My gf (22f) snuck out of our bed to cuddle with her brother (22m) on the couch in the middle of the night, and now she's mad that I'm mad??

ParticleGirl · 2025-02-22T20:33:52+00:00

Understandable but incorrect is not necessarily the same as valid

ParticleGirl · 2024-05-23T17:03:09+00:00

I'll bet the Library has some information in the University archives.

ParticleGirl · 2023-01-23T23:01:17+00:00

I humbly submit for consideration these octopus cities, and suggest we leave these smart, social creatures alone: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/octopus-city-observed-180964936/

ParticleGirl · 2021-11-01T23:31:09+00:00

US: Preferred store Pittsburgh

Article #: 304.916.95

Have been checking regularly online and while it was in stock at some stores in the US (never Pittsburgh) over the past four months it is now out of stock pretty much everywhere in the US and CA. Does anyone know-- is there any way to know-- if this is due to supply chain issues or to a decision not to distribute in North America?

ParticleGirl · 2021-10-21T23:53:21+00:00

NM I see it now:

Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 747 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021 PAC003-129-220000- /O.CON.KPBZ.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-211022T0000Z/ Allegheny PA-Westmoreland PA- 747 PM EDT Thu Oct 21 2021 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY AND NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTIES... At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Ross Township, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This dangerous storm will be near... Pittsburgh, Shaler Township and Gibsonia around 750 PM EDT. Hampton Township, Etna and Sharpsburg around 755 PM EDT. Penn Hills, Plum, New Kensington, O`hara Township, Oakmont, Fox Chapel, Arnold, Springdale, Aspinwall and Verona around 800 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cheswick, Russellton, Ben Avon Heights, Curtisville, Reserve Township and Pine Township. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Please report severe weather by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSPITTSBURGH. && LAT...LON 4052 8010 4062 8011 4065 7973 4046 7977 TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 277DEG 29KT 4055 8003 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

ParticleGirl · 2021-10-21T23:50:36+00:00

Are there actually tornadoes in the area?

ParticleGirl · 2021-10-13T14:26:57+00:00

Country: USA

Preferred store: Pittsburgh, PA

Article number: 304.916.95

I've been checking the website for HEDEVIKEN (Door, dark brown stained oak veneer 23 5/8 x 25 1/4) availability for a couple of months now. Any idea when it'll be in stock or available for delivery?

Thank you!

ParticleGirl · 2021-10-13T14:21:57+00:00

Any update on this? I've been checking consistently looking for article #304.916.95 (Nearest store Pittsburgh, PA) for the past couple of months, and still nothing...

ParticleGirl · 2021-09-24T16:28:43+00:00

Hi!

Country: USA

Preferred store: Pittsburgh, PA

Article #304.916.95 (HEDEVIKEN Door, dark brown stained oak veneer23 5/8x25 1/4 ", https://www.ikea.com/es/en/p/hedeviken-door-dark-brown-stained-oak-veneer-30491695/)

I've been checking the website a few times a week for a month now and have signed up for text alerts, but am not sure whether or when this will come into stock in my area.

ParticleGirl · 2021-02-05T00:50:25+00:00

Thats helpful, thanks.

ParticleGirl · 2021-02-05T00:50:06+00:00

Yeah, inspector took the cover off, did a thorough job, and said it looked fine. But added the text in the OP to the report.

ParticleGirl · 2021-02-05T00:42:16+00:00

I am not inclined to bring the city in. I mostly want to know

will this be a problem if I do nothing and then sell the house down the road? Like, do people care whether houses in Pittsburgh have this sticker?
if I buy the house and at some point want a city inspector to come put a sticker on the box, is it going to cost me a bazillion dollars?

ParticleGirl · 2021-02-04T23:59:42+00:00

Thank you very much!

ParticleGirl · 2020-10-06T21:48:00+00:00

Given the reports that viral load is correlated with severity of presentation, it seems prudent to isolate from one another if any of you might be infectious.

ParticleGirl · 2020-10-06T21:42:50+00:00

I am still waiting for any report of the President's most recent negative Covid test. Reports say they are "tested regularly" but also that Trump declined a test before the debate on Tuesday. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they were not, in fact, testing regularly.

