For ages. Sometimes they have pretty good movies for free.

As far as I'm aware, booby traps are illegal everywhere in the US. Here's a source that states it's explicitly illegal in Texas if they are designed to seriously injure or kill someone. I'm not a lawyer, but certainly this falls into the definition of a booby trap? Can whoever ordered this be charged under this law, or even be charged with murder?

My current go to for the past few years is oatmeal. I mix oats, dry milk powder, frozen cherries, and water. Then I throw it in the microwave for a few minutes to cook. Once it's done, I add cinnamon and a handful of chocolate chips and mix it all together. It's probably not the most healthy option, but it's tasty and reasonably nutritious.

I was walking my dog earlier this week and came across a cat that had most likely been killed by a coyote. It was incredibly upsetting to see and completely ruined my day. That cat did not need to live it's last moments in fear and fighting for its life, if only it's owners had kept it inside/supervised it when outside.

On a better note. I once saw a woman walking down the street and her cat was just following her along (no leash). It was super cute and you could definitely tell they had a fantastic bond. More cat owners should be like that lady.

Hoping this week goes better than last week. The terribleness of it all peaked on Saturday, when I was rudely checking my phone at the funeral of someone who died in a very sudden, tragic way, because my dad was having emergency surgery >1000 miles away.

Yeah, that sounds like it would be a textural nightmare with how thick and heavy peanut butter is.

It's very rare to eat peanut butter on its own. It's most famous for the way it pairs with other flavors. Peanut butter and jelly (strawberry jam is a classic), peanut butter and honey, peanut butter and chocolate, or if you want something super extreme peanut butter and marshmallow fluff.

I would bet you'd like it more if it hadn't been peanut butter only.

Most recently... empanadas.

But there are so many foods i hadn't been exposed to but absolutely adore. We didn't have much "ethnic" foods as a kid, so there's been a lot I've tried as an adult and loved. Butter chicken has become a staple for me. Saag paneer. Pad see ew is another great one. Savory pies in former British colonies (I had a butter chicken pie at a takeaway in NZ that was incredible). The list goes on...

I'm here for the people. I don't want to be a part of a community that is bots talking with bots, which is what I felt like places like Reddit had become. When I found Beehaw, it was a breath of fresh air to actually see intelligent conversations between real people. I'd hate to see that be lost.

At the end of the day, you know deep inside what the right choice for you is. The unknown is scary, but the future is always unknown, no matter what you choose.

I went the route of going back to school for a fresh start, after my first career attempt didn't work out. It was absolutely the right choice. I went from feeling stuck in a bad situation and absolutely miserable, to a career that allows me to live my best life and I am infinitely more happy.

I didn't know what was going to come out of the change. I knew I couldn't keep doing what I was doing. When I went back to school, I did as many different internships as I could, since I knew what I didn't want to do, but I didn't know what I wanted to do anymore. I ended up falling into a career field I never even knew existed, but matches up to my strengths perfectly. Bonus points for being paid more than I ever imagined I could make (I basically tripled my income from my old job when I started my current one).

Life's short. Change is constant, no matter what you choose. Do what makes you happy, even if it's scary. We all end up as worm food, do you want to live your life as a series of "What ifs?" Or do you want to take a chance and try new things?

Teal

Though I've always loved all the cool colors: Blue, Purple, Green

I'm sorry to hear you are struggling. It may take time and it may be a tough road, but you can absolutely dig yourself out of this hole.

I'd recommend focusing on one loan at a time, if the whole makes you feel overwhelmed. While I'm not the biggest fan, Dave Ramsey suggests paying loans off using something called the snowball method. I think this can help you, because it will allow you to have wins and see progress faster. Since it sounds like you are struggling with motivation and seeing progress, this method will be the most useful. Small, achievable goals are important!

Basically, you pay the minimums on all of your current loans. Then you pay any extra on your loan with the lowest balance. Once that is knocked out, you take what you were paying for the first loan (minimum payment plus the extra) and put it towards your second smallest loan. A secondary benefit with this approach is that you will reduce your required cash outflow if you do end up losing your job. Good luck!

It sounds like a platform private companies can use to develop instantaneous peer-to-peer money transfer, as opposed to a true service run by the feds. Either way, the fact that it would allow someone to make a direct payment to another person's bank account anywhere would be a huge upgrade.

That...was not how I interpreted the authors position.

What did you read that makes you think they specifically want Jesus to be taught in schools?

• Walking my dog - Better awareness of my neighborhood/getting to know my neighbors. Fresh air, sunshine, and time to work through my thoughts helps me stay clear headed. Cardio is good for you.

• Fencing - both physically and mentally challenging. It is basically violently enforced meditation. Hella fun and is great stress relief. Cons - can be expensive and relatively few adults.

