I did familysearch.org (the Mormons), free and it’s great at tracing back documented lines to Europe, dead ends on any native or island ancestry but what I realized doing it is that trying to say you have some sort of bloodline is utter nonsense, we all have too many ancestors for that to be true.

They won’t push records for anyone living either, so you would need names for dead ancestors.

Free:

Pokemon go walk, go to park, play with the dog, sit on the porch, go look at the river or go downtown and walk around, or to the beach.

Paid:

Zipline! Expensive here but fun! Mini golf, roller skating, bowling, or zoo. Busch Gardens if we have a pass for the year.

Once I leave as driving very early to work, the roads were empty and I saw a truck upside down and sideways across the lane, not a scratch on it, as though God had just reached down, looked at it, then gently set it back down. Nobody in it either.

Yeah I hate running but like having run. I don’t anymore, it was terrible every time but the whole rest of the day on a day I ran would be better. Just never did the runner’s high or even runner’s tolerance kick in.

I only opened this thread to make sure someone mentioned this show. My husband keeps saying “I wish we could find another like that one we watched, with the alien really alien planet, what was it called?” It is impressive.

Beans, rice, and greens, using canned beans, is fast and feels so healthy to eat.

Grits with tuna was my mom’s go-to and I love that too.

Expensive and too much packaging but the bagged salad kits, topped with a can of tuna, leftover chicken, garbanzo beans or a fried or boiled egg is also an occasional quick meal for us.

I probably whine the most about the lack of transit options in my city.

Proposed solution: Take intra-city transportation out of the control of the county, so it is run by the city instead. The county can run the buses from the suburbs, or not. We can extend the streetcar, increase bus frequency, all the stuff the city wants, that keeps getting slapped down by the county commissioners, because the suburbs don’t want buses.

Of the ones I read straight through

Life of Pi

Lord of the Flies

I use the core and peels to make tepache.

This may not be helpful, but since you asked for experiences:

I had allergies as a kid, so never could breathe through my nose easily, even as an adult when the allergies eased. Yoga unexpectedly fixed it. The breathing exercises in particular, at first nothing opened but over time my nasal passages opened, or healed, or whatever had to happen and I now breathe easily and comfortably through my nose.

So if the drugs aren’t working and it’s a nasal thing, no itchy eyes, etc. it’s worth trying yoga, and when gunky maybe the neti pot (boiled and cooled water, a little salt). I really had no idea yoga would have that effect so pretty sure it’s not some placebo thing.

No, I don’t do that, or need to, but if it was comfortable the whole workout, seems like it must fit the way you’d want it to.

Me!

Hmm, I am not sure I’ve seen anything rare, though we do have some animals in Florida that I don’t think are everywhere, have seen wild manatees and alligators, those enormous Sandhill Cranes and pink spoonbills, lots of lizards and snakes.

The animal I have personally seen, but most rarely though, is a fox. Have only seen one wild fox in my over 50 years.

I just made my first last week. So delicious, onion bacon tart! But didn’t feel like a meal. You put potato on it? Raw?

Local pizza or homemade I get at least half a pie with jalapeno, onion, and anchovies if available, kalamata olives if not.

I do not have the stores you mention, so no recommendations on frozen, Target used to have good ones with buffalo mozzarella but that was years ago, I think they are discontinued. I do think if you can make a frozen pizza homemade is within your skill too. If you love pizza it’s great to learn to make it.

I love the idea of storing them on giant dildos.

I have gray stretchy cargo joggers from athleta that I like so much I found a pair on their resale site (they sell off returned items cheaper) when mine wore out and I am babying this pair.

Also bought almost every color of Unbound Merino V neck T shirt, became my work uniform because they are so ridiculously good and comfortable in many temperatures, so walking to work then sitting in the FL air conditioned office is reasonably comfortable. They are cool when it’s warm, warm when it’s cool, and never stink. Sweat wicking fabrics don’t work here (humidity), these come the closest though and dry right away once indoors.

Yeah. No carpets, dogs coming in and out. I only take mine off if they are legit muddy, it’s a lost cause, I am not going to make everyone take off their shoes. We aren’t eating off the floor. I am also willing to sit on the ground outside, turn cartwheels, etc. Really just not that paranoid about dirt.

Up north I understand everyone has carpets.

Some places there is much more sitting on the floor.

It seems situational to me.

Nobody is putting their shoes on the furniture though, they are putting them on the floor.

Yes, because I have experienced varying levels of prosperity myself, and because my dad’s family had money and my mom’s parents literally lived in a trailer.

Not sure that it influences my perspective, except that I have an urge to “be nice on the way up, so you don’t crash so hard on the way down”, and I feel comfortable in most places whether run down or opulent, and consider that an asset.

Ramsey Midwood, Feed my Monkey

Damn near every song by Joshua Ray Walker

Yannis and the Yaw, Clementine