A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Sometimes the answer is nothing
wayne fajkus wrote:I bet yucca would work very well. It separates into pretty tuff threads. Easily wild harvested rather than growing it.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
I know spruce is a favourite in some parts of the world, or it used to be in the days before tooth brushes and floss.
Argue for your limitations and they are yours forever.
Be the shenanigans
you want to see in the world.
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Greatest curse, greed
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Casie Becker wrote:I have some lace weight linen thread that might be appropriate. Raven (one of our moderators) has a lot of posts about growing linen. You missed the kickstarter for her book that covers every step from growing the flax to weaving the cloth, but I believe it will soon be available through other means.
He whai take kore noa anō te kupu mēnā mā nga mahi a te tangata ia e kōrero / His words are nothing if his works say otherwise
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Determining the difference between Bockings 4 and 14 is done by consensus. It's like trying to identify the difference between twins.
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De-fund the Mosquito Police!
Become extra-civilized...
Coydon Wallham wrote:A nice summary to that linked article: "As far as flossing goes, the evidence is clear that it improves dental health so I’ll keep flossing without worrying about the type of floss I use."
This comes off to me as tinted with narcissism. It sounds like something from an agenda by corporate apologists attempting to throw the burden of proof that the PFAS, which are the subject of much research as likely carcinogenic and leading to other health problems, is linked to some given consumer product in a particular usage mode.
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
I have Hobbit feet, but if I keep them shaved, no one notices.
Redd Hudson wrote:I seem to remember a guy named Frank Zappa started a dental floss farm...somewhere out west. Free range pygmy ponies running wild.
Now I have to find things to do with my oral b floss, maybe tie up tomatoes.
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Greatest curse, greed
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