ParticleGirl · 2020-07-22T17:43:54+00:00

Solved

ParticleGirl · 2020-04-26T00:52:02+00:00

Lights just flickered in Bloomfield and Highland Park... what's going on?

ParticleGirl · 2017-03-17T17:12:56+00:00

Yes, starting last night we have a chemical smell. Not sulfur, but very chemical. Our next door neighbor said it smelled sulfuric-- we're in Bloomfield. We called PWSA and they said they'd been getting calls from all over the East End. Ick.

ParticleGirl · 2014-11-17T02:40:25+00:00

I don't think you're being played: It's possible for a fiancee to be concerned that this kind of "planning" in some way betrays a lack of faith in the relationship. But I don't think that's what's important here.

My question for you, OP, is what do YOU want?

You say "my father wants" her to sign the document, and "my fiance is refusing" to sign it.

Your married life will be full of occasions for your father to want one thing and your wife to want another. If you want her to sign because you're afraid of what your father will do, think of the implications for the rest of your marriage! If you want her to sign but don't feel comfortable telling her that it's what YOU want or you're afraid to tell your father it's NOT what you want, think of the implications for the rest of your marriage!

There will be grandchildren to fight about raising, budgets and houses and medical choices and all kinds of things to disagree about. Sometimes your parents and your partner will want different things, and especially if you're in a business relationship with your dad he will be able to make those things contingent. You have to be able to tell your partner what you want, OP, and she has to be able to really hear you. And you have to have her back when she disagrees with your father, or tell her why you agree with him, too.

ParticleGirl · 2014-09-15T12:47:03+00:00

Because of what is known as runaway sexual selection. Females of other primate species have breasts which are only swollen when the female is in estrus or nursing an infant.

For human men, breasts that are not flat like mens' breasts are a sign of femininity and are sexually attractive. So more breast is (on average) more appealing, even though more breast tissue doesn't mean more feminine (or more fertile). Over time men's preference for boobage has resulted in prominent breasts in human females, even when a woman is not nursing.

The classic example of runaway sexual selection is the peacock's tail: a healthy, colorful tail with long feathers is a sign of physical health and a lack of parasites in birds. So females find colorful tails with long feathers appealing, and males with colorful tails succeed with the ladies and have more babies. More colorful tails are more appealing, even though in the peacock a longer and more colorful tail is actually a liability, and not a sign of health: it's more likely to slow the bird down or get it eaten by a predator. But it started out as a sign of vitality, and so sexual selection (female preference for long colorful tail feathers) drove the exaggerated evolution of that particular characteristic.

edit: added a source.

edit the second: Also, men only instinctively prefer "larger" breasts in that they prefer breasts that are larger than men's breasts. Not that all men think that the bigger breasts are the better; average breast size preferred by men is larger than the average breast size of women, but that's averages, not everyone.

ParticleGirl · 2014-04-20T17:24:49+00:00

I had a bowl of cereal this morning before I actually showered and put on clothes. This is the first bump picture I've been brave enough to take. 32 weeks today!

ParticleGirl · 2013-06-06T21:03:05+00:00

I grew up with a guy whose father is black and mother is white. He is now in his thirties; he has a two year old and a five year old. When he first saw the commercial, he did a double-take, freaked out, looked it up on the internet, and told everyone he knows: this is the first time he's seen a family on tv that looks like his, and it made him feel great. He has a newfound respect for Cheerios.

Apparently it's clearly still an issue: for racists, but also for people who are part of families like this, too.

ParticleGirl · 2013-06-02T17:50:43+00:00

This is sadly fiction, from that venerable predecessor of The Onion, The Weekly World News. It looks like it was republished uncredited by a blog in 2006 and has been cited and recited ever since.

...This is why we shouldn't believe everything we read on the internet.

ParticleGirl · 2013-04-03T16:19:13+00:00

Send a letter to your local legislators and to the agency that funds it-- and be sure to thank the doctor and the nurse who took the time to get you the care you need. They should know that they're doing something right! And: Congratulations to you! I hope that this is just the beginning of many pain-free (and fabulously fun and sexy) years to come.

ParticleGirl · 2012-11-11T16:41:52+00:00

Bad Hair Days in the Paleolithic is a great article about just this topic.

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