Tiny Complaints

I know there’s a website for the dog at least!

Omg so I looked and they have EVERYTHING now!

I still wish the library would have it easily available but this is an awesome resource, I need to poke around more.

Cats specifically: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/does-a-cat-die

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I think rich countries are going to renege on our promise to vaccinate fairly and universally

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Cat is happy where Cat is located, and doesn’t particularly care that you think you need to pee. :smile_cat:

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I often ask my husband either/or questions (Should we eat this or this, etc.), and receive an answer of “Yes” or “That sounds good”. :face_with_raised_eyebrow: Thanks for responding, but that’s not what I needed, sir.

I was talking to my mom the other day, and based on all evidence, I’ve married my father.

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I got giant marshmallows at the store but I forgot we have graham crackers at home so I did not buy chocolate. No s’mores for us! Basic marshmallows on sticks will still be happening at some point this week though.

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I can’t imagine Outlander without content warnings. The TV series had them on literally every episode, and for good reason.

It’s a fantastical time-travel series that, especially in the books, doesn’t even attempt to handle problematic issues the way they would be handled for a 2020 audience (the first book is 40 years old). There are badly flawed characters whose problematic behavior isn’t ignored, but the characters aren’t intended to be villains either (though some are). Jamie is an 18th century Highlander who never completely understands modern sensibilities. Claire is a 20th century woman who never completely accepts 18th century mores. They both mold, but it’s a culture clash for a while.

It’s not for everyone.

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Haven’t read the books, but the show is definitely rough. I almost stopped watching at one particular sequence, and don’t know anyone IRL I can recommend it to because of all the CWs (and the intensity of them).

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My blood sugar stability is still alllllll messed up from my fasted morning a couple days ago. I nearly had an anxiety attack in a virtually empty target trying to pick wrapping paper this morning. Even when I rationally know blood sugar issues can trigger anxiety, it still SUCKS and is very real inside my skull.

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I am so sorry, that sounds like it feels horrible all the way around. I really hope it stabilizes soon!

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TC: people who have their FB profile picture set uncomfortably close to their face, especially when it’s an awkwardly high resolution photo. I don’t want to look at your nose pores, chad, it’s just weird.

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The dehumidifier died. We kept hearing weird noises and think it was the culprit. It was running weirdly and starting to overheat, so really glad we realized it. Hubs cut the cord and put it outside.

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I need to do something on a computer, and I can’t remember what it is. I thought I’d remember once I opened my laptop. No dice.

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Exhausted, no coffee.

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Every year I buy a loaf of stollen (sort of a traditional German fruitcake but more breadlike) from a German bakery that’s in the city but nowhere near me. Just now I looked into getting one delivered. I can’t get just 1 1-lb loaf as usual, the smallest order I can place is 1 2-lb loaf and it costs $37.50. You can buy multiple 1-lb loaves but still, even those, the price has been jacked way up this year. I think the 1-lb loaves used to be $12 or so? Which is still a lot.

I cannot stomach paying that for 1 loaf of bread. This sucks, this is a tradition that goes back to childhood. But that’s obscene. I don’t think it includes shipping either.
(ACK! It does not. Shipping is $15. Yikes. I do not want it THAT badly.)

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Sounds like you may need a stollen recipe.
Edit: I’ve become a recent convert to the King Arthur’s flour easy X recipes: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/our-easiest-stollen-recipe

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TC on behalf of Kiddo - Can coronavirus be over now? He misses his friend down the street. :sob:

(I don’t believe that family has been quarantining at all this year.)

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Maybe, though, it uses a bazillion dried candied fruits that I am not even sure where to source and will not use again.

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Nice, King Arthur sells a Baker’s Fruit Blend - which of course is OOS for the season. I’ll make a note of that for next year though!

A friend suggested I see if they’ll deliver slices of it through Uber Eats or Grubhub or similar since it’s also a cafe. They don’t even have stollen on their delivery menu! WHAT, this is what this place is famous for citywide! Oh well.

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KAF sells kits and mixes, they might have a stollen kit or mix.

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You could use half golden raisins and half craisins from a regular grocery and then just eat the rest on salads, etc.

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