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Attilatheblond

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20. Geezers might benefit with a break from so much screen time too.

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:02 PM

Mar 12

Spent the morning prepping flower pots, filling, watering, planting seeds, placing them around the rocks in the front yard. I will be feeling it later, but the new Rx doctor ordered for me is helping me get some sleep, so energy level slowly climbing.

Nice to be outside. Birds singing. Quail screaming. Not hot, yet but all too soon. Got to wave to people walking their puppers.

Just now got online and that's weird as usual news start time is 6 AM.

Protect one's mental health. Not much I can do about the shit that is going down and less time reading about it might mean less pointless ruminating and more energy to plan for upcoming protests, register voters, and doing costumes for protests.

Also, daughter got me Denver Riggleman's book about the J6 investigation and the ash tree in the back yard is leafing out, so....

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Young people are turning to old-school hobbies to get off their phones [View all] dalton99a Mar 12 OP

Yes, my genZ daughter has recently picked up crocheting. FM123 Mar 12 #1

I even noticed paint by numbers are back Oppaloopa Mar 12 #2

Lots of adult coloring books now Arazi Mar 12 #10

Paint by number Maninacan Mar 12 #15

Good for them! chowder66 Mar 12 #3

grandma hobby? Gardening? NJCher Mar 12 #4

is using a sex toy a hobby? catsudon Mar 12 #5

As long as it doesn't involve teledildonics... my new word for the day! deurbano Mar 12 #7

Oh my word! niyad Mar 12 #11

Better living through technology. cloudbase Mar 12 #28

Yeah, Conjuay Mar 12 #26

I would volunteer one night a week EYESORE 9001 Mar 12 #6

I have a Millennial friend that began playing Dungeons and Dragons Auggie Mar 12 #8

Me and a friend got our grandkids hooked on a hobby that they can use their cell phones constructively, RC Planes Cheezoholic Mar 12 #9

Anybody want an old stamp collection? WestMichRad Mar 12 #12

I had one of those! jfz9580m Mar 12 #13

Dungeons and Dragons angrychair Mar 12 #14

Boomer here born 1959 Maninacan Mar 12 #16

I used to build plastic model cars. Chemical Bill Mar 12 #19

Been considering for years the idea of building Prairie_Seagull Mar 12 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Chemical Bill Mar 12 #21

I guess I could go back to growing weed leftstreet Mar 12 #17

it's not as much fun now...legal and all. ret5hd Mar 12 #24

I envy them jfz9580m Mar 12 #18

Geezers might benefit with a break from so much screen time too. Attilatheblond Mar 12 #20

My daughter has both of my grandsons heavy into sports... Wounded Bear Mar 12 #22

Buy.A.Guitar! ProfessorGAC Mar 12 #25

Yes! highplainsdem Mar 12 #29

I saw a recent clip on TV where a girl was holding up a ball of yarn and knitting needle. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #27

My grandson 13 has been doing 3D printing. Liberal In Texas Mar 12 #30