Part vanity, part that I've come to enjoy the exertion and part socializing. Eclipsing them all is that I want to have enough of a bodily overcapacity to be able to handle as much fuckery as possible that life throws at me. Injury prevention.
Pens! I guess. Probably also have free coffee/tea/hot chocolate so fill up on that. Cookies?
Hear me out, tinfoil hat on. Grok is doing precisely what it is supposed to do, to leave a trickle of treasonous information about trump so that when musk dissolves the government the "facts" are already out there.
Opens criminal investigation. Does "investigation", finds no fault. Blasts out the Tates have done no wrong, Romania bad. Suggests Papa Putin take over and reform Romania.
And to lower the other's flag
Yes. The raids were mostly to not to forfeit their territorial claims, booze left as a sorry for the trouble gift.
Sweden have prisjakt.se and PriceRunner.se
Buying local, especially at brick and mortar stores, have the added benefit of keeping local commercial communities alive. Such as city centres. My local hardware store have saved me multiple times. A stroll away and I get what I need.
As others have said, and that I will echo, is to find an activity to socialize around. Since you like music find local groups in that area. Perhaps a choir needs some instrumental backing or another voice. Or try something new, like pottery. I highly recommend arts and crafts. You can also hit the gym, especially if you find one focusing on classes. Through those I've been building a whole new social network.
And Canada does have a land border with an EU country - Denmark. Canada and Denmark had a long standing border dispute over Hans island featuring multiple armed raids. It was resolved in a mature and sensible fashion to just divide the island. Good for all involved.
I enjoy it. Good themeparkey action-adventure-rpg. Beautiful and awesome environments. Gameplay is good enough as I'm mostly there to see the spiritual fallout from PoE2.
Camping season is on and that means hauling half a kg of sourdough on the trail. Just to make some flatbreads.
Recipe
About 80% hydration
One part rye flour
Three parts whole wheat flour
Sourdough starter (you know yours best)
Salt
Mix and put into container. At fire work dough into golfball sized balls, let balls rest snd then flatten them. I prefer the thumbing method. Once coals are hotHotHOT put discs on gridddle and bake. Time depends on how how your coals are. I go by feel.
How it tasted? Smokin!
It will. I am sure of it.
Hiking and camping season started for me today. Walked part of Skåneleden (Scania trail network, southern Sweden). Part of the trail along the creek in bad condition, had to climb over and under hallen trees and bushes. All while on loose footing with the creek below. Got to the campsite and got it all for myself. Nice!
As for firewood I would have had to notify the trail managers to have some ready for me. Counted on there being some already but no luck. So out into the woods and gather up deadwood.
Now darkness have fallen. It is half past eight. Time to burn!
The beavers went like
"Fuck you, we'll make our own dams. With natural filtration and spacious habitats"