I also have the meta-feeling that I might have said that on Twitter in the past too.

@nkotbpartyomg @demew A local council near where I grew up opted to plant wildflowers on patches of council-owned land rather than mowing them. The only problem has been that one flower was far more effective at self-seeding than the others and now, a few years later, it’s just a sea of white.

@sophaskins Responsibly Use All Parts Of The Rich So As Not To Fall Afoul Of Wanton Waste Laws

“I don’t like the homemade bread. I like store-bought bread!” - my 10yo, who I have raised to be some sort of culinary Philistine apparently.

@Turigon Bit cruel to the maggots, surely?

@demew “Ugh, now I have to break it.

@JamesWallis The Grim Reaper has already been and gone so I suppose a chess set would be too little too late.

@sophaskins (This brought to you by me, who has been pondering a whole-house backup generator but who also feels like maybe solar+storage might be rather better long-term.)

@chrisfairbanx Yeah, there’s nothing like having a deep skepticism for your plumbing!

Also a plumbing project because I figure now is a good time to replace the shutoff valve for the toilet before it fails, and again it’s easier to do with the toilet gone. I have a feeling I’m going to regret this particular decision….

@Turigon That sounds… unnecessary.

@DormainDrewitz It is exactly what it says it is. Bunch of people sitting at a bar, holding gently thawing packages of meat they’ve won.

@saalon Maybe you’re just a generational talent at living through generational talents?