It's -23 here. (Really 12C.) Thank you large fog bank parked off the coast.
I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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 - Jun 18, 2012 2:18:20 pm PDT #10239 of 30001
hip deep in pie
aurelia - Jun 18, 2012 2:34:03 pm PDT #10240 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I don't have a/c. Until a week ago I didn't even have ceiling fans. I loooove my ceiling fans. I need to find time to move everything out of the bedroom so I can have one in there, too (and refinished floors and fresh paint). And yes, being close to the lake is a wonderful thing.
Anne W. - Jun 18, 2012 2:51:28 pm PDT #10241 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm having a Tom Collins. It's a lovely thing on a hot, hot day when the inside of one's house smells like paint.
Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2012 3:02:02 pm PDT #10242 of 30001
brillig
It hit 99 degrees here. Thank God we got the air conditioner into the bedroom, or Hubby would be in the hospital by now. Or parked in the beer cave of the nearby convenience store with a book again.
Tom Scola - Jun 18, 2012 3:10:33 pm PDT #10243 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here in NY, it’s the perfect weather for knuckleballs! For all the attention that Santana’s no-no got, it’s RA Dickey who is having a Sy Young season. His strikeout to walk ratio is insane.
flea - Jun 18, 2012 3:11:19 pm PDT #10244 of 30001
information libertarian
Speaking of "it's hot," I need clothes advice. I am having dinner with the head of the search committee Wednesday night, just her and me. She's a librarian with children in their 20s. I'll be at the zoo with my kids until 5pm, then probably straight to the dinner, but might be able to find a place to change, like a Starbucks bathroom. It will be 90+ degrees. I'm thinking linen blouse, wear shorts to the zoo, put on a skirt for the dinner? Go business skirt (knee-lenth suit-style) or long linen skirt? I have a darling dress I'd love to wear with a cardigan, but it is a little short and a little open at the neck for a 60 year old librarian I think.
The next day is an all-day interview, and again, 90+ degrees, but I think we will be mostly inside, with maybe a walk to a campus lunch place or a car. I was planning to wear my grey wool pants, and a 3/4 sleeve cotton jacket with Mandarin collar which is sort of olive green. Too wintry? If so, what the hell do I wear instead?
Amy - Jun 18, 2012 3:11:57 pm PDT #10245 of 30001
Because books.
it’s RA Dickey who is having a Sy Young season. His strikeout to walk ratio is insane.
And he's a geek and a huge reader! I adore him.
DavidS - Jun 18, 2012 3:14:34 pm PDT #10246 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was just skimming R.A.'s biography at B&N recently. Pretty fascinating story when he discovered he didn't have a UCL and lost his big draft bonus.
I'd argue that R.A.'s one-hitter was more of a no-hitter (with two errors by Wright) than Santana's no-hitter (with an actual hit by Beltran).
There's a documentary about him and Tim Wakefield (called Knuckler, I think).
aurelia - Jun 18, 2012 3:16:13 pm PDT #10247 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Could you do the long linen for the dinner and the business skirt for the all-day thing?
Amy - Jun 18, 2012 3:17:42 pm PDT #10248 of 30001
Because books.
I'd argue that R.A.'s one-hitter was more of a no-hitter (with two errors by Wright)
Me, too. And a friend told me about the documentary, which I want to see. I also want to pick up his book.