A peacock’s tail is a flourish, something that adds to the whole without detracting.

A cocktail combines spirits with other flavors to make them something else.

I don’t really drink cocktails, but thr antiquated term makes sense in a particular context.

Now looking it up, apparently the origin of the term isn’t actually known and my interpretation isn’t even in the running, but I’m saving this anyway because it’s amusing.

They don’t learn. They’ll just blame Democrats yet again.

I’ll have to give that a watch. Dinklage is always a joy to watch.

The term you’re looking for is dingleberries.

My feeling is that sex offenders should get life, and a relatively comfortable prison life, in exchange for no possibility of parole.

If you know what you are and choose to act on it, no second chances.

That’s it!

I’d forgotten it was a match 3.

So imagine you have two of the same color side by side with no gaps.

You have the same color on the bottom of your current piece.

You could slam that piece into the matching ones, hoping that they would bounce up and allow all three to match in a row.

It was the one linux game I had that most friends would ask to play when they came over.

An old game that never really took off, Orbz.

I was one of the best players in the world while it lasted.

Simple little game, you’re a ball and you throw yourself at stars. The more you hit in a row without missing, the better your combo and score.

Essentially pong, but you play the ball, and it’s on a landscape rather than somewhere you fall off and die.

I made a few levels for it.

Another was Triptych, which my friends and I called jelly tetris. Imagine tetris but the bits are springy and bounce a bit. It was a blast. Both were commercial games available on Linux at the time, early 2000s.

Media has taught us that a first date involves drinking in a bar or restaurant, in part because of movie shorthand. (Dinner and drinks is a date, forget the rest of the evening, we just set the stage to imply the rest.)

As many others have said, your normal is your normal. Don’t let society or Hollywood pressure you into dating ‘their way’.

I met my wife on a date at a coffeehouse near here house. We then went to a pizza place across the street. No alcohol involved, but I did bring a board game into the restaurant with us.

Better funding of higher education, lower costs of living in general for lower income people. Better public transportation as well.

That tries to at least address each of your concerns.

Believable shower thought… wanting to go back to bed.

The cryptocurrencies affected will just implement AI to circumvent these regulations.

Words and concepts have no meanings any longer. Fake AI money is the future.

I’d give it a shot, but I honestly leave my home only once a week, which makes these types of games less appealing to me.

I almost never travel either.

I’d still play a game that let me use/invest in local resources generously, and unlock more areas with travel.

I’d never be competitive in such a game, but I’m comfortable with that.

What works for you, works for you.

It may be possible to slowly wean yourself off of these behaviors that are worrying you. If it’s down to once a month, there isn’t as much of a jump to zero times a month, but maybe sometime. And then once it’s been a year, congratulate yourself for that and keep going.

Habits are hard to break and much easier to fall into. But if you are more conscious of these decisions, it all becomes a little bit easier with time.

That kind of mindfulness is a skill that is hard to develop, but your post leads me to think you’re already on your way.

That’s a tactic I’ve seen widely used, especially by the assholes we are talking about.

Words have meaning to us, and fascists love that because they are not beholden to any truth at all.

Ah, then I guess I don’t know how to interpret that.

Maps cannot answer that question.

Genealogy could, but has its downsides.

Whatever happened, it’s more valuable now.

Stewed beets are delicious, and beet greens are quite tasty too. A nice addition to any garden.

Now that is a good shower thought!

I’m someone who builds up earwax easily, leading to infections.

For the last decade, I’ve been regularly scraping it out with metal spoons. I’m even used to accidentally tapping my ear drum.

Last time I was at my doctors he commented (to the intern in training) that my ear canals are well sloped and naturally clean themselves, and I corrected him. Glad to know he didn’t observe damage I’ve been causing.