Yikes, Karl. So glad you're OK.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2018 4:51:46 am PDT #26594 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Laura - Jun 25, 2018 5:15:11 am PDT #26595 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
My baby starts swim class at camp today. I'm a little nervous.
Fun! Some of my favorite memories are from the kids swim classes. They were both absolute fish. The instructors have fun games they play.
sj - Jun 25, 2018 5:16:24 am PDT #26596 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
She's never been in the water, and also she's very difficult to change clothes. So I'm nervous for her and for the instructors.
-t - Jun 25, 2018 5:29:22 am PDT #26597 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I hope it's a good experience for her, sj.
Glad you were well taken care of Karl!
Hope you feel better, msbelle. That sounds like how I was feeling a couple of weeks ago - my doc said it was probably a virus. Clear liquid diet (jello, broth, fruit juice and gatorade, basically) for a few days helped me; don't know if it was actually necessary or even did any good, but seemed to cause my system less suffering than actual food.
I desperately want to be asleep, but I am at work. Even if I wanted to work from home or call in sick today, my water will be off all day while the irrigation district fixes a leak so probably not a good idea. Excited about not having water running into the gutter from my yard any more, though!
Jesse - Jun 25, 2018 5:45:00 am PDT #26598 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm in a weird place at work this week, not a lot to do, but on-call for what could be a lot of last-minute questions. I should get started on "summer projects," I guess, or at least prep for my new hire who's coming in a few weeks...
Calli - Jun 25, 2018 6:20:49 am PDT #26599 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad things worked out, Karl. Goodness.
I hope the swimming lessons go well, sj. It's a great skill to have, and the sooner kids master the basics the better.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2018 6:43:44 am PDT #26600 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Karl, you can join my dad in the I Drive Myself To The ER For A Heart Attack club. I know that you didn't know it was a heart attack at the time, but since I've seen my dad do it more than once, now there's an unofficial club. So glad to hear you got treated quickly!
I have to have a root canal re-done this afternoon, which annoys the shit out of me. It's one that the former die-in-all-the-fires dental practice did about 7 years ago, so after that much time, I don't know if I can actually blame them for needing today's re-do. But I hate them so much that I'm going to blame them anyway. Grumble.
Fred Pete - Jun 25, 2018 7:19:42 am PDT #26601 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Not a heart attack, but I tried to drive myself to critical care for a kidney stone. It might have gone better if I'd left 15 minutes earlier.
Hubs was at the gym, and the pain was getting bad. I texted him before I left the house. A couple minutes later, he called me to insist on driving me there.
Kidney stones are Not Fun. Their one redeeming feature is, no long-term effects.
Toddson - Jun 25, 2018 7:53:41 am PDT #26602 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I don't have a car, so I caught a cab to the ER when I had a stroke - does that count?
In lighter news (literally?), there's a kickstarter for a Disco Dog vest.
edited to add that it seems to have closed down ... but still, a fun idea, IMHO
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2018 7:58:10 am PDT #26603 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I don't have a car, so I caught a cab to the ER when I had a stroke - does that count?
Nope, because you're not the one responsible for operating a 1-ton metal machine that could kill you and/or other people if you lose consciousness. (Literally, the only way I could get my dad to stop driving himself to the ER was to ask him how he would feel if he lost consciousness and killed other people.)