I'm really surprised there isn't more of a supply. We have tons of kosher goods here at this time of year in the grocery stores, but it is very much a big tourist time too.

Thank you Nora for sharing your memories of Frank. I didn't spend enough time with him and it helps to hear more about his too short life.

Hi folks, sorry to be mostly MIA these days

Thanks for checking back in about your dad, Steph. Aging parents always need tending. I'm glad things seem okay

And thanks everyone for having each others' backs, like when -t posts she has scary vertigo and several people pop in with a reasonable diagnosis. I love this place. No virtual space can compare to all y'all. Which gets then to Frankenbuddha. Sad to hear of his passing. Thank you Nora for that lovely tribute

RIP Frank. I never met him but it was always nice to see his electrons.

Are there multiple sizes of twin-size mattresses? I bought a twin-sized fitted sheets, and the fitted one is too big. The label just says Twin, but maybe they were expecting me to have a thicker mattress than I do.

I feel like a lot of sheets are too deep now, to accommodate the thick mattress/pillowtop phenomenon. It's annoying AF.

Dorm-sized twin mattresses are longer than regular twin, but I don't know about thicker.

I met Frank at Atlanta F2F. We had a great chat. He was pretty cool. I liked talking to him here. I'm sad he's gone.

Maybe it's just the age I'm at, seems like one of my friends dies every year now. I don't care for this much.

Maybe it's just the age I'm at, seems like one of my friends dies every year now. I don't care for this much.

I feel the same way, it fucking sucks.

Yeah, we're at the age.

edit: Lord, I'm only five years younger than my father when he died. But thirty years younger than my mother. Here's hoping I got more of the maternal genes.

In my experience this phenomenon only gets worse. It was one of my mother's biggest complaints. At some point she ran out of anyone who remembered the things she remembered. Sucks.