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Cake day: March 6th, 2025
  • Semisimian@startrek.websitetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Would a matcha set be worth it?English
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    1 day ago

    We just got a set for my son for his birthday. He likes the routine. We have a drip coffee procedure for us parents and I think he likes having his own thing. That said, he was disappointed in the set. The whisk doesn’t work as well as the electric one we have for frothing milk. The cups aren’t exactly his cup of tea, all puns intended. Etc.

    I think it was important that he got the set so he could learn what he likes and doesn’t like about the process. Lord knows we’ve gone through a dozen coffee gimmicks over the years trying to find the best brew. That is our experience. Good luck and have fun; it really is about the simple pleasures.

  • Semisimian@startrek.websiteto/r/50501 Mirror@50501.chat•"When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty"English
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    3 days ago

    From monticello.org

    When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

    This statement has not been found in Thomas Jefferson’s writings, although it captures some of the ideas that Jefferson expressed in the Declaration of Independence, e.g. “…when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government…”

    • Anna Berkes, 4/11/13

    First attribution of the above quote was 2006. I like the “tyranny” substitution.

  • Semisimian@startrek.websitetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How to get to Santa Claus beard statusEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Ho ho ho, future Santa checking in. Mrs Claus is a hair stylist, so we have some insight into what I’m going to need when the days grow short and the beard (hopefully) grows long.

    The biggest thing is: full beards take time. And not just time to grow the length, but time (years) for your face to mature and get those hair follicles in the Christmas spirit. There’s really not much you can do if the fullness isn’t coming in yet but wait. I’m in this phase now. It’s hormones. What are we going to do? Not drugs, not Rogaine: not going to help. Take care of what you got.

    But you mentioned you DO have a beard, so maybe you have the stellar volume you need to be St Nick, just not the length. Short answer, skin care IS beard care. Get a good skin care regimen that works for your face and your beard will fall in line. You’ve signed up for an everyday commitment to becoming a touchable beard, and they WILL ALL touch it. Toddlers to Grannies, especially, Grannies.

    You have the beard! Now you need the color. This depends on your hair color and how your hair accepts color, so you really should go to a professional. If you want to be a paid, real-beard Santa, a good color job will be the LEAST of your expenses and it will pay off on day one.

    Being a good Santa is being a good person. It really is just that. But there is a physical barrier that is conforming to the Coca-Cola ideal of Santa, which is the tutorial I just provided for the BEARD ONLY!

    I wish you well and I hope you enjoy bringing hope, magic and love into the hearts of children.