The Thread for People who Just Want to Say Something Nice

[Low D]

And in similar good news, the wolf population of British Columbia has reached an estimated 8,500, the most - by a healthy margin - of any province in Canada except Ontario (who have 9,000).
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wolf+p ... story.html
Why is this good news? Well, as Wiki tells us:
Wolves tend to have difficulty adapting to change, and are often referred to as an indicator species; a species delineating an ecoregion or indicating an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species competition or climate change.

'Course, we never see THEM in the city.

But living right in urban & industrial East Vancouver, I'm happily surpised at the wildlife we DO see, in the last week alone a hawk, some eagles, a skunk, those salmon and a snowy owl. Other sightings have included coyotes, racoons, woodpeckers, and even a cougar (aka panther aka mountaion lion) ('though it was tranquilized and being moved when I saw it).

[Low D]

My friend Dan passed away suddenly the other week, but i've just learned his partner is pregnant, with their second child. He got to feel the first kicks the night before he passed.

I am happy to report that Dan's son was born healthy over the holidays - although no baby born almost two weeks early has any business having cheeks that chubby!

http://www.haggisandherring.com/2012/12 ... rring.html

[Frances]

Tôi yêu người Việt Nam!

[Heather]

I have some family members who are truly amazing and really inspirational.

[Frances]

Went to the post office today and everybody was mailing valentines to their sweetums.

[Christine]

My friend Dan passed away suddenly the other week, but i've just learned his partner is pregnant, with their second child. He got to feel the first kicks the night before he passed.

I am happy to report that Dan's son was born healthy over the holidays - although no baby born almost two weeks early has any business having cheeks that chubby!

http://www.haggisandherring.com/2012/12 ... rring.html

How absolutely wonderful, good luck to them!

[Low D]

My friend Dan passed away suddenly the other week, but i've just learned his partner is pregnant, with their second child. He got to feel the first kicks the night before he passed.

I am happy to report that Dan's son was born healthy over the holidays - although no baby born almost two weeks early has any business having cheeks that chubby!

http://www.haggisandherring.com/2012/12 ... rring.html

How absolutely wonderful, good luck to them!

Wishing i could swing by with food and beer (new mothers need stout, for the iron...), but here i am on the other side of the country. But a few of us found a "home cooked meal delivery" service, and basically pre-paid for her to have a bunch of meals of her choice delivered at her scheduled need. Thank goodness for the internet...

[Low D]

My 14 year old quietly announced to her brother & I that she is gay yesterday. What's nice is how not a big deal that is anymore - at least living where we do. Times have changed so quickly, what a wonderful world!

[firehazard]

My 14 year old quietly announced to her brother & I that she is gay yesterday. What's nice is how not a big deal that is anymore - at least living where we do. Times have changed so quickly, what a wonderful world!

This is good in so many ways. Not only that it's not a big deal, but also that your daughter has the confidence to be so open with you. Good parenting, obviously.

[Low D]

My 14 year old quietly announced to her brother & I that she is gay yesterday. What's nice is how not a big deal that is anymore - at least living where we do. Times have changed so quickly, what a wonderful world!

This is good in so many ways. Not only that it's not a big deal, but also that your daughter has the confidence to be so open with you. Good parenting, obviously.

Thanks, that's the goal of it all, to raise kids less fucked up & more sure of themselves than we were! So, like, i guess it's working.

[old barney greyheron]

Bought a second-hand hifi yesterday..cos it has a double cassette player..now I can re-tape my old stuff that's only on cassette..once i've worked out what all the fancy buttons, levers, bells and whistles do..<confused old fart>

[USB]

Bought a second-hand hifi yesterday..cos it has a double cassette player..now I can re-tape my old stuff that's only on cassette..once i've worked out what all the fancy buttons, levers, bells and whistles do..<confused old fart>

You should have picked up one of these from £5.USB-Cassette-Converter-Capture

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/USB-Cass ... 42888.html

[Eric V]

I hope you all are doing well and are going to have a great St. Paddy's Day weekend

[DzM]

Back atcha' Eric the V. Glad to see you again.

[territa]

Back atcha' Eric the V. Glad to see you again.

I'll second that!