The Dread Slender Gnome / is on Nostr

The more you push me, the less I'll give in.

From an anonymous YouTube commenter:
"I never gave these nutters my consent to change my reality."

Ceterum censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam!

A recalcitrant, ill-tempered gremlin:
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2024-08-29 21:29:32

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The fishing permit thing is a bit messy. There is a general fishing license, but there are also water rights, if you own land. I suspect if you have water rights due to ownership, you might not need to pay the common license fee on "your" waters, but nobody should quote ne on that.

2024-08-29 20:32:22

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It was a lovely salad too, we had it with some smoked trout.
I sliced three carrots up with a potato peeler and mixed that in with some salt, lemon juice, black pepper, honey, and olive oil (honey was a last minute addition, since I accidentally added too much oil and the result came out bitter), and let the carrots soften in the mix. Then I added that to the regular salad-cucumber-tomato base and served it with smashed potatoes, with rull rye bread on the side for me. Very wholesome.

2024-08-29 20:28:06

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We had a big salad yesterday, all our tomatoes went into that. I think that was enough veggies for a few days.
Plus I like my mozzarella balls as is. If I want a mozzarella salad (which is also delicious), I'll use the kind that comes in a single big ball.

2024-08-15 21:03:32

Here's a gratuitous shoe recommendation nobody asked for.
If you like cycling (but aren't serious enough to invest in cycling shoes), or just want comfy, but tidy shoes for warm weather:
Cressi Aqua Shoes.
The upper is mesh only, and the outer soles have holes, which means you get plenty of air circulation which helps keep the feet cool. They're very soft around the feet, and very lightweight. The added bonus for cycling is that the holes in the soles fit really nicely on any nubs you might have on bike pedals, so without any actual shoe-to-pedal-attachments, you get some of their benefit.
Also, surprisingly affordable for shoes this good.
They come in black and blue, and black and grey.
Of course I also have an ulterior motive here, which is that if enough people buy them, they might be kept in production and I might be able to keep buying new pairs as my old ones wear out. Though they're also surprisingly hard wearing, I've had mine in heavy use for several summers now, and they still look perfectly fine. The soles are worn, but all seams are good and the material is intact.
But seriously. I really, really like these shoes.
(NB: quite possibly not suitable for those who don't have healthy feet, I wouldn't know.)
https://media.spinster.xyz/2c638541c48d1c429ad341071036310a949119a8fcaf6980a203cf66e02a7176.PNG