2026-10-26T04:23:55Z https://nostr.now Sam Levine https://nostr.now/npub1eeyy9ny4swdppy44gyqx4dffs7mkc7ax7g9lmcelwvtuhcuqmz5qxd339h https://media.neuromatch.social/accounts/avatars/112/930/075/069/649/832/original/2a3c7794189ed6e0.jpg https://media.neuromatch.social/accounts/avatars/112/930/075/069/649/832/original/2a3c7794189ed6e0.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzwx9qe9h7p0vj7kju30c6xn6nd85wvn7k0522hnxv8nw2mn9ucqzyr8ysskvjkpe5yyjk4qsq6449xrmwmrm5meqhl0r8ae30jlrsrv2sdlf54m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6xleqkhpwu6yhruzdkjx5seeqam08anzdhpkecz9pu03nzn77sc8h7fpj'>nevent1q…7fpj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The protein pastas aren&#39;t terrible (I&#39;ve gotten some on clearance at grocery outlet), but the weird non-grain ones can be very bad. I have a box of chickpea pasta in the cupboard that I got for free from the buy nothing group and can&#39;t make myself face (I ate the first box of the two I got so I already know how box number 2 will go). 2026-09-30T15:08:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2d6lhgf672k5fqy8uy2m9sd34ap8xqxavm75f8q0mwf46p27t8xczyr8ysskvjkpe5yyjk4qsq6449xrmwmrm5meqhl0r8ae30jlrsrv2sm29f6a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst972f9zwzccug3x3hflyaj6h5u6zy6xgfpnqhwm392fexe8w8mjgnzuq44'>nevent1q…uq44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also a lesson for us all: beans &amp; rice were considered acceptable, and then people saw the salsa, sour cream, &amp; guacamole and got much more excited about the food. Apparently &#34;thought to bring toppings&#34; was a big deal. I think dessert also gives a similar halo effect of &#34;people put thought into this&#34;, which is why it usually goes over well (though the guy who ate 3 peanut butter blondies just really liked them). 2026-09-07T01:48:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs933369q9e73uzv204jaa6w3w385p669ea27dfyswmq46r9fu57qszyr8ysskvjkpe5yyjk4qsq6449xrmwmrm5meqhl0r8ae30jlrsrv2svxt2je RE: <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@oxfordroadmcr/117212639655894057">https://mastodon.org.uk/@oxfordroadmcr/117212639655894057</a><br/><br/>Perhaps this is easily answered if you know the location, but how on earth does every day have more northbound than southbound cyclists? Is the entire north side of this town slowly filling with people who never leave?<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1rfe22x0agjxg9xr0ah36tr8028wnpm0v6sa9rupud9tmf9m0pd5qezw8hy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1rfe…w8hy</a></span><br/> </div> On Thursday 3rd September 2026 there were 1,613 cyclists northbound and 1,542 cyclists southbound.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mastodon.org.uk/media_attachments/files/117/212/639/447/019/415/original/3c9e2413598de352.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-06T05:12:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycvqvcs75jpffu7azaktr6fap36r6mumyjrq02l3aj64ta47nd9qzyr8ysskvjkpe5yyjk4qsq6449xrmwmrm5meqhl0r8ae30jlrsrv2sf6a54m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgq677zyre8vhtg8lyz7euh7px9yl4fjhym6rj00t2mpcr3n3tccf4788l'>nevent1q…788l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shall we sit for a cup of tea while we discuss? <br/><br/>I am like the least critical reader out there and can miss subtext or important themes in my quest to devour every plot, so if even I pick up on an author&#39;s treatment of women being bad for someone not to get it they must be trying hard to ignore glaring red flags <br/><br/>(I&#39;ve become slightly more discerning over the years, but I know my limitations and one of them is &#34;would be a terrible member of a book club&#34;) 2026-09-03T14:39:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy85tclvp6l39de3lqxd5cdeavtfadhfcv5rfak3808s8mdf7tk2gzyr8ysskvjkpe5yyjk4qsq6449xrmwmrm5meqhl0r8ae30jlrsrv2sgrpwxx Evergreen rant: if you are giving book recommendations you need to both both &#34;read the brief&#34; as it were, but also consider &#34;is this actually appropriate to recommend or am I just nostalgic about it?&#34;<br/><br/>Examples seen today: For a 12 YO girl someone wants to steer away from bad relationship models: Jim Butcher&#39;s Dresden Files series, Anne Rice&#39;s Vampire books<br/><br/>also if you have to write &#34;I don&#39;t know if these are appropriate for a 12 YO girl, I&#39;m a 50 YO guy&#34; maybe you should reconsider making recommendations in this case? you weren&#39;t required to respond...<br/><br/>(and yes, we readers all love to share our favorites, that doesn&#39;t make every favorite appropriate for every situation!) 2026-09-03T14:30:27Z