When filing paperwork, like in those hanging file folders, the papers should be placed into the folder with the paper’s left margin up. This way, any stapled pages can be flipped through as a bunch rather than individual pages. Also, the most important text tends to be left justified, such as the return address. Apparently this goes counter to every accountant’s training, but I’m sticking to it.
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How do you feel about mandated helmets for children?
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What did you do as a child that would be considered dangerous today?2·2 months agoSimilar story. I was in elementary school and fell off the monkeybars and landed flat on my back and knocked myself out, surrounded by kids. I woke up later and everyone was gone, so I got up and went back to class. I got detention for being late. When my parents asked why I “skipped class” I said that I didn’t know and was grounded for not telling the truth.
I did other dumb things, mostly around bodies of water (cliff diving, rip currents). I’m surprised that I’m not dead. As an adult, I’m afraid of everything.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the best way of dealing with Maga hatred, white power, genocide denial and other things you see a Lemmy user espousing?11·2 months agoIf that’s the case, I’d recommend treating them like spam: reply and you’ll get a lot more.
Mostly, it’s a huge emotional and time investment if you want to change someone’s behavior and from what I gather, it’s a one on one type of thing and really hard. If you want to stop them from interacting negatively with others, your best action would be to report them.
If you’re upset and want to vent, then engaging will be fun for a while, but mostly futile in terms of behaviour adjustments.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the best way of dealing with Maga hatred, white power, genocide denial and other things you see a Lemmy user espousing?11·2 months agoThere’s a lot of other good suggestions here, so I’ll just ask, what outcome are you hoping to achieve?
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why are there no large demonstrations in the USA against Donald Trump's policies?41·2 months agoSearch for “general strike 2028”. It’s in the works already.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Whats been the toughest addiction to beat for you?2·4 months agoSince covid, there’s been a lot of food in the house. Something about not being able to get it when we wanted made us buy more, more often and stockpile. Of course, food expires and throwing it away means that it was a bad decision to buy so much, so eating it is the only financially responsible thing to do, right?
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How to deal with Mom who CANNOT learn how to use a password manager, but demands I "fix it"5·5 months agoHave a conversation and listen to her. I’m guessing that her behaviors are driven by an emotion. Maybe she’s overwhelmed by the complexity. Most people who say that they don’t care about security actually prioritize ease of use over security. Unfortunately good security can be hard.
If/when you speak to her, don’t try to solve her problems during that conversation. Meet her where she’s at and empathize with her. When she’s done, you get to express your concerns and see her reacting. I’m guessing that you’re concerned that she is putting her finances at risk. Explain your concern to her.
Once you both come to a shared understanding, then you can come with some ideas for her to react to. Again, dig deep into her concerns, talking through them. You’re going to need to let some things go. It’s her life and her money and you’ll be there to help in a nonjudgemental way if anything bad happens and then you can have another conversation after the dust has settled.
I ended up with my parents having 3 passwords. One for their bank, one for their health stuff and one for everything else. The bank and health ones are long and difficult to guess, the other one is easy to remember and “good enough”.
It’s not long, but I really like the feel of Whole World Knows by Adia Victoria. It’s about a girl with a secret drug problem (that the whole world knows about) as she spirals out of control. The symbolism is heavy, the syrongly religious family can’t or doesn’t help and it’s a catchy tune.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's some better vegan/vegetarian/plant based communities that aren't militant and rude?7·6 months agoJoined/subscribed, but not vegan. I enjoy cooking and have started adding some vegan dishes to the rotation to learn some new cooking techniques on foods that I’m not familiar with cooking, like soy. I enjoy the new challenge. Also, I feel like there are probably health benefits. I’m particularly interested in awhile food based cheese substitutions. I found a fantastic vegan queso dip with 3 ingredients. The other stuff is good, too, but not really on my mind.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it?2·6 months agoYeah, I’m pretty picky about the meat I do eat. It’s the fat and gristle that I can’t stand. After a pork chop, it looks like a dissection. I don’t like to eat around bones. If I think about it too much, old probably end up vegetarian, which would probably be better for me given my other health issues. I don’t think anybody ever died from eating too many vegetables.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it?2·6 months agoIt sort of grosses me out. I don’t know how to explain it.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it?3·6 months agoNo, i’d go vegan before i’d eat cultured meat. I’m not opposed to it and it’s probably better for the economy and environment, but I have a mental thing about it. Granted if I had to catch and clean my own meat, i’d also probably go vegan. Maybe I’m just squeamish about my food.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it?2·6 months agoI’ve never heard this, bit have tried to explain it to people and failed. If you’re going to try to find a vegan substitute for a thing, most of the time it will fail to impress because it’s not the thing that it’s pretending to be. Take vegan cheese. It’s probably worse for you than regular cheese because it’s super processed.
I have several meals that I make that are vegan, but don’t need to be labeled as vegan because it’s not a substitute. For example, I make chili with those big mushrooms because I like the taste, but I don’t call it a vegan chili, I call it a mushroom chili.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the last message you received from somebody before they passed away?9·6 months agoIt’s actually a little less happy. He was late stage cancer and either the chemo or cancer was affecting his thought. He was bend transferred to a hospice care facility, but only understood that he was leaving the hospital. We were on the phone and I had purchased a plane ticket and he was saying how I shouldn’t have because it’s much nicer to visit in the summer, but that he was getting out of the hospital and maybe we’d go to this new golf course that he had just discovered and then his favorite restaurant. I agreed and we said goodbye and he said, “I’ll see you later.”
When Mom got back on the phone, she said that he was confused and that he was actually going to hospice care. It didn’t really register because he seemed so normal. He had fallen into a coma shortly after getting transferred to the hospice facility and passed by the time I got there.
He was firmly atheist, so I chuckle to think that maybe he knew something when he said those last words. I guess we’ll see.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the last message you received from somebody before they passed away?10·6 months agoMy dad said, “I’ll see you later”.
r0ertel@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's a niche Lemmy community you want more people to know about?3·8 months agoI’d love to find a cooking community, specifically for healthy and/or vegan recipes and techniques.
edit: I actually mean plant based, not vegan.
That duck is looking pretty tasty right about now.
I was behind two cars on the freeway, one in lane 1 and one in lane 3. They both decided to merge into the center lane at the same time. I remember the sound distinctly because it was so different than I expected. It sounded like two large, empty cardboard boxes hitting each other. No screeching tires or glass breaking sound (both windshields and side windows broke, but remained intact). It was very unexciting.
I’ve had the same thought. It’s defeatism. I was told that protests help bring like minded people together to organize, share ideas and implement plans to change things. A person can’t change things but many people can.
What if just being there helps you feel hope again?