Alas, I have no connection with Canada. All I can do is keep hoping. In kind of good news, there was a group protesting the so-called postmaster general over the weekend - marched to his house in a very expensive neighborhood and made nuisances of themselves.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
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 - Aug 17, 2020 4:31:32 am PDT #24943 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj - Aug 17, 2020 4:33:21 am PDT #24944 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We have no recent connections to Canada, and I think I European connections are too far removed to count. I have always wanted to live in Europe for a bit. Not permanently, just a year a so.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 17, 2020 6:06:59 am PDT #24945 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
No connections with Canada beyond being a hockey-loving sympathizer here, and my family emigrated from Europe back in the mid 19th century. If things go south, I plan to become a fifth columnist right here.
Gudanov - Aug 17, 2020 6:18:42 am PDT #24946 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
My son is transitioning to a female identity so from now on I'll refer to her as my younger daughter.
Gudanov - Aug 17, 2020 6:26:16 am PDT #24947 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
I have a hard time thinking about what might happen with the election. OTOH, I feel really tinfoil-hat-y to think Trump won't leave office and things go more authoritarian, but on the other it seems naïve to ignore all the ominous things going on.
It just seems like we could easily have an election that never really comes to a decision and Trump stays in power because nobody really knows how to handle it or SCOTUS rules essentially that Trump wins.
Gudanov - Aug 17, 2020 6:28:12 am PDT #24948 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
I'm definitely voting in person. I don't trust that my vote will get counted otherwise either because of mail issues or Missouri signature matching being oddly stricter for urban areas.
DavidS - Aug 17, 2020 7:11:49 am PDT #24949 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My son is transitioning to a female identity so from now on I'll refer to her as my younger daughter.
That's a big deal, Gud! How's your wife dealing with that? I can't imagine her church is very trans friendly.
Kate P. - Aug 17, 2020 7:12:30 am PDT #24950 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Wow, Gud, that's big news! How is she doing?
Gudanov - Aug 17, 2020 7:17:18 am PDT #24951 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
That's a big deal, Gud! How's your wife dealing with that?
She's doing okay. She's completely supportive, but she has some sadness over it which which is normal. She's not really involved with the church right now.
Wow, Gud, that's big news! How is she doing?
She's doing well, though maybe a little frustrated that she has a difficult time passing as female because of her voice and appearance.
chrismg - Aug 17, 2020 7:29:24 am PDT #24952 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Yeah, that is news! I hope she feels more comfortable in her identity this way.