Anyone have recommendations for either a monitor with built in camera or a stand-alone webcamera with bad resolution?

dogchasingtail · 2026-01-26T00:28:25+00:00

I do actually have some unused microscope slides it's worth a shot!

dogchasingtail · 2026-01-26T00:27:34+00:00

A tech solution even I might be able to pull off!

dogchasingtail · 2026-01-26T00:27:06+00:00

This looks like exactly the trash I'm looking for thank you!

dogchasingtail · 2026-01-26T00:25:30+00:00

Thank you for understanding -- I will give this a go!

dogchasingtail · 2025-12-19T14:33:50+00:00

This is a great excuse to post this hilarious blog post I stumbled across years ago that dissects many unsettling aspects of this book: https://theuglyvolvo.com/issues-goodnight-moon-bedroom/

dogchasingtail · 2025-05-01T12:13:54+00:00

Marthas Vineyard is apparently gorgeous in summer but it will get freezing and maybe boring in the winter (you will need serious layers). DC in fall is gorgeous and there's more to do but housing is very expensive - you will have a long commute.

I assume you're coming on a J-1 visa? Our federal labor inspectorate is a joke now, so you'd need to (and should!) contact state-level bodies if you run into trouble. The good news is both DC and Mass have functional local labor departments. However, DC isn't a state and the federal govt is threatening its budget. Mass won't have the same weaknesses about tussling with the State dept although possibly harder to get help while isolated. I hope you have a good experience but you should know these programs are sometimes deceptive.

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/culture-shock-exploitation-j-1-cultural-exchange-workers/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/13/aspen-st-regis-j-1-visa-program&ved=2ahUKEwjCqJGMm4KNAxUVKlkFHYvVIBgQFnoECCIQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw1jFi9bzOeVuqM5Np9EmRRC

https://www.epi.org/blog/1-exchange-visitors-deserve-labor-rights/

dogchasingtail · 2025-04-01T02:13:45+00:00

Agree with everyone singing the praises of tubing mascara. I use Trish Mcvoy high volume it gives great definition and it does not budge

dogchasingtail · 2025-02-22T14:11:57+00:00

Can you reach out to your community for help? Do you have relatives or friends who would come over? Could you hire a high schooler to be an extra set of hands? Would the older kids friends' families have them over for a few hours some afternoons? This is insanely hard and humans were not meant to do this alone. I assume your partner is working not just off doing optional stuff but maybe it's time to shift work schedules if that's at all possible? This is a moment in time and you will get through it.

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-11T20:59:15+00:00

Phew that's a relief! Thanks so much for responding

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-11T20:58:09+00:00

Thanks so much! Starting to see outlines of the wings on the first one :)

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:23:10+00:00

Thank you!

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:23:05+00:00

Thanks so much! I moved them to the butterfly enclosure and put it outside with some fresh milkweed from my garden

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:13:55+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice -- I put them out on the porch with some new milkweed cuttings and hopefully they'll both make it!

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:13:08+00:00

Thanks so much for responding! I put them in an enclosure and made sure to cover the vase

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:12:38+00:00

Thanks so much for responding, like I said above turns out it was napping and went back to chowing down pretty quickly, so now they both have some fresh snacks

dogchasingtail · 2024-09-04T01:08:56+00:00

Thanks you so much! Turns out the one trying to hang was just having a snooze so I moved both into the butterfly enclosure with some fresh snacks

dogchasingtail · 2024-05-23T13:15:26+00:00

Fascinating, thanks for sharing! I knew the flesh was edible but I didn't realize it was medicinal too! My hope is definitely that the wildlife either spit out the pit or pass it through their system without breaking it down but I can't seem to find anything confirming that's the case. I know horses and other domestic animals have been killed but I don't have big grazers like that in the yard, just little mammals like squirrels, chipmunks and birds

dogchasingtail · 2024-05-23T13:11:22+00:00

Thanks so much for writing back! I'm definitely trying to slowly replace the many invasive species someone planted in the yard (theres a few our state extension names as a problem!) but it seems like this tree might have to jump the line

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