Random fact of the day: Little blue herons of Mississippi form pair-bonds between males and females. Yet they sometimes have "extra-marital" affairs. Oddly, extra-marital copulations last for a shorter time than marital ones - eight vs. twelve seconds.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
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.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2007 9:48:54 am PST #6362 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Steph L. - Dec 09, 2007 10:33:57 am PST #6363 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Whoo-hoo! Tom found and purchased the much recommended Anderson Valley Winter Solstice beer! He said that it was the only six pack left at the store (at Vinnin, Frank) and also it was magical- he'd looked carefully for a while on the shelves, didn't find it, and then on his pass through on the way out, it was there!
Excited to try it! They are chilling in the fridge as we speak. I just have to finish this paper... then, time for treats!!!
You are in for a trancendent beer experience, my friend.
I've been drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale all weekend (and by "all weekend," I mean "2 beers"), because I haven't yet gone to the ginormous store that sells all the beer in the world. But I will, soon.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2007 10:35:04 am PST #6364 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You are in for
For a second I thought Teppy was whitefonting the effects of the beer.
Steph L. - Dec 09, 2007 10:36:55 am PST #6365 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Yeah, yeah -- I clicked the Post box too soon. I have Homer Simpson fat fingers.
And, relatedly, am going to watch some Simpsons with The Boy right now.
Consuela - Dec 09, 2007 10:46:23 am PST #6366 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Someone remind me never to buy new furniture again. I got 6 chairs at Cost Plus World Market last night (these, actually), and OMG the amount of packaging they came in! I was figuring that driving around to used-furniture stores in order to find what I want would be less environmentally-efficient than just going to one place. But I ended up with what seemed like three cubic yards of cardboard and styrofoam, not to mention six allen wrenches and about twenty plastic bags.
GAH.
And of course the chairs are too dark to match my kitchen table (an old butcher-block thing I inherited from my sister). I wonder if I can stain the table to match?
Consuela - Dec 09, 2007 10:47:33 am PST #6367 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, I should have bought 4 chairs and a bench. Duh.
Ginger - Dec 09, 2007 11:15:47 am PST #6368 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here's a useful invention: [link]
Jesse - Dec 09, 2007 11:16:36 am PST #6369 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Those are nice chairs, aside from the agita!
OK, if you've ever sung Christmas music and/or enjoyed college a capella, this is pretty funny: [link] Courtesy of my father.
Nicole - Dec 09, 2007 11:36:58 am PST #6370 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Very fun! Thanks for sharing, Jesse.
Scrappy - Dec 09, 2007 11:50:45 am PST #6371 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We looked at those same chairs at CostPlus and they were very comfortable. Pretty, too!