CuriousByNature

Now Johansson? Maybe he discovered that he has Scandinavian ancestry...

This assumes that lived-experience counts more than assumptions and rumours, which we've seen is unfortunately not the case for some posters on the forum...

For my mother we placed an obituary that was about 15-20 lines long, with a photo, in the Saturday edition of a major Canadian paper. I think the cost was about $700. In parts of Canada, like Vancouver, $10,000 won't even cover the cost of a burial plot, unfortunately. My cousin who passed away in Vancouver had his casket placed in the wall of of the cemetery mausoleum, and I believe his wife paid close to $50,000 - but I think that included a place beside him for when her time comes. Still, probably the most expensive real estate in the city per square foot. I think it was George Burns who said "I can't afford to die. It would cost too much money", or something to that effect.

I HOPE I am consistent in how I treat people - whether these are people I know or people who are complete strangers that I will never meet in person. Therefore I don't think there is much difference in how I interact in person versus online. But I don't have much in the way of social media, so I am also ignorant of some of the 'best practices' for online interaction. Admittedly there have been times when I have had to restrain myself from posting angrily or with cruelty, and I need to remind myself to remove the plank from my own eye before I judge the speck of dust in someone else's. Self-checking tends to take up a lot of my time... hahaha.

I had to fly out to Vancouver for a couple of days earlier this week to help with some family things, and the weather was beautiful. Sunny and mid-20s (upper 70s F) with a slight breeze. Few, if any bugs. It is hard to beat a good Vancouver summer - but I still cannot see myself moving there again because the cost of living is way too high for what you get, in my opinion.

Sadly, I would be able to .... *sigh*

Good point...lol

Here in Canada I understand the mini bottles of maple syrup are widely accepted.

I've never thought Scooby was a superhero. Yes, he's a dog that can speak, but I always figured a superhero needed to have 'superhuman' abilities. Plus, he doesn't use his talking ability for any heroic purposes. He is often the one, along with Shaggy, who gets the 'gang' into more troublesome situations than they otherwise might encounter. He's basically the Gilligan of the entire franchise. What may be superhuman about the rest of the cast is that they manage to wear the same outfits for dozens of episodes in a row, evidently never soiling a garment along the way. I doubt there was a washing machine in the Mystery Machine, though they could have each had multiples of the same clothing. I'll stop now before I really start to overthink this.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. The back and forth about donation amounts in multiple threads never results in a common or healthy understanding of the dynamics at play. There will always be clients who feel priced-out of a niche in the market they wish they could afford (or used to afford) and there will always be those providers who price their time beyond what the market may allow. Adjustments might be necessary on both sides if that is the case. But bemoaning increasing costs will do nothing to reverse the upward trend, just like it does nothing to decrease the cost of food, travel, clothing, et cetera. And while I am no economist, the rate of inflation is only an AVERAGE. Some sectors of the economy will always outpace other sectors when it comes to increasing costs, while others lag behind. It is unfair to expect service providers in any field to restrict their increases to the posted rate of inflation, or for consumers to conclude that service providers are being selfish or unreasonable for choosing a donation amount that appears excessive. What is excessive for one person is not going to be excessive for another. If a provider (of any professional service) overprices their time and then fails to deliver, they will only harm their own earning potential going forward. It is completely their choice to make that mistake if that is how it turns out. And if they are able to make a go of it, all the more power to them. Welcome to free enterprise and capitalism at work. My rant is over - LOL

I'm seeing 404 - page cannot be found...

And let's not forget cinemas located in Tornado Alley and the Hurricane Belt, where the most appropriate film to show would be Gone with the Wind.

Montreal has about a 6-month frost-free period, so while cold, it is far from extreme. You can probably add an extra month or so if you consider that the lowest temps of the day usually occur just before dawn, when no drive-ins would be open anyway. Being further north the hours of daylight are reduced in winter, so movies can be played earlier each day before it gets colder too. And drive-in lots can be used for other purposes when the weather changes, such as selling Christmas trees.

I think you may need to define 'traumatizing'. For what it's worth, I don't believe such a career is for everyone - just like being a teacher, a lawyer, a janitor, a surgeon, or a student is not for everyone. And perhaps even more important, not everyone is the type for such a career.

Natural selection at work

I'm not a doctor, so couldn't say. But there are certain conditions I think that can cause inverted nipples - I would ask your doctor the next time you have an appointment.

Have your nipples always been this way, or is this a recent development? Is it both equally, or is one more inverted than the other? There can be many reasons why nipples are inverted, and it is probably good to consult a physician who can advise on the cause and whether or not solutions exist.

I thought it might have been this guy...

They guy at the deli made me a ham sandwich earlier today... does that count?

True as it can be, Barely even friends, Then somebody bends (over), Unexpectedly....

Strange, I thought fish were easier to catch when there's a full moon.

I wonder if he does a 4-hand massage with Greg?

That's a great profile name

And apparently each photo taken the same day. LOL

Hopefully he is okay. Grief can be so hard to navigate - maybe someone here who has seen him will be able to contact him privately and see how he is doing...