Have you guys read this essay about aging by the 93-year-old Roger Angell in the latest New Yorker? [link] He talks about being invisible in it. It's really moving and wise.
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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.
Scrappy - Feb 19, 2014 9:38:47 am PST #20452 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
le nubian - Feb 19, 2014 10:10:16 am PST #20453 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
When my mom was on her downhill slide I would have given anything to talk with someone in the same situation
Suzi,
so maybe what the stranger could have done to attempt to be helpful is spend some time writing a quick note and handing it to the woman, saying "please read this later if you wish. have a good day?"
Cass - Feb 19, 2014 10:33:44 am PST #20454 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Have you guys read this essay about aging by the 93-year-old Roger Angell in the latest New Yorker? [link] He talks about being invisible in it. It's really moving and wise.
That was really lovely. Made me cry a lot but not in a bad way.
Burrell - Feb 19, 2014 11:22:52 am PST #20455 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I should read that article, but not sure when I'll be up for it.
Grading right now, or at least supposed to be grading.
shrift - Feb 19, 2014 12:18:12 pm PST #20456 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I called Zappos and they were very responsive to my "I shipped that three weeks ago, dude" approach, so that's squared away.
Steph L. - Feb 19, 2014 12:28:03 pm PST #20457 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Man, I know how sugar is going to kill us all (I edited the article, after all), but DAMN if peanut butter cookies aren't the best fucking thing EVER.
At least they have protein? t /rationalizations R us
-t - Feb 19, 2014 12:30:02 pm PST #20458 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Customers! Argh!
I have two big boxes being stupid and I just want to turn off my laptop and go lie down.
shrift - Feb 19, 2014 1:21:48 pm PST #20459 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I just walked a mile in the sunshine without a jacket because I could.
Calli - Feb 19, 2014 1:26:19 pm PST #20460 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've had my apartment windows open most of the day--because I can. It's lovely!
Lee - Feb 19, 2014 1:52:15 pm PST #20461 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If you all moved out here, you could do that a lot.