Hikermick

@Hikermick@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨awooga hubba hubba⁩ ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I read a book on rock climbing years ago that said the reason big cats in captivity were so toned was because they are constantly tensing their muscles. It’s a display of dominance over other cats in the enclosure. The point being that rock climbing even though it doesn’t provide cardiovascular exercise will tone the muscles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨surely your hobby can't be that expensive⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Birdwatching. You can buy a book and binoculars if you like. The app Merlin is somewhat free to ID Birdwatching calls. Birdseed can get expensive or just plant sunflowers.

  Wildflower identification. Best in early spring, Phone apps make this a little too easy. Seed collecting and propagation is my next goal. I also pull up invasive plants, mostly garlic mustard.

  Gardening. Seeds are cheap but if want to start indoors you’ll need a light and possibly a heat mat. Start outdoors in a makeshift “greenhouse” using a clear plastic jug. Starter plants are cheap

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨surely your hobby can't be that expensive⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Choking the chicken? It’s two hobbies in one

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon lives on a budget⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah for all of the talk about socialism and communism. We never used those words, just did it out of necessity. It’s not for everyone. Some cities now have laws limiting how many nonrelated people can live in a house. Mostly brought on by immigrants and xenophobia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon lives on a budget⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I graduated in 1984 when unemployment was 10% and minimum wage was $3.35/hr. My friends and I all left the burbs for the inner city and we would live 5-7 of us in a house. Nonskilled jobs were more plentiful and there was public transportation. Sometimes we had a land line phone, never had cable. Plenty of parties and beer though. Don’t know if this helps anybody but it’s how we got by

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Could gunpowder be chemically addictive for humans ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hooked on phonics?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon's neighbors have chickens⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Back in the 90’s before backyard chickens was a thing, I lived in the inner city in a neighborhood populated with lots of Puerto Ricans. Don’t know how long it was before I realized I heard roosters on the walk to the bus stop every morning. Now living in the burbs, my neighbors raise chickens, either they get tired of it after a year or their chickens get eaten by the foxes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hey look, a giant sign telling you to find a different job⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I would i would find another job and forget to give Jenny my two weeks notice

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honestly wtf?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve eaten the seeds, they’re nasty unless dried out. Read the dangers beforehand. It’ll mess with your vision the next day, supposedly there is a chance of going blind. The hallucinations I experienced were pretty convincing, you might want to have a friend keep an eye on you. My buddy overdid things and got picked up by the cops, they put him in the psych ward

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stretch marks⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Balls have stretch marks? I’ve been focused on it being the last patch of hair to turn grey

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feeling that groove⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A microscope? That must be a tiny record player. The needle arm looks like it’s made of clay

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feeling that groove⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s that a picture of? Doesn’t like a needle and vinyl to me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone know what's inside this building?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Prisoners

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do air purifiers really reduce dust much?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My understanding is that the types that are ozone generators don’t remove particles from the air, they charge the particles so that they stick to surfaces and aren’t floating in the air

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When kids come trick-or-treating, what happens if I choose trick?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They’ll shit in your jack-o-lantern

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dear neighbor...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Right out of school I got a job working in a shitty retail store where we would prank each other. For some reason there was a smoke detector still in the box that had a dying battery and chipped every few minutes. I would hide it in other worker’s aisles in the morning when we would straighten before opening. Fun times

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do seemingly all politicians (and no one else) do that hand gesture when they talk, the one where it looks like they're holding an invisible fishing rod?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Correct answer right there. Politicians and business people are very aware of their body language. Another rule is never touch your face. When they do, photographers will snap a picture. In the photo they will look frustrated

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And what car did you learn in?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lot of people searching “clutch” right now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ok, boomer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  IMO a big factor is that the production quality of music (as well as movies and TV) hit a point where it no longer sounds or looks as dated. Digital remastering cleans up any flaws, now the only tip off to the age is content.

  Yeah I’m hip to the schmaltzy tunes of the 70’s, I’m a big fan. Looking at you BJ Thomas.

  I’m sure there is good rock going on now, it’s just not making it into the mainstream. I’m a product of 80’s punk rock. It never got mainstream attention but it did spawn acts that did in the 90’s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ok, boomer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They have it backwards. Young people think old people had it easy. This is their justification for not trying. Truth is every generation has it’s challenges. Rather than turn to social media for validation, look for information. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for everyone but if you’re facing a challenge, someone before you faced the same. Don’t listen to those who tell you not to try. Listen to folks who succeeded, what worked, what didn’t.

  PS The only derogatory I can say about the young generation as a whole is, where the fuck is your rock and roll? You’re listening to your grandparent’s music. Lame.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't fix the problem just change the parameters⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe it’s because everyone has a clock in their pocket? One that is accurate and doesn’t need batteries changed or altered twice a year

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A roundabout⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Got a few roundabouts in an old residential neighborhood with narrow streets near me. There’s nothing in the middle and the curb is so shallow, it’s tempting to drive right through them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insuranace is a joke⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just watched someone explain this but it was about house insurance. When you sign up they give you a replacement dollar amount. Should your house burn to the ground they deduct money from that amount due to depreciation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy Thanksgiving everyone!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it ribbed on the inside too?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a movie critic⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking more of the character not the actor

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a movie critic⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone can relate to an underdog

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*A clean colon is like driving on a country road on a sunny day...*⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Almost heaven?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨moonshine⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So there’s evolutionary reasoning for the way I am?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I Got This Right, Right?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gotta unite the base that was fractured over the Epstein files

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just a little bit more⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a retread blow out on my panel truck while peeing into a soft drink cup. Middle of the night in the middle of nowhere Indiana