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'War Stories'


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.


Laura - Jul 01, 2018 3:04:10 am PDT #26851 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Sorry, lisah. Yay, for being home.

I fly out later today. Back home for the final stretch of wedding prep. Family stuff remains complex here in Otter Lake, but I remain Switzerland. I'm disappointed that I accomplished so little on my list while here the last 10 days, but I've decided that maybe I just needed some rest and am calling it a success.

Also, weather be weird. Forecast for Otter Lake is a high of 94 today, in the Adirondack Mountains, while the high in Delray Beach, in Florida is to be 87. When I went to bed last night at 10:30 it was still 79 here. I had the windows wide open and a fan pointed at me. People across the land today gonna be sweaty.


WindSparrow - Jul 01, 2018 4:13:58 am PDT #26852 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

People across the land today gonna be sweaty.

Oh, heavens was I sweaty at the March yesterday. There was the suggestion from national organizers to wear white. I had to dredge up a blouse I used to wear at office jobs. But it's a bit thin, so I wore a cream colored silk tank style camisol under it. Then I got to the rally at our local Diversity Coalition; they had white t-shirts with their logo on it for everyone to wear so that when we all went to the March in the next town over, we would represent our town. Three layers are about two and a half too many in 87 degrees plus high humidity. I ended up marching on foot with the group for about two blocks before going back for my car. That worked out ok, because I caught up with the back of the line, and offered a ride to a delightful older woman from Kenya named Lina who said, "So many White people came, they care about us."

And she said something that is a good message for all of us who are beginning to weary of the hate. When I said, "I used to be proud to be American," Lina said, "The whole world loves America. We are going to fix this, and we will be proud of America again."

EDITED TO ADD: I originaliy came here to suggest for those who are feeling exhausted, that it may be useful to select one or two areas to focus on rather than trying to maintain outrage at every aspect of what we are facing.


Jesse - Jul 01, 2018 4:17:12 am PDT #26853 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That's wonderful, Andi.

I should have put my window a/c in yesterday, not just my mother's. Bleh.


WindSparrow - Jul 01, 2018 4:29:29 am PDT #26854 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Jesse, I'm impressed that you have gotten along without A/C as long as you have.


Scrappy - Jul 01, 2018 4:35:33 am PDT #26855 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

It's been in the high nineties with 1 one million percent humidity here and we have bought four ac units in the last week--bedroom, office, tv room and guest room. Otherwise it's impossible to bear.


Jesse - Jul 01, 2018 5:00:16 am PDT #26856 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It only just got hot here on Friday, especially with humidity, so my ceiling fan has been plenty.


Jesse - Jul 01, 2018 5:58:38 am PDT #26857 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Despite the fact that I have a lot of time off coming up, I really need to get some shit done today. So will report here. So far, I've grocery shopped and cleaned the bathroom. Then I'm going to put in laundry and bring up the a/c. Then I guess it's just baking and nails, along with general tidying. What I'm trying to decide is when to take a shower, given that everything I'm doing will make me sweat and sweat.


msbelle - Jul 01, 2018 6:36:06 am PDT #26858 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Shower after baking and before nails.

I have churched. Come home and got laundry out of the drying racks. Trying to figure out if I have anything I can get done before lunch other than dishes which I do not want to do.

Got dog for dog sitting dropped offf at 6am. Our regular guest, Maya. Both she and Bailey are seeming more needy than normal. They know each other and our routines, so unsure why. Might result in the rest of my day being spent on the couch.

Meeting the parents for lunch in half an hour. I'm taking them some of the peach cobbler I made last night. I've got to start farming out all the baked goods I made.


Katerina Bee - Jul 01, 2018 6:46:28 am PDT #26859 of 30002
Herding cats for fun

It's good to hear Lina has hope that America will not always be a flaming dumpster fire full of hate.

I feel better now. Thanks Andi.


sj - Jul 01, 2018 6:55:23 am PDT #26860 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I started my birthday week celebrating early. We went out to dinner last night with Victor, thessaly, vw, husband of vw, and Stitch. It was a blast, and ltc and Stitch played so well together. I just love seeing them together.