I think the referenced term is “puppy face.”

Also sometimes called puppy-dog eyes or puppy pout.

Edit: However, I was interested to learn the etymology you shared.

This puppy really is an itsy-witsy little Vienna Sausage doggie, isn’t it?

Irresistible.

It’s the Union that’s too far for them.

“In this image, one can see the core of the Milky Way galaxy, zodiacal light (sunlight diffused by interplanetary dust), streaks of SpaceX Starlink satellites, individual stars, an edge-on view of the atmosphere that appears in burnt umber due to hydroxide emissions, a near-sunrise just over the horizon, and nighttime cities appearing as streaks.”

CA Friends Unite!

Those of us who are glad we’re gonna have homes left to go home to are so grateful for every scoop!

Except the first night the winds in the Palisades were too strong and erratically gusty to fly anything, especially the kind of daredevil flying necessary to drop water into a fiery maelstrom, in the thick smoke and rugged terrain. So they were limited to a ground attack, which is why so many homes and acres burned. The fact so few people died is a testament to much of the work they did accomplish, saving lives rather than property.

I was referring to the rat’s nest of pubes on his head

Insurance CEOs are immoral.

Billionaires are garbage.

“Pædo” under Kavanaugh

Donald’s a dickhead, complete with pubes.

Meta’s a bog, and Zuck is its boggart.

Free enough?

(Too bad I don’t have an account to test it out.)

There are private firefighting companies, and in this fire any efforts they could add would have been welcomed, since the strong winds prevented nighttime air assault. But unless they had water-tank vehicles they would have been subject to the same problem of hydrants running dry from insufficient supply. Their best bet would be to pump from swimming pools. The multiple real Fire Departments would have been fine with being able to send their personnel elsewhere. I say “would have” because I just don’t know if any were working there. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were, though.

I think you meant fire maRkers

Hey, WE didn’t vote for him!

We’re just lucky these fires happened while Biden is still President or we wouldn’t have gotten a penny.

Oh I agree. It really requires -supported affordable housing. Although the best results come from integrating low-income units into mid-price housing so people can be near jobs and have decent groceries etc. Also mixing mid-price housing into high-end neighborhoods so the people who provide services can also live near where they work.

The real problem is landlords who’d rather sit on empty homes than lower the rent. And collude to keep rents inflated.

I’m pretty sure this is what you were listening to, and yeah it’s a pretty bleak situation:

2024 saw one of the slowest housing markets in 30 years. What will 2025 bring? https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/nx-s1-5240991/2024-saw-one-of-the-slowest-housing-markets-in-30-years-what-will-2025-bring

The only glimmer of hope seems to be in cities that have put effort into building more homes. Capitalism isn’t going to solve this, because it only gets “luxury” housing built for the Haves.

One thing that is helping in California is the Builder’s Remedy Law projects, where, in cities that haven’t come up with a legit plan to create more affordable housing by the deadline, (usually because they don’t want Poors living there) developers can create huge new projects that don’t have to conform with the existing (overly restrictive and often based on redlining) zoning laws as long as they include 10% low-income units.

For me, a brisk walk is 5.2 km/h (at 8% grade, 135 strides/minute, and I’m totally sweaty after 30 minutes, it would take me about 45 to go 2 miles) because I’m short and 65. With my husband, we would take over an hour because he can only drive his wheelchair so fast before the vibrations make him lose control of his lip-joystick. Add in crappy curbcuts for another 10 minutes. I (or we) would take the bus because I’m not a privileged idiot like him, (and the subway is still not wheelchair accessible) but you should also be aware of your own privilege of youth, stride length, and health.

From a purely “medical necessity” viewpoint even, having a properly-functioning prosthetic helps him keep the rest of his body healthy! (Although I suppose they’d figure on denying claims for hospital treatment when his unhealthy heart caved in!)

And then throw out your back or fall and break a hip because of the unnatural motion required to walk with said broomstick.

Oh I guess that makes sense, since the vehicle is the collateral on the loan. Hard to repo a wreck.

Isn’t the required car insurance the part that covers the OTHER cars, property and people you might harm with your car?

I don’t think it’s required that you carry enough insurance to be able to replace your own car. Might depend on your state, though?

Having random superb owls appear in my feed is very cheerful!

It starts with acknowledging to them that you’re beginning to realize that your view of reality is different, shaped by your experience, and you can’t viscerally understand theirs, but you want to try. That the burden of explanation shouldn’t be on them, but you appreciate when they are willing to do so. This part should initially be done when you’re not in the middle of arguing/discussing. But in your own mind you should return to it when you are, and ask yourself, and then her, “what am I missing or misunderstanding, what context am I not seeing to help me better hear what she’s saying?”

And if she gives up, doesn’t want your solution, realize that your empathy may be all the solution she’s looking for from you. Especially if it’s something external, like a problem with her boss. You telling her what you think she should do about it would just add pressure on her, and probably wouldn’t fit with all the nuances of their dynamic. (Just an example) Instead, reminding her you have faith in her strength and intelligence will help her respond in ways that feel right to her, even if it’s not how you would have handled it.

Separately, bird flu has egg prices up again. Which may or may not affect you.