If you’re in a city in Texas, you’ll easily find people to connect with and will have little/no issues. In rural areas, you’re likely to find people who are less accepting of different lifestyles.

Trains! I was in new York this weekend and got to ride the holiday train from the 30’s. Super fun!

Snow days are the best! Also games, puzzles, occasional fancy dresses, puppy snuggles, etc

I love it when my honey works from home. I feel so much better just knowing he’s 5 miles away instead of 50.

The books were so good! My whole family plowed through them. Movie/tv had none of the…page turning excitement of Philip Pullman’s books.

CBG For migraines Works as well as my prescriptions work less side effects. Many people use it as a preventative.

My family asked for a pocket knife, guitar strings and picks, a pastry blender, shoe trees and shoe care items, and a hammock.

Flowers. Even a cheap bunch from the grocery looks nice for several days and reminds you that someone thought of you.

There’s really a product called soylent? What color is it?

American - in my life i think I’ve heard two people talk about gun collections. One is an idiot. The other one just mentioned it because she was telling me a story about moving her father-in-law’s things and getting stopped at a federal checkpoint with guns in her car.

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You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

Thank you for the motivation

When i was younger (before kids) i read a lot - mostly Stephen King and classics and it’s still what i really like. Kids are grown, but i have a hard time saying, “I’m going to sit here for an hour and read.” There’s always something to do…bills, husband, animals, house, yard, etc. and when i veg I mostly turn to mindlessly browsing my phone because it’s 2 minute chunks that you can put down anytime. After 15 years of working at the same job i just found out that my lunch break is 60 minutes instead of 30 - maybe I’ll bring a book and try to use that time to read.

They want you more than they want $.

Hopefully you’ll find a friend you can share your pets and your life with.

I have a friend who teaches high school history and has traveled a lot. She’s great at this! I feel like i can talk to her about almost anything and she never makes me feel stupid.

I dunno…distractions, too much commitment, feels indulgent,… ? Just got a book for my birthday and read the first 100 pages aloud in the car because my husband and son wanted to hear it. Now it’s been on my coffee table for two weeks and I’m struggling to pick it back up.

We love darts. If you find a good dart bar you can have a couple of hours of fun for the price of a soda. During covid we hung our board on our backyard fence so we could have friends over for game night.

I like her. She makes jokes, but seems to be very fair