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I’d give New Zealand a go. I lived in Australia for a while and liked it for the most part but what I heard of NZ made me think I’d like it even better.

Nope. I compare my squat form to some peeps on the Internet to identify areas I can improve. I compare how I feel in a romantic relationship to how my friend does, a friend I admire and think has a really healthy approach to relationships, to learn from her. I compare my dress and behavior to colleagues at work to make sure I’m in the realm of matching professionalism. Comparison is not by default bad in all contexts.

Nope, I like a good A/B comparison. I recently compared two whiskeys from a distillery; one their regular release and one aged in sherry casks. The side by side comparison made it easier to pick out the difference between the two. The comparison makes whiskey tasting all the more enjoyable.

I love a good A/B comparison on just about any food or drink.

I don’t have a user tag for you either.

I only tag people as a reminder to myself not to engage with them. So congrats, this random Internet stranger is not intentionally avoiding you!

Twinsies!

Whenever I need to refill it, which happens more often than the shelf life (3-6 months for olive oil once opened).

IDK if this is the same form someone in a private industry engineering job would fill out, but I assume it’s at least similar. Having clearance is highly desirable to some; it opens access to projects that others can’t work, meaning more leverage to get better pay.

And an inability to fill out a couple hundred pages of paperwork means a person probably isn’t suited for the slow, documentation filled slog that is engineering on those sorts of projects anyways.

Personally, I don’t want to work on those sorts of projects so I don’t pursue clearance and accept it will narrow my job opportunities some.

Glass of water and a cup of coffee. I don’t usually eat food until 1 or 2 in the afternoon.

Does your mom’s friend have family? I’d start there, followed by asking the hospital what resources they have for patient engagement that your mom could supplement.

Absent those, I would look to a local library app like Hoopla or Libby. Once installed and setup with an account, it should be relatively easy for a non-technical person to use.

Failing that, audiobook and music CDs from a local library, playing on a CD stereo. Your mom brings fresh CDs and returns the old as she visits.

I really hope the hospital has some resources though, maybe a patient advocate could offer advice specific to the hospital. If this is “rehab”, they should be taking care of the mind as well as the body.

Raised Catholic. Anything that makes me feel guilty is a desire.

Walk a dog or wash dishes? Hmmm, choices, choices. And breaking up was the right one.

Well, the one making the claim paid for the pizza, and free pizza is the best pizza.

But by taste only, no, not the best pizza. Still a fun, dumb road trip with friends that only makes sense for a small window of years before adult decision making and financial responsibility kicks in.

Drove six hours for pizza, ate, drove six hours back. It was a group of college friends with one insisting their home pizza was the best and making the rest of us hungry.

What if churches that do “missions” to evangalize, like the Mormons who go door to door, had to reduce travel and costs during this challenging economic period. I suppose like me in my job, they would have to do more by email, chat, and video calls instead of in person.

Is that what this is? Cost cutting religious recruitment down to a few posts on the Fediverse?

The only street racing I’ve seen IRL was out on a quiet road with lookouts on both ends to spot if cops / other cars were coming. There wasn’t much danger to anyone but the drivers.

If comparing drunk driving to Fast & Furious street racing the answer might be different, but comparing to what I suspect is what more commonly happens in street racing, drunk driving is more dangerous.

If she expects marriages to last, yes, your history of five divorces is a red flag indicator that your feelings about marriage are incompatible.

I like the rocks and concept L best.

At least two have women in clothing with exposed arms and legs while the men are covered, including even their heads in some cases. In this year, 2025, are we still considering scientist man in serious thought versus swimming suit lady frolicking on the beach? Really?

I have a dent in my shin bone from a really big hit that didn’t quite manage to break it. It’s visible if you look close. I also feel rapid temperature/pressure changes there.

“My shin bones screamin’, I figure a storm’s coming”

Yep. I have Bluetooth headphones so I can wander the house freely. Tidying up, cooking, hobby projects here and there, picking out the dead leaves and buds on houseplants.

Some TV shows warrant full attention, but some I just listen to half of it. Some I rewatch as a comfort.