Only question I have is is there exceptions? I know a few kids with some medical conditions like diabetes that have monitors that synch to their phone to control medication or send alerts… Wonder how they are going to address those situations. Otherwise, I could see the benefits on a smart phone ban during school hours. I just wonder how they are going to administer that.

Yeah and the elitism. Like I am knitting for a friend’s baby no freaking way am I going to make it with a silk merino blend when I know my friend can only machine wash and tumble dry clothes… And that was before they had a tiny human. Some of the local groups were up in arms that I used ACRYLICS quell horror but dude I make kids toys and they literally drag my toys through a mud bath and three years later it’s still in one piece and loved. I do have the budget now for the nicer stuff but when I started out, not so much. And you know what a silk is nice but sometimes… I want a shitty fluffy machine washable plush yarn. Fiber people gotta chill and remember at the end of the day we are playing with sticks and string. Be nice.

We have hybrid and it actually really works. We hire countrywide and if you don’t live near an office you are fully remote. But if you do live near an office you can go in anytime. I don’t like going to the office, but if I need to print or ship, or need to meet a client or coworker it’s nice to have the option. Also anytime I have an issue, I can pop in the office to check out new hardware, or work if my home is unsuitable due to whatever ( power outage, noisy maintenance, over 90 degrees since we don’t have AC, sick kid). However, I think hybrid only works if there is no minimum requirement on time in office. If it is at the teams discretion the home office becomes an amenity. We also downsized from something like 200 cubes to around sixty, so that helps too.

So I am a baby gamer. My husband is a big gamer and has been trying to get me into it for years but his games are intimidating on a level he doesn’t understand because a lot of the interfaces are hard if you didn’t grow up with them. And I don’t like a lot of scary battles or waves of enemies. I just wanna explore and at the beginning platforming was freaking hard as I just wasn’t precise enough with jumps.

If it’s in budget, I would recommend the switch as I’ve found a ton of games I’ve gelled with and have grown with me a bit. Get a pro controller and that was super easy to get used to, WADS controller have a learning curve I’ve never personally mastered. Hubby also has a steam deck I’ve stolen on occasion but I like the cute and cozy games in switch. The steam store is great but overwhelming too…

Current games I’m playing, unpacking, Stardew and Disney dream light valley (I’m not even a huge Disney fan but I am over 200 hours in on this sucker). I have played animal crossing, Gris, costume quest, monkey island, and Luigi mansion (that one was a challenge for me). I have Veneba, coral island, short hike, little to the left and ooblets on my want to play list.

I would also say that YouTube has helped me find games. If you look up cozy games, I find a ton of reviews and let’s plays that kinda help me get a better idea on if I’d be interested or if it’s kinda in my play style before I waste my money. I do have a limited gaming budget so, I like to be sure before I spend… Nothing is more discouraging then dropping money on a stinker game that you can’t get the hang of. Granted watching reviews and playthroughs is kinda becoming it’s own hobby.

I saw a woman being grabbed and angry whispered at the fair. She looked scared and was much smaller than the guy. She had three kids and it was just awful to watch.

But it was in a crowd, and no one was reacting. We locked eyes and to my shame I didn’t do anything. Not an excuse, but I am a smaller woman, I had my kid with me and my husband who is larger was in another area of the fair. I felt scared if that man was comfortable doing that to her, openly , in public and in front of the kids, would be hit me if I tried to intervene? And how to intervene? Would I make it worse for her. I couldn’t figure out what to do, so I did nothing. By the time my husband got back, I had lost sight of them.

I still remember the two youngest kids, around my daughter’s age, being unphased, but the older kid looking scared and embarrassed. The woman looking resigned and sad. It really bothers me and I always thought I would stand up on that situation.

Avocados, bread and cheese. Also they will do anything for chicken nuggets.

Unfortunately, I also own a tiny human as well, whose preferred diet also consists of the same things and has a short attention span. The cats adore tiny human as she is a source of unguarded treats.

The struggle is real.

God help me as tiny human just found out about avocado toast with shredded Parmesan… The cats are thrilled.

So I was a nerd, nothing special literally nondescript nerd, completely inoffensive. But I had the wild hair and glasses, braces acne, literally just pick a feature that you could make fun of, and I had it. However, I was completely oblivious. I had home room with this giant tank of a teddy bear, the kid who showed up freshman year and had the basketball coach and football coach arguing over who could recruit this dude on size alone.

Anyhow, we always chatted and it turned out we had similar tastes in books and often paired on projects. I mentioned how hard it was to walk in the hallways due to how short I was and always getting knocked into lockers and such. I figured I was clumsy and easy to overlook. After a few months I figured I got better at walking through the halls and avoiding folks, and I stopped having so many bruises.

Was not until senior year that I found out, he has gone to the whole football team and told them I was dense AF and to keep an eye out for me. Turns out I had been targeted for bullying and this one group had been shoving me into lockers trying to hurt me. Football team figured it out and someone always made sure they were on the same route between classes and ran interference. Like him and four or five football bros just took on the job of big brothers. They all decided not to tell me because better to not worry me. I always wondered why our football bros were so nice and always knew my name.

This movie has caused my husband’s ability to pick the comedies to be in question, not only in our relationship but among three other couples. If he says “it’s a great black comedy” he now has to describe how it is not like this movie. In his words, he knew he fucked up when he was the only one laughing and it looked over to see the dudes looking nonplussed and is girls looking at him in disapproval and shock.