Banking and Coinbase issues are always an issue here, too. From banking at a smaller local bank that's not on the Plaid network — and if you don't have Plain, KYC processes can't be completed — Washington

Thanks! These days, I think what makes me happiest about Hive — aside from the cool people encountered along the way — is that it IS proving to be very resilient and durable. Maybe it'll even be here long

Thank you! I definitely plan to keep going for as long as this place remains standing!

The cost of living is — quite frankly — scary. I mean, if you're a homeowner, so much you pay for is loosely indexed by your property value. Sure, it's great that our house has appreciated by 400% since

Thank you, as I have enjoyed yours. You were one of the very first people I read, back on the old site.

Nuance is absent. That. Right there. I remember arriving in Texas from Denmark for college in 1981, and one of the very first comments I heard was "So, are you some kind of COMMUNIST?" The

Aging definitely has something to do with it... often because we have already seen some scenario unfold a dozen times with a similar outcome, and yet there's a whole group of people acting like that scenario

You're welcome. It's almost always a challenge... but it is definitely an interesting one!

That's the key factor there: "money you don't need." Sadly, a luxury I haven't had in a long time.

Yes, that's definitely something "right! We're not far off getting seedlings going in the garage.

Congratulations on the sale of the condo! Such a quick sale is amazing, in these times. We'll be trying to sell our large house next year to move to a smaller less expensive place, and we're crossing our

He's just very attached to his humans... but his tail was wagging while I went for my visits!

He's a lovely pup... and surprisingly not slobbery. I grew up around big dogs... my auntie kept a Newfoundland who was just huge and there was always a veritable rain of slobber every time he had a good

Yeah, I'm happy to let people have their dogs back after hanging with them for a while. But I do enjoy their company...

It was just a really random memory! The funny thing is that we thought what we were doing was so advanced at the time!

Considering the scale and longevity of MTG, you may really be onto something here by also embracing the physical aspects of gameplay! That's exciting news! There's something very appealing about something

Consider it done!

Always happy to have you pondering! Maybe I don't need consistency; maybe I wouldn't be having such conversations with myself if I could better afford my life in this inflationary world. But the bills

Thank you!

You touched on something there: I find it disturbing that the options are slowly going away. Perhaps I'd feel better about it if choice was a little more available. By the MegaCorps have more and more