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My two-star Goodreads review of Growth Stones: Using Stones for Personal Transformation
I am pleased with my review. This is what it says: This is basically a handbook that comes with a set of 34 stones, each one with its own quality of personal growth to aid. The basis for this is on how the vibrations of their crystalline structure resonates with a particular energy of the Inner Being, thereby strengthening that energy. Two pages are dedicated to each stone and its pairing (Black Tourmaline: Kindness; Hematite: Clarity of Thought; Rose Quartz: Intimacy; etc.), the bulk of which contains sensible self-help style advice about the quality in question. I don't have any of the relevant stones on hand, so this review is based solely on the book itself. It's fine. Two stars, it was okay. I was disappointed with the rigid gender binary the book presented, and I would have liked to know more about how the Inner Being works. The book says "It is subtle because it is hard to measure. Science hasn't figured out how to measure it yet, and what science can't measure, it doesn't believe in." I totally get that, but then I wonder how the knowledge of which personal qualities match with which stones came to be known.
@staiman_d – January 11, 2025
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Taipei Escalator Culture
Never before have I seen a population that so diligently follows the rule of standing on the right so those who want to walk can do so on the left. Sometimes when a space is very crowded it becomes unorganized chaos. But sans those few exceptions, the people of Taipei are extraordinary in their proper use of escalators. Very cool
@mwe – January 9, 2025
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Hericium erinaceus
Oh my! For the longest time I thought this mushroom was just OK. Now -- after trying it prepared in Malaysia and Taiwan -- it's definitively my second favorite mushroom. Yum!
@mwe – January 9, 2025
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Taipei
Wow. Honestly maybe THE coolest city I've ever visited. The street life is so vibrant, super efficient mass rapid transit system, the night markets are almost surreal. The only real complaint I have is that certain bus lines have a pretty low frequency, and that some of the streets have far too much room for cars, but even so these problems are nowhere near the level of other cities I've been to. I would highly recommend visiting Taipei
@mwe – January 1, 2025
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Delicata squash
It's fine. Not a squash fan in general but it's fine. Not everyone can be spaghetti squash.
@staiman_d – December 30, 2024
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
A good place to donate your Grandpa's old letter from cartoonist Bill Holman, author of the Smokey Stover cartoon.
@staiman_d – December 24, 2024
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Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution
I was unable to finish this book. In fact, I barely even started it.
@staiman_d – December 15, 2024
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Vegan Propaganda
for some reason i think its wrong to mistreat animals
@mwe – November 29, 2024
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Cryptic crossword
My my these are tough. Haven't ever solved one fully, but it's so satisfying to figure out even just one clue! I'll keep practicing and maybe one day I'll get one, but for now it's only a dream
@mwe – November 25, 2024
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Arcane (TV series)
A real tragedy... But my goodness the writing is so good. Highly recommended
@mwe – November 24, 2024
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Glee (TV series)
I've been meaning to rewatch this show.
@staiman_d – November 22, 2024
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Pilot (Glee)
Oh my goodness, this far exceeded my expectations. I am 100% going to watch more of this show. Incredible.
@mwe – November 22, 2024
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Updating kudos on Kudoer
I guess it should update the published time? Might be a really easy change…
@kota – November 20, 2024
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Updating kudos on Kudoer
It's not ideal, but it was easy to implement this way
@mwe – November 20, 2024
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Updating kudos on Kudoer
My plan has been foiled by how this feature works.
@staiman_d – November 17, 2024
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City of Cibolo City Council Meeting - November 12, 2024
I get the most random things recommended to me on YouTube.
@staiman_d – November 12, 2024
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Fabric softener
Literally what is the point of this? Who even uses it?
@staiman_d – November 12, 2024
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Goodreads 2024 Reading Challenge
I have completed my challenge of 52 books.
@staiman_d – November 9, 2024
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Candy apple
So I had one that seemed like a caramel apple with the soft caramel coating dyed red. I was hoping for a sugar candy coating or something. Also it was totally covered in peanuts with took away even more from the candy apple experience. This was a let down, but I'm interested in trying a different variety some time.
@staiman_d – October 24, 2024
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Coffee Mojito
This was not as good as I was expecting. I wish I used a sweet soda of some sort instead of club soda.
@staiman_d – October 24, 2024
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Coffee Cider Cocktail
This was pretty good, exceeded my expectations.
@staiman_d – October 24, 2024
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Darktable
It’s not perfect, but I do think it’s the best currently existing photo editing software. The more I’ve learned about it the more I’m appreciating some clever design decisions that went into it.
@kota – October 23, 2024
