GlassHalfHopeful

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[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

No worries. Looking incredible so far!

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

You nailed it regarding closure and the therapeutic nature of it. That's exactly how I took it. Life throws a lot at people. We can't stop that. It's simply a byproduct of existence.

Sometimes closure is hard to find, so it was really nice to see that happen for someone. There are some things in my own life that still weigh quite heavy and it was nice to co-experience the feelings of Paul Giamatti's character.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is really neat. Got any other photos to share?

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thanks again for this. It was really helpful.

Watched Eulogy in the living room and one of my kids was kids hard in the feels zone. I chose to focus on the positive and really liked the episode. They wanted to know if this was how Black Mirror always was, so we watched my fav episode of San Junipero. Goodness do I love that one.

Anyway, I really enjoyed all the rest of the season.

That first episode really hit me hard, so I was worried about the rest. Maybe it was bad timing. More likely that it just hit too close to home. Add in the advertising economy in real life and how it's everywhere, stealing your info, and blocking everything from any semblence of a good experience. It just got to me. I will never understand the irony in Netflix releasing this episode.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This a great interview.

Being brave enough to be wrong about something so fundamental is no small feat. In this clip, what he describes briefly at the end regarding his wife's reaction is just the tip of the iceberg.

For people so deeply entrenched in ideologies and worldviews such as these, the ramifications of accepting being wrong and pivoting can be devastating to marriages, familial relations, communities, careers, and more.

My heart goes out to those wading through those waters, especially those gathering the courage to shed the falsehoods at great cost. 💜

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

The thought of subscriber based healthcare genuinely freaks me out.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Super cute! 💜

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

So freaking real, right? Gaa. Awful because it's too possible. Butttttt... As far fetched as some episodes can be, this is what the creators are aiming for. 😅

And so fitting because I had to recently drop Netflix and other services to crappy ad tiers because I can't afford them any more. In the end, we can live without these things. But this episode was making me so mad because it was literally life or death. And no talk of how the government was doing anything to stop it. Just too real.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

This is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. I knew someone could do this. I really appreciate you taking the time. Seriously. 💜

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Except for when it's not. And I love those episodes, hence the OP. See my comment here in terms of what I mean: https://lemmy.ca/comment/15880323

 

Photo Description

Top Left: Tree unbalanced. Left side producing little. Right side producing well.

Top Right: Shown from opposite side. Full limbs visible without flowering.

Bottom left: Close up of the left side of the tree. Several branches not flowering down full length.

Bottom right: Closer view of the graft and up.

Please do ask for any more clarifying photos if you think it would help.

Questions:

  • The tree just started blooming this week. Is it too late to start pruning or should I wait until Autumn?

  • Pruning the tree is going to make it even more lopsided than it already is. Would you all recommend trimming back the healthy branches so it's not so heavy on one side?

  • This website gives the advice below. Any thoughts otherwise?

Thank you all so much!


How to Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree

The different types of weeping cherries can grow to between eight and 40 feet tall. Proper pruning keeps these trees looking beautiful and can prevent the development and spread of diseases. Prune while the tree is dormant (no flowers or leaves on the branches) in early spring or late fall. Take the following steps once a year with bypass pruning shears or a pole pruner.

  • Cut back any branches that contact the ground until they’re at least six inches off the ground.
  • Remove branches that are rubbing against each other.
  • Trim back branches that are closer than two inches apart.
  • Remove dead branches.
  • Remove stems or branches growing out of the trunk or around the base of the tree (a.k.a. suckers).
  • Trim back the tips of the branches around the perimeter of the canopy until it’s a balanced, uniform shape.
  • Remove branches that are growing straight up on grafted cherry trees because they will continue to grow upward instead of weeping down.
  • Thin out the mangled cluster of branches that often develops near the base of the canopy of grafted trees.
  • Remove diseased branches as soon as they’re discovered, regardless of the time of year. Sterilize the blade of your cutting tool in between cuts to prevent disease spread.
 

Does anyone know of a Duolingo-like birding application that gamifies bird identification?

(Particularly for Android and extra points for sound ID in addition to visual ID)

 

So glad to finally hear an update on this and see that he's actually being punished. I hope others learn from this.

 

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

"A U.S. intelligence report declassified in mid-December 2023 estimated that 315,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded in Ukraine. If accurate, the figure would represent 87% of the roughly 360,000 troops Russia had before the war, according to the report."

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I will never feel as though I fit in this world, a place where the so-called leaders of humanity callously throw away the lives of their own people--slaughtering the innocent along the way--in their own broken, vileness.

There is no goodness from such death.

We have the ability, today, to be so much more than we have ever been. We can realize the greatest of human potential. Yet we continue to choose death.

Had I only been born in a later age where I could spend my one life in an era that is extraordinarily glorious. Presuming of course that our species would survive itself to such a time.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca to c/dungeonmeshi@ani.social
 

Any idea why I am not seeing comments for any of the posts here?

When I click the "Last weeks thread" link and it opens in my web browser, I am then able to see the comments including my own...

🤔

 

I am one with the Force and the Force is with me.

 

Even more major than the current major sanctions...

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