I actually asked myself if I could run for office...but I don't have the right temperament for it. Too volatile, too little poker face ability. (Though I'm worlds ahead of Trump insofar as I know I don't have a presidential/gubernatorial/dog catchertorial temperament.) However, I'm good at writing, researching things, and cat herding, so I could probably be a useful campaign worker or staff member for that president/governor/dog catcher.

And on a completely different note, I have a question for the hivemind:

If a person (me) happened to be having surgery next week, and was facing a recovery requiring several weeks of taking it easy, and the person in question had a good-sized but rather diffuse social network and no local family, AND said person knew at least some of her and her husband's friends wanted to bring her family a meal during her recovery...would it be too weird for that person to set up her own Take Them a Meal page and just put it out there on FB/email with a "no pressure, but here's what's happening" message?

I'm probably way overthinking this, but the site IS "Take THEM a Meal," not "Bring US a Meal."

I must really want comfort food, because I am eating creamed tuna for the second time this week

would it be too weird for that person to set up her own Take Them a Meal page and just put it out there on FB/email with a "no pressure, but here's what's happening" message?

I don't think so. Coordination is good.

would it be too weird for that person to set up her own Take Them a Meal page and just put it out there on FB/email with a "no pressure, but here's what's happening" message?

I think it is brilliant. Many people want to be able to do something, but don't know what or when or how.

Thanks! I will swallow my self-consciousness and ask for help.

When I found out about my surgery-needing, I was blunt about needing help. In my case, meals, not so much, but I needed rides, non-negotiable. So your person in question is being quite warm and fuzzy.

And I totally made my neighbor bring me peas. I wanted peas. And now they're still in my freezer because the moment passed.

Not sure I can watch Scandal anymore. Reality is officially more batshit than any crazed Shonda writing room.

Totally set it up! People like to know what is helpful.

Not sure I can watch Scandal anymore. Reality is officially more batshit than any crazed Shonda writing room.

Just thinking that myself.

Oh man, Luke Perry is the DAD on Riverdale. I feel so damn old.

INTERNET IS DOWN! I NEEDS A HELP!

Airport is showing up, but is giving me a status of "Double NAT" which I have never seen before.

It tells me " The airport base station has a private IP address on its Ethernet WAN port. It is connected to a device or network that is using Network Address Translation to provide private IP addresses. Change your Airport base station from using DHCP and NAT. To bridge mode."

I did that still no internet.

I'd intended to go try the new steakhouse a couple blocks away that has great word of mouth, but after seeing the parking lot had zero spaces and several trucks circling around waiting for one to open up, I decided to drive to Paragould for Italian instead. Probably won't be doing that again, it was OK but not worth an hour round trip.