Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Kristen - Nov 04, 2007 10:49:24 am PST #374 of 10001

Lately, everything rolls over into intensive strike talk.


Jesse - Nov 04, 2007 10:50:03 am PST #375 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

How could it not?


beekaytee - Nov 04, 2007 10:57:12 am PST #376 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

His reasoning is because he doesn't want to be obviously in opposition to the prevaling world view, in case some sort of social warfare breaks out.

That makes sense in the 'boy, they really do take care of their own' sort of way.

On the other hand, I've always felt intensely sorry for the greenhorn 'elders' sent out to missions in places where I've spent a lot of time...Pittsburgh and DC. Such a life, I would not want for my child. But I suppose the rite of passage has its virtues.


Dana - Nov 04, 2007 11:01:02 am PST #377 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

CBS has now stopped showing the Saints game. *sigh*


-t - Nov 04, 2007 11:05:32 am PST #378 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Jeesh. I know the Pats-Colts game is a big deal, but that's cutting away from live action for pregame, isn't it?


Kristen - Nov 04, 2007 11:06:18 am PST #379 of 10001

How could it not?

True. It's a bad time to be a writer in this town.


Dana - Nov 04, 2007 11:07:28 am PST #380 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Houston is part of the 5% of the country that's not getting the Pats-Colts game, due to...some kind of airing regulations. I guess they have to air the Houston-Oakland game instead.


msbelle - Nov 04, 2007 11:25:04 am PST #381 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oh dear god, I forgot about the falling back so was at church an hour early - and then I thought mac had early chior practice, but it was not his chior - and then then I went to see Gone Baby Gone, which, while good, was wrong for me on many many different levels.


-t - Nov 04, 2007 11:25:12 am PST #382 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ah. Oakland didn't sell out so the game is blacked out here and we do get Pats-Colts. It cracks me up that the loscal sportswriters are not even apologetic about their glee.


Theodosia - Nov 04, 2007 11:50:07 am PST #383 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I drove up to the Concord Public Library to pick up a book that I'll need for school this week -- couldn't wait for Interlibrary Loan to come through. Pretty ride through lots of autumn color, and the library itself is fabulously pretty -- I spent some time just prowling about, looking at the busts and the Thoreau exhibit. There's also a Transcendental Alcove, which has two very comfortable overstuffed chairs and walls of glassed-in bookcases with the Complete Works in many many different editions.