I weap for the landlords. 🎻

Brakes are iron and copper, the latter is an environmental contaminant. But tires pollute zinc and a hundred other petrochemicals. One is causing big problems with fish - 6PPD, but there are likely others causing yet unseen damage. Between the two brake dust seems more manageable in stormwater.

But they increase particulate tire dust due to being heavier.

That’ll show her not to use her status to get discounted gown rentals.

People have different beliefs about reincarnation and so forth. If you believe we are just chemical bags than yeah parents are to blame for their children’s existence. But if you believe there is a soul outside, what I said makes perfect sense. It’s not rhetoric is just another perspective.

Never regret your children. Your children chose to be alive at this time, and they chose you as a parent. If they didn’t want to be here, they wouldn’t.

Do your best, control what you can. Control your breath. You can’t control the behaviors of a billion people. You can do a lot to prepare your family for the next 50 years.

If somebody talks about world news or politics, I’d rather drop the conversation. Willful ignorance is about maintaining a good state of mind, and that includes not talking to some people about such topics.

I used to drink one pint of coffee per day. Now I drink none and I feel so much better.

Krispy Kreme donuts. Cold Stone Creamery. Cake Pops.

The news is primarily billionaire propaganda. It does not add value to your life. When it’s important you’ll hear about it, and then you can read up. You don’t have to be the first to know. Nothing bad will happen to you for being less informed.

It appears to be a crow or raven.

In California Brook Trout is non-native, but we have a Heritage Trout Challenge where anglers try to catch six of the native trout species in their native streams. When somebody completes the challenge they get a custom certificate showing the species they caught and dates. So far I’ve caught one - California Golden Trout.

Interesting do you just sub buckwheat flour? I’ve had Ethiopian injera, which is like a sourdough Teff crèpe.

There are many factors leading to destructive wildfires. Probably the biggest one is power lines through vegetated areas. Another might be allowing building on hills. But I don’t think people were pushed out into the hills by zoning. It’s all about the view.

Thanks. I’m obviously not a lawmaker. I think older rentals (30+ yrs) should revert to public ownership - the profit has been made and all the rent needs to be reinvested to keep or replace the structure.

Anyway the idea is corporate and foreign ownership is the problem. I don’t think tax is enough - that may just raise rents even more. There needs to be actual blocks from ownership - not an open bid process. Otherwise the rich will out bid us every time - in rent and in ownership.

I think the zoning is not the complete picture. Our houses also cost more because we have to design for seismic safety, energy efficiency, and fire mitigation. It’s the building code.

They built a big high rise apartment right next to the light rail station near my house. The commercial space on the ground floor is vacant, and so are half the units. It’s been like this six years… But it has a rooftop pool. The units are crazy expensive and it’s run by a corporation. It was allowed to be built but it’s not benefiting the neighborhood, nor is it reducing prices.

There’s only one thing we need to do to drastically change the housing market toward affordability: Only residents can own property in California - and only 1 property per taxpayer. The housing “problem” will disappear overnight. The only problem is greed and it is happening everywhere.

Likewise any time you think about something from the past, it could be the last time you ever think of it.

Commercially grown mushrooms wouldn’t be possible without vast amounts of manure, which is a byproduct of industrial animal agriculture. I fail to find a clear distinction between manure and leather, which is also a byproduct of meat and dairy production.

Personally I don’t eat dung mushrooms because I don’t like the taste. I was just providing information so those who want to choose can know.

You can get a lot of Vitamin D from sunshine and mushrooms. For mushrooms, the common type is usually grown in the dark on dung (an animal product), while many others are grown on wood or in symbiosis with tree roots. If the mushroom does not experience UV light, the vitamin D may be low or negligible.

For those who don’t know the early symptoms also lead the severe symptoms by years. If you experience loss of smell and constipation, go to your doctor and get checked.