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Food
5 'foods of the future' that could help save the planet
Fortunately, regenerative agriculture, sustainable farming practices, and eco-friendly approaches are changing the way we farm, fish, and feast. From grain that’s been cultivated since 5000 BC to newly engineered “climate blend” bread, these five foods may have different histories, but they all have a part to play in future food menus.
I am increasingly interested in lesser-known, indigenous, and climate-resistant foods.
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Fortunately, regenerative agriculture, sustainable farming practices, and eco-friendly approaches are changing the way we farm, fish, and feast. From grain that’s been cultivated since 5000 BC to newly engineered “climate blend” bread, these five foods may have different histories, but they all have a part to play in future food menus.
I am increasingly interested in lesser-known, indigenous, and climate-resistant foods.
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Round 156 Dates
It's a tie! But more mods are available 28-30 Nov so let's do it then; I'll post the Chart of Temporal Mysteries closer to the time. Until, write, my pretties, write!
kaberett (kaberett) wrote2025-11-13 11:16 pm
kaberett) wrote2025-11-13 11:16 pmEntry tags:
[embodiment] still a terrible hobby
[cn time-restricted eating.]
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anais_pf (anais_pf) wrote in thefridayfive2025-11-13 06:14 pm
anais_pf) wrote in thefridayfive2025-11-13 06:14 pmThe Friday Five for 14 November 2025
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1. What's one of the nicest things a friend has ever done for you?
2. What's one of the nicest things a stranger has ever done for you?
3. What is a trait in another person that you instantly admire, and that draws you to them?
4. What is a trait in another person that instantly repels you, and prevents you from forming a close relationship with them?
5. Time to vent: tell us about something rotten someone has done to you.
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alysonl.1. What's one of the nicest things a friend has ever done for you?
2. What's one of the nicest things a stranger has ever done for you?
3. What is a trait in another person that you instantly admire, and that draws you to them?
4. What is a trait in another person that instantly repels you, and prevents you from forming a close relationship with them?
5. Time to vent: tell us about something rotten someone has done to you.
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ysabetwordsmith (ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-13 05:09 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-11-13 05:09 pmBirdfeeding
Today is partly cloudy and mild.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I watered the Egyptian walking onions.
I gathered seeds from the 'Shirley' landrace zinnias that I'm developing.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I emptied the two spigot jugs of comfrey tea. The pure one had so little liquid that I just dumped it out, and it didn't have much of a smell, just kind of moldy. The one with a handful of leaves decanted 2 gallons of tea-colored liquid fertilizer, and not much noticable smell. That's the one I'm more likely to repeat. I never did get around to testing it because the weather was so sweltering most of the time. But I have it to try out in spring.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I rinsed out the two spigot jugs and brought them in.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- We walked around the yard looking at places in the prairie garden that need to be mowed, trimmed and carried away a few branches, and now my partner Doug is out mowing.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- We walked around the yard again and got another strip mowed.
I did a lot of work around the patio.
I've seen a fox squirrel running through the trees.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I watered the Egyptian walking onions.
I gathered seeds from the 'Shirley' landrace zinnias that I'm developing.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I emptied the two spigot jugs of comfrey tea. The pure one had so little liquid that I just dumped it out, and it didn't have much of a smell, just kind of moldy. The one with a handful of leaves decanted 2 gallons of tea-colored liquid fertilizer, and not much noticable smell. That's the one I'm more likely to repeat. I never did get around to testing it because the weather was so sweltering most of the time. But I have it to try out in spring.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- I rinsed out the two spigot jugs and brought them in.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- We walked around the yard looking at places in the prairie garden that need to be mowed, trimmed and carried away a few branches, and now my partner Doug is out mowing.
EDIT 11/13/25 -- We walked around the yard again and got another strip mowed.
I did a lot of work around the patio.
I've seen a fox squirrel running through the trees.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
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Chloe/Dale (flamingstumpy) wrote2025-11-13 05:13 pm
flamingstumpy) wrote2025-11-13 05:13 pm
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a bit misty
I was already looking forward to it, but that new extended trailer for Pokopia made me really excited!! Professor Tangrowth... I will protect you... (I don't have a Switch 2, but that doesn't matter.)
(That Misty-themed outfit being included with her signature pose was so rude & directed right at me.)
(That Misty-themed outfit being included with her signature pose was so rude & directed right at me.)
Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog (lois_mcmaster_bujold_feed) wrote2025-11-13 01:26 pm
lois_mcmaster_bujold_feed) wrote2025-11-13 01:26 pmTestimony of Mute Things licensed to Blackstone Audio
I'm very pleased to report that the most recent Penric & Desdemona novella, "Testimony of Mute Things", has just been licensed to Blackstone Audiobooks for its usual production. Narrator is again expected to be Grover Gardner.
No, I don't know when it will emerge from the other end of the production pipeline; prior experience suggests 2 to 6 months, probabilities leaning to the shorter end.
Re-using Ron Miller's art, which they've been doing for a while, should help speed things up on their vendor-page assembly. I've no idea what arcana is involved in recording, except I'm glad it's them and not me.
