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Grief and Bereavement

Opting not to be present at a death of a loved one is sad. Only last year I was present when my brother in law died. It was a poignant moment, but I had prepared by leading prayers at the bedside. The moment of death is not horrible, it has a ...

frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024

OpenAI and Watermarks

A quick look again at True Gusto brings up no jacket or shirt with the non-poker-playing cats and the poker-playing cheetahs. The latter image exists among the cup products. (The baby-shirt design of the rubber ducky full-face on is so ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Benedict XVI: a life

I think that the arcane world of security is beyond my sphere of competence.

frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024

Daniel Kotynia - From the Extreme to the Sublime

Whoever is the decision-maker it also is interesting to ponder, Why potatoes? Might you have the phrase "couch potato"?

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Grief and Bereavement

Thank you! Your father, from the afterlife, must appreciate that you note both his 8-year presence and his 8-year absence. Some people opt not to be there when someone beloved or essential passes away. It seems to me a prescient option for ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Should Primates be Kept as Pets?

Thank you! My experience with stray sentients is that they live harmoniously with other sentients. My Gusty (short for Augusta) -- before leaving outdoor for indoor life -- always left some food for other area sentients, such as an orphaned ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Benedict XVI: a life

Thank you! Vatican City has among its residents Pope Francis, correct? Might Vatican City have cooperative or separate administration from the Vatican? (So would it be more difficult for leaked information regarding Pope Francis than his ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

How does an author establish a unique niche when marketing a children's book?

Butterfly gardens are so beautifully beneficial and benevolent! Do Land Down Under-ers -- ;-D -- ever do moon, moth, night gardens?

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Stop Animal Cruelty

Thank you! The film Utama (from Runa Shimi ["human-being language"; known incorrectly from the Spanish conquest as quechua, "to steal"] utama, "our home") has a llama-sacrificing scene. That Bolivian-altiplano (from Spanish alto plano, "high ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Volunteering with Horses

Thank you! My tendency in a volunteer situation is toward a written agreement even as this particular volunteer activity -- among people who love horse sentients -- makes me regard verbal agreements as honestly, professionally done and enforced.

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Rewilding the Isle of the Thundergod

I think that the etymology is reasonable, so point is a credible answer.

frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024

Benedict XVI: a life

The Vatican is a place prone to leaks of information, so some people get to know in advance.

frankbeswick, on 02/27/2024

Best alternatives to Blogger (Blogspot)

Thanks again for thefairytales link at the 8th-subheading ending about the Substacks alternative to Blogspot! The Beauty and the Beast illustrations amaze me with the wide range of beastly interpretations of the fairy-tale Beast. Perhaps the ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Benedict XVI: a life

Thank you! But the top administrators in the Vatican probably get advance notice of an abdication, correct? It's not like the Pope mentions that he plans to say "Hello (or Good day or Good morning)" when he shows up for the crowds even as he ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024

Rewilding the Isle of the Thundergod

Thank you! But online sources give me the answer finally after much digging. The Oxford English Dictionary only has the answer even as it holds it back from me since the sign-in access is not for the Unitedstatesian public library that I list ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 02/27/2024