Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.

Host ,'Why We Fight'


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.


Sue - Dec 30, 2007 3:12:53 pm PST #9866 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Why on earth would she go out to dinner with her ex-husband and his current wife and their son? Granted, her two children were there, but there's plenty of other time for her to see them.

I had a friend who dated a guy who was still legally married to his wife (they've since divorced), even though they had been separated for years. She visited him once and spent the weekend hanging out with him, his wife and his mother in law. Yes, she thought it was weird. They're no longer together.


Jesse - Dec 30, 2007 3:19:14 pm PST #9867 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Weird!!


Cass - Dec 30, 2007 3:19:53 pm PST #9868 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Why on earth would she go out to dinner with her ex-husband and his current wife and their son?
My mom has done some family stuff with dad and stepmom but, if it wasn't something like my birthday, it was years after the fact. She did stay for one Mother's Day lunch which was nice because I didn't feel pulled in too many directions during a holiday for once. But, even with a totally amicable split nearly 30 years ago, the occasions are few and far between. She came to my cousin's memorial just before I moved north which was very nice and very touching.


Jesse - Dec 30, 2007 3:21:25 pm PST #9869 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, they've all seen each other at graduations and weddings and whatever, but not for a random visit.


BigDuluth - Dec 30, 2007 3:41:19 pm PST #9870 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"

Flea, cute video. I was just waiting for him to finish with "My preciousssss!"


Jesse - Dec 30, 2007 3:59:49 pm PST #9871 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

IOridiculousN, in my stocking, I got Pop Rocks that claim they "turn into gum!" Well, nsm. It's pop rocks AND gum in there.


Kathy A - Dec 30, 2007 5:08:09 pm PST #9872 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Anyone got any opinions on Northwest?

My dad flew Northwest to Alaska this summer and had the worst flight ever. However, they were in the middle of their pilots' intentional slowdown (next step down from a strike), so I'm sure that's why he got stuck in Minneapolis overnight instead of making his connections.

Why on earth would she go out to dinner with her ex-husband and his current wife and their son?

My dad hosted dinner a few days before my sister's wedding in October for those of us in the immediate family including my mom (his long-time ex), but we've only had meals together on special occasions like that a handful of times in the nearly 30 years they've been divorced.


Cashmere - Dec 30, 2007 5:22:40 pm PST #9873 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I flew Northwest to Cleveland recently. Aside from getting stuck in Cleveland from the weather, the entire trip went very well. They were nice enough in the face of travel disaster and airport shutdowns.


Kristen - Dec 30, 2007 5:22:40 pm PST #9874 of 10001

Why on earth would she go out to dinner with her ex-husband and his current wife and their son? Granted, her two children were there, but there's plenty of other time for her to see them.

My stepfather's ex-wife stayed at the house with him and my mom during some holiday event. I mean, the whole family was there but still. Weird.


Jesse - Dec 30, 2007 5:23:44 pm PST #9875 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Mostly I thought it was weird that that was the first thing my mother and grandmother asked about. Especially given the relationships. Meh.