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Mouselemming

@ Mouselemming @sh.itjust.works

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  • What's an interesting etymology for a common term?

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  • Old US person here, we used to call it Peking too. I think (haven't looked it up, but it was what I was told at the time we changed it) it's a less-accurate version from Westerners who didn't really listen or asked the wrong person, and Beijing is closer to how the people who live there pronounce it.

  • Trump wants to check on the gold in Fort Knox because ‘they steal a lot’

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  • I'm sure they do because I do

  • What is something that most people normally do that you find weird?

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  • I understand the gut-level aspect, even though for me it's the yucky feeling of bare feet on wood or tile floors. No carpet or rugs in our place, it's easier for the wheelchair. Which by the way can't change its wheels when coming in. I tried outdoor shoes but they were disgusting in a week. I'm trying out a habit of stepping barefoot into the room, (from the balcony) picking up my shoes and clapping them outside before putting them back on, rubbing each already-dusty-feeling foot on my leg as I do. We shall see. I'm terrible at consistency.

  • What is something that most people normally do that you find weird?

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  • I live in LA by the 405 so probably.

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  • By the time I get to my apartment any dust I picked up outdoors (Los Angeles, little mud and no snow) has been lost to the hallway carpet. Meanwhile road grime blows in through every air gap, and the great majority of household dust is generated by indoor life, whether it's the detritus of our own skin, lint from fabrics, particles of paper, cooking vapors, asthma nebulizer, and even cleaning products. What has made the most difference is using a MERV13 filter in my HVAC and keeping the doors and windows shut except when I go out to my balcony garden to tend to my plants.

  • What is something that most people normally do that you find weird?

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  • I've tried it but I could't keep track of which was which, especially when I go out one door, across the big balcony (10 meters) and in the other door, to a different room, which would have another "outdoor" pair but no "indoor" pair sitting there. I would have to put down the watering can, go back around the other way, and back around through the apartment.

    I also noticed no difference in floor dirt when I was trying to be strict about it. So it seemed like a lot of attention paid for no payoff, and I stopped.

  • What is something that most people normally do that you find weird?

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  • It feels very impersonal, which is probably because/why it's used so often by detectives investigating deaths. There's a noncommittal "... but yes you're a suspect, and where were you at 7:22 pm last night?" that goes with it. I'm sorry for your loss, but what did you gain?

    As a human talking to a friend you can probably do better. But think it out and practice it beforehand, because saying something, anything, is better than getting tongue-tied and saying nothing. Or worse, avoiding them altogether.

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  • Nah, if anything the store clerk is envying your dinosaur toys. I know I am.

  • What is something that most people normally do that you find weird?

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  • If you don't like the idea of saying "I'm sorry for your loss" because it feels like apologizing for something you didn't do, you can use the classy and traditional "My deepest condolences on the loss of your..."

    And it's a legit question, no hate generated.

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  • I have tried the "no shoes inside" thing and can't stand the constant feeling of dirt particles on my bare feet even while I'm walking on the floor behind a swiffer, broom, or mop. I'd rather keep my shoes on and just assume the floor is not 100% clean even when someone has just cleaned it.

    But I have a logistics question: I know you have a place for shoes by the front door, but what do you do about the back door? Or in my case the three sliding-glass doors onto balconies that I use daily? Is one supposed to keep going to the front door to get shoes and carrying them through the house? My balconies overhang the street and get a lot of road grime, plus my plants drop leaves etc., so shoes are very necessary out there. And many people have back yards. I'm curious about what you do.

  • Cat

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  • Cat.

  • She Trained For A Half Marathon. One Missed Turn Sent Her Through The Full 26.2.

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  • This art is really sweet:

    Somewhere in the next 13 miles, she fell in with a pace group being led by another Cincinnatian: Harvey Lewis, the ultramarathon world record-holder. Dick didn’t know it was him at the time. She was just running next to a guy giving very good advice.

    “He was saying to calm your breathing, relax your shoulders, and just focus on the mile we are in, not the miles we had to go,” Dick said. “And actually it wasn’t until later, when I finished, that I realized it was none other than Harvey Lewis, who is just a legend in terms of the ultramarathon community. It was his 100th marathon. And I really just want to thank him for what he’s done for me"

    (Honestly that's good advice for the tough parts of life in general. And remember to thank the people who helped you when you make it through.)

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  • You should not have to be ill or have to explain why you need to take a day off. Just have sufficient undesignated PTO to maintain good mental and physical health.

  • Lemon

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  • Awww, glad Lemon has you!

    But the person with the 4 chihuahuas, and the 4 chihuahuas, are missing out!

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  • Agreeing about universal healthcare but adding sufficient PTO to go to the Dr.

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    Chilean wasp named in honor of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday

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  • Naming something after a person feels like an honor, but a PARASITIC WASP?

  • Same

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  • So walrus or narwhal, toothy?

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    Obama says president ‘shouldn’t have a bunch of side hustles’

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  • I'm not condoning corruption. I'm just saying that the Right has NO bar. So don't pretend that anything you do to punish corrupt behavior will affect them at all.

    They not only gave us Trump twice, they're trying to eliminate our voting rights entirely and hand over the country to him and his cronies in perpetuity, pun not planned but noted.

    So given that we have finite energy, that's where we need to be focusing it right now.

    For instance, I have a primary vote to cast for Governor of California. Obviously I want the most progressive candidate, the most trustworthy candidate, the candidate with sufficient voter support to knock one of the Republicans off the November ballot. Which one is all 3 of those things?