If modern weather prediction says 80% chance of showers, you really should have that umbrella. If it says sunny skies, you can use it as a parasol. And it’s also helpful if you’re attacked by cops with teargas, even “rubber” bullets.

My car’s clock needs manual resetting, so does my old radio alarm that turns on NPR in the morning. Coffeemaker, microwave, and oven all have clocks, and the wall clock of course. Most of these, I never use as a precise time reference, because they run slow or fast. They’re more for timing food or laundry, or counting the seconds while I grind coffee… Except one day I will glance and think I have a lot more time than I really do, so best to make sure they are at least close to correct.

It’s a specific procedure for a specific symptom where the disease harmed the olfactory area in particular. COVID can harm a lot of areas in different people and so far nobody has come up with a way to reboot all of them at once. In the meantime, research that focuses on individual areas can mitigate the misery. This surgery will help a significant number of people, giving them the normal safety against poisoning and a source of joy they had been robbed. Might even give them the hope they need not to choose death before other treatments get developed.

With cats isn’t alone. Also cats might be your “in” depending on the woman, and you don’t want any woman who doesn’t like cats anyway. You can probably think of a few things you can say (or ask) about your cats to the women you know at work, it’s a safe topic that also says reassuring things about you. Even share a few pics of their antics, checking the backgrounds beforehand to be sure there’s nothing you would have put away if they were coming over. Obviously it’s just a start, but good companions start as friends.

Canada is such a lovely place to tour! And if you’re Canadian you probably already have the appropriate clothing! In such a large and diverse country you can certainly find an experience different from your daily.

If any good comes of this shit show, it might be that our terrible example causes other countries to pull back from the fascist agenda

Well, I hate you, but that’s just personal.

If it’s flat enough to connect. My pan has a raised 16 inch outer ring, well outside the induction area, and about a 2 inch diameter circle in the middle that touches the glass. No contact, no induction.

If you can afford them. And afford to replace old pots that don’t induct. For instance, cast iron is supposed to work, but my beloved old 16" cast iron murder weapon has a very uneven base so it barely connected and didn’t work at all.

I will agree that new coil stoves are the low end of the line, so the oven will be more cheaply made as well.

Tone of voice makes a difference. The scarf and especially the bag aren’t associated with body parts, which is better when it’s a man to women. He should compliment men as well. As a woman, I can say “Cute shoes!” without coming off fetishy, might not be so easy for a guy. Also, guy to guy, “wow, looks like you could run so fast in those shoes!” could be nice and funny, but frightening guy-to-girl. Sadly, a young woman can hardly compliment a young man without risking him hearing “I will fuck you” instead of whatever she really said. And being angry because she “led him on.” But now I’m old, I can. Still keeping it uncreepy of course, because most young guys don’t want to feel leered at by saggy old ladies. Always keep the power/age/gender dynamic in mind and imagine being the other before opening your mouth.

Regular old coil electric stoves will be fine with, for instance, your old rough-bottomed cast iron pan. And despite no flame, the coils glow red hot like a horseshoe at a blacksmith’s, to hit that emotional spot.

There is a little learning curve: they heat up and cool down more slowly, which can be a plus if you work with it.

Note: If you have spilled, especially grease, be sure to lift the whole stovetop to clean underneath, nobody taught me that at first.

Absolutely. Use my old white lady privilege as a bludgeon. Come to think, I need a bigger heavier purse in case an actual bludgeon is required.

“We insist by law that she use the Ladies’ Room.”

As a cis woman who’s straight but not narrow I’d feel totally safe with him in there and realize it wasn’t by choice. But I’m pretty sure the MAGA women aren’t going to be too happy.

And of course it provides the perfect cover for straight men to sneak in, which was probably part of the plan.

Meanwhile the transwomen are in danger of assault if they use the Men’s Room as legally mandated.

And of course we’re all female now…

Thanks a lot, Queen Donald.

I thought it was just about prisoners with maximum insecurities? Maybe I need to get out the Urban Dictionary? And is the name Westfield significant? Around me it’s a name for malls, malls have food courts…?