Thank you, I appreciate these little back stories so much!

How long has Melvin been a member of your pack now and can you massage his toes?

Oh, Miette! I'd forgotten how much I missed that!

That's [greengrocer's apostrophe](greengrocers apostrophe https://g.co/kgs/1gWQ9nT)

When people ask me where I'm from and the question is justified, I tell them and briefly describe the geographical position of my very small homeland. If anyone asks just to be nosy, I say I'm legal and stare them down. When the race is relevant like in GPs office, I'm white European/other. All depends on situation I'm asked.

Suva is an Estonian company manufacturing all kinds and lengths of socks, both wintery options and summery in all colours. Brief check said that delivery to Netherlands is fixed €11 so bulk will be cheaper. Suva leggings have been my winter staple for years and the socks I have from them have lasted for years as well.

Can you microwave a small amount or maybe heat on the stove in a sauce pot? Sour milk will curdle. Then just use it for pancakes instead of buttermilk

I think I would prefer the actual rabbits to that rabbit-sized rat who lives in my alley and feeds on downstairs coffee shop's waste

What an excellent shape

On Tuesday we had a meeting with our Ops manager to find out our company lost the contract with the client. We have 6 months until the new company takes over. We work in client's site.

Now, I have a few options to weigh. I could bugger off. I could look around on our company website for another location, they always prefer an internal hire. Or I could use the protection of TUPE law and stay where I am.

Five years in that place, I have the second immediate manager, the GMs we are on seventh, I think. All my coworkers have changed apart from one other person. One more set of new people would be nothing out of ordinary. On the other hand, I like the venue. I like my short commute, I like the spacious changing room with showers and free towels. I like the equipment and space we have. I like we have a window and can see the daylight. I like the hours what are really rare in my trade, and the new company has to honour my contract and pay rate. The management may be new but the client still expects very similar service so the changes would be minimal.

I have 6 months to weigh my options, see who will try to poach me or hear more about the new company but I'm not worried at all, I'll be fine anyway

You're from very eloquent part of Texas

As a cat lover who can't have a pet (rental living), I live vicariously through cat comms here. I instantly recognise this ghost cat and coffee cat, and some others just by the looks. But I also immensely enjoy all these photos with just a run-of-the-mill average cat who isn't doing anything special, just the owner's comment: that's my cat. If there's a story of something what that cat has done in the past, or some weird habits, or something they like, all the better.

I'm ever grateful for Mocha and Casper for being adorable weirdos and I hope to see Pabu's chubby cheeks again as well

Frankly, we haven't seen enough Pabu here. Happy they got some camera time as well

Does the sour cream come in bags in your neck of the woods? I thought it's quite region specific product along with bagged milk.

Random thought: have you tried to make a devilled egg out of goose egg?

Estonian word for clerk or attorney or secretary, someone who deals with stuff

Can't spell "advertisements" without semen between tits

I believe it's heavily dependent on your body shape what rise feels comfortable for you. Don't know how you are shaped but I have been sausage-shaped for years, my boob, waist and hip circumference virtually the same. There was a narrower spot just about below the ribs so the most comfortable tights and leggings cover my navel. There was a case where my tights got swapped with my shorter friend's ones and I had to make a walk of shame with a hangover (self inflicted, no regrets) in tights that no matter how high I hiked them, went fthumph after every five steps and rolled themselves around my crotch...

Now that menopause is basically here and my body fat is scooching from back to front, I've obtained lovely apple shape with waist bigger than hips. I got a pair of very stretchy footless tights where I can basically pull the edge up to my bra. Ultimate comfort, no rolling, no slipping, smooth like a seal.

I guess if you have low hips then low rise feels much more comfortable and high rise starts rolling whereas high hips need to be covered higher to anchor the waist behind something.

No, that's a mole

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