Posts by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
(DIR) Post #Ad10QIxKPj2sHwerYm by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-20T22:54:10.677018Z
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@LadyMont The two on the bottom...left is from the Witch right? Not the Northman? And what's the last one?
(DIR) Post #Ad12lGiC9VS7Jmhgoq by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-20T23:20:22.900434Z
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@GalacticTurtle @LadyMont Ooh I'll check it out soon! Thanks!
(DIR) Post #Ad139TeXgnOmP7XT16 by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-20T23:24:45.081526Z
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@GalacticTurtle @LadyMont Am I looking at the right one? I found one from 2022 đŹ
(DIR) Post #Ad2yWjsxOOCrxDTQie by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-21T21:42:21.561002Z
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Happy Winter Solstice and the beginning of Yule! "If you ever wondered why there are â12 days of Christmasâ, the answer most likely lies in the pagan celebration of the solstice, known as Yule. The word Yule is the anglicised form of the Norse word Jul (or JĹl), the name for the midwinter festival oriented around the shortest day of the year, the northern hemisphereâs winter solstice. For the people of Germania, Scandinavia, and Anglo-Saxon England, understanding the cycles of nature and the sun, in particular, was critical to survival, and celebrating the winter solstice is an ancient pagan tradition, predating Christianity by several thousand years. The Stonehenge structure in England, dating back to 3000 BCE, is known to have a mysterious relationship with the solstices, as does the Newgrange monument in Ireland from the same period.The word solstice, derived from the Latin sol, meaning âsunâ, and sistere, meaning âto stand stillâ, refers to the point at which the sun âstopsâ to change its direction having reached the furthest extent of its north-south traverse. During Yuletide (the time of Yule) the Nordic peoples celebrated the âreturn of the sunâ as the days began to grow longer again. As a period of rebirth, they also commemorated the dead and offered sacrifices for fertility, hoping for a good harvest in the year ahead. The Yuletide festivities are understood to have taken place over at least 3 days and involved slaughtering animals for the feast, gorging on food, especially meat, and drinking to excess, with singing and good cheer. During Yuletide, no work was done, and quarrels or fights were set aside so that the period could be kept holy.Gradually Yuletide was extended to span a full 12 days and nights, blending several other traditions. The 12 days between the winter solstice and the beginning of the next solar year were considered a sacred period, belonging neither to the old year nor the new year. These are the days of least sunlight and the Celts believed that the sun stood still for 12 days, so they lit fires to conquer the darkness and banish evil spirits. The Druids are believed to have created the tradition of the yule log, a bough of a large tree that was kept burning continuously for the 12 days between the solstice and the start of the solar year. Remnants of the previous yearâs log were used to start the fire: in effect, the âlightâ was kept throughout the year and ensured continuity of good luck from year to year, from family to family, and from generation to generation. The first day of Yule, December 20th, is known as Motherâs Night (MĂłdraniht) and celebrations honour feminine ancestors and goddesses: the mother figures. The second day of Yule, December 21st, is known for The Wild Hunt. This is the night of the solstice, when Odin, as God of Death and Transition,rode through the sky, accompanied by furious winds, thunder, and lightning, collecting the souls of the dead. People stayed indoors, feasting, not venturing out for fear they might be swept up by the hunt. The Twelfth Night, December 31st, brings the festivities to a close and is associated with Wassailing, the wishing of good health in song, and the drinking of wassail, a warm alcoholic concoction (which in more recent times has become a Christmas tradition of carol-singing and the drinking of mulled wine punch).During these 12 days of celebration, there was lots of close family contact with each day seen as representing one of the 12 months of the year. With the return of longer days and the ending of the solar year, they celebrated the start of another cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It was also a period of reflection with some traditions assigning individual days to focus on one of the Nine Noble Virtues from Norse religion, considered to form a spiritual law and moral code by which one should live life." Source: https://www.acropolis.ie/magazine-posts/yule/
(DIR) Post #Ad305opX6EqtNbABWq by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-21T21:59:54.011406Z
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@Cornelius Can you post a screenshot of the results at the end of this? I never get complete results from your polls because of my domain and this one I'm curious about.
(DIR) Post #Ad30LLHoi752NtnMAq by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-21T22:02:42.521758Z
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@Cornelius Thank you!
