This pitcher decided it didn't want its colors to face as it grew. I've had lights breaking and being replaced all winter, just switched to a new type of light a month ago, if this leaf is an indication of what I will get with this light, I'm all for it. In a couple of days it should open fully and get as ruffled as the one behind it, it's going to make some lovely macro pics :)
#gardening #CarnivorousPlants #ContainerGarden

Cool, all is going according to plan. Now I will just have to resist snacking on all of them, maybe the rest of the family can have a few that way.
#Gardening

Yaaay, a homeschooling lesson about food webs made me finally remember a game I bought from an Instagram suggestion back when my kid was young enough that using it would mean they were all lost or destroyed. Afternoon science lesson will be fun :).

#homeschooling #homeschool #games

I think the most romantic thing Joe's ever done for me was that time he chased down and caught two baby snakes he found and brought them to me in a bucket because he knew I would think they were cool.

Ordered Chinese, remembered the old, "Duck! Sauce!" joke and made sure to pass it along to the next generation.

If we took the energy we spend hating our enemies, and instead we ignored them and directed our energy at our own communities, working on deescalation and healing while focusing on local action (not keeping our heads in the sand but working for positive change), we might really make a difference and feel better for it, while avoiding feeding the machine.

#coping #MentalHealth

This one is probably going to make a lovely subject for macro photos when it opens :).
#Gardening #ContainerGarden #CarnivorousPlants

By the way, I'm proud of you for how well you handled that troll a while back. You knew they were baiting you, you knew exactly how to respond in a sharp and logical manner, but you walked away and didn't let them drain your energy. Good job.

So, this morning I splurged on a Sims expansion that adds a whole bunch of stuff to the life stages, and baby diaper blowouts are included, which I discovered to my delight, prompting many family stories of baby diaper blowouts to the kiddo playing with me on my knee, and it has proven to have made our day. I feel bad for the 20 year old when she comes out of her cave/room later, the six year old has memorized the details of some of her younger exploits. She will have to eat, soon. We wait.

Kiddo just asked what "IDK" means, cue linguistic shenanigans.

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Fun fact: a psych prof I had also taught Dr. Phil, in fact they became so close that Hensley was Dr. Phil's best man at his wedding. Sometimes in my classes Phil would come up, always in the context of spreading misinformation. The story stays the same. Hensley calls him up, says, "Phil, you know I taught you better than that" and Phil replies, "I know, but this gets better ratings."