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May I also offer my apologies, and best wishes for peace and love in abundance!

As a child I had a pet iguana. My best buddy a pet raccoon. One morning the iguana was gone. The iguanas cage was open... and so was the raccoons. Iguanas remains were mostly eaten. The raccoon when returned to its cage didn't eat for 2 or three days... Go figure? We lived in a semi wild area. My Grandad and I live trapped a lot of raccoons, hazed them to try to keep them from raiding trash cans. Caught alot of em them live in a trash can. Then drove it slowly down a bumpy road, and released far away. Hopefully discouraged an confused enough not to return.

(sorry in advance, really!) my pillow (lol)

Ranchero

And congrats to all whom are blessed with lightning bugs ; )

Like so many other things it depends... Words / semantics: I prefer Heineken over Anheuser - bush and that size container is a 2-3 year supply.. As for generic bud again a 2-3 year supply. But todays hybrids oh my that amount under proper storage would / could be a life time supply, LOL!

Any one here familiar with testes withdrawal? A male under attack might naturally retract, instinctively retract them if under the threat of losing them.

#1 Resonates with me deeply with me and I totally embrace that venue, but as an older person trying to connect with the truly young, 2 or three year old's who can't yet read. And even with preteen or younger relatives who can read, I get a lot of traction? using video calls. #2 Spending responsible time indoors or not, outdoors is of course, is preferable to less contact. Meet people you treasure in their comfort zone, or in the case of minors their caretakers. Every thing else you wrote resonated deeply. Thanks for the opportunity to respond, from my not (default) so civil position. Pre covid I often hung out with all the youngins at parks rivers etc. I miss that terribley. i

Thanks for your time and efforts on others (me included) behalf.

Ok, does that advice apply to hash? What do you suggest instead?

Good for you!

The medical cannabis (as well recreational where legal), suppliers are not in a hurry to see a final end to cash, nor a lot of servers in casual dining, etc.. And delivery people, as well seem to appreciate a cash tip for service too!

" There's sharks down there as well..." "Once i first saw it .. i was i don't really want to surf here." Personally speaking watching this while sitting some 150 miles inland from an ocean my toes curled on their own, hopefully not for too long! lol

A German Shepherd an Akita and a cat all died in quick succession. Arriving in heaven they approached God Whom from her throne asked each of them each in turn "What do you believe?" To which the German Shepard replied I believe in loyalty to my master. Fine came Gods reply, you may sit on my right side. Next came the Akita who replied I believe in protecting my family. To which God replied very good! please take a seat on my left side. Finally it was the cats turn, her reply was short and to the point, "I believe you are in my seat."

Dang I would have thought it to be a TP holder from a circa 1920 cat house!

my morning routine more often than I like to admit involves loud cursing not standing patiently standing patiently is not my norm.

My dad had great lust for a jag. I had to remind him from time to time it was the ultimate expression of conspicuous consumption, known in my day for $pending a majority of their life in the shop. $exy, yes as well as expen$ive.

That's called a dog gone moment ; )

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One can only hope.

I can attest to that which I bolded. Or is affirm? Either way it uncrosses my eyes, and results in a chuckle or two. And occasion the rare guffaw ; )

Living well should lead one to dying well... I have been fortunate to witness it at least twice. Outside my family a very dear friend and mentor was an woman of color, some 50 years older than I. She was strong in her faith having given birth to 12 children and raised them all in a three bedroom one and half bath farm house. Widowed early she was well into her sixties when we met. I tried to share some bounty from my garden with her, carry that down the homeless shelter why don"t you? And here is money to buy some corn to carry for me. We shared common values, an appreciation of chickens, a tolerance to their predators, including both foxes and hawks. Not so much raccoons who often killed as if on a spree... we shared a strong distaste for ground hogs. I spent countless hours just sitting on her porch, enjoying her company regardless of the weather. We would talk about crops past and present, the weather, or as often as not in silence, being bathed by nature and mutual affection and respect. She was in her nineties and blind when our visits increased. I am looking for the good Lord to carry me home she would say as I approached. He ain't in no damn hurry to fetch you anywhere as long as you keep blessing us... I met the second who oddly enough was both an oncology nurse and an acupuncturist. She spoiled my father with care and loving kindness as he struggled with pancreatic cancer. Our first meeting could not have started off on a more sour note. My dad and I were delayed, and she wanted to cancel. Not having any of that I assured her we were doing our best, didn't mean any disrespect and would prefer we did not lock horns on our first meeting, which was going to happen soon. We arrived at the same building that housed the Oncology Practice who would be treating him as well. They hit it off from the git go. Turned out she was also a nurse at the oncology practice were my dad was receiving chemo therapy. Many days it was all I could do to get him loaded in the car for either appointment. We would struggle to the elevator to his acupuncture appt. and he would stride with confidence down the stairs unassisted afterwards. She and I became very close over the ensuing years, discussing life and death. She had very strong feelings on letting go or dying. I reckon she died as she lived, by her terms. Carrying on as best she could until it was too tiring. She went home just before Thanksgiving of 2020. I miss her dearly...

As I was waiting to be vaccinated for the second time, a women of similar vintage, related she got the polio vaccination the very day following her cousins death from it. Seems he contracted it there were no Iron Lungs in her state. She said she had to be almost on a death bed before she ever saw a doctor. Her mom came home loaded every body in the car and they all got vaccinated. She could not understand antivaccers, if they hadn't faced terrible loss they were spoiling for it! Her words not mine... but she was preaching to the choir!

I hope we can agree we don't know what we don't know. Experts either won't or can't admit that. Colchicine a interesting chemical. Yes, I said chemical. Strictly speaking water is a chemical too. I was aware of Colchicine in the 70's. Used at that time for genetic modification. Derived from fall crocus all natural. As was / is nicotine. Food for thought?