Sheryl, I'm glad Gary is coming home early. Destructo toddlers are exhausting. How old is the little guy now?
It's not like she blew me off. She just left with another guy, that's all.
Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
sj - Oct 25, 2016 4:28:12 pm PDT #113 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 25, 2016 4:34:13 pm PDT #114 of 30002
"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
Define complaints about quality.
The complaints I saw were about lack of coordination between different care providers causing problems, and about poor quality of nursing (with the implication that lower pay is drawing less qualified nurses; I don't know how the pay scales actually stack up).
No Canadian I've ever met would get within a mile of the US system.
This I actually have seen—more than one minor pro hockey player delaying their return home to Canada so they could get medical care under their US doctors. May have been something about familiarity with the team's doctors though.
Sheryl - Oct 25, 2016 4:45:42 pm PDT #115 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
sj, he's 15 months old, and walking. We're all in trouble now .
sj - Oct 25, 2016 4:47:55 pm PDT #116 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ltc is walking too and completely fearless. She's also getting really good at taking off her clothes which she thinks is hilarious.
Kalshane - Oct 25, 2016 4:58:14 pm PDT #117 of 30002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Blah. Now that I've had a chance for my head to clear and look into it, the new diagnosis is bad news. It means my esophagus has become permanently damaged and I'm at higher risk for cancer. The full extent of what's going on will be revealed once the biopsies come back. No matter what, I've got some dietary changes ahead.
Amy - Oct 25, 2016 4:58:41 pm PDT #118 of 30002
Because books.
Oh, walking babies. ♥
Sheryl, wishing you and your foot some rest when Gary gets home!
DavidS - Oct 25, 2016 5:00:02 pm PDT #119 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You should hear the discussions happening in the government around this. No one thinks they can work for him, but at the same time we all swore an oath to protect the Constitution.
When Trump got the nomination I wrote out (in my head) a season of a very black comedy about an administration that realizes their newly elected President is insane and intent on destroying the world and they have to work overtime to thwart him. The only reason they don't actually take him out is because the NSA, CIA, FBI and Secret Service refuse to coordinate their efforts and they keep shooting each other.
It looks really strong that we'll flip the Senate. We need to gain four seats and two are definitely going to the Dems. And we just need to win two more out of five close races. Also Trump will probably hurt down ballot voting and depress Republican turnout. So...
I don't think we'll get the House because of Gerrymandering but getting the Senate will be huge for the Supreme Court. I just want Obama to pull back Merrick Garland as I don't want anymore fucking white men on the SCOTUS. Especially a moderate. I want every one of HRC's appointments to be women and POC. We got fucked bad by the 12 year run of Republican control of the White House from Reagan to Bush Sr. Now it's time to turn it around.
DavidS - Oct 25, 2016 5:00:50 pm PDT #120 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ltc is walking too and completely fearless.
Ahhh, welcome to the exciting world of forehead goose-eggs and bruises!
Don't freak out. It happens to them all. They're very top heavy.
Jesse - Oct 25, 2016 5:02:25 pm PDT #121 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh dear, Kalshane, that sounds crappy. Best of luck to you.
Steph L. - Oct 25, 2016 5:12:00 pm PDT #122 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I just want Obama to pull back Merrick Garland as I don't want anymore fucking white men on the SCOTUS. Especially a moderate. I want every one of HRC's appointments to be women and POC. We got fucked bad by the 12 year run of Republican control of the White House from Reagan to Bush Sr. Now it's time to turn it around.
Seriously, if the Senate flips, I want Pres. Obama to withdraw Merrick Garland on November 9 before the current Senate can decide they're going to approve him after all. Because fuck them.