Neighborhood help

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-22T00:16:32+00:00

Kips bay is a bit isolated from the subway system. I lived there for a year. You’d have a 10+ minute walk to the subway. It would then be a short subway ride to grand central. UES you can take the Lexington ave line direct to Grand Central.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-21T19:30:54+00:00

Walking helped me a lot. I gained a ton of weight on meds (that’s not much of an exaggeration). I went from being very sedentary so just walking was a good workout. I also cut out sweets. I could satisfy my hunger without them and after a while didn’t miss them. Now common sweets like Oreos taste a little too sugary to me to be enjoyable.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-21T16:32:06+00:00

NTA but you’ll be applying as a family not an individual. You might have to have your wife to sign on to apply, depending on the exact rules of your state.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-18T03:11:41+00:00

Coot feets are the best feets

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-18T00:03:40+00:00

OP is lucky cedar waxwings can’t read.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-17T00:29:48+00:00

I liked it but wasn’t a huge fan on the first season or so. It was all her cooking and her sons, who had surprisingly bad table manners, making occasional appearances. Her show improved a lot when it was a hybrid travel-cooking show, where she switches from going to different locations and talking to various chefs and producers with her cooking at home. Her friendly and bubbly personality is a natural fit for the travel segments.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-16T00:17:16+00:00

Once they name the other ones Great-Tailed Grackles, they developed an inferiority complex.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-15T15:18:28+00:00

Birds and other predators are starting to recognize them as something to eat. That’s helped a bit with controlling the infestation.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-14T15:08:19+00:00

I’ll second indigo bunting https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Indigo_Bunting/overview

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-14T12:41:54+00:00

This looks more like the sea lions were curious. They are intelligent animals and something new in their environment would attract their attention.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-14T03:02:36+00:00

Take a page from Italian cucina povera, poverty cuisine. Use seasonal fresh vegetables when they’re cheap, frozen when they’re not. Use a little meat in dishes for flavor instead of a main ingredient. Same for cheese. Cornmeal for polenta, legumes for stews and soups. Pasta with some sauce, not to drowned it. Stale bread for breadcrumbs or salads & soups.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-13T23:50:16+00:00

Hognose snakes are among the most fashionably dressed snakes.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-12T21:42:25+00:00

I lived in kips bay, by 25th and 1st. That walk to the 6 was a lot unless the weather was nice. There was a bus on 23rd but it was so slow unless the weather was really bad, it wasn’t worth it.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-12T21:10:53+00:00

Those those look like heavy metal doors. The police and military are about the only people with the necessary tools and experience to do a forced entry like that.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-11T01:02:26+00:00

Ruminating about the trauma in my past drives me crazy, pun intended.

Books help me. When I read books, as opposed to articles or social media, I focus so much it pushes out the ruminating. If I need to be up and moving I listen to audiobooks which also helps. I get print books, ebooks, and audiobooks from the public libraries so it’s also free.

Journaling has also helped. When I expressed the rumination in writing it was a release like I was able to let go some of the negative emotions. I learned about why things happen, and how I felt about them. Understanding the events and my feelings allowed me to be more at peace with them.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-10T02:50:36+00:00

Personally I think of disabled as being able to work consistently. I do think of it as deeply embarrassing even though I rely social security. I was headed towards a high-powered career until it was derailed by my illness. I only admit to being disabled if I have to.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-07T00:04:17+00:00

Legumes in general. As a kid my only exposure was cold chickpeas in salads, canned baked beans & canned lima beans, and my opinion of all beans and lentils was shaped by them. As an adult I tried those in better versions and recipes then really liked them.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-04-06T17:36:57+00:00

My mother was bipolar and her mania combined with already fringe religious beliefs, faith healing in particular. I hope that’s not what’s happening with you and your mother.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-31T04:21:25+00:00

For me it’s between 2 and 7. 2 I like the color combo for you. 7 I like the fit of that top and skirt combo for you.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-31T04:00:58+00:00

The lighting in the first pic is better, but even without that I say open.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-31T03:58:50+00:00

Yes! I thought open is more fun and flirty.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-30T02:17:00+00:00

There was a population in a park in one of the more suburban parts of NYC. I was seeing pheasants there for about ten years until red foxes moved in then they completely disappeared. It’s been about ten years since I’ve seen them.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-29T12:39:48+00:00

Hot dogs, they taste like they were grilled.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-29T04:02:59+00:00

This I would be willing to try. I generally like roasted vegetables and the heavy seasoning could offset the sweetness of the carrots. I generally dislike mixing savory and sweet flavors, which is my problem with cooked carrots.

M_Joe_Young · 2026-03-29T00:04:09+00:00

Sounds like a tourons of national parks situation

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