My dentist told me people were lining up at 5:00 this morning to see the Cubs parade.
In her email, my coordinator told me "I made about 30 new best friends on public transportation this morning!"
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
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.
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2016 7:29:22 am PDT #819 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
msbelle - Nov 04, 2016 7:37:28 am PDT #820 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My dad is having surgery on his neck on Tuesday. I may be watching results from a hospital room.
This surgery is going to be a bear. He is 72. This is neck surgery #2. They are cutting bones and attaching 2 rods and also having to cut some muscle. He will be in a lot of pain they are telling him. He will be in a collar with limited mobility for 2-3 months and he can't drive that whole time.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2016 8:13:28 am PDT #821 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, on the AAM open thread today, there's a comment from someone saying they have be anonymous because their boss reads AAM, but they had an interview on Wednesday, and [here's the question].... My staff person who I know reads AAM was out on Wednesday!! I hope she's not looking to leave, but I guess wouldn't be shocked if she were. (Not the one I don't like, a different one.)
aurelia - Nov 04, 2016 8:23:57 am PDT #822 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Oh, msbelle. That doesn't sound fun.
My coodinator just emailed all the freelancers to tell us that the AMA is giving the employees an extra hour of paid time off today to attend the Cubs parade.
They're estimating 5 million people at the parade and Grant Park. I'm not sure an hour is sufficient.
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2016 8:30:54 am PDT #823 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
They're estimating 5 million people at the parade and Grant Park. I'm not sure an hour is sufficient.
The AMA is notoriously tight-fisted, so the fact they even gave employees an extra hour (above their lunch hour) is amazing. I suppose if the parade runs long, it just comes out of PTO? I didn't ask.
Toddson - Nov 04, 2016 8:45:38 am PDT #824 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Another thing rum is good for - baking apples. Add a little rum and it elevates the whole thing.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2016 8:49:23 am PDT #825 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I use rum when I run out of vanilla, and it's never been bad!
Strix - Nov 04, 2016 8:52:31 am PDT #826 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I am far from a rum expert, but Kraken rum is tasty, has a cool bottle, and every time you drink it, you get to say "Release the Kraken!"
Maybe that's just me.
And in other weird things I said...last night I told M "You've been bar mitzvahed, now you get to join the Christmas gift exchange."
Dana - Nov 04, 2016 8:53:50 am PDT #827 of 30002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
My run to get lunch turned into a lost-doggie escapade. Fortunately, there were no shortage of people trying to catch this guy. Boston Terrier who apparently got out of a garage while people were working at the house, and two guys working at a different garage saw him take off. Between them, me, and the woman who was out jogging, we grabbed him, and they were headed off to return him. Fortunately this happened before I had to sacrifice my sandwich to the dog to get him to stop running.
meara - Nov 04, 2016 8:54:25 am PDT #828 of 30002
I'm amused by the close proximity of two different meanings for AMA