It’s a cool day today AND my baking stuff is unpacked (I think), so today I’m making scones! It’s my family’s recipe, and is miles better than the dry, brittle stuff the coffee shops sell. 😃 Recipe Incoming
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@samhainnight Assuming you mean the sewage pipes (I thought I saw you post about that), our town is always trying to get us to get extra insurance for them, because they know how old the pipes are, and that regular home insurance doesn't cover them. I have no idea why they are separate.
@lizzard@adhd We switched to home schooling. Probably not what you want to hear, but we never found a solution for school, and she's much happier now.
We were told to get a 504 plan (in the US), but that wasn't as straightforward as it first sounded, so it may come down to how your school handles it.
Also, I don’t what these nice floating thingies are to add to my alt text nor do I know which hashtag to accompany this picture with. I do know though that it could be a nice wallpaper for any one willing.
There is a bee in the house and it is being very loud and aggressive. Danny (BC, Canada) has never seen such an extra insect. He is watching its every move as his humans try and get it to leave.
@cat_news not sure about bees, but one of our cats, Beta, was a master wasp hunter. I always worried about him getting stung, but he would dispatch them swiftly and without issue.
You might hear, "Mood disorders are psychological, not biological." What does that even mean? Here I lay out not just this but five different clusters of positions around what mood and mood disorders are (along with a six that you might suspect but no one adopts).
I also asked researchers to chime in on the most effective path forward for mood research. The diversity of opinions is insightful, and telling.
In my own mind, mood is among the most challenging functions that exist. We'll need all hands (and all perspectives) on deck.
Insights from: @awaisaftab, Austin Coley, @eikofried, Steve Hyman, @amygdaloid, Lisa Monteggia, @russpoldrack, Lauren Ross, Robb Rutledge, Maryma Shanechi, Shan Siddiqi, and Eric Turkheimer
Years of dealing with a mood disorder have taught me that it's definitely biological, with no doubt in my mind about it. Mindfulness, diet, exercise & such might (only might) reduce severity, and might help manage, but it will not prevent an episode from happening.
@vlrny@lonelinesscorps It's the fastest growing sport in America! (or so I've heard).
It's kind of similar to tennis, but usually played with 4 people, 2 on each side. There's less running, and it's a bit more quick trigger type of play.
The nice thing is that there seem to be 'open' games everywhere, where you can just show up and join a game at certain times. In my small town there are usually 6-13 people there.
It does not involve actual pickles, but my paddle has a pickle on it 😛
@bedirthan One of the first times I played D&D with my kids I wanted to have a non-violent skills challenge, so I came up with a race with obstacles, not unlike some of the mud run 5k races in the real world. To this day the kids will say: "Hey, can we play D&D? No, the one with the running and jumping."
And I'll have no idea what to do, because I made most of it up on the fly, and didn't keep any notes on it.