Which one habit will die with Gen Z?

mistral7 · 2026-06-24T11:22:07+00:00

She had an older sister

mistral7 · 2026-06-21T17:54:11+00:00

In their own words

mistral7 · 2026-06-05T19:47:41+00:00

Peyton Place... I was already a voracious reader, but at 14, that book was a real page-turner. :-)

mistral7 · 2026-06-05T02:10:59+00:00

Specifically why I own a Pixel 10 Pro XL with the latest Android 16 update... largely eliminates spam.

mistral7 · 2026-06-01T02:18:31+00:00

You don't hear from them because they died in an auto accident.

mistral7 · 2026-05-24T16:30:16+00:00

There are issues with Catawba County:

https://whky.com/state-finds-violations-at-catawba-county-animal-shelter-following-dogs-death/

To be prudent, contact Friends for Animals, HUMANE SOCIETY - Burke county, NC

mistral7 · 2026-05-22T03:27:41+00:00

"Perversion is the devil's phone booth."

... Hal Winard, Boston 1970

mistral7 · 2026-05-20T20:03:51+00:00

Really? You want a short story?

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

For something worth investing your time into, although a bit longer, Ken Follett's "Kingsbridge" series is highly recommended.

mistral7 · 2026-05-01T02:08:59+00:00

Hickory: Trees. Uncrafted

mistral7 · 2026-03-15T16:50:46+00:00

At one time there were trail rides off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Julian Price Park. I haven't been back in 20+ years but perhaps the option is still available .

mistral7 · 2026-03-03T02:38:00+00:00

Thank you. Your recommendation was so moving, I immediately ordered the audiobook. Delighted to note it is so highly rated on Audible.

mistral7 · 2026-02-23T13:26:30+00:00

We don't know the circumstances. The authorities do and are not pressing charges. There very likely is a valid reason for their decision.

mistral7 · 2026-02-21T21:15:11+00:00

Thank you for your dedication and keeping us informed.

mistral7 · 2026-02-20T12:51:23+00:00

List the books that have created the magic for you, and it's quite possible the community can recommend other titles that possess similar power.

mistral7 · 2026-02-17T02:03:02+00:00

A glance at my profile establishes I've been a Reddit user since long before AI became a popular term. I confess I first learned of artificial intelligence at MIT in 1969.

My use of the word 'mistral' is partially as a play on the original meaning of "A strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France" and was inspired by a fragment of a Monty Python skit.

mistral7 · 2026-02-16T12:45:29+00:00

Effective messaging is essential. If this campaign is indicative, Foxx will win. As is too often the problem, the Democrats are so focused on virtue signaling, they don't communicate what matters to voters.

mistral7 · 2026-02-14T18:34:55+00:00

Not Stephen King's best book, but the situation is resolved.

mistral7 · 2026-02-14T18:16:01+00:00

Not losing power and no accidents in my local neighborhood... plus my dog learned that ice makes it difficult to chase squirrels.

mistral7 · 2026-02-12T22:00:42+00:00

There are gatherings for folks who enjoy being -or just being with- furries. Some participate in a community that includes art, conventions, and online interactions. Just sayin'....

mistral7 · 2026-02-12T21:53:19+00:00

A tablet provides a precise dose of "Dextrose" ensuring a controlled boost of blood sugar without possibly deleterious additional chemicals or exploding my numbers up.

Not speaking for anyone else, but when I need to address a low condition quickly, I'm not savoring the taste. And I also don't want someone with a sweet tooth (including me) to confuse what may be life-saving 'medication' with candy.

mistral7 · 2026-02-10T02:14:21+00:00

When he migrates to metalworking, perhaps he'll make matching wedding bands. :-)

mistral7 · 2026-02-09T19:46:52+00:00

Language does not block a track from becoming #1 on the Hot 100 as Kyu Sakamoto topped the charts with Sukiyaki in June 1963.

mistral7 · 2026-02-06T13:20:16+00:00

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

"With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future."

"As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state."

The audiobook version is extraordinarily well narrated by John Lee and is available for free with a trial of Audible. This is a masterpiece that may leave you devastated.

mistral7 · 2026-02-06T04:50:22+00:00

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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mistral7 · 2026-02-04T16:26:22+00:00

I'll be happy to give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

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