No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.

Riley ,'Lessons'


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.


Theodosia - Apr 13, 2020 12:52:39 am PDT #19700 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Too many spoons sounds like the manic phase of mood disorders.

JZ, the Washington Post is actively looking for personal experience essays about the virus and its experience. Getting allowed to visit a dying relative because you yourself just recovered from it is an angle that I think they'd appreciate.

Just a thought -- and if your spoons aren't all pointed in that direction, it is not failure to use them for it at this point.

Mayor Walsh of Boston had a short speech just recently where he likened the current pandemic to substance abuse recovery, which he is open about being in, and how much the idea of 'one day at a time' is helping him keep going. I'm thinking a lot about that these days.


msbelle - Apr 13, 2020 3:05:02 am PDT #19701 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

BevDog - your presence in anyway is always appreciated. I, for one. am pleased as punch to know that our posts are being read by you and given thoughtful thoughts.

Karl - you should never apologize. We feel your love.


Kate P. - Apr 13, 2020 3:46:00 am PDT #19702 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I was just reading about yesterday's storms and the places that were hit by tornadoes, and I saw that Jonesboro, AR was hit again?? Has anyone heard from Matt?

I want storm season to be over NOW. This is just too much.


Laura - Apr 13, 2020 3:54:42 am PDT #19703 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Jonesboro again! That is not good.

Our latest drama is cars being abused. DH doesn't lock his and the glove box was open. There really is nothing in the truck, but they didn't even take the change from his center section (including quarters), so I am thinking kids. They also didn't take a battery charger sitting right on the front seat of the Jetta. My car not touched. My DIL, who is sure son would have locked her car, lost a necklace she had on the rear view saying 'you are my sunshine', and really not cool, her window punch from under the seat. They didn't take her $200 sunglasses, just left them with the paperwork and masks on her seat next to open glove box. So, people suck.

Today DH will be looking at motion detection cameras. We even have some in storage somewhere, but who knows where. My car actually has one internally, but I didn't have it activated. I just think we need something that will turn on a light and make some noise since the dog will go nutso at that point.

In related news, tomorrow, my child will be 15. What is time even?

Time ain't right.


Jessica - Apr 13, 2020 5:38:01 am PDT #19704 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Winds here are really scary - my phone has been going off all morning with notifications about road closures from downed trees.


Karl - Apr 13, 2020 6:13:47 am PDT #19705 of 30019
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Thanks, msbelle. That's a lovely thing to read.


Laura - Apr 13, 2020 6:31:03 am PDT #19706 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Just watched the Bocelli concert from yesterday for a break from the news. That was quite divine!

The empty streets in cities around the world is a very spooky thing. DH picks my son up from work at 11 PM, which is normally a time of packed night spots in our main street area. Now he is able to drive down Atlantic Ave without any traffic at all.


Trudy Booth - Apr 13, 2020 6:33:57 am PDT #19707 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

We've got that same crazy wind. Some limbs hit the roof over my bed and that was pretty exciting. There's a tiny leak in the attic so it looks like we've cracked a tile.

At the moment I am very happy to be a renter.


Tom Scola - Apr 13, 2020 6:37:29 am PDT #19708 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

NJ is under a tornado watch right now.


Trudy Booth - Apr 13, 2020 6:38:58 am PDT #19709 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

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