It's cold and I have a purring cat next to me. Getting out of bed is particularly hard today.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
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.
-t - Jan 27, 2017 5:48:30 am PST #6249 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Jan 27, 2017 6:03:56 am PST #6250 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I'm not saying there aren't some individuals that have responded miraculously to homemade yogurt or whatever, even faith healing, but it is even more rare than someone who responds against all odds as well as K did to her low dose chemo. That is why they studied her. Evil Big Pharma wanted to know every single thing about a patient that had such a great response with no side affects. They really do study that stuff and take it seriously.
Now what she had to go through, and what everyone that is sick and not super wealthy has to go through to get treatment is another matter. Medicaid in Florida means treatment for a month or so, bureaucratic screwup and no treatment for a month or so, repeat cycle endlessly. She was fortunate to have family and friends to fight the battles time and time again, but so many don't. So they die.
Any hope I had for fixing the healthcare delivery system has died with the new administration. Senators can get treatment!
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2017 10:39:36 am PST #6251 of 30002
brillig
My department is now gripped in a tense discussion of whether a hot dog is a sandwich. What is a sandwich? Is it defined by the bread? Or is any food wrapped up in something edible a sandwich? Thus, are tacos sandwiches? The argument fades, then someone pops up with "Do the condiments change the question?"
flea - Jan 27, 2017 10:53:26 am PST #6252 of 30002
information libertarian
Do. Not. Bring. Up. Muffalettas.
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2017 10:55:08 am PST #6253 of 30002
brillig
"So, you eat cereal out of bowl. Does that make it soup?" He had things thrown at him.
Jesse - Jan 27, 2017 11:18:48 am PST #6254 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or is any food wrapped up in something edible a sandwich?
Hell no. Wraps are not sandwiches. Never mind (say) cornish pasties!
Laura - Jan 27, 2017 11:32:09 am PST #6255 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Thanks a lot. Now I'm hungry again.
-t - Jan 27, 2017 11:52:53 am PST #6256 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
We just had the most enormous pot luck, and I am totally stuffed. And I scored the leftover Chinese food, so I will be eating that out of the take-out cartons over the weekend. It gives me such pleasure.
Wraps are not sandwiches. But I'm gonna say that waffles, for example, can be used in place of bread and still make a sandwich. You can make a hot dog sandwich by slicing the hot dogs in half and putting them between slices of bread, but as long as the bun cradles the hot dog it is not a sandwich.
msbelle - Jan 27, 2017 11:57:44 am PST #6257 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Fwiw, Kai Ryssdal has strong feeling on this sandwich debate. Everyone should follow him on twitter.
Dana - Jan 27, 2017 12:01:38 pm PST #6258 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So would you say that sandwiches are generally wider than they are tall?