That’s the problem, nothing has taken over. It’s just bare cracked clay because the soil is gone. My target for seeding is white clover, which technically isn’t local but it’s been around so long it might as well be. I can’t let things grow too long unless I want to check for ticks every time I go outside. Clover seems to be a nice compromise. I’ve long ago given up the fight against dandelions, much to the neighbors’ chagrin.

The yard is unfortunately pretty far down the priority list, which is annoying because it’s probably one of the more satisfying projects once it’s stabilized. But lack of funds and spoons dictates the effort must go elsewhere.

It’s a probably a cop driving it.

I’m blaming the imperial power that provoked the war in the first place

So, Russia?

I tried to go this route with my small backyard. Unfortunately invasive vines (creeping Charlie and English ivy) got entrenched in very short order and outcompeted almost everything else. Pulling up the vines left nearly bare earth that eroded very quickly. If I ever get the money and the time, I’m going to have to add soil and seed and tend to it properly. For the time being, I left most of last season’s leaves (mostly oak) and put down netting is some of the worst areas to try and keep the wind from stripping it bare(er). I’m hoping this leads to better water retention and soil conditions, and not just hiding spots for more vines. 😕

Agreed. But as someone who grew up with the Crying Indian, I am very wary of this kind of oversimplification. It was always, “make sure to cut the rings from the six pack of cans so the turtles don’t get stuck,” and not, “stop manufacturing death traps,” or, Primus forbid, “stop treating the ocean and waterways in general like free waste disposal.” It’s still being actively astroturfed to this day (see also plastic straws). Case in point: a few years ago there was an “accidental chemical waste discharge” into a tributary of a major regional river that is used as a water source for much of the area. This was posted about in a lightly trafficked regional subreddit where a “hot” post might accumulate a few dozen upvotes over the course of a day and a handful of comments. This one reached over a hundred comments within hours.

It’s only x gallons, the river moves y gallons every minute. Nobody would have noticed until the media made a big deal."

The same stuff is used in cosmetics and people put it on their face every day. It’s harmless.

And so on.

Messaging is important. The corporate class understands this. Hence trying to shift blame for every single systemic issue onto individuals. Plastic straws. You don’t have the right to swim in clean water. Plastic bags. Fuel efficiency. Overnight delivery. Vote with your wallet. Overproduction. Recycling. And now raking leaves.

Want all that in a single panel? Zoom out from the raked lawn and show the silhouette of a factory belching smoke into the air and vomiting waste into a river in the background.

Yes and yes (to the person you replied to). All I’m saying is that that narrative seems to be coalescing around “it’s because people raked leaves.” Does that play a part? Probably. But there’s no way it’s just that. It’s far too pervasive to be “personal actions.” The root cause has to be systemic.

We can’t get to Terminator without trudging through Multiplicity first.

I saw that the other day too. It’s just that 35 years ago, everyone still raked their lawns. Same as 35 years before that.

I think he might be Taz.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on glue.

Not a lady, but I could use the twelve bucks.

I still have my PSX discs, but the idea of having them readily accessible and updated is appealing. I just can’t commit the kind of time these games deserve.

Camacho 4 prez

Gotcha. No harm in keeping it alive as a backup, either. A lot of us have multiples for variety of reasons. Unless there was some drama that I missed, in which case, do whatever you need to. I think slrpnk will be a good fit either way 👍

Every doctor I’ve ever mentioned my issues to has given me Flonase. It does so little that I don’t even notice if I forget to take it. Which leads to more forgetting. Glad it works for you though. I presume it works for many people given how long its been around and how ubiquitous it is.

hijacks thread

Whoa. Instance switch? Or impostor? 🤔

he’s a cool dude

I got a CPAP hoping this would at least help. Nope, made it worse. Or at least made it more uncomfortable.

Clearly, it was Hunter Biden’s intern’s emails about a tan suit.