I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


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.


sj - Apr 21, 2020 11:54:54 am PDT #20106 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

My weekly food delivery order is on its way. 8 substitutions for those playing along at home. I can't get any ground pork or ground meatloaf mix to make a bolognese.


beth b - Apr 21, 2020 12:08:37 pm PDT #20107 of 30019
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

got some reports from a few people so for we have a virthual reference team and other people will be weeding at branches they don't normally work at ...and some people have gotten calls with no info but thier team leader


beth b - Apr 21, 2020 12:13:17 pm PDT #20108 of 30019
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

and in other news I can find the probe part of my thermometer , but not the actual probe. Things keep dissapearing ...


Laura - Apr 21, 2020 12:16:47 pm PDT #20109 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Please observe how valiantly I am not pouring myself a glass of the wine I needed to open to cook the lamb, because Work.

Most impressive. Of course it is now past 5 here, so I say go for it. Also, {{{-t}}

Side-note: what is the point of fat-free Half & Half? Shouldn't it just be called Half?

I did not know such a silly thing existed! Much ~ma for your residents Theo. It's a real plus to get the regular testing.

I went to the grocery store! First time in weeks. I'd say 70% of people ignored the one way signs in aisles. Grrr.


Laura - Apr 21, 2020 12:18:28 pm PDT #20110 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

and in other news I can find the probe part of my thermometer

This reminds me I need to add thermometer to my spam list. Seriously, the number of emails I get.


Toddson - Apr 21, 2020 12:26:29 pm PDT #20111 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I've always avoided the fat-free half and half ... as far as I can tell, they compensate for the taste issue (of removed fat?) by adding sugar. If I want sugar in my coffee, I'll add it myself!


Zenkitty - Apr 21, 2020 12:55:07 pm PDT #20112 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

How can it be free of the thing it's made of? It's just wrong.

I've found two of my thermometers, one still lost. None are in the bathroom. One was on my bedside table, and one was in my purse. Why, self? Where were you going that you thought you'd need that? And where have you hidden the other one? Naturally, the one that's lost is the only one with a fresh battery; the others need batteries, but not the same kind, oh no! and not a kind I already have, so now I'm off to order batteries.

My temperature, in the middle of the day, is 97.9. It was 96.7 early this morning. So if it should go up to 98.6, I guess I'd have a fever?


beth b - Apr 21, 2020 1:08:37 pm PDT #20113 of 30019
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I could never figure out fat free half and half


Dana - Apr 21, 2020 1:09:39 pm PDT #20114 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I think a fluctuation of a degree isn't notable, Zen.


-t - Apr 21, 2020 1:15:46 pm PDT #20115 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Your body temperature is like mine, Zen. I feel like over 99 is notable, for me. I had no idea how much my temperature fluctuates seemingly at random until I started taking it at frequent and fairly random intervals, but 97.something is what feels "normal" for me