I've been out of the abbey two days, I've beaten a lawman senseless, I've fallen in with criminals. I watched the captain shoot the man I swore to protect. And I'm not even sure if I think he was wrong.

Book ,'Serenity'


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.


Jesse - Jun 11, 2020 3:04:25 pm PDT #22272 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh, that is good, Theo! Man, my grandmother relied on those talking books for a while.


msbelle - Jun 11, 2020 4:25:45 pm PDT #22273 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

TFW you find out the NextDoor poster using dog-whistle language might be just a couple doors down from you. I have a funny feeling I am in a little pocket of Republican houses here in this neighborhood.


-t - Jun 11, 2020 5:22:35 pm PDT #22274 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh no, msbelle. Best of luck with that.


Laura - Jun 11, 2020 5:45:49 pm PDT #22275 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Ugh, I'm sorry msbelle. I hope you are mistaken.

Went out to dinner in a restaurant tonight! It was fine. Outdoor seating, very well spaced, all wait staff masked. We went to see the house my son & wife bought. So excited for them. They are staying there tonight, but don't actually move all their stuff in until this weekend. While we were at the house 3 of the neighbors came over and introduced themselves! Kids, including teens, playing ball in the street together. It was very sweet.


Katerina Bee - Jun 11, 2020 7:08:32 pm PDT #22276 of 30019
Herding cats for fun

Oh no! Say you are not surrounded by Republicans! No one wants to listen to the hostile language.


Laura - Jun 12, 2020 2:43:35 am PDT #22277 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Fortunately all the neighbors that stopped to say hi kept their distance. It seems to be a sit out in the front yard and chat with passers-by kind of neighborhood. The next door neighbor let us know her mother was 3 doors down, her friend who brought her to the area around the block, and 2 more cousins lived in the development. She was Hispanic. My DIL is half Cuban. Lots of young people, and driving out I noticed a Black Lives Matter bumper sticker. There was an Indian couple (her very pregnant) out walking too, so I'm thinking a generally diverse pocket in a generally Red county. It seems as the push north from very expensive Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach areas into this county has tilted the political environment somewhat.


Jesse - Jun 12, 2020 3:20:22 am PDT #22278 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That sounds very nice, Laura!


Laura - Jun 12, 2020 3:30:28 am PDT #22279 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I'm so happy for them. Tonight and apparently every Friday night they have a mini block party thing where they have a fire bowl in the middle of the street. BYOB and lawn chair thing. Also, not living in my house!!!


Laura - Jun 12, 2020 3:37:05 am PDT #22280 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Black coffee; I had some trepidation about eating out for the first time but felt better watching the staff take care with each vacated table wiping down chairs and tables with spray. Also well spaced outside seating was good.


Jesse - Jun 12, 2020 4:12:25 am PDT #22281 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

What's weird in my neighborhood is that the outdoor seating is mostly just on the sidewalk. So the tables are stretched out down the block, but I'm still walking right on top of them!