u/Alternative-Light922

I have a bunch of seedlings I have been trying to harden before planting them outdoors but the weather has been so cold and erratic that I have held back on shoving them out of the nest. Has anyone (everyone??) done this already? Maybe I am projecting my quite negative feelings about this cold and dreary Spring onto my little seedlings?

I'm no great gardener but I enjoy growing stuff from seed and this Spring just seems odd.

(and I really do not understand all this 'flair' BS. WTF is the point? And why can't I make my own?)

>To judge from Mike Minogue’s campaign, the GOP nomination for governor is all settled.

Or to speak the language of this very successful businessman, a completed transaction.

After a resounding victory at the state convention in April, Minogue is pushing for his lone remaining opponent, former MBTA head Brian Shortsleeve, to get out of the race.

And to judge from Mike Minogue’s campaign ads . . . he apparently does not know any Black people at all. Nary a one in the ads I've seen on OTA TV. I guess that is 'on brand' for Republicans in general but not sure that will play well in Massachusetts.

I mostly walk and bike along the Charles in the section near the Herter Center in Allston. A few years ago I noticed that all the trash cans had disappeared. They have not returned.

Does anyone know if this is some 'policy' and not just a fork up? There used to at least be trash cans adjacent to the parking areas along Soldiers Field Road.

I thought all you 'hoarders' 😃 might appreciate reading some published responses to the NYT opinion piece "Older Americans Are Hoarding America’s Potential" from last last week

"Older Americans Are a Reality, Not a Problem" https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/opinion/older-americans-ageism.html

I have a Fold 1 Plus, new in late Oct. One of the brakes started squeaking (when pressed) pretty soon after I got it but I have not gotten around to taking it in for service. I've never had a bike with disc brakes so don't know where to start in DIY-ing it. Is this a simple adjustment?

Also (unrelated): my chain came off yesterday and when I was putting it back on I was pretty surprised to discover how thin the metal of the front sprocket is – I can flex it just by hand. Coming from riding a Trek steel mountain bike for many years, I wasn't expecting that.

The Boston Globe is running an arrogant AF opinion piece from a dog owner whining about the people who do not want to have dogs urinating and defecating on their property.

At first I thought it was some sort of parody but I think this guy, Stephen O’Connor, actually means it. So yeah, dogs don't read lawn signs – and arrogant dog owners just ignore them.

I wonder how he would feel if a "pee flash mob" showed up to urinate in his front yard?

"My dog doesn’t read your lawn signs"– https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/28/opinion/dog-lawn-signs/