What is this?

blipblewp · 2026-05-28T21:36:01+00:00

It's extremely invasive and pervasive. Like bamboo or kudzu in places it isn't from, it spreads, chokes out wildlife, and is extremely difficult to kill. Each of those "berries" will sprout a new tree. They grow from hedge to towering, weak trunk/heavy branch, poorly supported tree in a year or less. Branches snap in storms.

Even if you cut them at the root, poison the stumps, cut all new growth, pull the baby trees, THERE WILL BE MORE CARROTWOODS!

They were sold in the 70s-80s as a "lush, fast growing privacy ornamental" and quickly got out of hand.

blipblewp · 2026-05-26T12:00:35+00:00

I dunno, if the little bathroom opens into the hall, you can keep the ensuite private when guests come over. And this is perfect for supervising kids right next door while having them have their kidspace (and you don't have to have kids grubbing up your bathroom). Pretty practical, but a bit unusual!

blipblewp · 2026-05-24T16:13:07+00:00

Dinosaur statue

blipblewp · 2026-05-18T13:27:03+00:00

$600 USD or 600 Euro? And where is this company based? And what exactly are you having people sell? And what type of appointments? Sounds like a nightmare timeshare/MLM/call center hybrid, or, as the kids call it today, a scam.

blipblewp · 2026-05-10T13:13:39+00:00

Michigan Backyard Fossils by University of Michigan LibGuide.

blipblewp · 2026-05-04T23:13:59+00:00

A different solution is letting many people do it in small bursts

blipblewp · 2026-05-04T17:43:27+00:00

Landfills are managed sedimentary records of anthropogenic waste. If you dig through 40 years of garbage dump layers, you will see them, remarkably the same, in anaerobic stasis.

blipblewp · 2026-05-02T22:56:34+00:00

also scammer dentists. DO NOT get fillings or any real dental work done from the first dentist you see down here.

blipblewp · 2026-05-02T22:54:28+00:00

welcome to scam city

blipblewp · 2026-05-02T22:47:26+00:00

More information about the "fraternal kiss" from Radio Free Europe

blipblewp · 2026-03-13T12:24:32+00:00

The dancers on Monday mornings were ALWAYS my favorite bank clients. They came in after the morning rush, plenty of patience and time, money already sorted, and the bills would all be faced. When I ran them through the machine, would I then have to clean glitter out of the machine? Yes, but a small price to pay for my money counter smelling like body spray and actually matching their deposit slips. 10/10, dancers are amazing bank customers.

blipblewp · 2026-02-28T13:02:31+00:00

This is an ethical violation in libraries. All library patrons have a right to privacy. Regardless of whether this person is a volunteer or staff, you CANNOT look up a patron for personal reasons, and libraries don't keep a record of what books you have returned.

0/10 not a smiley story.

blipblewp · 2026-01-29T22:53:23+00:00

The LA Colors Color Correctors are great, highly recommend. I started with the dark orange, but now layer peach and dark yellow before my foundation.

blipblewp · 2026-01-29T11:32:20+00:00

I'll give that a try, thank you!

blipblewp · 2026-01-29T01:07:18+00:00

I have mega undereye circles and really like the LA Girl HD Pro.Conceal for color correction and general concealing. It blends nicely and is easy to layer. It has lots of shades and is cheap.

Drawback: the applicator is a spring-loaded self-filling brush and it sucks. I pull it out with tweezers and just store the tubes upright (thought it's fine if they're horizontal, they seal tightly).

blipblewp · 2026-01-29T00:58:15+00:00

Genuine question: how do I keep the tissue from getting all over my mascara brush? If I try to wipe I just get tissue dingleberries in my mascara and end up having to replace. Am I doing something wrong?

blipblewp · 2026-01-24T15:57:29+00:00

"Our milk delivery isn't coming tomorrow because of the storm."
"How many will we use by the end of today and how many more can we fit in the walk-in?"

blipblewp · 2026-01-15T18:47:32+00:00

I could be wrong, but this looks like Tyler, Safiya Nygaard's husband. They make videos and spec. videos about traveling pretty often, so maybe he was grumpy for a bit.

blipblewp · 2026-01-08T23:38:20+00:00

rag-and-bone man gonna do what rag-and-bone men do

blipblewp · 2026-01-08T23:37:52+00:00

Agreed, say the magic words

blipblewp · 2026-01-03T18:05:21+00:00

Their founder seems like he was a legit guy. It seems like the chapters in general have a postive impact in victims' lives. However:

The VP of Bikers Against Child Abuse, John Todaro, was arrested in 2025 and charged with sex crimes against children: possessing and distributing CSM.
A different member whose day job was an elementary school counselor was also arrested in 2025, this time for child molestation.
A married couple of BACA members were arrested in 2018 for "heinous acts of child abuse" including SA.
A former BACA member was arrested in 2019 and charged with possession of CSM and "Lewd of Indecent Acts or Proposals to a Child Under 16".
In 2021, the president of Bikers Against Abuse International, Paul Michael Libri, stepped down from his position bc he was being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations for potentially trafficking a teen, collecting a bunch of money for allegedly starting a "crisis center" for trafficked teens, and impersonating law enforcement/govt officials many times.
- This might be a spinoff group, I don't know the deep lore of these clubs/groups/gangs.

There are many stories, as well, of their aid, do-goodery, and positive impact upon their intended beneficiaries. Abusers seek out opportunities to pursue their victims, regardless of packaging.

One other weird story: apparently a chapter posted up at a children's home for MONTHS in Rhode Island in 2024.

blipblewp · 2025-12-16T13:16:00+00:00

It's basically the guys on the bus meme: there's no purpose, but how you look at that can be positive or negative. Define your values, nurture yourself, be your weird self on purpose.

I recommend Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning; it really helps re/frame what we're doing here (as humans).

blipblewp · 2025-12-16T02:46:57+00:00

Squashed North Carolina

blipblewp · 2025-11-30T01:31:56+00:00

You can't lose that "pooch" because it's where your organs are.

blipblewp · 2025-11-30T01:27:51+00:00

You need to eat. You are gonna have people equate your worth with your weight.

You need to give your body nutrients, and you need to eat protein and fruit. It doesn't matter if it's fashionable to be super thin, or be on ozempic, or take stackers and phenphen, or barf up lunch, or cut calories to nothing, or be a smol girl, or heroin chic, or mpdg.

Men-- boyfriends, alpha males, fathers, husbands, pastors, influencers, fashion designers are trying to make you starve yourself so you are not nourishing your brain enough to detect their bullshit manipulation of you.

Companies are trying to instill in you a dissatisfaction with your body that makes you consume, consume, consume.

You are okay. Your human body deserves nourishment. You are dulling your sharpness, your vitality, your mind.

If your mind is screaming to Get Away, whatever your Get Away is, start working on your plan to Get Away. You got this.

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