It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.

Angelus ,'Smile Time'


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.


Sue - Feb 10, 2017 3:06:27 am PST #7160 of 30002
hip deep in pie

Paint details from the house: [link]

The listing has gone viral:

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Laura - Feb 10, 2017 3:25:14 am PST #7161 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

The paint detail pictures are really lovely.

Ideas needed. One of my practice managers has her birthday today. I am very fond of her and want to get something delivered. Not flowers or chocolate. I have no talent for good gift ideas.


Sparky1 - Feb 10, 2017 4:06:33 am PST #7162 of 30002
Librarian Warlord

That house is lovely. If Canadian citizenship comes with for me and my family, I will buy it!

I am looking at the Supreme Court and wondering is John Roberts would really sign the next Korematsu. (JR is a really good human being - I don't always agree with him, but he is good. Clarence Thomas is a terrible person and would sign Korematsu twice if he could.) I don't know that they are really 4-4 if the DOJ goes straight to them.


Gudanov - Feb 10, 2017 4:17:56 am PST #7163 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

I don't think you can compare Trump's EO directly to Korematsu. As far as the case goes, I dunno, the President does have broad authority over immigration, but this order seems in violation of Hart-Celler given that there is no particular evidence of a real national security threat. I think it could go 5-3, 4-4, or 3-5 with John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy as the swing votes, but I think 4-4 or 3-5 would be the most likely and either way upholds the lower court.

So important though. I'm sure the strategy is to have this be the first step in a broader Muslim ban. It's not exactly three dimensional chess.


Gudanov - Feb 10, 2017 4:25:28 am PST #7164 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

I'm starting to think that Ivanka needs to move into the WH and pull an Edith Wilson.


Toddson - Feb 10, 2017 5:43:44 am PST #7165 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Before the election I'd suggested to someone that the family would have to sit himself down and have an intervention ... or find a nice place in the country where he couldn't do any harm.


Toddson - Feb 10, 2017 5:44:45 am PST #7166 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

And in regard to the escape room - we had a team-building exercise in mid-November at one of those places. I was really bad at it. However, I was the ONLY ONE who knew that the safe is always behiind a picture. Obviously, no one else read Agatha Christie.


SuziQ - Feb 10, 2017 6:18:32 am PST #7167 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

However, I was the ONLY ONE who knew that the safe is always behind a picture.

So tomorrow - Step 1 - look behind any pictures. Got it.


Gudanov - Feb 10, 2017 6:24:14 am PST #7168 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

How could nobody else know that? The safe is behind the picture in every TV show and movie and novel ever.


Sophia Brooks - Feb 10, 2017 6:25:41 am PST #7169 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Those escape room things seem like they would make the worst of my opposing tendencies of wanting to be nice, polite and a people pleaser, and also really wanting to be the best at things.

This comes out whenever we have team building activities.