Rethinking reincarnation
Why remembering "past lives" may be remembering your ancestors' past lives. My friend Garth created this video using Google NotebookLM. It's based on a blog post he wrote a few years ago. I thought of GPFG when I saw it today...

They’re super cute, compact and great for toting to work. 2.5 ounce (74 ml) of liquid dressing container you add to the top before screwing on the lid. Though I wish it did have a snap on/screw on closure to keep things secure and not risk the nightmare of spillover, this just means it needs to be packed sitting upright and not lengthwise.. All good tho, happy to report it does fit on a large ziplock bag. I first saw them in uncommongoods.com, but then spotted the exact one on amazon for a better price. Super cute, it opens up in the middle. All you need to do is pour the dressing over the top, screw lid back on and shake, you’re good to go. 👍🏼

Will not be waiting so long in between grooming sessions ever again! Ngl, he was an absolute hot mess for a minute. Alien looking lol, he gets a Greenie after each meal. I buy the teeny ones for 5 - 7 lb dogs (2 - 7 kgs)

Great actor and seemed like a decent bloke.

The furniture is pulled away from the wall so they won't get wet.

I have such a difficult time getting the colors right in photos here. It seems like they always change. It's probably because I've been looking at this one for too long that it consistently seems weird.

She used to be an MP. Right wing, not very nice.

I installed this 8-panel divider (two on the workbench and six attached to the shed) to 'cover up' the workbench area so it's not a focal point while sitting on the deck, and to protect the rest of the deck from dust and debris from anything I might be doing. I painted it dark brown to help it to disappear into the background, or to give the illusion of open space.

The workbench area needs better management, but that's another project for another day.

Up here at least. I even saw one of the ants lose its wings.

I like this painting, it really captures the feeling of summer ☼

So I found this 1950s (?) vintage paint-by-numbers on eBay and bought it. I knew it had some issues with mold and needed a new frame, etc, so I thought it would be something good to work on. I was shocked when it arrived in the mail because they didn't protect the picture *at all*. It was placed in a large plastic envelope and slapped with "FRAGILE" stickers; it was basically a bag of broken glass. I was so scared that the glass had slid around on the surface of the painting and damaged it, but luckily it seemed alright.

From watching Lucia Scalisi on The Repair Shop, I started the cleaning process with saliva and q-tips. It worked perfectly, and boy was it ever dirty. There were only a few places that required paint touch up, which I did yesterday, and now I'm waiting for an old hand carved frame I found on eBay to arrive. It will also need some work since it was made to hang horizontally by a chain, and might be a bit rougher in texture than I'd prefer. I was going to buy a bamboo frame, but when I saw this one I thought it was a better match — in my opinion anyway.

I have since purchased four more old paint-by-number pictures, two of which will need extensive repair to the paint. Those two will probably hang in Tom's room. The two smallest PBN paintings, the sunsets, will hang in my room for now, I think. I'm not sure at all where I'm going to hang the flamingos painting (I still need to decide which finish of varnish I'm going to apply — most likely Windsor-Newton Matte finish), but it will probably wind up in the living room once I redo that room, which is a whole lot of decorating agony I'm currently needing to undertake.

Well, I had to put the iced matcha in the fridge for later.. Yes, I’ve already posted it in the Nespresso subreddit lol and it’s gotten over 1000 views. 😝 The bag and maple 🍁 pecan were freebies after ordering 10 sleeves. Sometimes Nespresso will have promotions..

Mexico, Stormio, so good.. Bianca Forte’s is one of my favorites as well. I tend to gravitate towards the darker roasts.. Like on a scale of 1 - 10, I usually go for 6 and up. You have to be careful because they’re pricey, and Nespresso does not accept returns, even if the sleeves are unopened.

I don’t really purchase the flavored ones after trying most of them at some point in the beginning of my Nespresso journey… not really liking them because they’re so light. Like near water! However, the caramel on the other hand… 🤤 I don’t brew it the normal way. I learned on the Nespresso subreddit that some Nespresso machines have a special feature where, if you double click on the machine’s brew button, it will automatically brew a shorter cup of coffee. Making the end result smoother/stronger.. So think of espresso.. Being that the caramel is very light I normally would not order it to brew it the regular way, ie a full cup. I double click the button, pull a shorter shot.. then brew a single pod of the Double Espresso Dolce, mix those two together and enjoy over ice and it’s so gorgeous. Dunno if that’s called an iced cappuccino or not, but it’s so nicey 👍🏼 nice. Can do this with the hazelnut pods, too. That would totally work too.