apparently decided to call itself "Neighbors for Banks"
Guess that sounded more homey than "Bankers for Banks"
Air conditioning = Good; Grading on the weekend = Bad
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Oct 17, 2015 8:37:24 am PDT #7203 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
-t - Oct 17, 2015 9:19:50 am PDT #7204 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I am accepting that I will not get anything much done today. I tried to sleep in but I am still tired, and the rainy weather, while very pleasant, is not very motivating. I'm definitely blowing off the 5k i had scheduled for this evening. This is the one I signed up for with my co-workers and they aren't going either - there's a similar one in March that is closer, so we'll try for that one (it's one thing to maintain motivation for the actual 5k, another to motivate to drive an hour and half or so to get there, pay extra to pick up your packet, pay for parking, run the 5k, and then drive the hour and a half or so home in the middle of the night, only some of which we knew about when we signed up). Anyway, cleaning off the DVR is my main goal for the day at this point, any other productivity is gravy.
Calli - Oct 17, 2015 9:24:55 am PDT #7205 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If Altzheimers is caused by a fungus, that would be very promising, treatment-wise. I hope something comes of it.
Hil R. - Oct 17, 2015 10:18:07 am PDT #7206 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
That study showed that Alzheimer's was associated with a fungus, but not necessarily caused by it. Since other studies have shown that there's a pretty strong genetic component to it, too, then the fungus can't be the only thing causing it. Maybe some relation of "If you have this gene, then you're susceptible to this fungus" or some combination like that.
Jesse - Oct 17, 2015 11:22:02 am PDT #7207 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wonder if it's actually all the same thing -- maybe the fungus is a different thing from the inherited one.
aurelia - Oct 17, 2015 1:10:45 pm PDT #7208 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I failed at adulting today. I arrived at the emissions testing place about 30 minutes after they closed (1pm! Really?!). This is going to complicate things.
I don't normally draw attention to these people, but did you see that WBC plans to picket Kim Davis? [link] Good use of "ouroboros" in the article.
Connie Neil - Oct 17, 2015 1:22:43 pm PDT #7209 of 30003
brillig
I have successfully set up everything for my Vegas trip in February. Cancellations are expensive and annoying. But I'll call it my 55th birthday present to myself and consider locking my credit card up somewhere for a while.
erikaj - Oct 17, 2015 1:47:37 pm PDT #7210 of 30003
Always Anti-fascist!
Because of where you live, Lisah, the near miss with body reminded me of the story about bodies in Leakin Park "Don't report every one you find or we'll be here all day."(Totally sure that's just a legend.)
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 17, 2015 2:42:47 pm PDT #7211 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't normally draw attention to these people, but did you see that WBC plans to picket Kim Davis? [link] Good use of "ouroboros" in the article.
It's probably too much to hope for that being the subject of public denouncement by bigoted zealots might give her some perspective on her own behavior. But hey, at least they won't be picketing a funeral and adding to some undeserving family's grief that day.
sarameg - Oct 17, 2015 4:56:54 pm PDT #7212 of 30003
Why I hate running but love cheering runners: the moments when you make a connection with a runner, whether it is a mouthed thanks, fist pumps, grin, head bob or just eye contact. Or they slap the tambourine! Especially since we're at mile 22/9. It's a hard place. One lady even gave Anna a kindness " button" ( bensbuttons.org It's apparently a project, nationwide.) Which she gave to me for providing the noisemakers.
Just before I left there was a woman really struggling, doing the full. She shook her head when I yelled out encouragement. So I told her to flip me off it it would help. She did, double fisted, hit the tambourine and smiled weakly. Awesome.
And my favorite banana, who I thought cancelled running the half, did after all and I got to give her a high five. With a can of pennies squashed in my hand.
There was this one lady whose shirt read "Running for Freddie Gray." I totally got a catch in my throat and choked out my yeaaah and hustled to hold out the tambourine for her. Got a big smile. I wouldn't be surprised if she got some negative shit in places ( I actually expected more BLM tags and references, but no.)
And all the teams running pushing folks who can't run in running chairs. They have flags with their names, so always yell out the name. We actually scared one kid awake, oops. And another craned his neck around until he couldn't anymore, eyes big and animated.
This year, the BATC DIDN'T SHOW, so there was no music at our corner. No ' GoodMorning Baltimore' on endless repeat. Anna and I resolved that if this is perm, we're gonna do something about it. I volunteered to talk to the Y.
So, yep, another marathon for me. My hands didn't go too numb...