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2026-09-01 05:43:29 UTC

I guess they don't want media that they can't cow?
"Republican Party revokes CBC/Radio-Canada media accreditation for upcoming midterm convention"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/republican-convention-cbc-media-accreditation-9.7327334

2026-08-31 19:12:44 UTC

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Very cool. I love those couple of trees for scale. :)

2026-08-29 01:30:13 UTC

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Shouldn't climbers climbing together stay close, not leave a slower person in the dust.

2026-08-28 20:57:02 UTC

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I would love to know "extraordinary bear year" in context with forest fires.
That said, poor woman. And before her first cup of coffee.
Edit: at the end of the article: "Colorado is dealing with an “unprecedented bear conflict year,” he said, thanks to drought that has made it hard for bears to find enough food. Bears are trying to consume about 20,000 calories per day before going into winter hibernation."
Yikes, that is another concern.

2026-08-27 22:01:08 UTC

Canada & Mexico should just randomly start renaming things in US.

2026-08-27 02:44:57 UTC

I've never seen jewelweed 6' and taller. These blossoms were taken at eye level. :)
#Jewelweed
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2026-08-27 00:39:28 UTC

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Basil! :)

2026-08-26 05:08:28 UTC

I think this might be a juvenile Cooper's hawk. Regardless, have you ever seen a poofier butt?
#Hawk #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/160/062/088/269/483/original/4980da3243d6691e.jpg

2026-08-25 16:27:38 UTC

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It works. :)

2026-08-24 05:17:06 UTC

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#GreatBlueHeron #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/148/779/704/877/973/original/ca87767edde10e2b.jpg

2026-08-23 23:59:26 UTC

Have you ever looked at a heron straight-on?
#GreatBlueHeron #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder #UrbanWilderness
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/147/519/927/695/208/original/1ba357cf8c08ad13.jpg

2026-08-23 21:16:47 UTC

It's fun watching birds in fountains and playing with shutter speeds. I love this shot.
#Sparrow #UrbanWildlife #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/146/883/674/175/390/original/6bcd1f9ecb1e34a9.jpg

2026-08-21 04:05:37 UTC

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"Can smell in flight deck." Just what one wants: pilots that are high literally AND figuratively. Or is that literally and literally?

2026-08-17 23:22:23 UTC

In case you thought dinosaurs really all went extinct.
#MarabouStork #BirdsOfMastodon #TorontoZoo #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/113/398/927/563/842/original/8fdfa967a899ac94.jpg

2026-08-16 23:44:01 UTC

Over 200k signatures to boot out American ambassador to Canada.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7531

2026-08-16 00:00:05 UTC

Old city hall is a beautiful building. The detail work is wonderful. Not seen is the clock tower, complete with gargoyles looking down on everyone.
These buildings usually have plaques with names of architects, but the city council was so angry about delays & overruns, they voted to not give one. "Not to be denied, Lennox had stonemasons "sign" his name in corbels beneath the upper floor eaves around the entire building...." 😀 (wiki)
#OldCityHall #Toronto #JPegsFolder
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2026-08-15 00:51:57 UTC

LOL, so I guess the “you should be using Linux” crowd are going to be a bit quiet now? :)

2026-08-14 01:07:43 UTC

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Do you ever add things to your tea, such as milk or sugar? Or do you let the tea speak for itself?

2026-08-13 19:44:42 UTC

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What is the benefit of bathing in it? :)

2026-08-12 18:02:01 UTC

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As I peruse posts showing the eclipse from different parts of the world, I am warmed by the knowledge that a lot of us still find this universe full of wonder and take the time to collectively do an, "ooooh, awww...." :)

2026-08-12 17:51:35 UTC

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Nice silhouettes!

2026-08-12 17:42:21 UTC

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It's even darker, but it is also raining. :)

2026-08-12 17:13:35 UTC

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The sky is getting a bit darker but it's hard to know if it's the eclipse or just clouds getting thicker.

2026-08-12 17:11:55 UTC

Too cloudy at the moment to see the sun let alone it being eclipsed.

2026-08-10 04:59:23 UTC

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It not just poaching. Every lab I worked in was quite an international community. Researchers and post docs go where the labs are that are pursuing their interests.
As for that war, a friend came to Canada rather than be scarred in that war. It wasn’t the soldiers but the protesters in the US, as well as the journalists who turned the tide of the US fighting a never-ending war. That image of the little naked napalmed girl did a pot to change sentiments.

2026-08-10 03:53:58 UTC

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So being unemployed in the US, with no health care, and other safety nets continually being removed, is better than moving elsewhere to be employed? With health care and safe schools for kids?
As for science, scientists have always moved around for their degrees, post docs, research...

