It was selfishly motivated; I was walking my own dogs there and didn't want anyone to think I was the culprit.

If this is along Belmont St....

There's a particular couple that has multiple dogs, almost always off leash (and poorly trained - are they trying to watch them get hit??!) and they never clean it up. Used to pick it up for them if it hadn't been squished into the sidewalk by the time I took my dogs up there.

I've been finding ticks on my horses occasionally all winter. It's going to be nightmare fuel this year.

Tony's Automotive or Johnny's Auto in Grafton. Both are phenomenal and fair, everyone I've recommended to them has made them their go-to. Tony has cut down on some of the services he offers, like exhaust systems. He recommended a shop for me that did a great job, but I tend to go to Johnny's for the bigger things now.

These things have an ungodly amount of caffeine at 225mg. I'd chug at least two.

2300 is not very far away, especially on the historical timeline or when you consider how hard it will be to decrease the human contributions to warming. If we only care about the warming that will affect the living population, we are stupid and shortsighted.

I've had a handful of excellent experiences there. According to the techs I've spoken to, they pay a much fairer wage than other places and are run by veterinarians vs. a non-vet business admin. They let you stay with your pet the whole time, and were really kind about explanations. Definitely a long wait for "minor" emergencies (multiple hours for a severe laceration that needed stitches) but they triage well and try to take care of you while you wait (food, water, check ins, dog beds, etc.). Emergency vets are short staffed beyond measure right know, as much as I love Tufts I won't take an animal there for anything but life or death emergencies because they'll likely turn you away or the wait will be astronomical right now.

Just got a $1000 electric bill with all electric heat in a 700sq ft cottage outside the Woo :)

Headed home on 495 yesterday and had a semi tailgating me the entire ride despite trying to give him space to get by. First time I've been super terrified driving in bad weather thanks to this schmuck.

Slow the fuck down and give people more space than you think they need.

Funny, pretty sure we have fairly strict laws around car use and are talking about adding more (i.e. retesting for elderly).