This sounds absolutely fantastic. If I could have ridden a train from Boulder to C. Springs in college, I would have never needed a car. With the number of commuters that live outside of Denver and commute to it (or more rarely in the other direction) having this option should greatly relieve the number of vehicles on I25
I haven’t made any this year, but I have in the past. My favorite flavor I’ve made is a chai ice cream (just brew the tea in the ice cream base).
Theme: Prehistoric Times
Plot: Temptation
Hero: Clever tinkerer
Villain: Greedy business tycoon
Side character: Scheming courtier
Wildcard: Fey
I’m not quite sure how to work a business tycoon and courtier into something set in Prehistoric times, but I’m definitely intrigued on the sort of story I could come up with for this prompt.
Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoy it, especially since I want to write more. I think I might workshop this prompt a bit cause it definitely got some juices flowing.
As far as I’m aware, booby traps are illegal everywhere in the US. Here’s a source that states it’s explicitly illegal in Texas if they are designed to seriously injure or kill someone. I’m not a lawyer, but certainly this falls into the definition of a booby trap? Can whoever ordered this be charged under this law, or even be charged with murder?
It can depend on where you’re located and how deep you get into the sport. For beginner classes, in my area, they are ~$100 for 6 weeks. It gets more expensive once you need your own gear and if you choose to compete and/or take private lessons.
I think the most comparable comparison in costs are probably club hockey and club soccer.
Walking my dog - Better awareness of my neighborhood/getting to know my neighbors. Fresh air, sunshine, and time to work through my thoughts helps me stay clear headed. Cardio is good for you.
Fencing - both physically and mentally challenging. It is basically violently enforced meditation. Hella fun and is great stress relief. Cons - can be expensive and relatively few adults.
Reading fiction - I enjoy getting lost in other worlds. Helps to disconnect from the internet from time to time
Yoga - reduces random aches and pains from sitting all day at work/high impact activities. It just generally feels good afterwards.
Curling - team sport I do with my spouse. Throwing shit and drinking/eating afterwards is nice. Good community to socialize with.
Watching movies/tv/YouTube - Lots of great stuff out there. Easy to do too much of this one, especially youtube.
Most recently… empanadas.
But there are so many foods i hadn’t been exposed to but absolutely adore. We didn’t have much “ethnic” foods as a kid, so there’s been a lot I’ve tried as an adult and loved. Butter chicken has become a staple for me. Saag paneer. Pad see ew is another great one. Savory pies in former British colonies (I had a butter chicken pie at a takeaway in NZ that was incredible). The list goes on…
For ages. Sometimes they have pretty good movies for free.
I’m the opposite. I saw it as white and gold, saw a picture of it in better lighting, and now can only see it as blue and black
Doing ~20min of yoga every day I can, which works out to about 4-6 days a week. All my random aches and pains disappeared and my body feels way less stiff.
If I skip a week or so, I definitely feel noticably worse than I do when I keep it up.
Earthship homes are also an alternative that are pretty decent at remaining a stable temperature. Plus, I think they look pretty cool!
Teal
Though I’ve always loved all the cool colors: Blue, Purple, Green
Yeah, that sounds like it would be a textural nightmare with how thick and heavy peanut butter is.
It’s very rare to eat peanut butter on its own. It’s most famous for the way it pairs with other flavors. Peanut butter and jelly (strawberry jam is a classic), peanut butter and honey, peanut butter and chocolate, or if you want something super extreme peanut butter and marshmallow fluff.
I would bet you’d like it more if it hadn’t been peanut butter only.
Not going to lie. As I was writing my response, I was thinking Who Framed Roger Rabbit might have been involved in my forming of this belief.
I was walking my dog earlier this week and came across a cat that had most likely been killed by a coyote. It was incredibly upsetting to see and completely ruined my day. That cat did not need to live it’s last moments in fear and fighting for its life, if only it’s owners had kept it inside/supervised it when outside.
On a better note. I once saw a woman walking down the street and her cat was just following her along (no leash). It was super cute and you could definitely tell they had a fantastic bond. More cat owners should be like that lady.
I thought movies were real and they just literally followed people around with a camera for the events in movies. Of course, animated movies were a little difficult to resolve with this logic. So, I just figured there was an alternate universe where everything was animated and that’s where they came from.
I recently started tracking what I was eating for nutrition/weight loss purposes and realized I should be eating way more protein. I’ve tried protein powders in the past (a lot of online recipes for oats recommend adding protein powder) and hate how strongly they are flavored. I saw a lot of diy protein powder recipes have a base of dry milk powder which I already had in my cupboard, so I just use that. It’s fine with the same amount of liquid.
You could just use normal milk instead of milk powder + water, but this was lower calorie and never goes bad.
My current go to for the past few years is oatmeal. I mix oats, dry milk powder, frozen cherries, and water. Then I throw it in the microwave for a few minutes to cook. Once it’s done, I add cinnamon and a handful of chocolate chips and mix it all together. It’s probably not the most healthy option, but it’s tasty and reasonably nutritious.
Honestly, dating apps have always weirded me out so I never used them. I’ve only dated people I met in real life; which, as an introvert, means I haven’t dated many people at all. I’d rather quality over quantity. Every date I’ve been on has lead to a LTR, because we already knew we had chemistry before our first date.
I met my spouse through work. I know lots of people recommend not dating people from your job, and it can be risky, but it worked for us. Of course, my parents have been married for over 40 years and also met at their job, so I guess maybe it’s genetic.
As for what keeps us together? It’s just easy. We like being around each other and work well together, despite our many differences. Life’s better with them in it.
Stay safe! I hope they find the guy soon.