u/dickdickgoooose

Howdy Yall, I'm visiting my mom in Fairfax from Texas. I brought my two little Texans (8 and 10.999 years old). We ride daily in Austin, and I am really trying to get in some good rides with them while we are here. They can easily do 5 or 8 miles in Austin ( only a few hills) and I want to see if y'all had any good suggestions. I know the mall is gonna be insane thanks to the 4th of July, but I might haul them down there anyway to see the madness. I also saw a lot of people on this sub talking about Rock Creek Park, so that's probably on the list. Finally, I was thinking of doing the C and O canal. I think we might see if we can bring the bikes in on the subway (we are near Vienna)

Does anyone have any suggestions for us? Like where to hop on any of these trails or even "don't go there"

I operate a BNB in my back yard. We recently had a black guy stay with us. When cleaning the apartment after he left I found an insane amount of teeny tiny hairs all over... In the sheets, on the floor when sweeping, all over the bathroom (sink, tub, bath mat) etc. This has sort of happened with white (mostly girls) as well, but this guy had these hairs that were the tightest little curls. The curls were so tight that they became latched into all the towels, wrapped around and twisted into the little fuzz of the towels. I washed the towels twice but the hairs were latched in tight and I had to pick them all out by hand ... Don't judge...towels and linens are one of my biggest expenses and throwing them out sucks. I have had a few guests since that guy, and despite my *absolutely thorough* cleaning I have still found a few hairs when sweeping the floor. I am guessing that they have latched into the fibers in the rug. I have aggressively swept and vacuumed the rug a few times, but they just keep coming. We have had black people stay with us before and this wasn't an issue. I'm trying very hard not to sound racist. If I had friends I'd lie and say some of my best friends are black...

So...the question is, do some black people just have their hairs attached to everything in their homes?

Does anyone know where I could buy bulk blackberry seeds locally or localish? I'd definitely be looking for those Brazos blackberries or similar. I want the ones with the insane amounts of thorns. I can't seem to find anything. I'd like to seed a large area. Any leads would be appreciated.

Just watched two dudes walk back behind the IBC bank on Cesar Chavez with three identical yellow bmx bikes and a portable massage table..... Am I stereotyping, yeah, probably... but.... seemed a bit sus (that means "suspicious" to my fellow olds)

On the other hand, I bet the massages are affordable

I am wondering if what I have been experiencing is something anyone else has experienced....

Every so often when I go outside my pupils seem to either not contract or even dialate open and I get overwhelmed by the brightness outside. It happens on sunny days and even sometimes overcast days. My eyes will hurt like crazy and I either have to squint or just close my eyes until it goes back to normal. This usually lasts like five minutes or so. I have never been able to check to see if my pupils are dilated wide open or what, but it feels like it by how painful the light can be. I have tried to take a selfie of my pupils but it always comes out hilariously bad and I can't seem to open my eyes wide enough to get a photo. One time I had to stand behind my car in the parking lot with my eyes shut for probably ten minutes before I could stand the discomfort and open them. It feels like having a bright flash light jammed into my face after being in the dark.

I had optic neuritis a long time ago and my left eye never fully recovered from it. I think I've got 80-85% vision in my left eye, my right eye wasn't injured. This is not a new symptom. It has been going on for the last couple of years, but it didn't start until maybe a decade since I had the optic neuritis, so I'm thinking it might not be related.

My neurologist didn't really have anything to tell me and my ophthalmologist was also kinda low on info. Both of them essentially shrugged because it had been going on randomly for a while before I ever thought to bring it up and so they had no way to know if it was associated with new lesions or what. I've been kinda stable for the last five or so years... Symptoms have progressed somewhat but no new lesions....

Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?