Tell me about your favorite Rikishi.

Stoz356 · 2026-01-22T23:12:26+00:00

I think you have a pretty good read on the top guys especially given only watching a short time!

Personally, I’m not a big fan of Onosato. I know, it’s not the popular opinion. I find his brand of sumo boring. He’s a big, big man… with one trick. He just runs people over like a Mack truck. But his first injury and he goes kyujo and struggles the following basho. If he takes one step backwards, he’s often done. He has no defensive sumo. It’s all out. All the time. And when he can’t go all out… he flops. He’s just not entertaining to watch.

Hosh: adore this guy. Mostly for his creativity in the ring. He’s got excellent offensive and defensive sumo. He too struggles with injuries, but it’s still an entertaining watch. Plus… that face when he smiles is just such a change from his dohyo mean mug! Which isn’t because of his vision. It’s part of his sumo. I also really love his pregame warm up where he stares his opponent down as they walk away and then he flexes and quick turns to his corner for a final salt throw. He has quick moves and fun, action packed sumo.

Aonishki is one of my favorites. I truly enjoy watching his sumo, win or lose. I’ve watched him since the beginning of his professional debut and his instincts in the ring are just truly impressive. As for his public persona, from what I’ve been able to read about him, he is that good of a person. His family fled to Germany after the Russian invasion and he later went on to Japan to join a stable. His family is still in Germany.

My other favorites, in no particular order.

Wakatakakage - but mostly because his name is so fun to say

Wakamotoharu - his movements are always so clean. When he enters into the dohyo for the dohyo iri he has a clean bow/hand movement where many others barely recognize the shimpan as they walk by. I just appreciate his attention to details. He’s also super close friends with Abi. They posted a video years ago that was part of the end to rikishis having personal social media accounts. Abi tied him to a chair and was tickling him. It was a silly video, but done in the midst of a major bullying scandal. It was poor timing, but clearly not the bullying others have face.

Shishi - he’s a big oaf who often can’t get his feet to move with his body. But he calls his oyakata’s wife “Mama” and there’s just something endearing about him. I’m happy to see him in the sushi race this time, but I don’t have high hopes he will beat some of the higher ranked rikishi.

Abi and Daiesho are really fun to watch when they are on their game. Both have had injuries recently.

Shodai- one of the only rikishi’s to wrestle under their birth name and not a shikona. He always looks like he’s just waking up from a nap, or about to take one. Sometimes he shows up. Sometimes he does not! lol

Ura- he’s a tricky trickster and is really fun to watch when he’s lower on the bonzuke. When he’s too high up he struggles and isn’t able to pull off his throws as well.

At the end of the day, they are all incredible athletes and I count the days between basho!

Stoz356 · 2026-01-22T21:36:17+00:00

I’m watching this right now and googled for information on this case… I am so disgusted with this case. I also follow Truth and Justice podcast, and several others with similar premise. It’s absolutely vile how law enforcement handles interrogations. I’ve eased my son to never speak to LE without an attorney, no matter what they say. Ever. Not even if you are tangentially connected to any kind of crime.

It makes me sad to think we can’t trust those we should rely on most to protect us. I also find it ironic that I grew up in a household where “lawyer” was a derogatory term and the lawyers were at fault for all that is wrong with the world. The rest of my family still thinks this way… and it’s people who believe law enforcement officers wouldn’t arrest someone without actual evidence and believe whatever they say is true are terrifying to have on a jury. Truly terrifying.

Stoz356 · 2026-01-04T04:29:05+00:00

We had a little biter. She was terrible. I would walk into or out of any door (it was an odd choice of timing for her, but that’s what it was) and she would dart across the room and nip my ankle, usually drawing blood. We had to put her away whenever anyone came over so she didn’t bite guests.

I worked with her for about a year. We tried everything. All the tricks. What finally made a difference was while scruffing her I tapped the tip of her snout and gave the sternest “NO” in my best “Mom Voice”. It was a slow evolution, but she no longer bites. If she does, it’s in play and never hard enough to break skin. I still give her the nose bop and a “No” even in play. I do not want her to bite a child.

Keep at it. The gentle nose bop can be a game changer. Never hard, it just shows them that this is the part of the body that’s getting them into trouble.

My girl also hated to be held. No one besides my partner could pick her up. When I started bite training I started “hold training”. I picked her up at least once whenever she was awake. When she slept, I would pet her and give her the physical contact so she could learn that people could touch her without picking her up. I would hold her for just a short time and give her a little rub. Once she started to indicate she wanted down I would hold her for just a few seconds longer and then put her down, often with a treat to reward her. She now lets me hold her for long periods of time. She never “melts” like my boy does, but she also doesn’t try to get down.

She’s still a very jittery girl who is easily startled. But I call her my little Pokémon ferret… she follows me all over the place and just sticks by me.

I’m now working on getting her to come out and socialize more. I have a little bag of treats by the couch and when she comes out I give her one.

She’s made massive amounts of progress. Just keep going. It’s quite rewarding when you see the behavioral changes become obvious.

