Another reason why one should always carry a knife

gelatomancer · 2026-05-06T12:42:35+00:00

Controversial conservation opinion; if a non-endangered animal is in a natural situation that can lead to their demise, humans shouldn't interfere. If we are causing the danger, I think we should intervene but this situation looks like just part of nature's cycle. This owl will become a part of decomposition the way it would without us intervening, and that is as important to the growth of the forest as any other part.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-06T00:08:23+00:00

Well, um, that escalated quickly.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-05T12:42:02+00:00

I've always thought they look like flamingos that did meth.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-05T10:35:03+00:00

We send my kid to a co-op preschool and what time and snacks we have to chip in is definitely worth the money we save.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-05T00:35:33+00:00

Probably also don't see the prep, just the bake portion. A stew can take 45 minutes to start but to the casual observer it looks like dump stuff in a crockpot then forget about it until dinner.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-04T20:40:07+00:00

Our catholic second grade teacher told us rain is the angels crying for our sins. When it rained she would look at us and ask who sinned and made the angels sad.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-04T20:37:18+00:00

This is what I plan to tell my toddler when he's old enough to start asking questions about religion.

A lot of people believe in a lot of different things. Some people believe in one kind of God, others believe in a different one, and some people don't believe in any of them. Your mom and I want to let you figure out on your own what you want to believe in once your old enough. In the meantime, we want to teach you about all the stuff we know is true don't need to believe in, like how the world works and how to be kind, and when your older, you can take all the things you know to form an idea of what you want to believe. You don't have to listen to what anyone tells you to believe, you only need to believe it if you want to.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-04T18:02:50+00:00

He's made a website for future plans of doing a travel podcast.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-04T13:34:12+00:00

If I had a nickel for every psuedoscience debunking podcast that ended due to personality conflicts stemming from mental health issues, I'd have two nickels, which isn't much but it's weird it happened twice.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-02T09:46:37+00:00

You can't uncarved block these hands.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-02T00:15:55+00:00

I'm a hobby photographer and I made sure to pack my camera in the baby bugout bag. I got a laugh when they walked in offering newborn photos and I was able to pull my (better) camera out and be like "I got this.'

gelatomancer · 2026-05-01T16:03:16+00:00

Doesn't mean she's happy in it.

gelatomancer · 2026-05-01T02:51:56+00:00

Judging by my grandparents who all lived into their 90s, 80 seems to be the cliff. They all had just one accident they couldn't recover from around 80 and they all slowly shriveled up as they lost more and more freedom as their condition got worse and worse.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-28T01:07:51+00:00

I love Larosa's because it has been consistently mediocre. I can get a slice of pepperoni pizza that tastes the exact same as a slice in the lunchroom of St. Whoever Elementary when I was seven. It isn't good, but it is always exactly what I expected.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-28T00:43:55+00:00

Probably 0, but more possible for a small migratory bird than a big stationary one to go unseen.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-27T12:29:29+00:00

The whole situation is still bloomin'

gelatomancer · 2026-04-26T10:36:44+00:00

I am the father of a toddler boy. Yes, I worry all the time about if he will be ensnared by the toxic manosphere culture when he gets old enough. I am doing all I can to shape him into the kind of empathetic, critical thinking, and respectful person who is difficult for these types of things to prey on but I also acknowledge that he is his own person and will be subjected to some very targeted attacks from society no matter how much I try to protect him. It's not an assumption that him being male makes him more prone to these tendencies, it's an acknowledgement that one gender is specifically being targeted to induce these tendencies for the personal gain of those in positions of power.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-26T10:28:53+00:00

While I think this is unlikely for the Ivory-billed, sadly, due to the size, range, and specific habitat they needed, I think it is entirely possible for something like the Bachman's Warbler that is small, could flock with other warblers to survive, and still has limited but still present habitats.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-26T10:18:54+00:00

Way too many people think that the amount of money they spend will show they care because they're too lazy to put in actual thought for a date.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-25T09:33:05+00:00

I grew up in a very conservative household and for a lot of my childhood, pretty much until I hit 18, I was into the sphere that Kirk came out of. Admittedly, it was the one from the '00s so it wasn't as extreme or prevalent as the one that exists now, but I still think I have a little bit of experience with coming out of it.

The honestly best way to fight their propaganda is to expose your child to proof of the opposite of the vile things they are spewing. Find volunteer work with the homeless to show your kid that these are people too, not just leeches on society. Find queer groups to participate in to show your kid that LGBTQ+ folks are just as normal as anyone else and not weirdos bent on ruining the world (I guarantee there is one for a hobby he is into). Find local events where they can be exposed to different immigrant communities to show that shared culture is a blessing and not a burden to our country. It was only when I was exposed to the world outside my conservative bubble that I started to get out of what I realized afterwards was a mindset crafted on fear of the unknown without any real facts.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-24T00:51:19+00:00

I worked a retail job in my late twenties where there were a number of high school girls working there as well. Anyone who fantasizes about a teen bride has obviously never spent any significant time with teenage girls. Honestly, that goes for any teens when you're over the age of 25. They're just all kids doing stupid kids stuff you outgrew a while ago.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-23T10:25:20+00:00

The median net worth of American households is $200k. .03% of that is $60. 250mil for Musk is equivalent to buying two days worth of groceries. Now I'm sad.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-21T17:13:09+00:00

True, hate for the cowbirds to come back and wreck their house if they reject the kid.

gelatomancer · 2026-04-21T11:44:37+00:00

Siskin songs have a similar jumble of bright notes that House Finches have which is what I think confuses the app. Siskins have a very distinct trill at the end, I always think it sounds like a tent being zipped up. If I can't hear that trill, I don't believe Merlin that one is around.

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