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.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

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

I think of that so often! "It was white and square, and looked like a tooth, but it wasn't a tooth... so I ate it!"

Today was kind of a WTF day at work starting with what I think is peak white lady privelage on display. Woman comes in and says she wants a refund. On slippers she has no receipt, no tag, no idea when she bought it or how much she paid for it. But she paid with her store card so we should be able to look it up right ? She asked. Overall she was ok with it but she said she takes the tags off things as soon as she gets home and throws away her receipts.

I think of that so often! "It was white and square, and looked like a tooth, but it wasn't a tooth... so I ate it!"

We moved him into college on Saturday. I don't know how we got from tooth eating to studying mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Today was kind of a WTF day at work starting with what I think is peak white lady privelage on display. Woman comes in and says she wants a refund. On slippers she has no receipt, no tag, no idea when she bought it or how much she paid for it. But she paid with her store card so we should be able to look it up right ? She asked. Overall she was ok with it but she said she takes the tags off things as soon as she gets home and throws away her receipts.

That's dual privilege at work -- white lady and dumbass. Who buys slippers or shoes without trying them on?

We moved him into college on Saturday.

Holy cow!!!