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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • I think (what I remember of) Pétanque is the simplest and most fun version: search for some kind of flat ground if you do not have a “real” boule-ground available. Make two teams and divide the big boule-balls between them.

    One team starts throwing the small one and subsequently their first large one. Then, always the team not in the lead (i. e. the team not currently having one of their balls nearest to the small one) has their turn. Ideally, they more or less take turns that way.

    If one team has no boule left, the other team can throw theirs until both are done.

    Getting opposing balls out of range by hitting them with your own is fine and part of the strategy as well as hitting the small one and thus moving the “centre”.

    Then, counting points is pretty straightforward: search for the big one most adjacent to the small one - this team scores this round. Count all of their balls nearer than any of the opposing teams ones. That’s the score.

    Pick up everything and start the next round!

    Very fun as you can easily talk, eat and drink while playing! Reminds me that I should play again, sometimes.

    Have fun! If you do not already have them: get at least to sets of balls, ideally with different colours/ornaments to easily keep them apart while paying/counting.



  • Interestingly specific question for asklemmy :D and as someone else said: always ask your vet. But hoben the nature of feline asthma, hearing of other ways different vets tried to tackle this with can be helpful.

    Our cat is currently on systemic prednisolone via pills. I don’t know the dosage off the bat - they can be split into quarters. The vet told us to gradually reduce the amount by one quarter every two weeks as long as the cat has no asthma-attacks.

    When we’re down to one quarter, we will try to switch to the inhaler and see how that goes.

    Two things to keep in mind with feline asthma: a) it takes a long time for the levels to adjust and thus see correct effects and b) there are so so many different dependencies like stress, food and other infections. Our cat is prone for UTIs. As soon as the bladder makes problems, we are up again with 1 whole pill per day and she will still get asthma-attacks.

    So also watch out for other conditions, they may interfere.







  • Completely ignoring that fucking crazy statement from the video:

    Yes, it can contain meat. But you normally start somewhere at around 5months with only single types of veggies, so you can check allergies and also it’s easier for their digestion. I think you normally do not start any meat before 8 or 9 months.


  • As almost everybody already said: Just try it. Get some protectors and a helmet - don’t give a single shit whether anybody would think that’s not cool or goofy or whatever. You love your body and want to protect it. That’s rad imo. Also: a helmet is more real estate for awesome stickers ;)

    Then remember two things: bend your knees and lean forward. Also, you will fall and get up again. That’s part of skateboarding. Try to learn how to correctly fall: loosen your body and try to always divert the impact by rolling and “pushing the ground”. Find out if you’re regular or goofy and just go for it.

    I highly recommend the beginner videos from braille Skateboarding on YouTube! They have a lot of tips for everything.