(DIR) Post #Ad4XdRszCK7b3ZkANc by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T15:50:27.454111Z
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@LadyMont @Flick Obesity is starting even in the womb. Babies are getting bigger and bigger (in America, formula has corn syrup in it). I've seen arguments with mom's with GIANT babies who say "he came out at 18 pounds so it makes sense he's 22 pounds at 4 months!" Except babies are getting bigger in the womb too because of mom's diet, leading to more and more C-sections. Plus you have a giant competition when you have a baby on who's is biggest. I recently saw a mom post "my 3 month old baby is 20 pounds, the doctor said they don't see that until a year usually!" Like it's something to be proud of. Comparing growth charts too. This leads to a lot of parents forcing their baby's to eat more than they want, or even more unhealthy things, to keep up with the competition. Not to mention, like you said, the abysmal crap that's in foods. Then there's a fact of healthy eating being pushed too hard on babies. Like, you shouldn't give your baby any seasonings. Then they don't eat because mashed broccoli tastes like mush, then the parent gets worried and starts feeding them Mac and cheese every night just to get them to eat. I mean there's so many factors leading to these issues, it's insane. And when I have seen mom's try to talk about it, they get shot down for "shaming" fat children. Even though it's a serious thing that leads to a variety of health problems.
(DIR) Post #Ad4YElo26967YJDsvI by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T15:57:11.125052Z
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@LadyMont @Flick I had to supplement with formula and had to order from Europe - Only one type of American formula passes EU standards!
(DIR) Post #Ad4aovSPtM2TopTprM by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T16:26:08.850798Z
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@HebrideanHecate @LadyMont @Flick Yes definitely there was a difference! Some bodies are heavier naturally - like my sister did a ton of sports and exercise and was always "heavier." She was definitely more in shape than me but I was naturally petite and she was naturally bigger even with all the exercise she did. Plus when you have kid's your body does change. But the obesity nowadays surpasses anything like natural body differences or post-birth. It's insane.
(DIR) Post #Ad4b4f8ILzrjp3ZY00 by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T16:28:59.395383Z
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@HebrideanHecate @LadyMont @Flick Also you should compare baby clothes! My husband's mom gave us some of his old baby clothes when our baby was first born. What was a year only like thirty years ago fits a six month old now.
(DIR) Post #Ad4ce86Sja2plKBuca by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T16:46:36.111181Z
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@HebrideanHecate @Flick @LadyMont I don't know if you have Starbucks where you're at, but some of the cold drinks don't even have coffee in them! They're basically milkshakes.
(DIR) Post #Ad4d0aRA4Phi0ca68u by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T16:50:39.819824Z
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@Gelatinousrube @HebrideanHecate @Flick @LadyMont I heard they're putting one up there actually! /S đ
(DIR) Post #Ad4hYeg3DAg4p22vIG by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-22T17:41:38.468323Z
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@AnungIkwe I'm having such a hard time picking a reaction for this one...do I laugh or cry đ
(DIR) Post #Ad6oWDOkkd2JdMeu4e by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-23T18:09:02.842123Z
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@AnungIkwe "'What was once centuries-old knowledge that needed no proof beyond what we observed with our own eyes now needs a study done on it, because a tiny number of people have managed to push a narrative which defies reality."That quote is perfect. They nitpick common sense, reality, that all sane people have always used and never even considered we needed to define or lay out. What is a woman? That shouldn't even have to be defined. We all know. There are no grey areas, not even intersex conditions validate the gender cult. But they think if they can just break down common sense and ask for "peer reviewed studies" on said common sense, it somehow takes away the reality of womanhood.
(DIR) Post #Ad8ibBlC3eQKao3zAO by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-24T16:12:09.072490Z
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FUN POLL: Does this face, known as the Lenny Face, ( ͥ° ÍĘ ÍĄÂ°) look rapey to you?
(DIR) Post #Ad8jJn6OaBIX9GFSam by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-24T16:20:12.694198Z
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@Cousin_Isobel Violates his "civil rights?" Civil rights to what, cheat? What about the women rights hea trampling all over?
(DIR) Post #Ad9423ku1ct4cfa7JQ by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-24T20:12:18.724636Z
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@Cornelius Thank you for doing that!
(DIR) Post #Ad9I98Fz5QWjy7O16O by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-24T22:50:27.595218Z
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@LostInCalifornia Politics aside, those colors just go so well together đđ¤đ
(DIR) Post #AdD2oeEqGNkMOdSxfM by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-26T18:17:31.718401Z
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@LadyMont Those things need to be killed for what they did. In fact, don't even kill them right away. Let them be a part of medical and psychological experiments that are deemed inhumane for actual humans. THEN kill them. At least they'll be a little useful before they're put down. And the psychiatrist arguing for them? She is worthless to society and I wouldn't care if she died too.
(DIR) Post #AdDAvm2KT2fOF5WQyW by LisbonMuse@spinster.xyz
2023-12-26T19:48:26.986662Z
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@HebrideanHecate There's a local grocery store from where I grew up where any expired food is donated (because most likely it was still good), and produce waste that isn't good is given to local farmers for their pigs and compost.