On the completely not related side, I felt that there are SOME on this board who might be interested in a bat tea set, available in aqua or pink.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Toddson - Mar 11, 2020 4:37:31 am PDT #17378 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
-t - Mar 11, 2020 5:15:30 am PDT #17379 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh. Work just canceled a potluck scheduled for next week out of "an abundance of caution". I am mostly befuddled because I hadn't heard there was one scheduled.
sj - Mar 11, 2020 5:27:08 am PDT #17380 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm volunteering at the library bookstore today and the new person running things has decided we need two people per shift. Do not want. I enjoy talking to the customers about their books, but I also enjoy the quiet in between customers and the browsing time. I do not want to make small talk for 2 hours.
flea - Mar 11, 2020 5:43:50 am PDT #17381 of 30019
information libertarian
So, I just found out on Facebook that my old friend's partner's father has died of Covid-19. He was in one of the affected Seattle nursing homes.
sj - Mar 11, 2020 5:44:58 am PDT #17382 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Why do people think "what is your disability?" And "is there anything you can do about it?" is small talk?
Jessica - Mar 11, 2020 5:47:01 am PDT #17383 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sending university students home seems RIDICULOUSLY short-sighted to me. Those students have already been exposed to each other. You don't contain a pandemic by suddenly putting thousands of potential disease vectors onto airplanes. The smart thing would be to implement on-campus Covid19 screenings and quarantine infected students.
(Giving students the *option* to attend classes remotely seems like a no-brainer that should have already been in place as a basic accessibility need.)
sj - Mar 11, 2020 5:51:47 am PDT #17384 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I agree, Jessica.
-t - Mar 11, 2020 6:09:07 am PDT #17385 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, jeez, I'm supposed to have my self-appraisal turned in by Monday. I don't know how that's going to happen...maybe I can throw something together tomorrow...
Laura - Mar 11, 2020 6:29:24 am PDT #17386 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
My entire career is dependent upon groups of people gathering.
I've been thinking about that too. It might be a good time for the amusement parks to do projects while they don't have so many visitors!
On the other hand, I've also started the retirement process. I haven't officially committed to any particular day, but it feels momentous.
It is momentous! My sister just did this a couple weeks ago and is visiting me now. She isn't sure what retirement will look like since it is still so new.
I need to talk my siblings into things like grocery delivery. Brother has COPD and MS, one sister has had part of her lung removed from cancer and has advanced kidney disease, and the other sister has a long history of respiratory illnesses and is 72. I'm not concerned about myself, but they are way more at risk.
{{All with their lives being upended with the chaos}}
Laura - Mar 11, 2020 6:37:07 am PDT #17387 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
At least Weinstein got 23 years. Not sure how the pending CA charges fit into this case.