while we are asking advice. Starting in May, I am going to need to have someone pick mac up from afterschool and bring him to my work place (30 minutes) once a week. Is that something that one can reasonable ask as a favor of a friend who is not working at that time, or should I just hire someone for 1 hour once a week?
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
msbelle - Apr 11, 2008 5:43:23 pm PDT #1303 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Kat - Apr 11, 2008 5:45:10 pm PDT #1304 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
msbelle, can you hire the non working friend?
msbelle - Apr 11, 2008 5:46:33 pm PDT #1305 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
this is one of those "if we lived near my parents" things.
DavidS - Apr 11, 2008 6:11:29 pm PDT #1306 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
msbelle, when Emmett needed some regular aftercare we found somebody on Craig's List that worked very well. You'd be surprised how many responsible people would be happy to collect $15-20 a day to transport a kid. (Often single mothers with their own kids, etc.)
ION, holy shit I want a time machine to go to the Paris World Expo of 1900. (Exposition Universelle 1900)
msbelle - Apr 11, 2008 6:25:05 pm PDT #1307 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yeah, I was hoping not to have to pay. plus mac is not so great with the person I could easily already pay to do it. oh well.
megan walker - Apr 11, 2008 6:27:16 pm PDT #1308 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
ION, holy shit I want a time machine to go to the Paris World Expo of 1900. (Exposition Universelle 1900)
No kidding.
Cashmere - Apr 11, 2008 7:02:35 pm PDT #1309 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Dude, these trivia questions are HARD. Not easily Googleable.
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2008 7:11:49 pm PDT #1310 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.
So anyone ever try this thing the Russians and Finnish like, where you get all hot in a sauna and then plunge yourself in cold water or roll in the snow or whatever? Supposed to be good for you. Anyway, there's a place in Chicago that offers that.
While everyone else hits the bars, men (women aren't allowed) should use this time to do something good for their bodies by stopping in at Chicago Sweatlodge, the new Russian bathhouse. Get a massage or simply relax in the wet stone and dry cedar saunas before jumping into the freezing pool. Back in the old country, Russians believed that jumping from hot to cold (and back again) does wonders for circulation, detoxification and rejuvenation. Bonus: That cold water will wake you up and keep you going for a few more hours. Entrance fee is $25, and massages are $65 for 60 minutes.
I'm tempted to try that. OK, plunging into cold water = sorta' bad, but then you can jump back into the sauna. The massage price isn't bad for Chicago too.
I love saunas. It's my Finnish blood in me. When Finns moved to Minnesota to build farms, the first building they'd build was the sauna. Then they'd live in the sauna while they built the other buildings.
The Finns = my people. Oh, and the vodka is cool too....
msbelle - Apr 11, 2008 7:21:02 pm PDT #1311 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Trivia?
ask here.
Cashmere - Apr 11, 2008 7:39:13 pm PDT #1312 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
tommy, I went to a spa in London that had a traditional plunge pool. It's a long running practice (back to the Romans). I've done it. It's not as bad as you think it's going to be.
I actually liked it.