Subterranean Press has also offered for the novella. They'll have a much longer lead-time, probably into 2027, so breath-holding is contraindicated. I did get a look at Lauren Saint-Onge's final art for their upcoming "The Adventure of the Demonic Ox", which is particularly lovely this round. Publication sometime in the first half of 2026, I don't have a date yet. (Or the 1300 tip sheets to be signed, another necessary precursor. That will be a nice brainless task for this winter.)
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on November, 13
No, I don't know when it will emerge from the other end of the production pipeline; prior experience suggests 2 to 6 months, probabilities leaning to the shorter end.
Re-using Ron Miller's art, which they've been doing for a while, should help speed things up on their vendor-page assembly. I've no idea what arcana is involved in recording, except I'm glad it's them and not me.
Subterranean Press has also offered for the novella. They'll have a much longer lead-time, probably into 2027, so breath-holding is contraindicated. I did get a look at Lauren Saint-Onge's final art for their upcoming "The Adventure of the Demonic Ox", which is particularly lovely this round. Publication sometime in the first half of 2026, I don't have a date yet. (Or the 1300 tip sheets to be signed, another necessary precursor. That will be a nice brainless task for this winter.)
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on November, 13
meg (elperian) wrote2025-11-14 10:13 am
elperian) wrote2025-11-14 10:13 amEntry tags:
much ado about nothing (2011) morning thoughts
Good morning, and I'm thinking about these lines from Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing:
and the 2011 adaptation's choice to have Benedick with a beard dress like a woman - perhaps even subtextually dressed in Beatrice's apparel and ready to be her waiting-gentlewoman - in almost full drag with fake boobs, a wig, a jean skirt, and fishnet stockings:
BEATRICE: Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face: I had rather lie in the woollen.
LEONATO: You may light on a husband that hath no beard.
BEATRICE: What should I do with him? dress him in my apparel and make him my waiting-gentlewoman? He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man: and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him
and the 2011 adaptation's choice to have Benedick with a beard dress like a woman - perhaps even subtextually dressed in Beatrice's apparel and ready to be her waiting-gentlewoman - in almost full drag with fake boobs, a wig, a jean skirt, and fishnet stockings:
But then, when he's ready to give into the love story with Beatrice, even before the wedding disaster, he's "shaved" off his beard (he has at least trimmed it from the previous scene - and he's definitely shaved textually as Leonardo & co. make fun of him for it, complete with homophobic vocal tones) but here, he's dressed like a "man":
(I still think the best chance they had of getting all the paint off him between scenes was to shave him a bit, but they couldn't shave him completely unless tennant could grow enough of a beard overnight for the next round of performances.)
But: is Benedick threading the needle of Beatrice's designed-to-be-impossible standards for disqualifying candidates for a husband, or what.
trobadora (trobadora) wrote2025-11-13 10:03 pm
trobadora) wrote2025-11-13 10:03 pmbad/good
Bad things:
Good things:
In conclusion, the good things are better than the bad things are bad. Yay? *g*
- Ten-hour days at work.
- Brains that are mush and will not word.
- Too many appointments next week, on top of work.
Good things:
- Super mild November weather that let me ride a bike today (during my lunch break) without getting chilled. And tomorrow again, it looks like!
- Delicious home-cooked food from the freezer that only needs heating up with zero effort on my part. (Thanks, past me!)
- ficinabox has a two-week extension! Now I can expand that thing I wanted to expand. :D
- fandomtrees is open for sign-ups!
In conclusion, the good things are better than the bad things are bad. Yay? *g*
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reeby10) wrote in characters20in202025-11-13 03:50 pmRound 19 Winners
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If there are any mistakes anywhere, please do not hesitate to let me know. :)
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, November 13th
Buffy reaches up and accidentally knocks the books off.
Buffy: Woah, oh. (They fall on the head of a young man crouched underneath. He staggers back but recovers.) Oh, ahh. Oh god, I'm so sorry.
He stands up.
Riley: I'm okay. It's okay. Well, that was bracing.
Buffy: Woah, oh. (They fall on the head of a young man crouched underneath. He staggers back but recovers.) Oh, ahh. Oh god, I'm so sorry.
He stands up.
Riley: I'm okay. It's okay. Well, that was bracing.
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Amy (brightknightie) wrote2025-11-13 11:27 am
brightknightie) wrote2025-11-13 11:27 amEntry tags:
TLOZ:BOTW in a nutshell (spoilers)
The main plotline of the video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) alone -- with no sidequests, exploration, minigames, or collections -- takes ~50 hours. So, roughly, 2 old-fashioned US TV seasons of 22-26 episodes or 3-4 epic Peter Jackson movies. Here's that plot, summarized:
( Massive spoilers )
( Massive spoilers )
badly_knitted (badly_knitted) wrote in get_knitted2025-11-13 07:24 pm
badly_knitted) wrote in get_knitted2025-11-13 07:24 pm
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Check-In Post - Nov 13th 2025
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