Tequila + Cointreau + grapefruit-flavored La Croix over ice is a very tasty, much-less-sweet Paloma-like thing. If you let it get warm it doesn't taste very good, but over nice cold ice it is a low-sugar thing of beauty.

Ooh. I'd been drinking grapefruit soda with tequila and lime, but may have to try this variation. Especially since I ran out of rum and the nearest liquor store is in the new Autonomous Capitol Hill zone (Aka where the police abandoned their station and protestors took over the block, I'd be surprised if it's open....but the Trader Joe's only had their own brand of rum, which I didn't want)

Oh, yes, I absolutely see the other advantages of this skill. It's just, if I can choose - and I started this MPA thing so that I will be able to choose better jobs - I prefer to be the one who gathers the information and data and helps to think of the strategy to present the argument with. Not the one who needs to write the damn inhumane argument of why cities should be more culturally competent in their services and access to information of said services.

Maybe I should have joined that debate club 10 years ago, back with the idea seemed a bit intriguing.

I'm sorry to hear that, Cashmere. I waited like 10 minutes for mine, but I noticed there were marks on the ground and ropes across the courtyard for long lines, so I imagine that might have been the benefit of a late in the day appointment.

That totally makes sense, Shir, and I am heartened to think of you doing the background thinking, researching, and strategizing.

I almost got my BBB store orders clean for shipment and one item got deallocated on me. So close!

That is probably complete gibberish to everyone who isn't me, sorry. I just needed to complain. It's not at all interesting, you aren't missing out on anything

I successfully picked up river rocks for my planter/lantern at Home Depot before work this morning (despite the manager of the garden center telling me they were completely out of landscaping rocks—he missed the jars of decorative ones on a shelf by the entrance), but the pot I'm trying to fill seems to expand every time I buy something to put in it—first mail-order neon glow pebbles, and now 5 lbs. of polished stones. I think another 5 lb. jar should do the trick, but I'm afraid I'll return with one and discover I needed a wheelbarrow full.

At least I'll have matching jars to use storage if I buy another one Friday?

Jesse can talk the talk, but can she walk the walk? Stay tuned to find out!

I did! I took the shorter version of a regular walk, but at least I got outside. And I am going back out later to pick up at the farmers market. So THERE.

Scones are sweet LAYERED biscuits, while shortcake is sweet DROP biscuits.

I meant to reply to this original post, too! But now will reply to this, because scones are not sweet! Or not necessarily. And mostly I think shortcake is exactly biscuits?

Especially since I ran out of rum and the nearest liquor store is in the new Autonomous Capitol Hill zone (Aka where the police abandoned their station and protestors took over the block, I'd be surprised if it's open...

That sounds very apocalyptic and I hope doesn't feel that bad living there? Yikes.

I prefer to be the one who gathers the information and data and helps to think of the strategy to present the argument with. Not the one who needs to write the damn inhumane argument of why cities should be more culturally competent in their services and access to information of said services.

That sounds fair.

I've been using the Walk to Mordor app to track my bicycling. I've been averaging 4.3 miles a day, 5 days a week. So far, I've gotten to Tom Bombadil's house. Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!

Ahem.

Anyway, you have to manually enter the distance traveled, but my exercise bike displays that for me, so it works out.

RED ALERT! My coworker just asked me if I read THAT website. I lost it and had to tell him the whole story. He said his wife reads it all the time but she may change her mind when he tells her about it.

That's too funny. I don't think I've ever met anyone in the wild who's familiar with it. I told my kids an abbreviated version at the time (because they were pretty little -- it must have been 12-15 years ago). I doubt I mentioned THAT site's name at the time. I know over the years I'd mention the guy as a cautionary tale about people on the internet.

A few years back, C asked me if I'd ever heard of THAT site. I asked him if he remembered my story about the guy at the Buffistas who did the thing. He did. He'd only been reading entries, so I made him swear he'd stay off the boards (and explained why they were a bad place), and possibly told him to use an ad-blocker. I think it lost its shine for him though.

We just got a message encouraging us to use our vacation time, if not actually reduce our schedule and pay, because they aren't going to do furloughs, which seems crazy. I mean, I get the terrible optics of my employer furloughing people, but we are literally paying people who can't work!

If you work where I think you work, Jesse, I think that's good. I saw a headline about it today.

I have been waiting for the 'Rona testing for an hour and a half. Still probably an hour to go. I should have packed a lunch.

I hope you are okay, Cashmere. Do you know how long it will take to get results.

Is it not maybe a little early to get tested? I'm wondering how long the incubation period is (if they even know yet).

Oldest is moving out again (he moved home in March when he changed jobs). He understandably would like to see his GF, who is a nurse. The good news is, he found a month-to-month apartment, so if his company lays off people, he's not locked into a lease.

The bad news is he couldn't get his full-sized box spring to this 3rd floor walk-up, so he had to order a split one. He's working from the new place today, while he waits for delivery. We're going to go see it tonight, which will be his first night in it.

Oh, that's great, Calli! What a good idea.

I keep reading shortcake as shortbread and being very confused.

I am fine. This is a clusterfuck, though.

I attended a well organized protest Sunday. The organizers went out the night before and drew social distancing marks on the sidewalks, insisted everyone wear masks and lined the streets with signs. No speakers, chanting or yelling.

This round of testing was set up because LAST weekend the announced an outbreak because of the douchebag college graduation party where a group of 30 people hit a bunch of bars with no social distancing or masks.

Then after the protests, ONE person tested positive—who may have been in contact with that party. So the Heath Dept contacted the organizers and issued a blanket statement that people should get tested.

There were over 1000 people protesting. They only had 300 tests. They are delivering 300 more but said that unless you came into direct contact with someone who has tested positive to self quarantine and monitor.

I hate this whole thing. There is no organization, best practices, or leadership coming from ANYWHERE.