on Green Fairy says you can work for her instead · c/trippinthroughtime · 8 pts · 2y" So, that means every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life."
on Whats your favourite poetic song Lyric · c/asklemmy · 3 pts · 2yCan't really choose a favorite, but it would have to be something from Leonard Cohen - Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack, a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in.
on 'nudibranch' by Andrey torchuck · c/awwnverts · 2 pts · 2yThank you for sending me back to this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7V8DRfZBQI&t=235s (in case anyone missed it)
on Meet the Most Toxic Plant in North America · c/biodiversity · 5 pts · 2yAlso - giant hogweed, which will burn you...https://www.nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-giant-hogweed.htm
on Do you have a Heat Pump in a cold climate? · c/asklemmy · 5 pts · 2yPretty cold (average low temps are below freezing 5 months of the years - lowest about 30 below, though that was before the heat pumps). Two logs houses - the heat pumps have done a great job, though we still use the wood stoves some (often just for the coziness/nostalgia).
on Donald Trump Jr asked courtroom sketch artist to ‘make me look sexy’ · c/nottheonion · 21 pts · 2ysketch artist: "I'm good, but not that good"
on Which book should I read? · c/asklemmy · 1 pts · 2yI love his books! You might check out Joel Achenbach too - https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joel-Achenbach/1162553
on I want to learn Philosophy. How should I start ? · c/asklemmy · 5 pts · 2yLet Michael Schur guide you! - Watch The Good Place and read How to Be Perfect
on What abstract names do you have for God? · c/asklemmy · 1 pts · 2yIt's been a while, but I think Max Barry came up with Global Unified Deity in Jennifer Government (great book, by the way)
on A Japanese Startup Is 3D Printing Small Homes With The Same Price Tag As A Car · c/futurology · 2 pts · 2yI quite like these - and hope for the best https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-11-21/umaine-unveils-first-3d-printed-home-in-a-bid-to-mass-produce-affordable-housing
on Request for Nonfiction must reads · c/books · 2 pts · 2yGene Weingarten - One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America. I love the way he writes - check out his long feature writing. I seem to gravitate towards journalists: Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Sarah Vowell, Joel Achenbach, Jon Krakauer, Joe Starita, Mary Roach
on Recommended mystery novels? · c/books · 3 pts · 2yAgatha Christie's are classics, of course - and Dorothy Sayers - but there are so many variations. Maybe check out Ann Cleeves, or Andrew Vachss is you prefer darker, or Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith for psychological -
on Replacement for Dove soap? · c/asklemmy · 2 pts · 3yhttps://thistleridgesoap.com/ is another. Great soaps, though she's retiring soon, so I'm looking for alternatives too. Maybe try a castile or black soap - I like those
" So, that means every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life."
I always thought court philosopher would be a good gig
Can't really choose a favorite, but it would have to be something from Leonard Cohen -
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering,
There is a crack, a crack in everything,
That’s how the light gets in.
Thank you for sending me back to this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7V8DRfZBQI&t=235s (in case anyone missed it)
Also - giant hogweed, which will burn you...https://www.nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-giant-hogweed.htm
Pretty cold (average low temps are below freezing 5 months of the years - lowest about 30 below, though that was before the heat pumps).
Two logs houses - the heat pumps have done a great job, though we still use the wood stoves some (often just for the coziness/nostalgia).
sketch artist: "I'm good, but not that good"
I love his books! You might check out Joel Achenbach too - https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Joel-Achenbach/1162553
Let Michael Schur guide you! - Watch The Good Place and read How to Be Perfect
It's been a while, but I think Max Barry came up with Global Unified Deity in Jennifer Government (great book, by the way)
I quite like these - and hope for the best
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2022-11-21/umaine-unveils-first-3d-printed-home-in-a-bid-to-mass-produce-affordable-housing
Gene Weingarten - One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America.
I love the way he writes - check out his long feature writing.
I seem to gravitate towards journalists: Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Sarah Vowell, Joel Achenbach, Jon Krakauer, Joe Starita, Mary Roach
Agatha Christie's are classics, of course - and Dorothy Sayers - but there are so many variations.
Maybe check out Ann Cleeves, or Andrew Vachss is you prefer darker, or Ruth Rendell and Patricia Highsmith for psychological -
https://thistleridgesoap.com/ is another. Great soaps, though she's retiring soon, so I'm looking for alternatives too.
Maybe try a castile or black soap - I like those