2026-08-08 17:19:01 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou/117060928510479872
They need to start planning data centres in rich communities. Then we would find out how desirable they are.
#note19k3…54tr

2026-08-06 23:03:03 UTC

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The idea that all parties are the same is ridiculous, though what the right wants to perpetuate.Anyone with a lick of sense watching any of the campaign rallies would be clear about that. One rally had people with maxi pads taped to their heads, holding up signs “deport them now” while listening to a doddering fool rant about sharks, electric motors, & revenge. The other side coherently strung words together with messages of raising the middle class & real plans

2026-08-04 21:07:48 UTC

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What flavour does it have that makes you enjoy it, if you can express it.

2026-08-02 21:14:13 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CAPETOK/117027967149832876
I would live to know how this dog learned this and hope it was not by watching an actual disabled dog.
Anyway, the ending is very unexpected. :)
#note128c…kjvt

2026-07-31 00:33:37 UTC

I just ate raw cookie dough. I know this isn’t American lettuce, but if I disappear, send help. ;)

2026-07-27 22:58:42 UTC

Toronto's Flatiron building.
#GooderhamBuilding #FlatironBuilding #Toronto #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/994/399/960/516/578/original/efd0f95f96665275.jpg

2026-07-27 20:47:54 UTC

#EasternGarterSnake #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/993/878/127/751/558/original/7214302ce8fa4cb7.jpg

2026-07-25 20:18:35 UTC

#Chickadee #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/982/450/956/513/658/original/2692d999bde87106.jpg

2026-07-24 03:49:54 UTC

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Tempting fate.
#TwelveSpottedSkimmer #Dragonfly
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2026-07-24 03:42:34 UTC

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Here, it seems the dragonfly caught one of the flying ants.
#TwelveSpottedSkimmer #Dragonfly
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2026-07-24 03:26:56 UTC

I think this is a mosaic darner. (If you know better, feel free to say something.)
Because the 12-spotted skimmer has such a freaky face, I made sure to take a photo of the face of this one. It was so buried behind foliage and low to the ground, that this was an easier photo to take.
Not a freaky face. :)
#MosaicDarner #Dragonfly
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2026-07-21 19:24:00 UTC

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LOL. "Pretentious b&w." What a truly weird critique. "Think about the poor colour being abandoned!!!!!"

2026-07-20 19:24:23 UTC

Did you ever write secret messages in lemon juice?

2026-07-20 05:11:45 UTC

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Nice! I still have my 801s. :) @npub1tpw…pq9v

2026-07-20 02:37:48 UTC

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Thank you! I wanted to make it easy for folk to mute if too much.
I shoot with Nikon. The camera has changed over the years, but my 70-300 is my all purpose lens, though I also shoot with a 50mm 1.2, a 10.5mm, and in recent years, a 500mm. I sometimes use extension tubes or a 1.4 teleconverter, occasionally use a macro lens. Some of these older JPegsFolder images of the butterflies and bees were the 70-300 with extension tubes.

2026-07-20 02:01:40 UTC

#Bee #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/949/825/809/408/205/original/cbb3b3deec260028.jpg

2026-07-18 05:23:19 UTC

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Excellent article.

2026-07-18 05:22:21 UTC

RE: https://union.place/@lisagetspolitik/116939287963732822
LOL. "One almost has to feel gratitude to Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, who had the decency to die out in the open, without inflicting a mystery on the public. In McConnell’s case, the circumstances bordered on absurd. Think of it as Schroedinger’s Republican senator: for a while, sealed in his box of secrecy, the former Senate majority leader was both alive and dead."
#note12wu…z9nx

2026-07-18 01:56:22 UTC

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I keep thinking of writers for tv and screen who were told in the past to "tone it down, no one would believe that." The US is run by cartoon-evil idiots and megalomaniacs.

2026-07-18 01:54:23 UTC

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Is there someone from that party who isn't demented?

2026-07-16 23:19:09 UTC

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LOL. If anyone will pay him to see him, good for him. 95 is 95. Most celebrities who are dying at that age have had dementia for a decade. :)

2026-07-16 23:16:11 UTC

When I'm 95, I hope I have the energy to start my own rock band. Who know, maybe heavy metal, as it is metal to start a band at 95. :)

2026-07-13 20:48:19 UTC

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...in San Francisco and the woman instantly picked out the strange coin, looking at me as if I were trying to scam her or something.
For comparison, in tourist areas of Canada, this would not have been an issue, and the Canadians know what American money looks like. 😃

2026-07-13 20:46:48 UTC

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No idea why I took this. Maybe because it was new at the time? It's the payment machine in the St. Lawrence Market parking building. At the time it was $2/2 hrs on Saturdays. Of note for American friends is that we had so many American visitors that the machine is Canadians and also speaks American money. I never saw that in my American travels. Do some places do this?
I once accidentally included a Canadian nickel with a bunch of change for a purchase in...
#JPegsFolder #Toronto
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2026-07-13 20:22:49 UTC

