...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!

Spike ,'Selfless'


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.


Gudanov - Aug 07, 2018 9:30:30 am PDT #28144 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

If you have maxed out the deductible you may be close to hitting your out of pocket maximum. Your wife should check that for you. Once you hit that cap you pay ZERO out of pocket. I hit that 2 years. If you have also see how many therapy sessions ar covered and then go as much as possible.

Unfortunately, I'm well away from the out of pocket maximum. Well, I suppose overall that's fortunate.


Steph L. - Aug 07, 2018 9:51:29 am PDT #28145 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Hitting the deductible is still pretty sweet. (I mean, "sweet" in the sense that "The US health care system is gouging those who can more or less afford to pay and killing those who can't afford to pay, but hey, if you can more or less afford to pay, hit that deductible and keep getting health care until your plan's year ends!")


Gudanov - Aug 07, 2018 11:28:17 am PDT #28146 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

Just voted in the MO primary. The election volunteer kept thinking I had grabbed the wrong ballot because the number didn't match the Republican ballot for my precinct. Took a second volunteer to help the realize the number didn't match because I picked up the Democratic ballot. I don't live in the most liberal of places.


Laura - Aug 07, 2018 11:35:55 am PDT #28147 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

My precinct in Florida is quite blue, but it was a bit jarring when I looked at the map for where I am in Otter Lake. 77% voted for Trump. I walk around thinking 3/4 of the people I encounter are deplorables. My immediate family and a few friends I know to be sane so I keep reminding myself that a good percentage didn't vote and might skew that statistic.


Gudanov - Aug 07, 2018 11:42:29 am PDT #28148 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

The last state house race in my precinct was between a Republican and a Libertarian (the Republican kind, not a Libertarian Libertarian).


NoiseDesign - Aug 07, 2018 12:26:10 pm PDT #28149 of 30002
Our wings are not tired

Now she's angry that I didn't wish her luck on her first day. I always fuck things up. I'll get there isn't another husband who would forget that. What is wrong with me?

Dude, I blow it on things like this all the time. Pix teases me about all the random information in my head that can be there on quick recall but I blow it on things like birthdays. The thing is she teases me about it, and it ends up as a bit of a joke, and when I really do drop the ball on saying the right thing and I apologize sincerely it's accepted. That's how supportive couples work.


Sheryl - Aug 07, 2018 1:30:04 pm PDT #28150 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Best of luck with the therapist, Gud.


Dana - Aug 08, 2018 5:13:14 am PDT #28151 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I cannot believe I had to start my day by reading a "free speech" defense of Alex Jones on my cousin's FB. Not that she approves, you understand, but clearly this was a conspiracy among social media platforms to all censor him at the same time.

FB needs a WTF button.


Jessica - Aug 08, 2018 5:36:59 am PDT #28152 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

clearly this was a conspiracy among social media platforms to all censor him at the same time.

OR, and just hear me out here because I know this sounds bonkers, BUT...maybe they all like making money and were responding to the same bad press? (Also, maybe none of them are the federal government and so the 1st amendment doesn't apply?)

(I know I'm preaching to the choir, but since FB doesn't have an incredulous eyeroll reaction yet, I'm doing it here instead.)


Laura - Aug 08, 2018 5:44:44 am PDT #28153 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

My only objection is that so far as I know Twitter didn't join in with the others.