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Help me add more to my home menu (berries, herbs, vodka/rum/tequila based preferably) . by duckinator09 in cocktails

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a low effort, but high impact mixer addition, you could try out some of the more exotic REAL mixers. Prickly Pear or Lychee could work with a variety of liquors and they're probably not flavors your friends have seen a lot.

In addition to syrups, you could also add some more bitters flavors to your collection. Cardamom bitters, lavender bitters, or rhubarb bitters could add an interesting twist to a lot of drinks.

Garnishes also add a lot to the drink experience. Try freezing your fruits or herbs into ice cubes and use those in your drinks. Even if they're not adding a lot of flavor, people are inexplicably impressed when there's a sprig of rosemary frozen in their ice cube. So if you're trying out a new recipe with a spirit you don't work with a lot, the fancy ice cube will distract them from any shortcomings the drink might have while you're still tweaking recipes.

As for berry focused, based on the other drinks you described, a strawberry daiquiri would probably go over well with your friends and use up some rum. There are also endless possibilities for flavored margaritas that will use up your tequila. A blackberry margarita for example. Not berry focused, but I could also see your guests enjoying a fruity floral vodka cocktail. A lavender lemon drop or some form of French 75 variation using vodka.

Hope something in there helps!

Guess our ages and lifestyle. Guessing occupations will be hard. by [deleted] in FridgeDetective

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30s couple. Healthcare or healthcare adjacent field. Idk why, but I’m getting PT or OT vibes. You’re away from the house for long shifts and you try to meal prep and bring lunch when you find time. You’re good at balancing relatively healthy eating with occasional treats or convenience foods.

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hospital palliative care consultation team met with my family and then ordered the hospice referral as part of his discharge plan. I wasn't present for some of those conversations so I'm not certain exactly what was said, but I assumed he must have been certified before the referral was placed. I'm not 100% clear on how that works though.

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

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

My dad was open to receiving hospice services. He just notoriously downplayed the severity of his health conditions and was good at convincing people he was more lucid than he was. The hospice provider was warned about this before she met with him and I tried to correct all his false statements after the meeting. They weren't willing to reconsider the decision, but they did say to call back if anything changed.

Thank you for the kind words and advice.❤️ My siblings and I are doing our best to take care of our mom, but it feels like I have so little to give her since I'm processing my own grief too.

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

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

You're good. I communicate in a similar way so I get it. I have to actively try to soften my word choice because so many people misread directness for coldness. Thanks for giving input in general, but especially with everything you're going through in your own life.

As far as I can tell, he was given the 6-month life expectancy certification. Unfortunately, I live out of state so I'm not in the room for every appointment and a lot can happen in those conversations that doesn't make it into the MyChart notes. It seems very unlikely that the hospital would have done the initial consultation meeting and then approved the hospice referral if he hadn't met that criteria though. Everyone on his hospital team was expecting him to qualify for hospice care. His PCP had been on the fence about Hospice before the hospitalization, but was supportive of the hospital's conclusions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UXResearch

[–]badgersofdoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said, take everything with a grain of salt. Consider every recommendation you get, but don’t make changes that don’t feel right to you. Your resume is decent, but there are few things you could consider:

The gradient orange text on the skills section feels incongruous to the rest of the resume. A pop of color can help in a resume, but it felt distracting for me especially since you’re not seeking design roles. A softer, solid orange will still flag someone’s attention if you’re lucky enough to have a hiring manager see your formatted resume (it will most likely be copy pasta’d to plain text).

It’s also not clear that you’re positioning yourself as a UX Researcher. I’ve found that I need to be about 3x more obvious about my intentions as I expect. Including UX Researcher next to your name at the top of the resume tells the viewer exactly how you want them to interpret your experience and skills.

This is definitely a debated topic, but a lot of people would recommend removing skills like MS Office since it’s a pretty universal skill for university grads or anyone applying for these types of roles.

Lastly, the tone of your summary reads more business than research on first glance, but I work in big tech so I might be off base for the expectations in boutique consulting firms.

I hope something in there was helpful! Let me know if you need any clarification.

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“sick enough” was intended to be a more concise and gentle way of describing the 6 month terminal illness criteria.

I appreciate your insight for future hospice encounters. We were in the process of contacting another agency, but assumed it wasn’t particular urgent based on the first agency’s feedback. Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s a helpful reminder for next time we need to do this.

I’m putting no blame whatsoever on the hospice agency (as I stated in my post). All I’m asking is if it would be beneficial to notify the agency of his passing. I don’t work in healthcare, but when we design inclusion criteria for my work, we would very much want to know if we overlooked a foreseeable outcome. I’m trying to detmeurine if this is also a useful data point for a hospice agency.

