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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • The world has lost /is losing a lot of food this past year alone. Saw an article that Georgia (US) lost 90% of it’s peaches this season, folks/farms from the Midwest and Canada either couldn’t plant at all due to lack of rain or what was planted has died already.

    The dam that was blown up in Ukraine ruined a huge area of farming that has global significance as they exported a lot of grains and oil seeds.

    Spain is facing over 60% crop failures and the third year without honey.

    Cotton crops from Texas and Spain also at a huge loss.

    I am sure there’s more, this is just off the top of my head. It’ll take a little bit for it all to show up, but we are definitely going to be feeling the effects of this by next year I’m sure.


  • I like and /or want to watch many of the shows already listed, so I want to add some not ITT

    The Bridge (both versions) The Tunnel (uk/french remake of The Bridge)

    Counterpart ~ what a great show and we’d had a season 2 if not for the pause because of Covid:/

    Vera ~ my all time favorite of the mystery shows.

    Strange New Worlds ~ feels like the star trek we grew up with!

    Better off Ted ~ that show was ahead of it’s time. Wish there were more than 2 seasons!!

    Often passed over, yet exceptional imo, is Marco Polo on Netflix.

    Shetland ~ Beautiful scenery along with great mysteries.

    Will Trent ~ one of the few shows I watch as it came out and was really anticipating the next weeks episode. Most shows I just wait till they’re all out. This one got me hooked right out the gate.

    The Stranger ~ by Harlen Coben on Netflix.

    Alaska Daily ~ cool setting and great topics

    Quantum Leap (new one) Was pleasantly surprised and lok forward to the next season


  • In 1988 when I was in hair school and instructor was diagnosed with HIV and was fired. He wasn’t allowed to do hair anymore either. Lost his job and cosmetology license. Wasn’t allowed to touch people. We weren’t even allowed to talk about it. HIV and AIDS were running rampant and it was buried for years. People were treated as lepers. Wasn’t until a young boy was infected from a blood transfusion that they even took it somewhat seriously. Only 35 years ago.

    Had a friend who died from AIDS in 1992 that was infected from a breast implant surgery and tons of folks wouldn’t go to her funeral!



  • Using on Android mobile has been a pleasant experience for me. Just added a shortcut to my home screen. But, I tend to not download an app unless I have to. Years ago when I was on Facebook and Twitter, I always did it that way. I never used their apps.

    I am old-ish so I am not sure if that is why when I joined, it was very easy for me to find my way around. I say this because I’ve been on the internet since the '90s and have familiarity with hunting down what I need versus it just being there in an app.

    Ironically, when I started on Reddit back in 2012, I quickly found bacon reader and have been using it ever since. It is one of the few apps I do use. And I will not be using Reddit any other way so I am here for the long run.