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Hummingbird Center for the performing arts. I saw the Nutcracker here. It was bought by some rich thing and renamed and I don't know what's it's currently called. They should've just left the name. Just randomly taking images of wherever you are turns out to be history of areas as time goes by.
#JPegsFolder #Toronto
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2026-07-13 06:29:28 UTC

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I don't think this place is here anymore.
#JPegsFolder
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2026-07-13 06:22:21 UTC

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This used to be a staple for music lovers.
#JPegsFolder
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2026-07-13 06:16:41 UTC

Going through old shots. Interesting to see snapshots of history. Here, a showcase of circa 2005 BMWs.
#HighwayPhotography #JPegsFolder
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2026-07-12 20:02:06 UTC

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Not busy enough. @npub1ucv…5a8g

2026-07-11 20:11:58 UTC

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I would hope that apps installed under the advertised premise are held legally responsible for violating privacy beyond what was specifically allowed.

2026-07-11 02:18:23 UTC

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They have completely missed the point that they have trashed and burned many of their markets.

2026-07-11 02:17:20 UTC

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I mean the US gov has already imposed ridiculous tariffs on Canadian goods. How else are they going to punish us that won't hurt the US more? These jerks need to grow up. Try impeaching and ousting the littler emperor with the long red tie.

2026-07-11 02:14:36 UTC

"Republican bill aims to punish Canadian provinces with U.S. alcohol bans"
Because this will make us want to buy it.
"“Nearly all of Canada’s provincial liquor boards have prohibited or restricted the importation and distribution of American alcoholic beverages, harming U.S. producers and limiting their access to an important export market,” a press release reads."
OMG. So they are allowed to screw with our economy with impunity? Poor widdle assholes.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11954559/republican-bill-targets-canadian-provincial-alcohol-bans/

2026-07-11 00:15:57 UTC

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They lost me when I opened the app and was greeted by a message saying the the app would be monitoring all actions on my device whether the app was opened or not.

2026-07-10 19:14:49 UTC

Snow is amazing. It can act like a big soft box, and also is many coloured. The blue in here is snow that is in shadow.
#Cardinal #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
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2026-07-09 04:22:35 UTC

I've seen portraits, wedding shots, graduation shots, I've seen people in togas here, but this is the first time I've seen a Sith Lord and Darth Vader. 😃
#GreekTheatre #Guildwood #Scarborough #StarWars
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2026-07-06 02:25:44 UTC

A panning shot.
#Cormorant #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/870/647/633/740/937/original/36c7afc28d881a55.jpg

2026-07-05 04:15:30 UTC

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So the fireworks are happening? What happened to his very long speech? :)

2026-07-05 03:10:35 UTC

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#JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/865/166/087/168/100/original/0a8bd057a4f45c33.jpg

2026-07-05 03:08:11 UTC

Back when Heinz was still something I would buy. For 100 years they partnered with Leamington to make Ketchup. Then one day, they abruptly left. The entire economy had supported them, from growing the tomatoes to processing and bottling. Now French's makes ketchup there and they are as good, so French's it is.
#JPegsFolder
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2026-07-03 02:30:04 UTC

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In the third image, it seems the pilot is looking your way. :)

2026-06-30 02:04:57 UTC

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That sounds lovely. :)
How is the weather?

2026-06-26 20:39:02 UTC

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I thought of you when I scrolled by these images. Not as close as your image, though. And it came out of nowhere, so I was just able to shoot a few images before it disappeared. It's a CF-18 Hornet (pretty sure).
:)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/818/326/504/398/881/original/98918abbc436998d.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/818/326/508/544/190/original/309a5c6a026f61c5.jpg

2026-06-25 18:54:17 UTC

Media needs to start saying anti fascist instead of Antifa. Make them say it, make the government have to say it or see their names next to the word.

2026-06-19 01:11:33 UTC

An eagle, a fish, and...
#BaldEagle #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
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2026-06-18 02:36:15 UTC

One day at the Ferry Building.
http://www.carolynstampeen.com/wp-content/VRs/FerryFront/ferryFront.html
#FerryBuilding #Embarcadero #SanFrancisco #JPegsFolder

2026-06-17 22:27:14 UTC

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“But the driver tried to run me down!”
Witnesses, of course, say otherwise.

2026-06-17 22:14:39 UTC

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Summary execution for shoplifting.

