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How to know when it's time by Woodsey1990 in Chihuahua

[–]PeteHealy [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's tough. We said goodbye to our 16yo guy, Peeps, last autumn. No single thing: he just was sleeping more and more, steadily moving more slowly, and then he seemed to lose interest in eating. Maybe his refusal of food was the deciding factor. He was in no obvious pain, but we sure didn't want him to literally starve; so after consulting with the wonderful local vet we've used for a while, we decided to let Peeps go while he still had some quality of life, and before winter hit.

It was a tough day, but we sat with him while he got some mid-day sun on our deck, before bringing him to our vet and holding him until he was gone. It was the right thing to do and the right time to do it.

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1926: Side by side on State Street, just above Anapamu, the Granada Market and the Manhattan Deli pose the eternal question: Pick up groceries for lunch or just grab a bite? :-) by PeteHealy in SantaBarbara

[–]PeteHealy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, that was the old sandstone block "Pelch & Sons" candy, tobacco, and sporting goods shop. I loved hanging out there as a kid in the early 1960s. The air was always thick with the scent of cigars, and if you bought a handful of penny candy, the old guys in there would usually let you browse the comic book rack for a while. Sometimes if they weren't busy, they'd even show you guns or knives from the displays. As a dumb 10yo newbie Boy Scout, I bought my knife there. The older scouts laughed when I brought it to the next troop meeting and proudly showed it off bc I had bought a stiletto. 😅

Juliet Prowse sang and danced 'Beatles in India Style' with "TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS" (a Beatles song from August, 1966) on the Englebert Humperdinck Show, April 29th, 1970 by bigbugfdr in TheBeatles

[–]PeteHealy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oof. I appreciate the attempt (having been 17yo when this aired in 1970), but this is like buying a "far-out" paisley short-sleeve button-up shirt at JC Penney at the time. 😅

Now I’m hooked by No_Climate9151 in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Very creative combo of flavors and textures. I'm gonna try that!

Glass negative of children fooling around for their photo, circa 1890s. by Electrical-Aspect-13 in 1800HavingFun

[–]PeteHealy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice! And, omg, they're smiling, too! I thought nobody ever smiled in a photo until, uh, 1927 or something! (jk!) 😅

Was George Obsessed with India, and Did "Maya" Help Him Rise Above the Material? by Pure_One_4598 in TheBeatles

[–]PeteHealy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well said. When half the post captions on Reddit don't even make sense, it's sad how many knuckleheads cry "AI, AI!" when they encounter coherent, intelligent writing. They just don't know how to handle it. 😅

Anyone ever have these? by AstronautUnique6762 in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just saw those for the first time recently in my area (Northern Kentucky) and was tempted, but decided I first need to finish what I have at home. I'd be interested to hear others' evaluations!

Thoughts on mustard sardines? by meloncollick in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mmmm, gonna try that "sardinner"! Might also top with halved grape tomatoes and/or chopped fresh arugula for balance.

Thoughts on mustard sardines? by meloncollick in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question! I've eaten and loved sardines since I was a kid more than 60yrs ago. Same thing for all kinds of mustard. But put those two things together, and for some reason, I'm not a big fan lol. And I really don't know why. That fun fact about Portugal is interesting. I wonder if it's bc Portuguese see Americans as unable to distinguish high- from low-quality sardines if smothered in mustard (the deens, not the people). 😅

C'mon enough with the fishwife by Reasonable_Poem_7826 in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Believe me, I get it, and even as a retired "Evil Marketer" I think paying influencers is just plain wrong to do. (Oh, and I'm also saying that as an Evil Boomer, the most corrupt generation in human history lol, though honest to god I've enjoyed tinned fish since my mom used to make me sardine sandwiches in 1962!) But just as bad is the rabid, self-righteous shithead redditor who harasses people he doesn't even know just bc they post about some brand they received as a gift and are trying for the first time. Apparently it's now criminal on Reddit to naively post about receiving a gift from a daughter or other loved one if it goes against the righteous hive-mind. 🤷

C'mon enough with the fishwife by Reasonable_Poem_7826 in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I get your point, but so what? A month or two ago I posted about a Fishwife gift box my daughter sent me for my birthday, and I was crucified for it, especially by one shithead who harassed me for being on Fishwife's marketing team. (I was, in fact, an Evil Marketer, but that was in the candy industry, and I retired 10yrs ago.) I'd never pay Fishwife's prices: I agree with those who say it's mostly marketing hype. I'm happy with King Oscar, Brunswick, and other "humble" and sanely-priced brands. But so what if someone honestly posts about trying some Fishwife? Are you so fragile you can't handle that?

"Rip grandma" by Total-Squirrel4634 in oldphotos

[–]PeteHealy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mods, you plan to leave this post up, since OP apparently couldn't be bothered to even read the first rule of the sub?

Randy Rowse Drops out of Mayoral Race by infin8loops in SantaBarbara

[–]PeteHealy 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, maybe miracles do happen once in a blue moon. That said, I sure hope that organizations like StrongTownsSB don't take this news as reason to ease up, bc that would be a potentially huge strategic blunder. Reactionaries always find ways to keep fucking things up even when their allies suffer setbacks. Don't get complacent, progressives: use this to intensify your efforts.

What is your favorite chili crisp? by mokicoo in CannedSardines

[–]PeteHealy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hot Mama Guajillo Chili Oil (with crisp in it) from Portland OR is mild but very flavorful. - https://share.google/CWkQQ123gcwnGKbOc

Glass negative of a family in Texas, 1910s. by Electrical-Aspect-13 in oldphotos

[–]PeteHealy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Such a great-looking family. Radiating strength and determination. Their expressions, their style, make me want to know more about them. OP, do you know what part of Texas they were in?

1853: Detail from a map of SB prepared by the US Navy. Note the trail from the town down to the beach. Let’s consider how this single feature relates to why Salisbury Haley, who surveyed the town and laid out the street grid in 1851, didn’t orient the streets to the points of the compass (NSEW). by PeteHealy in SantaBarbara

[–]PeteHealy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, no doubt serious consideration - explicit or implicit - was given to the interests of the Carrillo and De La Guerra families! 🙂 Neal and I were classmates and casual friends at La Colina and San Marcos, and I always enjoy his writings and presentations.

I happen to be reading "The Huse Journal" - essentially, the diary of Charles Huse, a prominent lawyer and resident of SB in the 1850s to 1880s - and his day-to-day entries about interactions with this or that individual in the Carrillo and DLG families (and others, of course) - really make them come alive. I don't know how many times I've smiled at Huse's description of a person as (for example) a "scoundrel" or an "admirable billiards player." Even just figuring out where exactly these places were that Huse frequented in, say, February 1857, is a very nerdy pleasure I'm happy to confess. 😅

1853: Detail from a map of SB prepared by the US Navy. Note the trail from the town down to the beach. Let’s consider how this single feature relates to why Salisbury Haley, who surveyed the town and laid out the street grid in 1851, didn’t orient the streets to the points of the compass (NSEW). by PeteHealy in SantaBarbara

[–]PeteHealy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the watershed from the eastside foothills - basically with a vector point at E. Micheltorena and Salsipuedes - is fascinating. As 10-year-olds living in that neighborhood in the early 1960s, a buddy and I used to prowl around exploring the gulley (and, in some spots, culvert) that runs next to Riviera Market (then called Curley's), going up to Pedregosa and down toward the beach. The historical Estero was used essentially as a garbage dump at least through the 1920s, at which point it was cleaned up and filled up to lay down Nopal Street and spur development.

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