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I finally landed in Twitter Jail

 For this?

Added, someone who purports to know, says "Des singes surender qui mangent du fromage" is a better translation.  Maybe I got dinged for hateful grammar.

Added: The fundamental problem is that this "violation" is almost certainly some kind of automated process:  A complaint appeared and action was taken right away.  Meanwhile, even while it's obvious that there is no promotion of violence, no threat and no harassment, I have serious doubts that my appeal will ever be seen by Human eyes.  So I can remove this harmless, but IMHO, well crafted joke or be off the app forever.

Freedom V Safety

 

Therapy Animals

I love them, in small doses:

If I'm in some stressful, unpleasant place, like an airport or a hospital; it would be great to have a moment of emotional relief that a dog or a friendly cat could provide.

What about a permanent therapy animal of my own?  No.  Sorry, that's called a pet.  We don't need to medicalize a normal Human pleasure.  Sure, some people need this more than others, but still, it's normal for there to be variations in the need for emotional support.

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"Do I looked worried?", I thought, as I went into my 6th try.

"Because I definitely feel worried"

ChatGPT tells a joke

 

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Fireplaces (a comment on Althouse)

 I don't think it is cheaper to convert a wood fireplace to gas, than to leave the existing fireplace alone and put the gas one in another location.  The main determination would be the site of the existing fireplace and potential alternate locations.  Some locations might be better, due to where existing gas lines are run.

Althouse

So, if you've got a better place for a gas fireplace, put it there.  The benefit is that you keep the (valuable to some) wood burning fireplace.

In our home, we have a wood burning fireplace that we hardly ever use, for wood fires.  Instead, we keep a portable charcoal grill inside the fireplace and use it for when the weather is cold, or if it's dark outside.  The benefit is that it uses far less charcoal than the big outdoor grill.

We have a gas fireplace in a 3rd floor addition.  I've attached a programmable thermostat and it easily heats the entire floor.  The room it's in, I use as a home office and I keep the main, bedroom part of the addition, closed off during the day--when nobody is occupying that area.

Down in the basement, we have a wood stove, which won't heat the entire house, but takes some of the load off of the gas furnace.  If the timing is right, I bring the portable grill to the basement, fill it up with live coals, bring it back to the wood fireplace and then grill.  This saves me some time and charcoal.

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A Case Study

 In how to make a mistake:

Something happened and naturally, let's jump to conclusions on a public platform.

Instead of saying, oops!  I should have waited a bit before jumping to very uncharitable conclusions, I'll try and do better next time.

No.  Instead of showing some character, she hides the tweet, blocks the entirely correct critic and learns nothing.

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 I kind of like getting skunked on the first word, it's like getting a whole new first word.

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