An ongoing theme in life … seems to be, let’s see how people can twist the act of communication. It’s *been* happening in politics, and toxic workplaces. Also noticing it on social media. … and some interpersonal relationships.

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#dogstr This unicorn plushy was found near the car. So in the front of the building, a kid likes to throw toys out the window. Mostly cars and vehicle toys. Then in the back of the building, right above our parking spot, there’s also a kid who likes to throw toys and miscellaneous things out the window. Including this like-new, good quality plushy. It has a battery inside. There was also a tiny kawaii-style black cat plushy wearing a purple witch hat and holding a 🎃

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“When we reflect on what we are doing in our everyday life, we are always ashamed of ourselves . . . Shoshaku jushaku means ‘to succeed wrong with wrong’, or one continuous mistake. According to Dogen, one continuous mistake can also be Zen.” •The Marrow of Zen, response to a student who wrote a letter to Suzuki, saying that he felt like a failure due to not being able to follow the good mottoes that were on calendar pages. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (1970) ✨ “I feel like you can be super confident and strong and also *knowingly* fuck up and *knowingly* get yourself into situations that are not good for you. But you’re doing it all because you are a smart woman and because you’re in control of your life. You can be super put-together and everything can be in shambles.” •Sabrina Carpenter, reflecting on the themes in her music and how that was represented in the artwork The Independent (12/4/2025) Given the context of both of these quotes, I think the similar message is ‘no pressure, be yourself, trust’.

https://www.reddit.com/r/amphibia/s/ItAjLrdvar #Amphibia sketch

This is a very interesting tea. Every teabag has a quote from someone named Rosemary Gladstar about plants and Spirit (or spirit). Ingredients are: Rose flower Hibiscus flower Butterfly pea flower Damiana leaf Stevia leaf Hawthorn berry Cinnamon bark #plantstr

[OC] Cost of Living by County, 2023 Map created by me, an attempt to define cost of living tiers. People often say how they live in a HCOL, MCOL, LCOL area. Source for all data on cost of living dollar amounts by county, with methodology: https://www.epi.org/publication/family-budget-calculator-documentation/ To summarize, this cost of living calculation is for a "modest yet adequate standard of living" at the county level, and typically costs higher than MIT's living wage calculator. See the link for full details, summary below. For 1 single adult this factors in... - Housing: 2023 Fair Market Rents for Studio apartments by county. - Food: 2023 USDA's "Low Cost Food Plan" that meets "national standards for nutritious diets" and assumes "almost all food is bought at grocery stores". Data by county. - Transport: 2023 data that factors in "auto ownership, auto costs, and transit use" by county. - Healthcare: 2023 Data including Health Insurance premiums and out of pocket costs by county. - Other Necessities: Includes clothing, personal care, household supplies/furniture, reading materials, and school supplies. Some notes... - The "average COL" of $48,721 is the sum of (all people living in each county times the cost of living in that county), divided by the overall population. This acknowledges the fact that although there are far fewer HCOL+ counties, these counties are almost always more densely populated. The average county COL not factoring in population would be around $42,000. - This is obvious from the map, but cost of living is not an even distribution. There are many counties with COL 30% or more than average, but almost none that have COL 30% below average. - Technically Danville and Norton City VA would fall into "VLCOL" (COL 30%-45% below average) by about $1000 - but I didn't think it was worth creating a lower tier just for these two "cities". - Interestingly, some cites are lower COL than their suburbs, such as Baltimore and Philadelphia. - Shoutout to Springfield MA for having the lowest cost of living in New England (besides the super rural far north) Source: (u/TA-MajestyPalm, reddit post to r/dataisbeautiful)

Helpful map of USA Cost of Living (COL) https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/xDIgGtmQ9t