Unlikely Lucky Breaks and Small Miracles

The other side of the fortune is in french (I live in France). I got it by placing an order in a chinese restaurant. The fortune cookie is made in China according to the packaging.

This is blowing my mind. I took a picture after 2 thinking "what are the odds?!"

i think a free 5 ⭐ is too much to ask for so i lowered my expectations. These are the rewards i can think of now will be best for us . what do you think guys ? 🤔

Went to Vegas for my friend’s wedding and then this happened one of the nights. Here’s a picture of the guy validating the win. Absolutely an unbelievable experience.

I posted a picture last year of my cactus with two blooms on it. and I thought it was just amazing. I was stunned when I came out and looked at my cactus today. have you ever seen anything so lovely?

Pillow Talk tulips ❤️

Spotted this little guy yesterday on the sidewalk. I did not even know these exist. House was ca 1 cm in diameter. Spotted in Germany

first generation homeowner, and just a dude with his cats.

been looking for late night for the last few days… ended up finding it AND almost every other pack missing from my collection!

I just soaked them in water for like 15 min then used a towel to get out most of the moisture. Is there anything I’m missing? (No I didn’t ring the blocks either lol)

Chased the northern lights in Fairbanks Alaska! Temperature was in the negatives (Fahrenheit) when we looked for the lights but it was worth it! Stayed for 4 nights (3/19 -3/22) and got lucky we saw t...

I’ve always struggled to find products that worked with my fine low porosity hair, and I think I’m getting close. I feel like my hair finally looks shiny but not product-y and so just wanted to share ...

I want to share a great find. This weekend, my wife’s uncle asked us to help him get rid of a piece of furniture. I immediately saw a potential use for it, and once I got it home, I realized it’s the ...

Followed Joe from Smoke & Ember's prep method with a 24 hour brine followed by 48 hours uncovered in the fridge. Tried to target 425 the whole cook, turns out its harder than anticipated to keep a...

I sew for a living (making greyhound couture - living the dream) and we use the iron most days, usually with steam. Last couple of weeks it had started to spit out little black chunks with the steam...

He'd use Conquest's elixir of life to help sow his seeds across Earth.

Hi everyone I’ve been sharing my transition from high-end TWS to wired IEMs lately, but today is something more personal. My father was born in 1972. He’s the reason I grew up listening to Metallica...

Spent three days at Badlands National Park in March 2023. We literally had the entire park to ourselves! I think Badlands is one of the most underrated parks. There is so much beauty and wildlife here...

We visited Uzbekistan with my partner earlier this month and I wanted to share some of our pictures with the sub. We did the usual route Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and the fortresses tour. ...

I’ve always had “hook envy” when I see someone with a nice new set of what I’ve deemed “fancy hooks”. Today was my day! I saw ups delivery and thought it was a mistake (it happens with our neighbors t...

Had a toilet delivered by Home Depot 7 months ago. Didn’t open it because we weren’t ready for it. Opened it today to find the back is smashed. Always check things while you can still return them. Mon...

Gestern in der Mittagspause auf dem Gehwege diese kleine Schnecke gesehen. Mit bloßem Auge hatte ich es gar nicht bemerkt , aber auf den Fotos sieht man ganz klar diese Haare/borsten/stacheln. Hab ich...

Looking at the edge of the piece and on the larger botryoidal cluster it looks like the iron inclusions aren’t in a banded pattern but more of a plume like feathers, one of my best agates for sure!

Figure 1. Osmia orientalis nesting in an empty shell of the snail Euhadra amaliae. (a) Female adult on a shell. (b) Larvae growing inside a shell. (i) Larvae. (ii) Pollen-nectar provision. (iii) Plug ...

Spent a few weeks with my dad and decided to end my trip cooking him and his wife a nice meal. This is one of my favorite dishes to cook and it is absolutely delicious!

I've given away/ processed at least 150 litres so far and they are still falling. My freezer is full. My family's freezers are full. My friends aren't taking my calls. My neighbours hiss at me when I ...

Mixed temp ferment with poolish. Mix of Nuvola Super, Grain Craft Power and Bobs WW flour. 500° F directly on Baking Steel Pro for 9-10 minutes. Gets better every time.

Sharing a video of my hydroponic lettuce here in Philippines. This batch was around 43 days after sowing with average temp. of 34-35c. happy they thrived despite the heat 😅

Ever since I started this 16/8 schedule back in January, with MINOR slipups, ive felt 100× better! Quitting drinking combined with healthier, cleaner eating was fool-proof for me! 44M 6'2 SW:436 ...

It seems like the vast majority of fabric used today in jeans is total garbage. You need to spend triple digits on pants if you want anything with a reasonable thickness or quality stitching. I went ...

The picture on the left is from 2019 (I was 18) and like 5 months pre HRT. The picture on the right is from a couple of days ago (I am 25). No surgeries yet, just HRT and a ton of laser. Doses: 200m...

It might be the best flavored oolong I've ever had ♡

The customer wanted the cut to show off the stone's two beautiful dichroic colors - grass green and bright bluegreen. So it was oriented accordingly. Enjoy! This piece is not for sale and is now on...

Captain Slow was in my city today; I got two bottles of his gin AND his autograph on my 2010 Big Book of Top Gear that I've had since new. He's truly a gentleman; we talked about how my book is an old...

I had high expectations and they exceeded them. Thanks for a great night

This mint spring is growing out of a retaining wall more than 4 ft below ground level of the property above. Mint shall not be denied.

Went through hell and high water to get Yanagi but finally getting her to complete the set was so damn satisfying. I do wish her top heaviness and pose didn't make her always in peril of toppling forw...

I couldn’t relate to this more, with the temperature edging toward 40°C in my city and a heatwave expected to climb to 42°C next week. There may be blooms and mangoes and holidays, but for us, it is t...

So last year, I did a dried peas to sowable peas timelapse. Here: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/1kbnz8q/rehydrating\_dried\_peas/ But since I sow peas every year, here's a new on...

So, finally made a trip to Taipei from India. My 9th foreign country and a really beautiful one. I hope this report is of good use to anyone who wants to explore this island. Some common pointers: ...

I collect many things, although my biggest collection by far is my collection of breadtags.These are a tiny teeny minute snippet of some of my post consumer plastic American tags. American tags come...

These were kinda by accident. I never planted any. They just kinda… spawned. But I’m not complaining. I love them.

This is more than 'mildly ' infuriating. I am downright ticked. Insert any words you want here. Minute Maid will no longer be making frozen juice anymore. I can afford to buy refrigerated juice (3.99 ...

100 ounces of Bullion mostly coins under 10 rounds. Plus miscellaneous junk and sterling. My father was a stacker after he passed in 2007 I waited for the top of the cup and handle pattern that he tol...

Oh the dopamine.

I finally found a real bargain at my local (Canadian) Value Village…less 30% for seniors day!!! I normally use cold press and I always wanted to try!

Soooo many old memories are coming back smelling these. Some even unopened! My mom is a semi hoarder clearly but a lot of these I’ll probably throw away. The perfumes smell fine and some of the lotion...

I was walking through an area where it spawns however, not sure how that effects incense?

Spent a week in Seoul carrying a camera around, here are my favs.

I cannot wait for Hyacinth to debut into society because I know she's going to be the talk of the ton. She's 100% going to be the diamond of the season and what a diamond she will be.