What part of the US do you live in?

In OP’s case it’s to the east.

Pallas cat works too!

The nice thing about science is that it can reevaluate studies, correct mistakes, make new discoveries… Science-based medicine is not and will never be perfect, but has the potential to get better and better. Methods not proven by science to be beneficial are not trustworthy, and it doesn’t matter whether they’re viewed as part of mainstream or alternative medicine.

Chiropractors still use the ghost-taught tricks. Doctors moved on to use scientifically proven practices. They are not the same.

Not every woman’s cycle is completely regular though - counting days is good for better chances of having a child, but it’s unreliable if you don’t want one. So I’d say OP should take plan B anyway.

And serenity is nowhere to be found.

Well, at least we all know they’re very smooth ;)

But it’s not, so you need blueberries to be able to stack waffles reliably.

Why even have a waffle at all, let’s drink the syrup!

It holds blueberries very well too!

Self image has been destroyed by both social and classic media under any regime - I’m pre-social media and my self image was just as bad. But yeah, I agree that social media carry the torch now.

My cat can’t maintain eye contact while doing that, because her whole head is buried in the flower.

Ha, never new Pikachu design was based on Cleese!

Unfortunately it is now a world-wide problem. What are you going to do about it?

Me too, but it’s not the only thing in life I like doing. I’d love to have more time to spend with my family, more time to do music, to do hikes in nature, more time to devote to theatre, to play with my cats, to learn languages, to do sports, more time to meet my friends and other nice people, more time to learn math, physics, anthropology and etymology… I don’t have it. I have some limited time that I can give to gardening and very limited space (a large balcony).

I’d love to live several lives, alas, I have just this one and have to divide my time and prioritize. If you’ve seen Everything everywhere all at once - that’s a film that resonated with me greatly.

Wait! Do sharks eat pumpkins?

I think “overgrown lizard” is perfectly acceptable. You’re referring to their form, not ancestry ;)

My cat used to love whole olives.

I do grow plants both at home and at work, I know exactly what I’m talking about :) At home it costs me more than in shop (mostly watering and some materials), so it’s more about being a nice hobby and it feels great to have some produce of my own. I also don’t have much space - not everyone can have a garden. I do compost - no feces though, omg, that must take some know-how to make it safe when it’s human and on small scale. Time is a big limiting factor - I do have a job and a family. Anyway, I love my plants and I’d also recommend growing some, at least to those who have the space and time :)