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That sounds awful. Did the medication that bricked your creative brain have a necessary or at least a useful purpose?

It's like that when an author or other creator has done high quality, meaningful creative work for decades, but then is revealed to have been a terrible person in real life.

In my circles, MBZ often refers to the late author, Marion Zimmer Bradley. She was long honored in science fiction and fantasy circles, until her husband was convicted of child sexual assault, and several of the victims spoke out to claim that she had been aware of the abuse as it was happening.

I'm not sure of the source of your quote, but supply chains are what enable military success.

As we've seen in Ukraine these past several years, creativity and small workshops can partially substitute for good logistics. I expect Trump's DoW commanders to do their best to crush lateral thinking.

On the other hand, the inverters in Chinese solar power systems may be "phoning home" with reports on their power generation and usage stats. Or listening for a signal from the Chinese government to stop working.

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All 3 were boys. Now smart, kind, skillful, self-supporting young men. It was difficult, but they are worth it.

My firstborn forced me to a C-section at 43 weeks. 2nd pregnancy was twins; they got evicted at 37 weeks due to symptoms of pre-eclampsia. I lost 22 pounds between pre-op and delivery, and another 30 before I was discharged from the hospital 3 days later.

I loved your last book, so I have pre-ordered Dead Weight.

What a lovely recommendation!
Preordered based on this, and my reading of KB's other fiction.

May the resemblance hold!

You are never the only one.

All 3 of my kids did better in their college careers than in HS, because they had the freedom to take almost only classes they were interested in. None of the 3 have completed degrees beyond AA; all 3 have well-paid jobs in line with their interests.

"Twice exceptional" maybe?
That's what the pros called all 3 of my kids. I seem to be just gifted. But my spouse and all 3 kids are both gifted and have neurological issues that make drawing and handwriting much more difficult for them than most. They must type to take lecture or video notes.

I did buy a new battery for my last Blackberry, but it was the generation after yours, I think. Unless more recent devices used the same battery, Batteries Plus is unlikely to have it in stock, though they may be able to order one for you.

Almost all but the thinnest phone batteries are replaceable, but it often takes specialist tools. Take your phone to the Batteries Plus store nearest you if yours no longer holds a charge well. If replacement batteries are available at all, they will usually be able to order one for you.

I'm so sorry. You must have been terrified of crowds for the rest of your pregnancy. I'm glad that all was well for you and your baby.

I am in favor of auditing police departments every 2-5 years for control of money, evidence, human rights abuses, and especially for abuse of civil asset forfeiture.

Grrrrr! That decision should not be unilaterally up to an unelected Chief of Police. Though the elected people who should be making that type of priority for law enforcement should consult with the police officials they appoint.

In a couple of cases, payroll systems will record work hours paid at double or triple time get recorded as 2 or 3 hours worked, not 1 hour at 2X or 3X normal rate.

When I was scheduled 12 hour/days, 7 days a week, I got a 2 week paycheck for 260 hours pay, having actually worked 168.

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Since it's extremely cold today, though it isn't a new record low here, and my son will have to go off to work around 2:30 pm, I am baking brownies now, and bread later on.

I am grateful that I get to stay home today, and that we have a well-insulated, double-glazed house.

Several towns in the Great Lakes regions are seeing record low temps today. And people don't use only native / local trees for landscaping. So yes, some trees will be probably be damaged, possibly explosively, by this deep cold spell.

Trees that grow wild in the area are at less risk, not none.

Last winter the north-western quadrant of Michigan's lower peninsula had a very intense ice storm. Millions of trees, mostly soft or yellow pine, either collapsed under the weight, or broke branches. Yellow pine is a softer, faster growing species than our native white pine so more likely to freeze.

The trees up north have evolved in that environment. Temperatures of 0° F and below happen there most winters. But we are now at the period of deepest dormancy. Temps this low in late March, once the sap has started running, would be catastrophic for maple syrup/sugar producers.

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Sometimes a branch splits. Sometimes the trunk splits. If a smaller branch freezes, it often breaks off in the next wind, or immediately. If you are close to the tree, you can hear if/when the bark or wood splits from freezing. It's a loud popping noise, similar to a gun shot, not quite as loud.

Tree sap is mostly water, plus a little bit of sugar. If it gets cold enough, the tree sap can freeze, causing expansion. The frozen area may expand, or pop away from the rest of the tree.

Natural. Due to when/how the vaccine was approved, there were people who could and could not get the vaccine who were only weeks or months different in age. Wait 4-5 years, compare group results. Vaccinated group had less dementia. Wait another 4-5-10 years. Vaccinated group still had less dementia.

Kids really need physical interaction with building toys, art/writing supplies, and both 2D and 3D puzzles to build realistic, physics-based mental models of the world later in their lives. Small muscle coordination leads to writing, drawing, typing, and crafting objects. Self expression!

Possibly not. Or possibly they are used to it, although they certainly don't play tour guide in that way very often.