You should put water and food at the top of the list because they’re the most quickly fixed as well as the sneakiest.

Renaming a thing because of a new thing has been a part of the evolution of language forever.

With specific regard to “artificial” and your example…Just yesterday I saw the title of an article about Football FIelds: Grass vs Turf. So apparently the artificial kind is now just “turf.” Luckily we already had “grass” as a synonym for actual turf. Although in some contexts we need to specify “actual grass” as opposed to cannabis.

Usually when an artificial item comes along, the original item is then described as “real.” Real flowers, real vanilla, real diamond (a misnomer but still) real breasts, real Christmas tree…

But of course in this case they’re looking for the initials to be A.I.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retronym

Yes! Thank you for this!

An excellent choice!

(@) there I rolled it up for you

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Poor thing, I hope she also eventually got spayed. And treats!

Beautiful news, Eskarina. So happy for you!

Any relation to Eskarina Smith, born in the smithy of the village of Bad Ass on the Discworld?

For future reference trans woman=woman, trans man=man, both referring to the person as they are in the present.

“From what to what” doesn’t really apply to a person whose soul/self has always been the same gender even though their body parts didn’t align.

And only use “trans woman” or “trans man” if their transition experience is the subject of the conversation. .

Otherwise, leave the past in the past and use woman or man like you would for yourself.

This will also help you avoid offending cis people who just happen to have atypical features and body shape.

You realize you can just not choose different veggies for yourself, right? Nobody is stuffing asparagus in your face. Let others fill up on them, so you can have all the yu choi and fennel and parsnips.

Feminism is good for men and boys, bad for entitled pricks.

But sometimes it helps if you don’t think of them as Chores on a List

You need to soup up your puttering, by which I mean making and eating soup! Or something more snacky and portable so you’ll actually eat it. Also good on you for a very productive morning!

Oh geez, of course it is now. I’m old enough I knew it as Millionaires’ Row.

That Finnish farmer will finish you

Plain black is a stupid design choice, it means too many things already. What, you’re all dressed in black because… You live in Manhattan? Are going to a funeral? Are catburglars or Assassins?

And your hall is draped with black bunting with a big black symbol on a black square ⬛ against a black background?

At least go with the black fist, X baby.

At least the crossed work-tools-that-can-also-be-used-as-weapons send a message.

Yes, both true

That’s the joke

It’s possible her elbow is bent but lines up with the camera to look straight

Boing

I paintbrush-pollinated my one corn, it obviously didn’t do that well but it tried, made a small multicolored ear. The “Trail of Tears” bean plant made pretty little pink flowers but I had to add a tomato cage because my corn was too spindly to support it. I let one pod ripen fully and steamed the other two, they were good. Yeah the squash never really had a chance.

But it’s all good fun, and I do have success with cherry tomatoes, lemons, and blueberries.

Does it smell nice when you drive over it? Does it allow rainwater to percolate? Can your vehicle get sufficient grip and support?

I guess maybe you’re worried it will dislodge the rocks and make the surface uneven? Because otherwise it seems like a non-problem. If you make a point of squashing the tallest bits each time you won’t even have to cut it.