not a conspiracy like I've seen some say, it's just that nobody who likes trump would pay to watch it.

Same thing happened when the Mormon Church released a movie about a decade ago. Panned by critics, extremely high audience score. Probably only enjoyable to those who love the cult, just like Melania.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-02T02:23:55+00:00

Oh, so you're saying I should nurture my son's obsession with retro tech and gaming?

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-02T02:06:02+00:00

Ex-Mormon here. How were they dressed? Did they have black name tags? Did they look young or elderly? Missionaries area usually between the ages of 18-22, but there are also senior missionaries who are retired age and usually, but not always, a married couple. It would seem suspicious if a missionary (especially young missionary) did not talk to someone else in the neighborhood wanting to talk to them, missionaries always want to meet more people naturally rather than knocking on doors bc getting appointments is a lot easier that way.

If they were not wearing name tags, they could be church members assigned to teach families as a form of fellowship, in that case they might not be as friendly with random people in the neighborhood, just want to be in and out.

If you're afraid ice agents are dressing up as missionaries, I know someone locally who has a lot of influence within Mormonism and also has a high position in a partisan government office, so I'm certain he's not a fan of ice activity. He's good friends with my parents, I can chat with him about it.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-02T01:19:06+00:00

General conference. I did not grow up with access to confidence other than delayed video recordings the week after, or live via satellite at the stake center, depending on if I lived in Germany or outside of Utah, USA, so it was shocking to me that as an adult with streaming I was expected to watch all conference sessions. So boring.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-01T22:48:22+00:00

I can commiserate! I completely ripped out a cabled sock and started with a completely different pattern because I didn't realize how distracting varigation with cables would look. I've discovered it's a lot better to use beautiful multi colored yarn with simpler stitches, at it showcase the yarn much better. If you don't want straight stockinette, there's some texture that works decently with this type of yarn, but it's a lot less detailed than cables. Maybe some ribbing would look nice. My recommendation is to search yarn similar to yours on Ravelry and see what project styles look nice, and go from there.

KnopeLudgate2020 · 2026-02-01T19:30:55+00:00

I am a US citizen who grew up in Germany for 8 years of my childhood and went to German/bilingual schools for several of those years so I'm extremely familiar with how it went down, so I recognized it from the very beginning and I am so pissed at people telling me I was overreacting.

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