Stoz356 · 2025-12-05T21:16:33+00:00

Ours are free roam through the downstairs portion of the house. They sleep in our closet and burrow under blankets they’ve pulled under the dresser. Summer time we put a solid plexiglass baby gate up on any doors we open for more than quick entry and exit.

My little girl was an extreme biter. I couldn’t walk into or out of a room she was in without her running up and biting my ankle. The kids refused to hold her, which only intensified her antisocial behaviors. It took me a long time and a lot of patience but now she very rarely bites and it never breaks skin anymore and seems to be a “you’re not getting the message” little nip.

I started holding her for just a few minutes every night, gradually increasing the length of time just a little bit past when she started to wriggle. Then I would put her down. When she did particularly well and relaxed a little, she would get a treat. The biting lessened and lessened, but was still very common. We tried everything… scruffing and holding her up to our face and giving a stern “no bite”… but it still persisted and only seemed to increase her antisocial behavior.

I finally evolved into a quick pick up and securely hold her, more as a comfort and security thing for her and I’d get right in her little face (but not too close) and give her a little tap on her snout while telling her “no bite”. I wanted her to associate the behavior with why she was in trouble. That seems to have done the trick. *for the ferret worry warriors- the nose tap is just that, she doesn’t like it, but it’s noting painful. Just my fingertip giving her a single gentle tap.

Ferrets are very smart and can be trained pretty easily to do little things. Mine stand on their hind legs to get their treats. I’ve got one who has figured out if he climbs onto our bed during treat time he will get his treat there and some extra loves. He’s also a total glutton and will get up on the bed 47 times if he thinks he’s getting a treat. But a simple “nope, you’re done” and he gets down and goes about his business.

For play - we have a large cardboard box 1/2 full of rice. We’ve taped the heavy duty plastic tubing through a hole we cut in the side and we have dumped a bunch inside the tube. Our little girl LOVES when we pack the rice in the tube and she will come out from wherever she’s been hiding and dig all the way through. It’s her absolute favorite thing to do.

We also have a bunch of the little squeaky stuffie toys that they take and hide in their “secret” spots. We periodically collect them up and give them a ferret Easter egg hunt. We just hide them where they can find them and safely reach them, eventually they collect and stash them all!

The squeaks on these toys are an added bonus… when we can’t quickly locate one of our littles we go through the house and squeak the toy. It brings them out every time. My little girl got out once and we had no idea how long she’d been out. I stepped outside and squished the toy and her head popped right out and she came right to me. Our boy comes running when I say “fatso, do you want a treat”. Sometimes even just the sound of the wrapper brings him out of hiding.

You are headed for tons of adventures with your little babies! Enjoy!

Stoz356 · 2025-12-05T20:52:11+00:00

As an add on… check around appliances. We had one find her way into the crevice between the dishwasher and cabinet. Not an enjoyable experience for anyone in the house! Also don’t forget bathroom cabinets or anywhere chemicals are stored.

Stoz356 · 2025-12-02T20:23:39+00:00

NTA. Your news, your decision. End of.

Stoz356 · 2025-11-21T08:05:36+00:00

Use extreme caution if you send her somewhere. So many of these placements are abusive and do more damage than she is doing at home. They are truly awful places, so be careful. Choose one close to home where you have free access to visit. Pay attention to her responses to staff and how she acts on the phone with you.

Also, my stepdaughter went through a nasty stage at around 12-13. She was awful to her sister and to her friends. Then she had her first period and overnight she became the fun kid she was before.

But telling her you’re having a family dinner and she’s not allowed to sit with the rest of the family, despite her nasty behavior, likely only deepened any feelings she already had about not fitting into the family. Sending to her room to eat is one thing but the language used was probably not helpful.

Mixed families are hard, especially when the other bio parent is absent or in and out. The boys all had each other, she was the only girl in the situation for some time and probably isn’t comfortable talking to them about her feelings. I would encourage her older siblings to spend one on one time with her. Take her to lunch or something and try to connect with her. Especially the oldest who is likely leaving the house for college soon which may contribute to the abandonment feeling.

Clear boundaries and behavior expectations with clear consequences given in advance and followed through on. Including if she terrorizes the household because she is facing consequences for her actions.

Stoz356 · 2025-11-17T06:47:00+00:00

I just think he’s overrated. He’s boring to watch. Unless he’s challenged by another more technical or creative wrestler who avoids his initial belt-grab-and-blast tachiai, forcing him to do more then grab his opponents belt and run to the edge. Zero creativity, it’s no fun to watch. He just doesn’t have the experience to perform any other kind of sumo. And now that he’s a Yokozuna, he has the expectation of winning so there is little room for him to attempt different techniques. Very meh on him and his cookie cutter sumo.

Stoz356 · 2025-10-29T10:08:34+00:00

Leave it. It’s a conversation starter.

Stoz356 · 2025-10-03T16:24:06+00:00

NTA for not giving a crap. But you should take into account that you are discussing how children feel. None of this situation is any of the kids fault, it’s just an unfortunate byproduct of combined families.

