whynotzoidberg

whynotzoidberg , 5 days ago to Antique Memes Roadshow in doot doot

thank mr skeltal

whynotzoidberg , 1 month ago to Showerthoughts in Saying 'completely turned my life around' is normal, but saying 'turned my life around 360°' (rather than 180) is stupid.

Came here to say this. If you do a 360, you turned around twice.

whynotzoidberg , 1 month ago to Ask Lemmy in Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them?

I have a Soda Stream and use powders. The trick is to turn your powder into a “syrup” first.

Mix your powder with 1-2 oz of water, stir it well (I use a hand held milk frother), and then put that into your bubbly water.

whynotzoidberg , 1 month ago to No Stupid Questions in If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?

Maybe it’s just important to stay generally social with folks of all types, as perspectives and conversations keep us young? Is that a good maxim?

whynotzoidberg , 1 month ago to No Stupid Questions in If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?

I think you hit the nail on the head.

Where you live is one thing, but how you face the world is another. As we age, it seems that we have increased challenges in the areas you note.

Trust becomes harder. Acknowledging our own faults and cognitive degradations becomes harder. Making decisions becomes harder. And desire to remain autonomous becomes stronger. Those things don’t jive too well.

One more thing to add: maintain a community of similarly-aged peers. Otherwise, one might feel like they are on an island.

This is based on my experience caring for an elderly family member.