My trip home was delayed because of a suicide.

That's not good.

Also, timelies. And Frank, I'm pretty sure it is Friday, but they might have stuck another weekday in there just to spite us.

How much did you get, Lilty? I heard Southern Coastal Maine was going to get pummelled this time (Salem got more than Boston, again, but still only - ha! ONLY? - around 3-4").

At first they said 1 to 2 feet. Then yesterday morning they took it back and said 3 inches. I think it's at about a foot or so now, and it's the really wet, heavy stuff.

At first they said 1 to 2 feet. Then yesterday morning they took it back and said 3 inches. I think it's at about a foot or so now, and it's the really wet, heavy stuff.

Same kind of stuff here, and since it's been raining since Weds., it's stuck to everything.

It's much prettier than after the big one two weekends ago, where the snow was all tiny powder that just kept drifting like something out of THE SHINING, but I really don't need this shit while I'm trying to get my stuff moved. Illyria may be a fine car, but she's not built for this kind of weather.

Illyria may be a fine car, but she's not built for this kind of weather.

Yeah, I'm supposed to bring Winifred to the shop for a recall thing and an oil change, and she's all looking at the snow and saying "Mamma, don't make me." She's a good little car, though.

Illyria may be a fine car

Yeah, I'm supposed to bring Winifred

Is it cute or slightly disturbing that your cars have matching names? If anyone here calls their car Amy Acker, I'm going to vote for disturbing.

Well, I bought her the week after "A Hole in the World". And she was blue. It all fit!

I'm a little disturbed because Winifred is my grandma's name. But she's a Wynn not a Fred. But "Winifred's a great ride.' is gonna freak me out.

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it must be relatively recent because Japan has had some very important Empresses.

Back many posts to the Princess Aiko thing...the Japanese folks who are claiming to be "conservative" and opposing a female Empress are fervent, but a bit lax in their history. Prior to the US setting up the rules of How Japan Works after WWII, the Emperor could be either male or female. So oddly, their conservative resistence should be phrased as "We want to keep doing things just like the US said!" instead of "We want to keep doing things like they've always been done!"

Most opinion polls in Japan show that the Japanese would be okay with Empress Aiko, but the royal family is addressing and prepping the people now, which is smart.

Of course, this is a country where you can buy schoolgirls' undies from vending machines, so who's to say if a female monarch would be a good idea.