I live alone and I’m just wasting away my time here. It’s actually making me very depressed to be honest. I do live in the city which makes think there ought to be at least something to do out here. Though I can’t really afford to spent money on it every day....
We have a simply gorgeous greenhouse that is free to the public every day in the middle of a wonderful park.
Our city library cards also give you free access to all the city art galleries, which is a wonderful thing to do. You should check out your city library to see what they offer.
With Lemmy - I can block whomever is bothering me and I will not see their posts ever again. I can see their notifications and they somehow can keep responding to me (which ought to be worked on). But erasing their existence on my end should be a thing when you don't want to deal with them....
This seems to be something people don’t always give second thought to. When people talk about the homeless, the first things thought about are images of people on busy city streets in rusty clothes waiting around near allies. In there, the answer is quite static, because it can be I guess. But if that’s the case, change the...
When I lived rural adjacent they would either live in barns or in the bushes by the railroad tracks, they’d make like a fort in the brush and drink in there all day, when I worked in ER one of them came in with the bones sticking out of his toes because he had let his diabetic foot wounds progress so far. In my city some of them live on the land next to the highway on ramp in tents, and they walk quite a ways away to the nearest intersection to panhandle.
Mango ginger chews, these Polish pineapple ginger candies which are 1.39 a bag despite inflation, and dark chocolate covered dried mango. Absolutely wonderful.
They’re so disgusting. Like truly subhuman. One of them told me how her daughter fed her granddaughter meth in her baby bottle to stop her from crying and she died.
The other thing about them is that their pets CONSTANTLY die. Like every day I open that Facebook and another one of their pets has mysteriously passed. Or a family member or spouse and they’ll never say why. It seems to be a very rough life.
Was just talking about this yesterday because of the “would you pick the man or the bear” question going around. The novel Bear by Marian Engel is quite literally about a woman who falls in love with and tries to have sex with a large bear. It won the Governor General’s award in Canada.
I read it and then watched the movie and it was depressing. His other book Outer Dark involves brother sister incest, child murder, and cannibalism! Very cheery.
“Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what’s actually driving food prices higher in this country.”
In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...
I switched to the locally owned Polish grocery store and the international grocery store. Way more interesting food and better deals. Best idea ever.
I do have to go into the local Loblaws because my pharmacy is in there (it’s steps away from my home and switching pharmacy is so difficult when you’re on controlled substances, and at least the pharmacy is independently owned), and saw some guy loading up his backpack with stuff the other day and laughed.
Jasmine Mans, "When You Left, You Left". (lemmy.world)
Mary Oliver, "Don't Hesitate". (lemmy.world)
What are some free interests/things/hobbies you can do in the city?
I live alone and I’m just wasting away my time here. It’s actually making me very depressed to be honest. I do live in the city which makes think there ought to be at least something to do out here. Though I can’t really afford to spent money on it every day....
Sovcit argues with a cop, doesn't go well for sovcit. (lemmy.world)
Let's gloat a little, What makes Lemmy/Mastodon/KBin/BlueSky and the Fediverse better than Facebook/Reddit/Twitter?
With Lemmy - I can block whomever is bothering me and I will not see their posts ever again. I can see their notifications and they somehow can keep responding to me (which ought to be worked on). But erasing their existence on my end should be a thing when you don't want to deal with them....
What animals do you dislike for unusual reasons and why?
For me:...
Where do the rural homeless near you live?
This seems to be something people don’t always give second thought to. When people talk about the homeless, the first things thought about are images of people on busy city streets in rusty clothes waiting around near allies. In there, the answer is quite static, because it can be I guess. But if that’s the case, change the...
What's a candy that's practically crack for you?
Sovcit is mad he was called a sovcit by the judge. (lemmy.world)
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway (www.nbcnews.com)
Interview with the victim....
Which are the most fucked up books you've read?
Galen Weston calls Loblaw boycott 'misguided criticism', says grocer not responsible for higher prices (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
“Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what’s actually driving food prices higher in this country.”
Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites (www.theverge.com)
In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...
Loblaw reports 9.8% quarterly profit boost, hikes dividend 15% (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Owner of Loblaws, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore and Shoppers Drug Mart recorded net earnings of $459-million or $1.47 per share in first quarter