• Reading fiction - I enjoy getting lost in other worlds. Helps to disconnect from the internet from time to time

• Yoga - reduces random aches and pains from sitting all day at work/high impact activities. It just generally feels good afterwards.

• Curling - team sport I do with my spouse. Throwing shit and drinking/eating afterwards is nice. Good community to socialize with.

• Watching movies/tv/YouTube - Lots of great stuff out there. Easy to do too much of this one, especially youtube.

Stay safe! I hope they find the guy soon.

Theme: Prehistoric Times

Plot: Temptation

Hero: Clever tinkerer

Villain: Greedy business tycoon

Side character: Scheming courtier

Wildcard: Fey

I'm not quite sure how to work a business tycoon and courtier into something set in Prehistoric times, but I'm definitely intrigued on the sort of story I could come up with for this prompt.

Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoy it, especially since I want to write more. I think I might workshop this prompt a bit cause it definitely got some juices flowing.

This sounds absolutely fantastic. If I could have ridden a train from Boulder to C. Springs in college, I would have never needed a car. With the number of commuters that live outside of Denver and commute to it (or more rarely in the other direction) having this option should greatly relieve the number of vehicles on I25

Earthship homes are also an alternative that are pretty decent at remaining a stable temperature. Plus, I think they look pretty cool!

Doing ~20min of yoga every day I can, which works out to about 4-6 days a week. All my random aches and pains disappeared and my body feels way less stiff.

If I skip a week or so, I definitely feel noticably worse than I do when I keep it up.

I haven't made any this year, but I have in the past. My favorite flavor I've made is a chai ice cream (just brew the tea in the ice cream base).

Honestly, dating apps have always weirded me out so I never used them. I've only dated people I met in real life; which, as an introvert, means I haven't dated many people at all. I'd rather quality over quantity. Every date I've been on has lead to a LTR, because we already knew we had chemistry before our first date.

I met my spouse through work. I know lots of people recommend not dating people from your job, and it can be risky, but it worked for us. Of course, my parents have been married for over 40 years and also met at their job, so I guess maybe it's genetic.

As for what keeps us together? It's just easy. We like being around each other and work well together, despite our many differences. Life's better with them in it.

I spent so much time at our neighborhood pool as a kid. We would get dropped off by a parent and then they'd come pick us up either around dinner time or when a thunderstorm rolled in. Other days, we would go after dinner and stay until it got dark and the pool would close.

I just looked it up, since my hometown had budget issues a few years ago, and it is now owned by the YMCA.

The number one secret of dog training: It is just creating a shared language between you and your pup so that they can be successful.

Are they doing something you don't want them to? Teach them what you want them to do in that scenario instead. For instance, my dog used to sprint towards the road when he wanted to cross. I taught him to sit instead, and then we crossed whenever he asked by sitting to reinforce the much safer behavior.

The point is to teach them how to tell you what they want/need in healthy ways, and actually listen when they do what you taught them. Another example, give them a way to tell you they need to go outside (bells they can ring is a good option) and then let them out when they ask in the way you taught them.

It can depend on where you're located and how deep you get into the sport. For beginner classes, in my area, they are ~$100 for 6 weeks. It gets more expensive once you need your own gear and if you choose to compete and/or take private lessons.

I think the most comparable comparison in costs are probably club hockey and club soccer.

Have you ever tried French fries in hollandaise? I've had it once and it was the greatest fry topping I've ever had.

I volunteered to moonlight in a second role at my day job. This week is the first time that the workload has been getting to me. I guess it's just going to be a stressful couple of weeks and then I'll get through it.

This is not an issue for me. I swipe back and it returns to where I left.

I live in an older neighborhood and at least 50% of every house that has gone on the market since we bought in 2019 has been sold to flippers and listed for $200k more 3-6 months later. I can't believe how much they have driven up prices in the area.

I'm the opposite. I saw it as white and gold, saw a picture of it in better lighting, and now can only see it as blue and black

Hmmm. It almost like medical treatment decisions should be handled between the patient and doctor, not by politicians.

I recently started tracking what I was eating for nutrition/weight loss purposes and realized I should be eating way more protein. I've tried protein powders in the past (a lot of online recipes for oats recommend adding protein powder) and hate how strongly they are flavored. I saw a lot of diy protein powder recipes have a base of dry milk powder which I already had in my cupboard, so I just use that. It's fine with the same amount of liquid.

You could just use normal milk instead of milk powder + water, but this was lower calorie and never goes bad.

Not going to lie. As I was writing my response, I was thinking Who Framed Roger Rabbit might have been involved in my forming of this belief.

I thought movies were real and they just literally followed people around with a camera for the events in movies. Of course, animated movies were a little difficult to resolve with this logic. So, I just figured there was an alternate universe where everything was animated and that's where they came from.