I would leave about 1/4 acre unmowed on the side

If I did that my entire yard would be overgrown, because it's smaller than that lol. I did let the backyard mostly go wild a few years ago, had an interesting mix of native species and invasive. Invasive won by a landslide, even while manually keeping the English ivy in check. Creeping Charlie and purple deadnettle went everywhere. Some areas eroded so much due to lack of turf roots (either outcompeted or succumbed to the combo of early direct light followed by shade most of the day) that it's basically just big baked bald spots. One of these years I'm going to try and figure something out to repair it... just need the intersection of time and money.

Also run all those "mosquito control" companies out of town, because they're killing all the insects on all the properties around wherever they spray

Had a guy knock on my door a few months ago. They were "doing work in the neighborhood" (of course) and offering to treat the yard for carpenter ants. I declined. "It sure would be a shame if your neighbors all got treated and you ended up with an infestation." Buddy, if all you got is movie mob threats, your career in "sales" is going to go about as well as the last dozen things you tried and failed at.

heard of it and think it's some kind of nerdy thing from the past.

This just happened to me on Saturday.

Need? None, really. It's like when you get to the North Pole, the entire concept of "north" breaks down. It would be the same with post-scarcity. Or should be, except...

Have? Completely up to the whims of whoever controls the technology. Which... takes a look at the planet will be whoever is left standing once the nut jobs wipe out everyone that they hate. "Computer, ICBM, nuclear."

Gorgeous! The set may be an obvious cash grab, but it's a good looking one for sure.

I had to bail partway through the set for financial reasons. Hoping to complete it one day.

Side note on other CDA kits: was anyone else disappointed by the molded colors for the Sleggar and Moroccan Front GMs? The promo pics for Sleggar looked like the chest color was on the blue side of teal (beautiful), but the molded color was squarely green (...eh). The Moroccan orange ended up coming out much duller IRL. I know they paint the example models, but usually the colors are pretty close to the plastic (or vice versa). These two just kinda left me bummed.

Same. Bummed that we'll probably never get remasters of DS9 and Voyager.

*_{life changes not guaranteed to be desirable}

I got tired just reading your list. Hope you feel better soon.

Sociopathy, mostly.

Is it holding a lantern and a small dagger?

Wait... Mr. T has been talking shit on the internet? Why was I not informed?

You're probably miracle-intolerant.

It'll cure what ails ya.

Somehow. Doesn't matter what it is. Miracle cure, yessiree.

The most painful part is when I go to garden centers and see it for sale.

"Buy it for life!"

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I'm playing whack a mole with my own ivy. Fuck the prior house owners for letting it get out of hand. I got all of it from the trees and the side of the house but it always grows back. I'm still finding sprouts from thick woody vines that have been there forever apparently. I tried removing it from the fence but realized very quickly that it's the only thing holding it together. 😒

And fuck the English for bringing it over (we both know it was them, even their plants are colonizers).

Thanks, I think I did really well asking my spouse to save this from Facebook, send it to me, and then me posting it here.

takes a tiny bow

You're really on a roll with all of this pedanting.

My yard begs to differ.

A Pyrrhic victory is still a victory.

counts useless numbers in a spreadsheet representing useless pieces of paper as society collapses around them

I'm not sure "shut up and fuck... or else" counts as actual policy.