Why do people with such faith in the Universe think it's such a dumbass?
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Trudy Booth - May 17, 2015 7:46:53 pm PDT #19255 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
erikaj - May 17, 2015 7:48:51 pm PDT #19256 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
"Life should come with a guarantee--return unused portion for a full refund."
SailAweigh - May 18, 2015 2:42:12 am PDT #19257 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That cracks me up, erika. We only wish!
Packing~ma, Hil, and job~ma, too.
askye, that sounds like a great plan. And NC is very beautiful! I often think of retirement along the eastern seaboard; I love the weather and it's so pretty.
brenda m - May 18, 2015 6:19:57 am PDT #19258 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oof. Got some awful news this morning about a family who lived down the block from us growing up, and who we are still very close with. They had two sons, Luke and Matt. Matt, the younger son, was killed in a bike accident in Chicago about five years ago. He was about 28, engaged, an up and coming chef. It was just a terrible shock, and I'm not sure his mom Barbara, who is an awesome and strong and caring woman, has ever quite come back from it.
Can you see where this is going?
Luke was killed yesterday in an avalanche in Jackson Hole. He was head of the Wyoming Conservation Fund, and an avid skier. I am just wrecked. And I can't even begin to process what his parents are going through right now. It's just so unreal, and so unfair, and it seems like there should be something someone could do but there's not and that's not how it works.
Laura - May 18, 2015 6:37:23 am PDT #19259 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Oh Brenda, sending wishes for peace and comfort to all the loved ones. It is unimaginable.
Burrell - May 18, 2015 6:39:44 am PDT #19260 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
How awful, brenda. My heart goes out to them.
lisah - May 18, 2015 6:41:15 am PDT #19261 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, Brenda, how tragic.
meara - May 18, 2015 6:42:20 am PDT #19262 of 30002
Oh how awful, Brenda. Those poor parents.
I am killing time before my next teleconference begins. If I were smart I'd be doing work. But naaaaah.
amyth - May 18, 2015 6:53:28 am PDT #19263 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Oh brenda, how awful.
sj - May 18, 2015 6:54:57 am PDT #19264 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
brenda, that's terrible. I'm so sorry.