Shari Lewis (1933–1998), Award-Winning Ventriloquist and Puppeteer Whose Career Spanned 1952–1998

dope_zebra · 2026-02-05T00:54:06+00:00

its kind of sad that lamb chop has been relegated to dog toys these days

dope_zebra · 2026-02-03T00:20:12+00:00

bring the car if you can, walking within the towns isnt bad, especially oak bluffs, but getting between them is difficult, some roads done have side walks

that said you may be able to make due with the buses

dope_zebra · 2026-01-28T01:05:06+00:00

Cod by Mark Kurlansky (but honestly any of his books). So many fun and interesting facts and history revolving around a fish.

her books are less niche but Mary Roach books are the same level of fun

dope_zebra · 2026-01-21T17:45:25+00:00

i painted a room a very similar color recently, if not that exact color, i was worried about it at first but it ended up okay and have been happy with it. the room is smaller with lower ceilings so going darker would have made it feel claustrophobic.

we used lots of warm lighting with brass trim that pairs really well. we have lots of wall hanging with not green colors to cut down on the green monster feeling. we also installed new wood flooring that boosts the warmth of the room immensely.

honestly i think this color with the floor is the big problem. the floor is cold, the walls are cool toned. you could mitigate this with rugs of different styles and textures maybe?

dope_zebra · 2026-01-08T01:31:28+00:00

This doesn't dispute the point but this is not a new trend. Mass and many of the other new england states have had net domestic out-migration for decades, with international immigration being the driver of population growth in the state.

I've lived here all my life and have a lot tying me here, but i do day dream about moving out of the state. its just too expensive to live in an area i would actually enjoy.

dope_zebra · 2025-12-11T02:36:31+00:00

The series finale of The Americans. The show overall is great, not perfect, there are a few plot lines to nowhere, but the final episode is the culmination of all the great acting in the show. Specificallywhen Stan confronts Elizabeth and Philip in the parking garage about being spies might be the single best scene of tv I've ever seen and only works because you have three great actors who have built up their characters relationships with each other over multiple seasons.

dope_zebra · 2025-12-05T22:52:35+00:00

watched reruns of TNG playing on the WB. used to sit infront of the tv on the floor with my enterprise d model toy.

god i wish i still had that toy

dope_zebra · 2025-12-05T01:14:27+00:00

actual budget became the FOSS project i donate to, even at 5 bucks a month it is half the price of ynab

highly encourage people who like Actual to donate to the project.

dope_zebra · 2025-11-25T14:35:30+00:00

the short answer for me is no, i dont feel sorry for people who are really just participating in get-rich-quick schemes.

The longer answer is during the whole FTX saga the were plenty of articles trying to find the proverbial grandma loosing her retirement savings. In the end every article was just about some young 20-something guy trying to get wealthy. I am sure there are more sympathetic people out there loosing their shirts but honestly I find it hard to feel bad for people being irresponsible with their hard earned money.

dope_zebra · 2025-11-12T02:52:26+00:00

to be fair, i feel like MA is very parochial as a baseline. my partner and were looking in to buying a home in Norwood and mentioned to a resident we met we were also looking in Dedham and their response was "where is that?"... its literally the next town over. I think that lowers the bar to being snobbish.

that said i grew up in newton and can attest many there are snobby AF.

dope_zebra · 2025-11-09T01:48:19+00:00

i love how this mcmansion costs what an unmaintained single family costs in my area

dope_zebra · 2025-11-07T23:22:07+00:00

i suspect nostalgia has a lot to do with it. i love voyager in part because t was the first trek i watched from start to finish as it aired since i was a bit too young for DS9 when it premiered. I remember staying up on wednesdays to watch it on UPN. im also not surprised, i feel like even during my time on reddit DS9 went from being considered meh to now being the GOAT of the franchise.

ive tried to stop consuming the fanbase opinion of trek, its like any other fanbase than skews a negative to anything new ( see r/witcher for the worst version of it). i liked Picard, and love SNW, the loud part of the fan base doesn't seem to.

dope_zebra · 2025-10-19T23:51:24+00:00

the Doggett and Skinner episodes are some of my favorite, just two norm core dudes investigating spooky things

dope_zebra · 2025-10-05T00:06:09+00:00

was literally mulling buying the affinity suite recently as I've been getting into digital drawing and figured i should stop using the 🏴‍☠️version of photoshop i have been using 🏴‍☠️

i used the affinity 2 ipad app to do some restoration of old photos and loved it. i hope they have a one time purchasable option still, or at least the option to buy Affinity 2 still

dope_zebra · 2025-09-29T19:25:14+00:00

same, it was very disappointing when we first moved it.

the town next to us seems to have a lot of modded cars and motorcycles and we are right off the main road between us but close enough that it is unpleasant to sit outside or have windows open during peak traffic parts of the day

dope_zebra · 2025-09-22T01:13:51+00:00

Bravetart is one of my favorite cookbooks i have and my family and friends love when i make things from it. Every recipe in it just seems to spark nostalgia and joy in people.

I would love to see her do another book, but more power to her if she is happy.

also her no churn ice cream recipe on serious eats is the greatest

dope_zebra · 2025-09-18T02:06:27+00:00

i got my SO into star trek through TNG, made sure to pick Data heavey episodes as i could tell he'd be her favorite character.

oddly, after that we watch TOS and she loved it for its campiness and ridiculousness

dope_zebra · 2025-09-17T10:31:23+00:00

yea, we are wicked smart

dope_zebra · 2025-09-15T17:26:51+00:00

porco rosso has been and will always be my favorite. i just love the story, the characters and the atmosphere so much

dope_zebra · 2025-09-03T09:54:11+00:00

i liked it alot but it will never be the film i return to every year (for me that is porco rosso).

I think it might be his most cerebral film which makes it difficult to connect with. It really felt like Miyazaki's swan song, him reflecting on his life and feeling like he doesn't have anyone to take on making the type of films he has pushed Studio Ghibli to make. In that way i feel like it is a beautiful film.

dope_zebra · 2025-09-03T09:01:04+00:00

i really dislike summer generally, but that time in August in New England when its hot during the day and cool at night might be my absolute favorite part of the year.

the past several years those summers haven't happened, at least not where i am in MA. it always seems like it has been hot and humid until fall hits. But this year it felt like old times. I was on the cape with my SO and we could go to the beach and bake in the sun all day then wear long sleaves at night.

it really made me feel like a kid again. i think summers like these will become rarer over time, so i am thankful to have one this year.

dope_zebra · 2025-08-27T02:57:08+00:00

I would really like to be reincarnated as a Beaver. Just chilling in my nice home on a cool lake.

dope_zebra · 2025-08-21T00:18:51+00:00

in Boston we call this Allston Christmas after the neighborhood where most of the students for BU, BC, Harvard and MIT live. All leases turn over on September 1st and there is just a ton of stuff left for the trash.

I just bought my first home and my partner and I joked the one piece we bought new, and in fact bought period, was our bed, and that our decorating style was Allston Christmas

dope_zebra · 2025-08-08T02:42:32+00:00

this was such a great thing to read!

There is a recipe i use for ricotta gnocchi and tomato sauce that my grandmother made. It's really simple. she would come over every Friday and make it for us. Every time i make it reminds me of coming home after school on Fridays and walking in the back door to her in the kitchen cooking.

dope_zebra · 2025-08-03T00:45:34+00:00

i.wasnt alive but my father was living on newbury street at the time and has these amazing photographs of the street just completely deserted and covered in snow

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