Saraphim

@Saraphim@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Greetings from Canada. Well boys, it's aboot time we get to our hoose in Canada, isn't it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Please god someone post an ai pic of a borg in flannel

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do empty nesters deal with over cooking?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I had to work on this issue. I used to massively overcook. My house was always the place people just showed up. I had two kids, friends, family, so I was constantly ready to feed an army. Now one is out of the house, the other isn’t home most of the time and husband works evenings. We don’t have company like we used to before Covid, so unannounced guests happen rarely.

  I have to be conscious at all times about what I’m cooking. First I had to admit that my perception of how much food I needed was just wrong and could not be trusted. I started using recipes - even for things I know how to make- purely to reference serving sizes. And when all else failed, however much I felt I needed to make, I’d just make half of that

  It took some practice but now I make reasonable sized meals and have few leftovers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Buying neices and nephews Christmas presents?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Money. They like money. Everyone can use money. I have a nephew who is 29 years old - he came into the family at 13 and so wasn’t really part of the whole gift/celebration thing and didn’t visit with our family much. But he was still a kid and I wanted him to feel like someone was thinking about him on holidays. Now he’s got a wife and a baby and he’s a full ass adult and I don’t care. I still give him $50 on his birthday and Xmas. Because I still love him. Maybe he uses it to gas up his car. Maybe he uses it for diapers. Maybe he buys himself something with it - doesn’t matter. My nieces and nephews always get a present from me no matter their age, but after 13, everyone likes money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't we pump seawater into deserts to revive them?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you ever heard the phrase “salt the earth”? That’s the fastest way to kill everything in the soil and make sure nothing grows for a very very long time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, as a male, when emotionally do I only feel accepted by women but not by men?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Men show emotions all the time. The problem is that the only “acceptable” emotion is anger or resentment. People if any gender validate other peoples feelings based on their own experiences. Because women’s emotions are invalidated as weak or useless, women tend to be more sympathetic to others who experience that same invalidation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Office co-ordinator who took 28 months maternity leave before refusing to return to work loses unfair dismissal claim⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This lady worked for five months, then took maternity leave back to back for over two years and refused to come back to work due to personal issues that had nothing to do with her maternity leave and claimed unfair dismissal. Just wow.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the connotations of Joe Rogan?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to like joe Rogan as a comedian. His entire set was basically the first thing my brain thinks of - an easy crack joke with some wit. But one cannot live one’s life according to the fastest, easiest joke you can conceive of. Deeper thought reveals most of these impulse thoughts as stupid and childish. But he seems to just run with it, and has made that his public and political personality. My smart ass should not be making any meaningful decisions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I May Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What Specialty Doctor Should I Consult With?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I had really bad carpal tunnel in both wrists. The first stop was my GP who gave me a referral to a neurologist. They check your sensory response in your fingers and there is a rating system for how well sensation is received by your brain. Once they establish sensation is below a certain threshold they’ll refer you to the appropriate professional. For some, this means physio, stretching exercises, wrist braces, etc. if it’s bad enough, you’ll be referred to an orthopaedic surgeon. My recovery was relatively easy after my surgery. I couldn’t do anything complicated with my hands for a few weeks but I was back at work the next day since I just use a computer - I just finger pecked for a few days. Pro tip- get a bidet fixture for your toilet that activates with a button turn or press instead of a trigger handle. I did both hands at once and just got it over with. No regrets.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ELI5: What is scat? The internet one.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Scat (musical) - the bee bop beeping boo jibberish people sing in jazz music

  Scat (scientific) - animal droppings (poop)

  Scat (internet/modern) - people who participate in sex involving poop as part of their kink.