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Comment on The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID in ~health
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Comment on Lefties of Tildes: what are some items where the left handed version is most necessary? in ~life
Dovey LinkI'm fairly leftie and I agree with some commenters that a lot of those gadgets aren't necessary. I do have some left-handed scissors, and I did always dislike those right-handed desks. The worst...I'm fairly leftie and I agree with some commenters that a lot of those gadgets aren't necessary. I do have some left-handed scissors, and I did always dislike those right-handed desks. The worst thing was field hockey in gym class, where they never had a stick for me, but thank god the days of gym class are long over. I use either hand for my computer mouse, which I think has helped with ambidexterity. (One day I discovered I was unthinkingly using a screwdriver with my right hand.)
My advice is not to make it a big deal. When I was little and learning to knit in a group, the teachers said, "Oh, left-handed, you're going to find this VERY DIFFICULT. We just don't know how to teach you!" I learned just fine later on and I knit like anyone else. Knitted like a fiend for decades, in fact.
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Comment on Maja Francis – Hello Cowboy (2024) in ~music
Dovey LinkLet's pair that with Mitsou's Bye bye mon cowboyLet's pair that with Mitsou's Bye bye mon cowboy
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Comment on Not sure where to ask this - early 2000's email printing layout samples in ~design
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Comment on Not sure where to ask this - early 2000's email printing layout samples in ~design
Dovey (edited )LinkI have some printouts of emails from 1997. Would those be useful for you? Edit: I found a few from 2001, too.I have some printouts of emails from 1997. Would those be useful for you?
Edit: I found a few from 2001, too.
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Comment on A little palette cleanser from all of the heavy stuff we talk about here—and a beautiful little surprise for us just before bed in ~life
Dovey Link ParentThey definitely do not try to be clean! Raccoons leave a terrible mess behind, after they destroy all the nice things you wish you could keep outside or grow in your garden.They definitely do not try to be clean! Raccoons leave a terrible mess behind, after they destroy all the nice things you wish you could keep outside or grow in your garden.
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Comment on Concerning levels of arsenic and lead found in tampons in world first study in ~health
Dovey Link ParentI heartily recommend them. Used a cup for decades until I no longer needed to, and I found it was almost always the best choice for me. (On camping trips, not so much.)I heartily recommend them. Used a cup for decades until I no longer needed to, and I found it was almost always the best choice for me. (On camping trips, not so much.)
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Comment on Lemonade stands in ~life
Dovey LinkI wonder if enough people are carrying cash to make this idea work? I carry cash and change but I know a lot of people just don't bother any more. Do kids carry change nowadays? Funny, Facebook...I wonder if enough people are carrying cash to make this idea work? I carry cash and change but I know a lot of people just don't bother any more. Do kids carry change nowadays?
Funny, Facebook showed me a memory today from 2012, when I encountered a lemonade stand. Those kids also had cookies available, with a combo deal for sixty cents. I was their first customer and I don't know if they got many more.
Somehow the idea of a lemonade stand is charming and classic, but the thought of kids selling stuff out of a cooler at the park feels a little sketchy to me.
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Comment on If Taylor Otwell and Taylor Swift stood in the US presidential election, who will you vote for? in ~talk
Dovey LinkI had to look up who Taylor Otwell is, so I guess I'm in the Taylor Swift camp. Fortunately I'm Canadian and I don't think you'll let me vote.I had to look up who Taylor Otwell is, so I guess I'm in the Taylor Swift camp. Fortunately I'm Canadian and I don't think you'll let me vote.
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Comment on What are some lesser known food and cooking YouTubers? in ~food
Dovey LinkCooking the Books, just under 50,000 subscribers. Anna makes vintage recipes from her collection of old cookbooks. She's a natural in front of the camera and I find all her videos enjoyable....Cooking the Books, just under 50,000 subscribers. Anna makes vintage recipes from her collection of old cookbooks. She's a natural in front of the camera and I find all her videos enjoyable. Mostly American mid-20th-century home cooking, with lots of maraschino cherries and Bisquick.
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Comment on Randy Travis sings again, courtesy of AI in ~tech
Dovey Link ParentAlso Canada here: I tried one of the suggested shorts alongside the video and got to hear a sample of it. Maybe that would hold you over until you find the whole thing, if that's what you're after.Also Canada here: I tried one of the suggested shorts alongside the video and got to hear a sample of it. Maybe that would hold you over until you find the whole thing, if that's what you're after.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Dovey LinkI'm reading Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, by James C. Scott, recommended by @fefellama. So far I'm still on the introduction! Got through a couple of pages this morning...I'm reading Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, by James C. Scott, recommended by @fefellama. So far I'm still on the introduction! Got through a couple of pages this morning but had to look up swidden, corvee and polity. I think once I get my brain in gear I'll enjoy learning about this. Why on earth did people form cities and states when it's so much easier, healthier and more enjoyable to be a hunter/gatherer? Maybe I'll soon know more.
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
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Comment on What are some of your favorite history books and why? in ~books
Dovey Link ParentThanks, Against the Grain sounds good. I just put it on hold at the library.Thanks, Against the Grain sounds good. I just put it on hold at the library.
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Comment on Hermeto Pascoal - Música da Lagoa (Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira, 1985) in ~music
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Comment on The search for the ultimate home/apartment spring cleaning guide in ~life.home_improvement
Dovey LinkI've been watching Clean That Up lately and finding lots of useful hints. He has a spring cleaning playlist if you're interested.I've been watching Clean That Up lately and finding lots of useful hints. He has a spring cleaning playlist if you're interested.
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Comment on Eclipse playlist recommendations in ~music
Dovey LinkDoctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne. "Doctor, my eyes, tell me what is wrong, was I unwise to leave them open for so long?"Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne. "Doctor, my eyes, tell me what is wrong, was I unwise to leave them open for so long?"
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Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games
Dovey Link ParentAnd my cousin and I played "Executive Ping Pong." Sit in chairs with your feet up on the table and try to rally. We didn't get far with that, actually.And my cousin and I played "Executive Ping Pong." Sit in chairs with your feet up on the table and try to rally. We didn't get far with that, actually.
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Comment on Why does the letter 'S' look like an 'F' in old manuscripts? in ~humanities.languages
Dovey LinkOne of my English professors told us she'd had a student who used a facsimile of an old manuscript for her reference material. Her paper on Shakespeare's "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" was......One of my English professors told us she'd had a student who used a facsimile of an old manuscript for her reference material. Her paper on Shakespeare's "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" was... noteworthy.
I got my flu shot last week in Ontario and I was curious to see whether we've ditched the Yamagata strain. This is from the Public Health Ontario website: "Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) also indicated support for the removal of the B/Yamagata strain from influenza vaccines and a transition to trivalent vaccines, as soon as practically possible. Recognizing significant logistical and regulatory challenges with transitioning from quadrivalent to trivalent vaccines, NACI anticipates a gradual transition, with variability in vaccine supply across countries. Quadrivalent vaccines will continue to be supplied to public health programs in Canada for the 2024-25 influenza season and more detailed guidance
regarding the change from quadrivalent to trivalent vaccines will be included as part of the 2025-26
NACI seasonal influenza statement."
So we're lagging behind as always. Maybe next year.