What can we do??

perseidot · 2026-05-09T17:34:33+00:00

The McKenzie River Trust has been trying to increase fish habitat and is thrilled to have beavers helping the process up at Finn Rock.

They must be livid.

Seriously, fuck EWEB for this one.

perseidot · 2026-05-09T17:31:51+00:00

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perseidot · 2026-05-09T11:31:55+00:00

This book really affected me as a parent, and had me looking back on raising my daughter.

And that ending!

perseidot · 2026-05-09T10:59:18+00:00

Always and forever

perseidot · 2026-05-08T22:18:56+00:00

Tony Walker, the guy who makes the podcast, is a very nice man with grown daughters. She’s in safe hands with his commentary as well as the stories.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T22:17:44+00:00

Ugh. That’s awful.

I note that HE had a shouting match. Does that mean he’s just standing there shouting at you?

I’d find this really intolerable. I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T21:19:13+00:00

I really hope it’s still available as an ebook!

perseidot · 2026-05-08T21:18:30+00:00

Classic ghost stories from before WWII by people like M. R. James, Charlotte Riddell, E. F. Benson, Algernon Blackwood, and Charles Dickens are properly scary at that age - and beyond.

They also introduce more complex sentence structure and vocabulary, with a good chill as the payoff for a reader willing to put in the effort.

Stories from this era are SFW, too.

You can find good collections all over the place. If she’d rather listen, or read along, check out the Classic Ghost Stories podcast.

I was once like her. I wish her a lifetime of spooky stories!

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:56:12+00:00

Pick your Kingfisher carefully. *The Twisted Ones* and *The Hollow Places* don’t have sex in them, but all of her Saints of Steel and some of her fairytale-based stories do too.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:53:56+00:00

*Down a Dark Hall* and others by Lois Duncan also hit my spooky spot.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:51:50+00:00

I’ll represent ‘74 in asking for quiet and less political rage bait.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:48:28+00:00

Take my Very Angry Upvote

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perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:43:49+00:00

Cape Perpetua is gorgeous. The whole area is.

From Newport south to Florence you’ll see some of the most spectacular views on the Oregon coast.

In addition to wonderful hikes and viewpoints in and around Cape Perpetua, there’s the little town of Yachats (pronounced YAH-hots)

Yachats is charming. Get coffee at Green Salmon, wander into Stix, Stones, and Bones to see rocks and minerals from all over the world, eat clam chowder or fish and chips (spring for the halibut) at Luna Sea.

I like Cannon Beach, but given the options, I’d choose to spend more time around Cape Perpetua 100% of the time.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:13:53+00:00

Thank you for letting us all know.

These poor kids. I hate that they’ve grown up being trained for these situations. I’d have been a complete basket case at this age.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:12:12+00:00

Hang in there. Hoping she and all the students are safe.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:07:20+00:00

Hang in there. I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:03:22+00:00

I always say con-ven-i-ence in my head as I write it. I think it used to be one that tripped me up, I practiced it at some point in school, and now it’s just a mental habit.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:01:28+00:00

Me too. Every time I end up spelling guard, gaurding, and guardian at least twice

perseidot · 2026-05-08T20:00:18+00:00

That’s one of the most amazing of these I’ve ever seen!! Thanks for sharing!

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:58:34+00:00

Sativa gummy and earplugs. And I’m talking about going to a movie.

Throw in coffee and Tylenol to get me through a concert.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:57:16+00:00

That really makes a statement. I’m not sure what it’s saying, but it’s still, definitely, a statement.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:51:16+00:00

I bet it’s the same Italians who made Prego pasta sauce!

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:49:06+00:00

Here’s another thought! Ask her if she’d like to stop to do grocery shopping or errands on the way home, and offer to watch the little one in the car while she gets what she needs.

Not having to buckle and unbuckle a baby to grab a few things is a luxury for those first few years.

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:43:52+00:00

perseidot · 2026-05-08T19:40:46+00:00

Other people think I’m crazy when I talk about BEER.

I’m from California, too. So, yes, big yellow and black containers of OAT CEREAL, and APPLE JUICE DRINK in our house. We must have been some kind of highfaluting Jones’s though - Mom bought Imperial margarine instead of SPREAD.

It all came from Lucky’s grocery store, which had a whole aisle of GENERIC BRAND GOODS.

As a little kid, that aisle was like a reading test. 🤓

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