For county, several times I called & didn't need to attend.

Federal, I did have to serve as a juror this year. They always start on a Monday, I think everyone who they pick has to attend for selection, then most are sent home. The way they pick is public information. I am lucky, the courthouse was close to me and accessible by bus or bike. But they pull from 3 counties, some jurors had to come from far away. Case took one week. I didn't want to do it and my workplace needed me but I am glad now, it was an interesting experience overall.

And yeah it's mandatory to show up if you are told to. You can be fined or even jailed. If you can't, you need to ask for a deferral or excuse. I got a deferral of one week because I had a dentist appointment I'd already postponed once, which had delayed it two months so I really didnt want to wait 2 more! And other times when I was nursing kids I sent an excuse, and once a deferral for work, but Federal court won't excuse you for work - our judge did dismiss anyone who really would not be able to survive without working though.

I'm not sure what you mean by hard books? I read a lot, but more for entertainment, books written at different levels but none are schoolbooks, not dry and hard to read in that way.

AFA setup, I n the couch with a cat on my lap and music in the air is my favorite way to read. Runner up is reading on the back deck with a big glass of ice water and a cocktail or glass of wine. I don't read in bed.

I really have to recommend the Retin-A. It helped me, my husband , our kids, my siblings, coworkers, I was so sure I'd go straight from acne to wrinkles, my skin was so bad and was reactionary, acne then adult acne then rosacea and reactions to every chemical sunscreen & no genetic advantage (my mom had bad skin) but that Tretinoin turned things around, I have such good skin now in my late 50s that people at work ask what my routine is. Yes multiple people. I do have a routine but sure 90% of my improvement came from Retin-A and finally finding sunscreens that didn't cause irritation.

Yeah I don't think AI has intent yet.

Of course you should listen to whatever you like, that's not in question. I like to hear the waves at the beach, thunder, rain. None are music but are lovely sounds.

Looking at late 20s as old blows my mind. I looked at a genealogy site and so many of my ancestresses married in their late 20s. I was surprised by that but apparently it's never been uncommon. My mom too, she married around age 30.

I never liked "dating" at all, my two long relationships grew from sexual hookups. Going out with someone with an intent to grow it just bothers me, how in the world can you know? Just have fun and something will stick.

Worst part is breakup or even worse, death. The end is the worst part, even if it's gotten so bad you need it to end.

I can't wrap my mind around this at all. Music is the result of people making music. If there is no artist, no perspective or feelings it's just sounds.

Sure I can't sing, so what I as an average person make could not even charitably be called music either, but that is not the point - I want to go to concerts and see bands play music, and want computers to do grunt work that people don't want to do, so that more of us can do better things.

Using an AI to make musical sound just undermines all that. Tech in music being wielded by humans, yes that is music (DJs) and if machines ever develop sentience I will call their sounds music, but not before.

Have my upvote.

I work at an events company, basically, in the back office but have worked some events - I get the appeal. Hospitality is grueling work but satisfying work, your customers are right in front of you and you are making them feel better about themselves (in our particular industry), or feeding them and also just pulling off such a ridiculously difficult task, nearly everything going right, it's amazing. And when I did work at a restaurant, I also enjoyed being part of the customers' going out night, right? You are there, building that experience, also getting an experience.

My husband doesn't get it really but I do - if I had fuck you money I would open a bar, with a dinner night each week as an event.

I enjoy home cooking and hosting parties too. Hospitality really is a human sort of endeavor and it is satisfying to make people feel good and comfortable.

I still miss that music app. It was the best. Deep catalog, and because Google is creepy like that, a very good understanding of what I consider local - it would recommend shows to me for bands I'd not heard of but were playing near me (literally nearby, not just in my state, or like Spotify did, "in my country", but within 5 miles or so) and that it, in the wisdom of its algorithm knew I would like.

Why does everything get worse?

If you have cottage industry laws (where I live if you are a small producer selling locally you aren't subject to the same regulations as a bigger producer) you could also think about making soap from the goat milk, people seem to be successful with that here. Candles from beeswax too.

It's fine to make a living. As my midwife said, you need to value your own knowledge and labor fairly, as you would for someone else.

Fennel, it grows well for me and is a premium crop, and maybe Stokes Purple sweet potatoes and okra.

But really, fennel because it is reasonably well compensated and the only thing I grow the bugs ignore. Hong Tsoi is vigorous for me but doesn't cost as much.

If you have room for animals, figure out what people will pay for and raise those. I have no idea on that.

This example is imperfect because you also need to mix the dry ingredients together before the folding in. I know that but it looks like this chart assumes everyone knows it. But the idea is sound. I like it.