Oh yes, I definitely admire people who live in tiny houses and clean spaces, but I have come to accept that I can admire without feeling the compulsion to try to become a type of person that I am not!

That's a good example... but how often do you (realistically) have to carry out a pit stop in eight seconds? But I understand about having an "ideal" we hold in our mind's eye...

I believe most of my clutter has a purpose. Speaking of a "particular other," my ex-wife was an actual hoarder and the difference was that she would just buy/bring home stuff "because she

For me, the best kind of teaching — and learning — tends to be a dialogue in which both (or more) parties come away with better overall wisdom and information than they had before. Both the teacher and

Thanks for stopping by; glad you got something from the post!

Hi Chelsea, nice to "see you," and thanks for the kind words! I have reached a point of not giving much "advice" at all... I just share possible scenarios and their likely outcomes,

Given what we know know about multiple intelligences and different learning styles, it is definitely folly to use IQ as a measurement of anything much more than the capacity to solve mostly abstract puzzles.

It can definitely become a problem, especially when you come across a person who feels they just have to impose their way of seeing the world and doing things on everyone around them. In a sense, it works

Appreciate the thoughtful comment @clixmoney, and shanks for sharing your perspective and experience. Teaching definitely is a good way to learn, as well... the interaction between student and teacher

Particularly when we are young we tend to be afraid to share with anyone that we "don't know" something, but there is no shame in not knowing as long as you are willing to teach yourself and

Yes, the buttercups can be very invasive... they can strangle out pretty much everything. I'm trying to grow as many things as possible that are just too strong and dense for weeks to grow, and that are

Beautiful. Kinda makes me miss those long Nordic summer nights where the sky never gets entirely dark.

Just sending you a ping because... yeah. I know that place. And the best thing we can do is allow ourselves to have the feels rather than putting on our brave mask that we always wear and show the world.

Nice! They grow so fast, don't they? Seems like it was just a short while ago you were sharing kitten shots of Rusty and Keiichi...

Well... allrighty, then! I started writing a comment, and it turned into a dissertation length piece that's perhaps better put into free-standing post, because it ended up addressing both of your posts

Yes, the distribution definitely matters... and particularly what the distribution is distributed to. I like the core premise that "quality matters," so we are at least trying to create something

Oh yes, he had a delish treat of all the scrapings off the skins! Best cat treat ever....

Good for you! Your well-being is far more important than a job. And particularly one that leads you to panic attacks (which DO feel a bit like having a heart attack)... time to leave. I felt about that

This all looks remarkably like something I'm actually old enough to remember: trading OTC "pink sheet" stocks. Same dynamic, 40 years ago. With a few thousand $$$ you could move the price of

I am definitely going to start following this community more closely... we'll see what direction it takes, as it is still very new.