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I came within ten feet of a Safeway worker a year ago (last March), while I was fully masked. Other than that, nada.

Yeah--"mean" wasn't quite the right word. Sloppy writing. My bad.

CL: I'm glad you've been able to make some positive changes for yourself. I also derived benefit from the "down time" of Covid, but a lot of that...

Your experience certainly resonates with me. COVID has served as a reset for many--in a good way.

Dado, I’d say no washer/dryer. Maybe there’s a laundry room on each floor.

Only had one audiobook, as I found the audio form of a book that I thought would interest me for $3. It was Dan Brown, Origin's. Listened to part on...

Based on the video link, I wonder if the design includes creature comforts, such as Washer-dryer for clothes Dish washer spot to sit just inside...

Good to hear this CL. Yes, these Covid times have been a boon in some ways to us introverts!

Thanks for the uodate, CL. Glad to hear you’re doing well.

I like this apartment. I’m also going to disagree that working people spend a lot of their weekends not at home. It really depends on what your...

Thanks for sharing your update Chicken Lady. I'm glad to hear your stresses have been relieved in many areas.

This is a cool post. So glad you have been able to find a "middle way" to dealing with the stressors in your life, and I'm glad that you have...

I love that space... there is a guy in the Princeton area in NJ who had a Zen space above his garage that was so cool he would open it up for a week...

Is your mom a vegan, or did she make these special for you since you are a vegetarian?

I'm with Iris and Razz. I get a little claustrophobic just thinking about it. You are very brave, Tradd! Catherine: I'm not sure if you use...

That is a really well-thought out space and it has a very serene vibe.

I read that the trend now is away from open concept. With more people working from home they want office space, remote learning room, free from...

The errands etc do not take up most of the weekend. In my neighborhood people's cars are parked in their driveways most of the day on weekends. In...

I can't certify what most couples want now in terms of sq ft, but tiny apartments and tiny houses have been a growing trend for a decade now in the...

The pandemic is a special case, which I hope will soon be over. And I didn't say most people spend most of their weekends "away from home" (which in...

I disagree that most working people spend most of their weekends away from home. This is especially not true in northern winters when it is cold out...

Most couples wouldn’t want to be in that small a space. People like some private spaces, some people have hobbies that involve stuff, others like to...

IMHO abridged books, either physical or digital/audio, are an abomination. You deserve to read/hear the whole book as it was originally published,...

Most people of working age sleep 8 hours, work 8 hours (or more), spend 2 hours (or more) commuting, lunch break, etc. So far that adds up to a...

After high school, I pretty much relied on audio books. I used to travel a lot for work and I listened to a number of audio books. Frankly, I feel...

haha. Ok maybe. The wonderful thing is that a few months ago I received a thumb drive of photographs from that side of the family, so I am...

You don’t have to do anything. Liberate yourself and throw them away:)).

That’s interesting. If you weren’t home much I see how it could work.

I'm a member of the speed readers club. I've tried audio books and I keep catching my mind wandering and having to back. I may try it again one day...

Ice diving would spook me. i see the need to rescue or search for those who have fallen in icy conditions and got trapped under ice. Quite the...

Dang, IL. Fabulous find.

Yeah, that’s me too. Also I am a skim reader and skim the boring parts. Unfortunately, I now skim too much and I skim over basic stuff in the...

Arghhhgg, mom! I am mad at my mom (poor woman, ten+ years deceased.) As part of my task of cleaning out books, I took down from the shelf an...

Bingo!

Officers from the Dane (Madison) and Racine County sheriff's dept dive teams were in our class this weekend.

I've just discovered audio books. I think they have their place but are not for every type of book. The ones I've especially enjoyed is light...

I read Wim Hof's (The IceMan) book, The Wim Hof Method, and one of the key components is cold exposure. He believes it has numerous health benefits,...

Our Emergency response guys were practicing ice rescue I. A local pond last week. It seldom gets cold enough to freeze this pond. That looks...not...

I'm used to cold water. DRY suit. I also have a heated vest. :) Look at the photo of me sitting on the edge smiling widely. You can see I'm quite...

Holy cr*p. A whole other level of diving there. Did you have to slowly acclimate to the colder temperatures? Does your wet suit keep you at a...

I love that scene too and I know exactly which one it is without even looking at the video clip because I can tell in the URL is the scene that...

Help getting my gear on before a dive yesterday. In the water before going down.

Class went well. Two dives yesterday, one today. Water temp was 38F. Ice diving is HARD work. The chain saw to cut the hole was too heavy for me to...

As a market researcher, I LOVE that scene. I find clothes and clothing choices so fascinating. You can't NOT make a statement about yourself with...

For me, audiobooks are part of my sleep routine. Each night I set a 45-minute take, and I am usually gone "sleepy-bye" before the 45 minutes is up....

Homemade rolls with homemade vegan cheese, both made by my mother.

My mother had good fashion sense in that way. She told me one of the best compliments she ever received came from a fashion conscious 15yo girl who...

Yes that’s it. There are people who always look nice because they’re, you know, pretty! And they pay attention to grooming and the fit,...

Kudos to the Walla Walla County (Washington) Volunteer Corps. Walla Walla County Health Department operates a COVID vaccination center at the...

It Takes one to know one! Haha.

White Ivy.

Homemade mac n cheese. Oatmeal raisin cookies are cooling on the counter--except for what I ate hot with a glass of milk.:~)

Yesterday we went to a little gem of a seafood market the next town over that had somehow fallen off my radar. For some reason I didn't think they...

Well, one of the reasons I've adopted the practice of listening to a book/podcast at bedtime is because of this one author who has the most serene,...

There have been a couple of people in my life who could look like a million bucks on very little money, and I always admired them. One was a college...

You said just what I wanted to say, but you worded it so much better!

Are you trying to provoke me? :)

In general I like audio books, both fiction and non-fiction, but the narrator can totally make or break an audio book. Peter Coyote is always good....