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I’m not crying, you’re crying😭

Actual roman epitaph for a dog

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PSA

PSA: Don't use Open Office

I keep seeing people recommending Open Office as an alternative to Word, and uh... look, it is, technically, an open source alternative to Word. And it can do a lot of what Word can, genuinely! But it is also an abandoned project that hasn't been updated in nine years, and there's an active fork of it which is still receiving updates, and that fork is called LibreOffice, and it's fantastic.

Seriously, if you think that your choices are either "grit your teeth and pay Microsoft for a subscription" or "support free software but have a kind of subpar office suite experience", I guarantee that it's because you're working with outdated information, or outdated software. Most people I know who have used the latest version of LibreOffice prefer it to Word. I even know a handful of people who prefer it to Scrivener.

Open Office was the original project, and so it has the most name recognition, and as far as I can tell, that's really the only reason people are still recommending it. It's kind of like if people were saying "hey, the iPhone 14 isn't your only smart phone option!" but then were only ever recommending the Samsung Galaxy S5 as an alternative. LibreOffice is literally a version of the same exact program as Open Office that's just newer and better – please don't get locked into using a worse tool just because the updated version of the program has a different name!

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Tumblr Code.

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I finished this adorable Christmas quilt. Pattern is Twas by meags and me. Will be releasing soon!

I adore the children in their beds. I made them look like my grandchildren.

The stockings were hung. And check out the mouse 🥰

Santa and his reindeer too!

I still need to put some handwork on it (mainly the words). I’m so happy with this. I love the colors so much!

I’d love to hear what you think of it🩷

#my quilting #meags and me pattern #pattern testing #personal

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It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

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@kedreeva

#crows #be a crow

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Went to Duke Gardens today.

Some beauty for your day

#Duke gardens #my life #beauty #personal

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Found this random beach heart today while walking on Holden beach.

#personal #signs

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Some lavender beauty on this rainy, overcast Tuesday.

Had a little bumper bump today. The other car had just a small scratch. He didn’t want to call the police or exchange insurance. Thankfully! My car has this little scar. Everyone was ok. I was just a bit embarrassed.

#beauty #lavendar #personal #car accident

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ねことさくらと。今回はいつも以上に再録多くてごめんちゃいです。

いよいよ西では葉桜感が来ましたね。本日はここまで。お疲れ様でございました。

Cat and cherry blossoms.See you.

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Oh the stories. I’ve tried to piece together my folks lives too. Random one offs make it interesting. Wonder what my kids will remember as my one offs?

fathers casually dropping the craziest lore of their lives in the middle of a conversation

#crazy stories #good things #life

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"We call it vff," said the alien. "It's - it's hard to describe to a species without vffsense. Imagine trying to describe light to a species that never evolved eyes. But there are forms of life that are only perceptible with vffsense, and they've visited Earth and fed on life as long as it's existed here."

There was a pause.

Then the human said, "That's the worst thing you've ever said."

"Don't worry about it."

"I think I have to, now."

"No, because - well - you have a species of spider which pretends to be an ant, correct? It's not capable of understanding the fact that it's mimicking an ant, but it instinctually mimics an ant in order to deter predators."

"Sure?"

"Humans produce a vff to mimic varths, predators only perceptible through vffsense. The organisms that would like to feed on you are terrified of varths, and so they leave you alone. You aren't aware you do it, you don't have the capacity to understand you're doing it, but you evolved to instinctually do it to deter predators you can't see."

There was a pause.

Then the human said in a very soft and thoughtful voice, "And are there varths on Earth?"

"Yes," said the alien. "Everywhere. But don't worry about it."

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My best friend turned 7 on Friday 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤

Happy birthday Cole!

By all accounts you should not even be here. Your diagnosis of FIP was SO terrifying for both of us but we got through it. Right after you were cured I was diagnosed with breast cancer. We helped each other fight through. I would be lost without you. So happy birthday and hoping for MANY more years together!

#colethecat #HBD #warrior cats #FIP survivor

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Monday morning beauty

#flowers #personal #my life #good things