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12thRITS, 19 days ago to random

So our little (2,450 lbs, 155" long) old (2006), immensely practical Scion xB has 68k miles on it and runs great, but got whacked while parked. Looking for an electric replacement I found the Chevy Bolt EUV, which seems great! Except they stopped making them. Grrr....

Glamor shot of Chevrolet Bolt EUV

TidalFlats, 19 days ago to Reptiles

Lizard days are here again
As summer evenings grow
#Chesapeake #reptiles #Lizard #BroadHeadedSkink #DrLizardo #LizardPeople

TidalFlats, 21 days ago to Birds

Good morning Mastodonians! A beautiful beginning of May Day near the Bay, yay!
#morning #sunrise #mayday #Chesapeake #birds #dogs #GunDogMorning

Photo of a calm May Day morning on Harris Creek sun rising behind a low grey shelf of cloud bisecting the sky to the left. Sky is deep blue. Marsh is steadily greening up for spring. Creek water is rippled and reflects the sky and clouds. In the foreground Miles and Jon two black Flat-Coated retrievers stroll down the wood walk in hopes of spotting interesting waterfowl.
Photo of a calm May Day morning on Harris Creek sun rising behind a low grey shelf of cloud bisecting the sky to the left. Sky is deep blue. Marsh is steadily greening up for spring. Creek water is rippled and reflects the sky and clouds. In the foreground Miles and Jon two black Flat-Coated retrievers stand on the wood walk looking out for interesting waterfowl.
Photo of a calm May Day morning on Harris Creek sun rising offscreen to the left. A low grey shelf of cloud bisects the sky to the right. Sky is deep blue. Marsh is steadily greening up for spring. Creek water is rippled and reflects the sky and clouds.

tayfonay, 22 days ago to random

Guys. My mom was awake for her hip replacement. AWAKE. They gave an epidural and nerve block to the hip and leg, with some light sedation. She was like oh yeah I heard them hammering 😂 She woke up pain free and happy she had it done. PT tomorrow to see if she can escape the hospital by evening. Thanks for the well wishes and good juju!

BorealWife, 22 days ago to Dogs

This is Enzo. There was a cat outside, on the window sill. Enzo didn't bark at it, so I did. Then he lost his mind, like I was stealing his job. Now he is sad that the cat is gone and he has nothing to bark at.

#dogs #DogsOfMastodon

the_etrain, 23 days ago to random

I know Gen X is getting old because so many people have switched to diet hose water and pretend it tastes the same.

glasspusher, 23 days ago to Bloomscrolling

@Waitnwallflower here you go, my ornamental cherry tree has just started shedding its flowers, got some pix earlier this week though

#BloomScrolling

Alice, 24 days ago to random

Can you imagine being born into royalty and then having a penis piercing named after you?

Alice, 24 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

As an autistic person, I hate when people tell me major news, like about how their grandma died.

If they don’t provide additional context about how they're feeling, I’m always like "wait, are you sad because you liked them or are you happy because they were mean and racist like my own awful grandma?"

Alice, 24 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

I grew up pretty poor and my husband grew up well off, but he's in denial and this conversation just transpired:

Me: Your parents built a brand new house before you were born so you'd have somewhere nice to grow up.

Husband: They didn't build it themselves!

Me: EXACTLY! They paid people like my father to build it.

glasspusher, 24 days ago to random

@Alice hey slice I wrangled a bidness lunch at Giovanni’s tomorrow, so much winning 🤤🍕

DemocracySpot, 24 days ago to random

📷 #SilentSunday

#FediversalPictures

RickiTarr, 24 days ago (edited 24 days ago) to random

The Tale of Two Gynecologists

This is a bit long, and I've talked about this a lot lately, but it's something I'm thinking about a lot in the wake of so much hatred of female Healthcare. When my female troubles got bad enough that I finally talked to my doctor about it, he referred me to a gynecologist. I had already had several ultrasounds and an MRI at this point, and she had put me on some oral contraceptives for several months, (which made sick to my stomach no matter what I did) and had just done another ultrasound. She greeted me with "Well, you're really messed up inside, Honey.", which already had me pretty stressed out. Then told me I would probably need surgery to figure out exactly what was going on. She then asked me if I wanted children, and I said No. I had taken my husband with me to the appointment for moral support, and she glanced over at him, and then talked to me for 5 minutes about how many women my age could still have children, and I could definitely consider it, and that they would do everything they could to make sure I could stay viable. They could freeze my eggs if I had to do a hysterectomy, just on and on. She probably asked me directly 4-5 if I was sure I didn't want kids. Finally, I said, "Ma'am, my husband got a vasectomy over a decade ago, we are absolutely sure we don't want kids." After hubs had found me crying on the toliet, because my period was late again, he went to his doctor and said, "Hey doctor, I'm thinking about a vasectomy." The doctor gave him a pamphlet to read, and made him an appointment. The whole thing was done in a few weeks.

Anyhow, she finally referred me to a gynecological surgeon, and I was not looking forward to dealing with this again, and was just generally terrified of having surgery for the first time. I met with this woman and she was so efficient and practical. It is the longest doctor appointment I've ever had, since this surgery would be exploratory, she went over every possibility of what could happen when she was inside. She did a thorough exam, she went over all the scans that I had, and explained why she thought this needed done. Then she said she would like to put in a Mirena IUD during surgery. She said, "You're in pain half the month, and there's no reason for you to have a period if you don't want to have kids. You'll have some erratic bleeding for six months, but by a year most women have a very light or no period at all, there's no reason for you to needlessly suffer if you don't end up needing a hysterectomy."

It's interesting to me still, that one doctor was so focused on what my body could do, and another so focused on how I felt. I came out of the first appointment feeling scared and confused, and the second feeling heard and cared for. Feeling valued as a person and not a baby maker made the surgery much easier to go through, and the Mirena has been great btw. Women don't have to needlessly suffer.

Kierkegaanks, 24 days ago to random

News media in Sweden have at least temporarily put a focus on the severe price gouging in public transport that’s been going on for a while now.

The mental gymnastics of politicians responsible for public transport saying that prices have rocketed to make it more attractive for travelers who want an affordable environmentally friendly way of travelling is worthy of an Olympic gold medal

the_etrain, 25 days ago to random

Sometimes...I go old school chugga chugga. Ok, a lot of times.

video/mp4

Alice, 25 days ago (edited 24 days ago) to random

Edit: Claudia met her goal!

Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

Extra special thanks to @JoParkerBear and @LibertyForward1 for being the lovely people who brought this gofundme to my attention.

Also, thanks to all of you for reminding me about this wonderful place called Mastodon where people really can come together and make good things happen.

If you donated and want some weird photo booth photos and haven't messaged me with your address, please DM me so I can ensure I send some awkwardness your way.

Original:
I’m going to try something kind of out of character, but Claudia needs air conditioning ASAP and she can't do that until she has 100% of the funds needed.

I have a stack of nerdy photo booth photos of me and/or me and Kev.

If you donate at least $10 to this gofundme, send me a screenshot of your donation along with your address and I'll mail you a photo from one of the strips.

If you donate at least $20 to this gofundme, send me a screenshot of your donation along with your address and I'll mail you an entire strip.

The bonus of the entire strip is that I’m a weird looking person so you're bound to get at least one weird photo of me.

I'll also write a little note and maybe draw a picture of something like a hotdog or whatever. (Disclaimer: I am NOT an artist and it will show) https://beige.party/@JoParkerBear/112339395276601966

AlterNewt, 26 days ago to random

the_etrain, 26 days ago to random

Watching little league is like watching really drunk people play baseball. One kid fell on his face just running out to play shortstop.