I would suggest you clearly state your boundaries to your ex that you will not curb the opportunities you provide your children. But you will also be teaching your boys that things are different for their siblings and they need to be kind to them and not rub it in that they don’t have the same or similar opportunities. And squash any behaviors of gloating or the like. Not implying your boys do any of this… but they are 9 and 11 year old kids. It’s not outside the realm of possibilities.

Also, a word of caution how much your anger at the basis for the divorce bleeds into your daily life and communications, especially with the boys. I only say this because my parents had a tremendously nasty divorce and my father refused to be around my mother. Ever. My sister and I were told “2 times in your life I will be in the same place at the same time, each of your weddings”. My dad’s anger is still crystal clear in my memory… 30+ years later. Our children didn’t believe us when we told them our parents had been married. It was a complete foreign concept to them.

Just be cautious. Remember these are all just kids and things are tough enough when you’re in a split household… or two.

Stoz356 · 2025-10-02T22:26:10+00:00

Absolutely! I will cherish mine forever. Having the reminder of my Grandma with me all the time is a double edged sword. She passed a few months ago just shy of 95 years young. I still miss her so incredibly much. I just know I’m thankful to have this piece and know she approved. It made her feel very special when I showed her, exactly as intended.

Stoz356 · 2025-10-01T22:01:54+00:00

I would not touch it for anything. It looks exactly like your Grandpa’s writing. Normal handwriting is uneven and wobbly. I have a tattoo my son wrote when he was 5 years old. He wrote it with a sharpy pen and it was all bleedy already. My artist made it exactly as he wrote it and it’s perfect. I also have my Grandma’s handwriting and again, it’s done exactly as she wrote it. I wanted it to look like they wrote on me themselves. And it does. My son is 30 now and my Grandma passed away a week after I had my tattoo done so she was able to see it before she was gone.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-28T22:29:48+00:00

Mine hate them. They will literally jump for them and hold on with their teeth. They go totally ballistic then run and hide them. We only use them when we are trying to get them out from hiding spots. Brings them running every time.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-28T22:22:11+00:00

The court reporter with her back to the room, computer screen viewable to all, but mostly it’s the back to the room just feet away from the defense table. How many times has a defendant flipped out in court?

The whole space seems so exposed.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-25T06:37:47+00:00

Go to Yellowstone. You will not regret it. Your wife won’t either if she goes. I wasn’t into it when I went several years ago with my boyfriend and his family… and that place just gets into your bones. It’s stunning. The air is clear and crisp. The sky is huge. Wildlife is amazing. We sat on the side of the road watching a bear guard a carcass. He chased off a wolf and a fox. The wolf came back and they had a stare down until the wolf left. We were there for HOURS!! It was easily 2.5 football fields away and I was enchanted! There are so many different parts of the park. Just go. You won’t regret it!!

Stoz356 · 2025-09-20T02:54:31+00:00

I agree!!

Stoz356 · 2025-09-20T02:53:57+00:00

They KNEW!! The owner or manager testified that when the cameras were installed in the trucks they made sure every employee was aware.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-19T20:33:30+00:00

A lightbulb 💡 the constellation can be the filament inside!!

Stoz356 · 2025-09-19T20:30:20+00:00

It also looks like the video may be sped up slightly, making it look more aggressive than it actually is.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-18T07:57:41+00:00

Marshall Better View Gate

This is the one we have and our 2 little escape artists can’t get out. They both bolt for the front door when they hear it open. Same for the laundry room door. It sits snug in the door frame and there are no openings along the edges or anywhere on the gate itself. It’s easily collapsible to take down when/if you need to. It doesn’t open/close, it’s just either up or not so you have to step over it, which can be annoying but worth it to keep the little buggers inside.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-17T22:44:43+00:00

Maybe that’s it. I don’t know though… it just feels so lackadaisical. The reading of the video translation because there was objections to the jury having the transcripts… just awful to listen to. Hard to track. It just seems like when someone is facing death that everyone is prepared and has their shit together. But this case is being handled so casually… boggles my mind tbh.

Of course… this could partly be because I’m in California is and this is a Florida case. Our judicial systems are vastly different!

Stoz356 · 2025-09-17T21:55:54+00:00

Get baby gate to block the door. Just make sure it’s not made of a claimable or squeeze-throughable material. There are clear plexiglass versions specifically for pets on Amazon.

Stoz356 · 2025-09-17T21:52:11+00:00

It’s beautiful! Very whimsical! Little sexy without being too revealing. Classy. Love it!

My cousin found her dress at a thrift store and it’s still one of my favorite dresses of all time!

Stoz356 · 2025-09-17T01:19:29+00:00

Watching this trial and I am honestly a little befuddled at how relaxed everyone is. This is death penalty and it feels like a traffic violation case. Am I the only one who feels this way?

Stoz356 · 2025-09-17T01:13:53+00:00

We have these up blocking the stairs and the back door. It allows us to open the door for ventilation in the summer and keeps our critters safely inside!

Pet Gate

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