2026-06-17 16:40:05 UTC

I was wondering if cormorants gravitated towards dead trees or killed trees and it seems the later. Apparently some fancy cottage country folk are angry that populations that had been decimated by the pesticides of the 60s have been rebounding.
I think their colonies look cool and they have an important place in the ecology. Since they are eating invasive species, I'd say they they are very important. Anyway, I thought this interesting. And, they are good parents.
https://cottagelife.com/general/if-cormorants-arent-actually-bad-for-the-ecosystem-can-we-bear-to-let-them-exist/

2026-06-17 15:03:07 UTC

#YellowLegs #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/766/043/704/261/129/original/3f9541342d420ca1.jpg

2026-06-16 21:02:02 UTC

Part of my "pining for the fjords" collection. :)
One morning, I visited this boardwalk and saw a bunch of swallows laying on it, looking as if dead or distressed. But...instead of rushing in to "help," I sat down on the boardwalk to watch, to see if they needed help. Eventually, they'd raise a head, stretch a wing, later getting up and flying off.
I later learned that they like to lay on hot surfaces to get rid of mites. (This was a hot day.)
#BarnSwallow #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/761/782/372/434/980/original/ada1f862c51c9b43.jpg

2026-06-15 00:12:13 UTC

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I hear that they did New York proud. :)

2026-06-14 23:09:25 UTC

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Also with you. :)

2026-06-14 03:47:40 UTC

This image always makes me happy. McKenna was a very good girl and we had fun this day.
#Samoyed #DogsOfMastodon #HalfMoonBay #JPegsFolder
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2026-06-13 19:43:33 UTC

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You are painting with your lens. :)

2026-06-13 18:09:27 UTC

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Thanks. I may give tea another shot. I've generally stuck to herbal teas.

2026-06-13 18:01:17 UTC

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Thanks. Are you rinsing with cold water or the hot.
Sounds like a lot of work, but it seems like it has a payoff. [Never mind. The steeps are the reusing the same leaves. I'm tired. :) ]

2026-06-13 17:48:42 UTC

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Could you expand on the last? Rinse? Different infusions?

2026-06-13 00:27:06 UTC

Checking the Kennedy Centre live stream. There is a bit of a crowd, but not sure if they are waiting for the tear-down or for a buss, since it seems to be a bus stop.
And, geesh, this is a slow process. Apparently the judge denied the most recent protest to keep it up.

2026-06-12 17:41:00 UTC

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Interesting. So not woody?

2026-06-12 17:26:42 UTC

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Very interested in how you like it. The cedar part seems it might overwhelm the other flavours...

2026-06-12 15:14:12 UTC

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Right?
I despair for my American women friends. Dark times.

2026-06-12 15:10:34 UTC

Just saw a video in which some Rep women were interviewed, expressing that they are fine not being allowed to vote, with their daughters not being allowed to vote. Too many liberal women getting abortions.
What the actual?

2026-06-11 20:51:42 UTC

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Nicely done.

2026-06-10 20:41:06 UTC

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Thanks, that is helpful and educational. I have a kettle that has settings for different tea types, so it's not boiling water. I've tried 3-5 min. The longer, the more bitter. Maybe I'll try a couple of tea bags (yes to the tea bag part) for the shorter time.

2026-06-10 20:24:52 UTC

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Someone gifted me a thing with various teas and I can't tell much difference between them. I don't know if it's because of the company and their teas or if my palette isn't sensitive enough. I boil the water at the recommended temps, steep the recommended time...
If I were served a green, black, white tea, I couldn't tell the difference.
I do know the difference in teas when I go to sushi or dimsum restaurants...but I never think to ask the type of tea.

2026-06-10 20:10:31 UTC

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Do you taste a lot of differences in the teas you try?

2026-06-10 04:14:30 UTC

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How much of the tea would you have to drink in order to gain benefit?
Diets need to be taken as a whole, no magic super food.

2026-06-09 04:23:04 UTC

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I don’t understand the point. Free room and board?

2026-06-07 17:52:15 UTC

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I know people who met their other on a dating app and at a bar. It’s easy to generalize. But I do think you won’t have a lasting relationship by pretending to be something you’re not. The thing here is how to meet people and you can meet people anywhere. You just have to open your mouth to begin a conversation. You don’t have to have the intention on marriage, you can make friends. Or just have a good conversation. @npub1e9x…msz2 @npub16wa…l0ak

2026-06-06 06:45:51 UTC

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I have had men come up to me to ask questions about my camera & I've had some lovely chats about photography. You can talk to women like they’re people. If it’s someone at the pizza shop, you can ask about the types of food in the neighbourhood or something. You’ll find out quickly if she feels like talking further.

2026-06-06 05:42:28 UTC

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Fair. Anything else is romantic idiocy.

2026-06-06 05:22:28 UTC

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No, no, no, no. Men see everything as a bloody green flag and women should be allowed to smile without it being seen as a come on. If she wants to chat a man up, she can be more direct. This expecting men to read minds is crap women learn from @#$@ romance novels.
There is nothing worse than having a good time with people, feeling relaxed enough to smile, than having it ruined with a crappy come on, because, "hey, baby, you smiled at me."
You are on the right side.

2026-06-05 00:49:51 UTC

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Amazing detail on the pilot. :)