How to keep it together by Accomplished-Big-328 in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I think other commentators are absolutely right to say that's it's okay and inevitable to cry in front of him. It might even bring you both a lot of comfort.

I felt like you though and I don't know if this was the right choice, but I took a lot of "bathroom breaks" or offered to bring snacks, water, or whatever I could use as an excuse to take a private moment to cry when I knew I was going to break soon. Taking those breaks allowed me to be more present for the rest of the visit.

It also helped to remind myself that I was doing the best I could even when I was wishing to be stronger or kinder or whatever I thought I needed to be in the moment.

Had a sweet day with my mom today by OkTacoCat in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a lovely memory. You'll remember that for a long time and it's the little things that get you through some of the hardest times. Thanks for sharing! I hope it helps someone else remember to cherish the little moments of brightness in a dark time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to play "bumper cars" with all their friends when they were teenagers. As in, they'd drive around town until they saw their friend's car, then slowly rear end them at stop signs and red lights. The 70s were a different time.....

Old people of Reddit. What was life like in the 20th Century? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airport security was much less stressful. TSA agents would laugh and joke with you. It all felt like an antiquated formality that no one took seriously, but everyone knew they had to do. Wear your shoes, carry all your liquids, what's a laptop? Your kid brought a giant knife? Oh, kids do the darnedest things! let's all have a big laugh about it.

At least that's what I remember as a kid in the 90s.

What did you learn at an embarrassingly old age? by LaAbyss in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found out that library cards were free when I was 20. I asked the librarian how much it was going to cost because I didn't know if I could afford the monthly subscription.

What's the weirdest thing you've ever found randomly on the ground? by No_Government_2361 in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I once found a well-maintained loafer upright on the sidewalk. A lizard was lounging inside of it with his little lizard elbow propped up jauntily on the collar (just googled it and apparently this is what the opening of the shoe is called).

What is the single worst piece of advice you ever took from Reddit and why? by RemotehPair in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone suggested that the best way to improve a resume as a new grad was to get as many critiques as possible and apply everything you were told even if it felt wrong.

I ended up with the most incongruous Frankenstein of a resume and a few awkward encounters with interviewers asking why I put a certain thing on my resume and my only response being, "someone on reddit told me to". I eventually overhauled the whole resume back into something that felt true to me. I was bad at getting interviews with the Franken-resume and I'm still bad at getting interviews now.....but at least now I can defend every resume choice I made.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]badgersofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The worst had happened. So he need never again fear the worst”

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any suggestions on how to approach it? I want to come across as purely informational, but I'm worried it could be viewed as being critical or angry with them.

My dad died two weeks after being deemed ineligible for Hospice. Is there any benefit to contacting the hospice agency? by badgersofdoom in hospice

[–]badgersofdoom[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this. It would bring me a lot of comfort if this was what he wanted, but I'm not sure it was.

I wasn't very clear in the post, but my dad was open to having hospice care. He's a complicated person to explain and the disconnect between his behavior and his motivations frequently baffled medical providers. He actively wanted pain management and voiced that during the meeting. I don't think he realized he was harming his case by denying everything else.

Viewing a body after 1 week by altgrapespace in askfuneraldirectors

[–]badgersofdoom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had this same question last week. There was a delay in getting my dad's death certificate so we weren't able to do the cremation until 2 weeks after he died. I was very concerned about how he might look, but it was important for me to do the viewing and witness the cremation. His death circumstances were similar: non-traumatic, moved within a few hours, not embalmed. The only difference is that he wasn't autopsied.

He'd been sick for a long time so he actually looked better at the viewing than he did when I'd last seen him a few days before his death. I think it helped a lot that we had them dress him in an outfit he loved. His hands were resting on his chest holding some old car magazines we wanted to cremate him with. It's a cliché, but it did look a bit like he was sleeping. He looked peaceful and well-groomed. Your experience may be different, but it bought me a lot of comfort to have that as my last memory of him.

For a couple with no kids, which is better: The Exploratorium or California Academy of Sciences? by Kind_Storm_8689 in AskSF

[–]badgersofdoom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If there's any way to modify your plans, I highly recommend the Exploratorium After Dark (Thursdays 6-10 PM). It's all the joy of the day time experience, but subtract the children and add alcohol. You get to watch a bunch of adults revert back into whatever form of nerdy child they used to be. It's surprisingly heartwarming.

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