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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Steph L. - Jan 07, 2014 10:35:50 am PST #16620 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

So far, my favorite picture in that group from the article is of Mayor Jerry Springer.

Pretty sure I've mentioned before that he hit on my mom in the nightclubbing 80's. Of course, he hit on every woman, so.

And now I don't know if the extensive time off school was the deep freeze of 1977 or the blizzard of 1978, or both. Because Clermont County in the 1970s was the fucking sticks, man. That crazy blizzard had to have snowed us in for days. I'll have to ask my mom.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2014 11:10:49 am PST #16621 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

this Lean Cuisine does not look like it will do the trick.

I really don't think those are a meal. Maybe with some soup!

My officemate just pointed out that it is noticeably lighter out than at this time a couple of weeks ago, so that's encouraging.


msbelle - Jan 07, 2014 11:23:09 am PST #16622 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am doing my best to make the Lean Cuisine work. I need to reduce the amount my stomach thinks of as full. water and coffee are only somewhat doing the trick. 2 biters of a TJ candy bar are much more satisfying.


Amy - Jan 07, 2014 11:23:59 am PST #16623 of 30000
Because books.

Add an apple, msbelle? With some peanut butter?


msbelle - Jan 07, 2014 11:25:45 am PST #16624 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

well sure, if I was home. I only brought in a week's worth of frozen meals today, none of the supplementals that I need to make that work for lunch. Yesterday I had crudite which lasted forever and was great. I need to cut up some more veggies tonight.


brenda m - Jan 07, 2014 11:27:32 am PST #16625 of 30000
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

msbelle, you might look for those little freezer pack veggies that Green Giant makes - broccoli or cauliflower, etc, often with a garlic or cheese sauce. They're very low cal and could be stirred into a lot of LCs to make them more filling.


Amy - Jan 07, 2014 11:28:51 am PST #16626 of 30000
Because books.

Oh, right. Sorry.


msbelle - Jan 07, 2014 11:31:02 am PST #16627 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

no worries y'all, I clearly am getting plenty to eat (says the 15 lbs I've gained since May). tomorrow I will prepare better.


billytea - Jan 07, 2014 11:44:31 am PST #16628 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

So far, my favorite picture in that group from the article is of Mayor Jerry Springer.

I think it's nice that he and his hair could get time away from fronting REO Speedwagon.


Calli - Jan 07, 2014 11:52:07 am PST #16629 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I remember getting about one snow day a year back in Alpena, MI. I don't recall any days off for cold. But then, it's in northern lower Michigan, so just about everyone had warm outerwear, even if it took a coat drive or other charity to make it happen. With snow starting in November and often lasting until the end of March, winter wear really was a life or death need.