Awww, Burt Reynolds died. I knew quite a lot of people that worked with him at his dinner theater in Florida. Without exception they loved him. At the end of the shows they were blown away by the personal gifts he gave them that showed he really listened to them when they chatted. He remembered that they had a cat or dog or sick sibling. They would go into battle mode if anyone said anything bad about him.

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris: YES

Come on Dems! Make me proud! Shake it up!

Aw, that's sad about Burt Reynolds and nice to hear good things about him.

It's true she should have and I am investigating why (it was a large mass email) but lady I'm not going to type the exact apology you want.

Oh god, people are ridiculous!

Twitter finally got enough bad attention and banned Alex Jones.

Back a ways, speaking of writing Eldritch runes on pills, reminds me of Agador Spartacus in the Birdcage, encouraging Nathan Lane to take his "Pirin pills".

"What are you giving him!"

"It's an aspirin with the A and the S scraped off."

And Cindy--

Dude, if eldritch runes appear on any of my pain killers, expired or no, I am taking that as a sign that I absolutely should take them.

Ditto, for any medication or comestible, really.

As long as it doesn't look like a tooth, right?

Timelies all!

Still hucking fot here. Bleah.

I was on tramadol for a while - got up to the maximum dose, then they cut me off. I considered going out on the street to get something but decided that was a bad idea. I have a few - five, I think - I've hung on to for an emergency.

Menopause - I hit it at 45. I'm now 66 and still get some hot flashes. My office is so cold that, even with the occasional hot flash I end up wearing a sweater much of the time.

As they say, old age ain't no place for sissies.

In regard to Burt Reynolds - does anyone else remember the TV show "Evening Shade" - I enjoyed it no end. It starred Reynolds as a small town football coach; his wife, played by Marilu Henner, was the town mayor; her father, played by Hal Holbrook, was the editor of the local paper; her aunt was played by ... Elizabeth Ashley, I think. A good supporting cast and some really nice shows.

I loved Evening Shade, Toddson.

As long as it doesn't look like a tooth, right?

Beverly, was it white and square?

I didn't see! I was never there! ::looks shifty::

I'm still thinking about scraping the A and the S off an aspirin tablet.

Oh, Toddson, yes! And Ossie Davis! And Michael Jeter as the assistant coach, I think? Where I fell in love with Jeter, actually. I loved spotting him in things like The Fisher King and Sister Act II.

Anybody here old enough to remember Reynolds' blacksmith character on Gunsmoke? That man had a long and varied career. RIP.

Burt's biggest failing was probably picking Jennifer Marlowe over Bailey Quarters.