One use for a phone book was to prop a little kid in a regular chair so they could eat at the table. Like, after they outgrew a baby highchair and could balance on their own. Also you could prove your strength by ripping one in half.
Listings were usually under the name of the adult male, for safety as well as sexism. A woman living alone would probably use just her initials for safety.
And in certain tones and context, a man saying the last one to a woman could sound a bit predatory. I’m sure you’ll use good judgement.
Yeah I get that, literally blood money
If you want to practice compliments, a safe choice is often some version of “cute shoes!” Obviously some shoes aren’t cute, they’re “super” or “dapper,” or (some adjective I’m too old and out of touch to know) or “I bet you can run real fast in them.”
I donate blood at the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center because I know it’s going directly to the hospital. Of course I expect it to be used for others, but on a selfish note, it helps keep their supply of my blood type topped up just in case I need some one day.
Why ruin the birthday of all those people who only get one every four years?
If I have a bulky item to discard, I call 311 or use the My311 app to arrange city pickup, and put it by the curb the day before. It’s my hope that none will still be there by the time the truck arrives. Because that means it’s being used by someone, which is better for everyone. If it’s a neighbor, that’s cool too.
I remember being told even horses can’t get nourishment from straw. But it has other uses. Mixed with mud it can make bricks, it can be burned for ash, it absorbs gross fluids, it can provide padding and insulation.
Hay is food, especially in winter.
It’s definitely not a me thing so it might be a you thing, does drinking water help? Maybe you should ask your doctor about it.
Noncombative martial arts like Tai Chi derived from the need to hone skills like balance and flexibility separately from combat. Even though they contribute to better fighting they have personal benefits for non-fighters as well. Especially as people age. You could also learn the more harmful martial arts if that’s your goal, but you’ll find the skills learned in the noncombative class will help you win with less harm to your own body.
He looks like the flock that visits my neighbors’ silk-floss tree in the mornings!
True of other gods as well, especially the one who insists on a capital G
Tonight the moon is gorgeously gibbous!
Well tbh the last time I got locked out was 1999 and I didn’t have a cellphone yet. I climbed over a railing (which now has spikes added) to access the pool area, went to our window, took off the screen and broke it such that the shards landed in the not-disposal side of the kitchen sink, boosted our toddler carefully into the other side, she climbed down and went to open our door while I carried the baby around to the hallway. My husband was home and okay but he’s a quad and couldn’t open the door. I suppose he could have called 411 to have them connect him with a locksmith…? We live in SoCal so just putting the screen back on (and cleaning up the shards of course!) was enough until we could get the glass replaced. And our toddler got to be the Houdini Heroine!
I think a hard case is best in case of stepping on it when looking for it
I’m sorry your peeps are such assholes. I don’t have anyone to help me look, but at least nobody is making it worse. I have a big bright blue box to shut mine in, because if a nighttime earthquake knocked it away I think I could find it by flashlight. (And a flashlight hanging on every doorknob!)
I feel you, dude. Sleep is the only time mine aren’t on my face and I keep them grabbable, but I don’t want to squish them rolling over in my sleep.
I can easily break into my apartment through the kitchen window, the only one that wouldn’t require a ladder, but then I’d have to replace the glass. We could get back into the building by waiting around for a neighbor, who would probably recognize us or at least not find the old couple with the wheelchair threatening. But we’d be late for wherever we were going, which is usually a medical appointment. When I go out alone I usually don’t lock the unit door because it’s more dangerous for my husband if I crash or something and nobody can get in to help him than the chances of someone breaking in with evil intent.
NPR Morning Edition.
OP, don’t try to do this yourself. If you think you can handle the process without a professional, that’s fine, but you’re going to need at least one strong friend to help you move all that glass out carefully and hold it straight and still when you’re putting it back and gluing it. They’ll need patience as well, because no beers until it’s all done!