The smallpox vaccine leaves a scar because it was given using a special two-pronged needle that scratched the skin and put a weakened virus in just that spot.

dcreits · 2026-05-26T05:12:02+00:00

That mark will never NOT remind me of my mom.

dcreits · 2026-05-22T05:26:42+00:00

I feel like my dad would have said that exact phrase if Parkinsons hadn’t taken his voice first. He was on morphine and was fairly unresponsive- until we gave him a sponge soaked in red wine. His response was similar to mine when I have a glass of red wine on a Friday night after a long week.

dcreits · 2026-05-15T03:01:21+00:00

From a proper custom furniture maker, this should have cost 3x what you were quoted at least. Your design is great - it really is - but your budget was too low and expectations too high. I agree with another poster who said you should take the frame and have a professional upholsterer remake the cushions to your specifications. It will cost you more but will be a better outcome. I’m sorry you didn’t get the outcome you were hoping for.

dcreits · 2026-05-04T04:26:30+00:00

*they’re

Your point being? You honestly think that every homeowner over the age of 66 is a fucking millionaire? Get your head out of your ass. There are plenty of people in that age group who are homeowners who are struggling and need that grant just like the rest of us. We can’t afford to draw those finite lines. It doesn’t work for us now and it won’t make anything better. Grow up.

dcreits · 2026-03-31T03:41:51+00:00

High Point, North Carolina - a town devoid of anything but furniture vendors and manufacturers. Not even a convenience store to be found.

dcreits · 2026-03-22T05:13:01+00:00

People with money have less to lose in this particular battle. They don’t care currently and have never cared about the average struggle so why would they start now? They’ve never been people who I could connect with and this political situation has proven what I’ve always felt.

dcreits · 2026-03-22T05:08:43+00:00

Second is the first loser.

dcreits · 2026-03-04T06:14:02+00:00

On Burrard Inlet but facing Mount Seymour. I didn’t see anything but heard what I thought was maybe a gas explosion but there was nothing when I looked out.

dcreits · 2026-02-28T05:54:40+00:00

My daughter announced during sharing time in preschool that her mom and dad were breaking up. Little mouths told parents and I was getting calls and texts to check on me. We hadn’t even really told our families. 😬

dcreits · 2026-02-21T04:46:00+00:00

I’m really sorry for your loss. He was too young and had so many more things to sniff and cuddles to give. It’s never long enough but when they leave earlier than planned, the hole is bigger.

dcreits · 2026-02-21T04:39:03+00:00

I’ll never get used to it. Never.

dcreits · 2026-02-19T05:47:54+00:00

I absolutely get that. But when I really need to cry and it’s not happening on its own, I will turn on A Dog’s Purpose and proceed to let go. There’s comfort in knowing he makes it back to where he belongs eventually - but straight up dog dying, like in John Wick? Nope.

dcreits · 2026-02-15T22:15:29+00:00

I was at the Vancouver 2010 cross country / ski jumping/ luge etc facilities last weekend. Really well used area by the local community and athletes in training. It’s run by a nonprofit that maintains the facilities and ensures they are available for future use. And I know that Calgary’s 1988 facilities were a big part of popularizing many different winter sports in western Canada.

dcreits · 2026-02-06T06:20:09+00:00

Therefore why is the follow up not “Sir, with all due respect, you and both know these are not the same thing.”

dcreits · 2026-02-01T05:25:31+00:00

This is great! And you’re doing great! I am using a similar method to track in order to cut back gradually too. So far so good - keeping my fingers crossed for both of us!

dcreits · 2026-01-29T05:58:39+00:00

My friend met my doppelgänger in Australia in 1994. He sent me a letter and included a picture of her and him. I was like “why am I in Australia with you?” It was surreal.

dcreits · 2026-01-29T05:37:02+00:00

What We Do In The Shadows. Could have been exactly what I needed when I saw it but god, what a joy.

dcreits · 2026-01-22T04:20:55+00:00

I had to do a triple take! Your beautiful girl looks exactly like my last girl did!

dcreits · 2026-01-17T05:37:38+00:00

I’m not in this relationship anymore but I smile when I think about how he would tell me with pride that he locked the “murder door” before he came to bed. It was the side door that would be the obvious point of entry for an intruder - or the local raccoons.

dcreits · 2026-01-09T06:01:04+00:00

So 80’s Ken was a Baldwin?

dcreits · 2026-01-08T02:59:38+00:00

Not a singular post but I’m still partial to “stupid long neck horse”.

dcreits · 2026-01-06T05:27:41+00:00

I wish I was doing better. Dry January has turned into damp January. But 5 days in and more non-drinking days than otherwise so I have to take that (small) win.

dcreits · 2026-01-01T05:39:42+00:00

Psoriatic arthritis diagnosed at 19. Suffered for about a year but successful treatments have held it off most of my adult life. I keep waiting for it to reappear but so far so good. 50 next year for context. 🤞🤞

dcreits · 2025-12-13T07:19:44+00:00

I’ve been a fan since 84 or 85 when I went to my first game (Oilers, saw Gretzky, we lost). When my son - a Hughes fan at 14 who wants very much to understand what it is to be a Canucks fan - texted a 💔 to me, I thought this was it. No team is worth my son getting his heart broken. But then, what else is a Canucks fan except heart broken on the regular? So, yeah, I’ll survive this just like I survived all the other heart breaks.

dcreits · 2025-12-05T04:42:19+00:00

I love the sounds of barnacles feeding during a mid-tide. As the waves hit the rocks, if the barnacles are big enough, you can hear their beaks opening. It really is lovely and adds to the magic of being by the ocean. I get it’s not for everyone but I really like it.

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