I'm back in the office for the first time since last Wednesday (Hurricane Flo). My route in was a bit circuitous due to flooding, but otherwise, things are fine. Better than expected, actually. My basement office suite has a history of flooding, but I guess they fixed the problem very well because 10–15" of rain didn't do a thing.
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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.
Calli - Sep 18, 2018 4:03:18 am PDT #29675 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
sj - Sep 18, 2018 4:16:30 am PDT #29676 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
TCG came home with the biggest head of cabbage I have ever seen yesterday. It must weigh 5 lbs. another gift from a fellow employee. I have no idea what to do with it.
Amy - Sep 18, 2018 4:27:53 am PDT #29677 of 30002
Because books.
Make a whole lot of coleslaw?
Hi, Nilly! It's always so lovely to see you here!
Zen, that's so irritating. But also the usual way of doctors, I've found.
Fred Pete - Sep 18, 2018 4:28:03 am PDT #29678 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I know who's having cole slaw for dinner!
sj - Sep 18, 2018 4:36:32 am PDT #29679 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't like Coleslaw. I have found a few cabbage soups I can make it in the crock pot.
Gudanov - Sep 18, 2018 5:00:46 am PDT #29680 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
So what do people think of the allegations against Kavanaugh? Assuming they are true, and they do seem entirely plausible, should something he did in high school disqualify him? OTOH, he would have only been 17 and was at a party where he was drinking, but I can't help but think 17-year-old me wouldn't have done something like that. Also, I can't help thinking that dismissing the allegation because he was in high-school is sort of dismissing attempted rape with "boys-will-be-boys" and that feels entirely wrong.
At his point he is either lying about it or not, and if he is lying about it that feels disqualifying. But what if it were true and he admitted it happened, but says he was 17 and drunk and felt regret and never did anything like that again? It feels wrong to pull out something he did in high school, but it feels wrong to dismiss it too.
Zenkitty - Sep 18, 2018 5:03:21 am PDT #29681 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm home and probably going to take a pain pill and call out from work. That minor procedure was a lot more intense than I expected.
Tom Scola - Sep 18, 2018 5:05:45 am PDT #29682 of 30002
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It wasn't awkward teen sex, it was pretty unambiguously rape.
And this isn't a trial, it's a job interview. He's a fucking SCOTUS nominee. He should be held to a higher standard. The HIGHEST standard. SCOTUS judges should be SQUEAKY CLEAN.
Tom Scola - Sep 18, 2018 5:06:03 am PDT #29683 of 30002
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Sorry, Zen. Feel better.
Zenkitty - Sep 18, 2018 5:06:39 am PDT #29684 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
But what if it were true and he admitted it happened, but says he was 17 and drunk and felt regret and never did anything like that again?
If he were the type to admit guilt and apologize, he would've done it already. IME there's never "only one time" with these arrogant entitled men; they'll keep doing it as long as they keep getting away with it, which they always do. Somewhere out there is a girl who didn't get away from him. Probably more than one.