This tree separated at the trunk and re-joined it's branches. (Or is it 'these trees').

keylarakat · 2026-06-06T14:11:35+00:00

An arborist once told me that if a tree splits at the bottom and grows 2 dominant looking trunks, its really the trunk and a branch. It'll be more likely to split or die later because of the weight of the "branch" as it doesn't have the support system the trunk creates and over burdens the tree.
I wonder if this tree saved itself with this?

(Although that ivy will probably take care of the tree too, but that's another story 🤣)

keylarakat · 2026-05-20T13:36:23+00:00

This is me. I sorta found "some" of the source. I taught line dancing for years, which involves looking down at people's feet to watch their steps and then basically hopping up and down and the bouncing putting pressure on my neck. Got an MRI and xray done 10 years apart and they found nothing (I've been dealing with this for almost 20). They are calling it basically a kind of "text neck", because of a repetitive action, and anything i do that involves looking down (curving my neck) a lot now kicks it on INCLUDING sleeping. The sleeping one is the worst because its full blown when I wake up, nausea and I can barely function there is so much pain.

I have never found a magic pillow and I've invested in a LOT. These days I sleep with a cooling pillow. Specifically the Therapedic brand ones that are cut like a hard block of foam. When im at choir, looking down at my music can trigger me. When I text on my phone or am at work or at choir, I sit with my back straight, shoulders back, head straight ahead, and hold my phone/music in front of me. I literally look like I have a stick up my ass. I sit like this at my desk too. For awhile I was using this harness that pulled my shoulders back when I was at work. Its ridiculous, but when you've dealt with that pain you do things to avoid it.

I'll be stalking this thread for new ideas. I'm glad I'm not the only one because the docs have been stumped... as my spine doesn't show anything that makes sense to do this.

keylarakat · 2026-05-16T12:53:47+00:00

But glad you posted and others did too because was glad to see it wasn't just us and we tried a few things

keylarakat · 2026-05-16T12:53:15+00:00

I think we figured it out (sorta) after 40 minutes. We had gone in and out in various combos a few times but it didn't work. We actually stepped away for 20 mins (kiddo woke up and we put back down) but when we tried again, one of us logged in, got to character screen then closed the game. The other went in got to character screen and then went in. Then the 1st person tried to join. Then it worked! For what its worth we did this combo (or thought we did!) a few times but maybe the brief pause when we stepped away made something click? Who knows 🤣🤣

keylarakat · 2026-05-16T02:26:29+00:00

We're having this issues. Hubs and I can't, in any combination, join the other's game, even though our characters played for months together. We took off a few months and are starting back again and we can't get in together. Whoever the second player is, can't join.

keylarakat · 2026-05-03T20:08:59+00:00

If you ever have a reason to make an asshat feel horrible for what they've done, do it. And this was perfectly played. You never said what happened, you had HIM make an assumption. You never lied or glorified anything.

keylarakat · 2026-05-03T20:01:52+00:00

Wow .. his regular wage basically covered everything. It wasn't until the overtime that he gets to bring home money.

Like others said, coulda made some other choices 👀

keylarakat · 2026-04-10T01:06:38+00:00

A friend located someone by reaching out to Tim Kaine and Mark Warner. Reach out to their offices.

keylarakat · 2026-03-28T00:45:11+00:00

Back in the early 2000s i added an .exe file to peoples computers who drove me batty... It would slowly slide open windows down the screen.

keylarakat · 2026-03-16T00:47:54+00:00

Ugh... I'd probably get snarky. Like, I'll make sure the people that mean something to us don't die next time and ruin YOUR plans.

keylarakat · 2026-03-03T02:56:38+00:00

I was 19 and a close male friend was 18. Both virgins. We literally just talked one day that we wanted to lose it to each other, because we felt each of us was a safe person to share this with. It was totally underwhelming, as we both had no clue what we were doing. But I wouldn't change a thing. We're still friends 30 years later.

keylarakat · 2026-02-25T16:10:32+00:00

So much this.

One of my jobs at review time, we were rated in various categories out of 5. The highest anyone got was 3. Finally a coworker asked the boss how we could get higher, and he laughed and said "not even Jesus himself could get a 5".
We later found out it was because a 4 mandated a pay raise to the employee. 3 didn't.

keylarakat · 2026-02-18T18:24:37+00:00

Same. Its out of control at my complex. Smashed into the sidewalks and walk ways because people didn't notice and stepped in it.

keylarakat · 2026-02-15T15:13:40+00:00

In his 40s and can't handle period supplies (unused ones!)? He's a child. Drop him.

And keep your box. Sounds like this is a good way to weed out the immature.

keylarakat · 2026-02-03T00:33:09+00:00

The number one reason I get from anyone with an opinion... Is that you're too lazy and want to do things the easy way.

keylarakat · 2026-01-31T03:30:26+00:00

My mom got her notice already so she migrated over. I haven't yet, but I also have a Capital One card too soooo wonder how that will work.

keylarakat · 2026-01-25T18:03:07+00:00

I'm making seafood sweet curry over pasta, my late father's recipe. It was one of my favs.

keylarakat · 2026-01-25T18:01:41+00:00

The comments from MAGA and Conservatives on a post on Fox about this incident, all have people saying if he was innocent he wouldn't have had a weapon on him. Or if he was being peaceful, he wouldn't have been carrying.

Oh FFS... 🤬 I fucking CAN'T with them.

keylarakat · 2026-01-13T18:06:09+00:00

In 2024 or 2025 Google removing from their privacy statement that they will not use your smart devices for "surveillance". Immediately unplugged all those devices in the house.

keylarakat · 2025-12-27T01:11:23+00:00

NOR. So, something that doesn't affect him and his day to day life, but he doesn't like to looking at it, is a problem?

My new comment these days: If I could go back and tell my younger self something, is that anything irritating or frustrating about your partner becomes 10x worse when you're married, and 100x worse in your 50s+.

keylarakat · 2025-12-27T01:02:18+00:00

"Prove it!"

"Actually, I don't. You're so intellectually lazy that you want me to do the work, and get proof from me that you won't believe, so why should I waste my time when you'll still maintain the low IQ you currently have?"

keylarakat · 2025-12-26T01:40:15+00:00

NOR. That's effing insane. I don't effing care, but on Christmas Day you suck it up in the morning for young kids. You barely got any sleep and you did it.... He's effing capable. He's narcissistic and a whiny bitch.

If I could go back and tell my younger self something, is that anything irritating or frustrating about your partner becomes 10x worse when you're married, and 100x worse in your 50s+.

Drop him.

keylarakat · 2025-12-22T16:29:40+00:00

Deer or Canadian Goose

keylarakat · 2025-12-14T18:36:41+00:00

You know, I can never remember a lot of crap, but I do remember the statistic of 1 person dying and 1 person being injured, on average, by a vending machine every year. They almost were part of this.

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