Looks like 2/3 of a spider,

I’ve never had chili that didn’t have beans in it—I know it’s not required but it feels required

Good lord where is this happening? Aren’t these people afraid of getting shot? I live in a safe neighborhood but would NEVER Let myself into a neighbors fenced yard uninvited

This must be the human exhibit

They'll just leave them on the desk behind mine and I'll end up eating most of them

I work in an office of medical professionals and folks who are otherwise concerned with their food intake. I don't know the last time I saw someone take a whole pastry. Usually the cutting (not tearing with hands, that's revolting) takes place in full view of everyone. so that's not a concern. Interesting to see how divisive this one is, pun unavoidable.

Have you had a conversation with your supervisors on the subject of “I can’t afford to work here anymore?” The worst thing they can say is “I know, right?”* I work in one of the highest COL places in the country and zoo REALLY tries to do what they can compensate the keepers appropriately. Part of it is that the CEO is a former keeper, and part of it is they’ve had to listen to countless exit interviews telling them that zookeepers are struggling. If you have that conversation, and they aren’t monsters, then they won’t be surprised when they get called for a reference.

• Actually they can say worse things like “this job is competitive, you’ll be easy to replace, and if they say that, they’re monsters and you shouldn’t work for them anyway

My nibling is a Francesca Frankie!

Sierra Katow's new special!

I'm always glad when Jordan is on to provide the "movies are fun!" part of the conversation that is often missing from PCHH. Come to think of it, the other Jordan (Being Seen) provides that as well. Someone pitch a Jordan and Jordan podcast about pop culture in the spirit of Wonderful!

Linda Holmes is a god damned delight

Thanks so much for the correction! I'm dealing with a ton of different dance flies at my work lately, do you know a lot about them?

Pretty much everyone (who isn't black) I come into contact with, says "the N word." Northeast United States.

NTA I am your mom's age and I can't fathom having that reaction to discovering that my ADULT SON is having sex. Of course you are. Who cares?

It's pretty hard to tell what it is but it looks like a little beetle to me. It's not a flea or tick if that's what you're worried about.

And it sounds like they're both immigrants already

This is a robber fly, a predator of other flying insects

It seems like every day we have a few staff people out. Covid hasn't gone away, it just lurks waiting for your immune system to flag a little then wham. Then there are the parents of young kids who just scroll through all the latest viruses when they come out.

I love everything about it but the weather. I've never lived anywhere else as an adult (except 5 months in San Francisco) so I don't have anything to compare cost of living to; we own our house with no mortgage so we can get by with modest incomes in animal care. My commute is 7 miles so I don't spend all day in traffic--I live in a town bordering city of Boston so close that if I walk around the block half of the walk is in Boston. There are a bajillion parks in and around the city, nice(ish) beaches an hour away. Once I don't need my job for health insurance any more we're picking up and getting away from the shitty winters. I'd like to be a snowbird but we'll see how affordable that is.

A squash is a new world vine fruit with a starchy flesh that people usually eat as a vegetable. A vegetable is any part of a plant that is eaten as part of a savory meal. Leaves, stems, roots, flower buds, and fruits are all used as vegetables. We tend to reserve the word "fruit" for when a plant fruit is being used for a jam or a dessert, and avoid calling fruits like tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and squash "fruits" because it can be confusing.
Pumpkin is a squash.

Oh fuck, I hope they have good contacts with other latin american zoos to properly place their animals

This is a woodlouse (sowbug, isopod, dozens of other common names), it's a terrestrial crustacean that needs to be in a moist environment. They are harmless and beneficial to the environment, but if they're in your house it might point to a water leak or some other source of unusual indoor moisture. https://bugguide.net/node/view/15976
Your species is probably this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/33847

"Like bad enough for me to complain the whole time but mild enough that everyone will talk shit when I do."

I love this. My wife and I escaped a week of February in Boston by spending it in Norfolk. The 10-15 degree improvement made a huge difference to our moods.

Looks like a woodlouse hunter, Dysdera crocata https://bugguide.net/node/view/3388