...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Laura - May 26, 2019 7:46:59 am PDT #8149 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

That sounds better, Zen. It's really hard to tell the difference between having a contact in the eye or just irritation.

Repeating my tag line over and over rather than continuing to engage with my bat-shit crazy SIL over Trump. Particularly since I will likely see her at Aunt's memorial later today. She generally finds an excuse not to attend family events, so here's hoping. However, since she is a self declared minister she will likely want to pray at us during the event. It would not be a surprise if she invokes Trump's name in her prayers.

Getting it out of my system here! I really don't get how a black immigrant woman, who claims to be devoted to Christianity, can support the piece of racist garbage in the White House. Fortunately a number of her Haitian friends are beating her up about her post so I don't have to say anything more than I already did. She spouted that she would never vote for a Democrat for president. I responded that I would choose my candidates not by the label of their party but by the content of their character, to paraphrase Dr. King.

As I said, I have stepped away, but am grateful that her friends are pounding her.

eta: I was curious as to whether she was even registered to vote, and she is, as a Democrat. Ha!. I get that a number of Haitians have Clinton issues, but I still don't see how immigrants can support Trump, ever.


Theodosia - May 26, 2019 10:32:15 am PDT #8150 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"

It's harder when the crazy is coming from within your own family.


Laura - May 26, 2019 12:58:09 pm PDT #8151 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

She was at the memorial and totally well behaved. No political stuff at all. Just hugs and proper social behavior. I was impressed.


Calli - May 27, 2019 2:26:55 am PDT #8152 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Ugh. I've spent the last few days throwing up and then recovering. The last time I threw up so hard I pulled a muscle. I feel a bit better today. There was a Librarians marathon yesterday, which is exactly what you want when you're having trouble getting off the sofa.


Jesse - May 27, 2019 3:00:48 am PDT #8153 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh no, Calli!


Calli - May 27, 2019 4:29:25 am PDT #8154 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I'm very glad I have today to recover.


-t - May 27, 2019 5:26:19 am PDT #8155 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, Calli, that sounds awful! I hope today is much easier on you.


Laura - May 27, 2019 5:56:09 am PDT #8156 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

No fun at all, Calli. I hope today is restful.


Calli - May 27, 2019 6:28:05 am PDT #8157 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Thanks, y'all. I'm treating myself to grocery delivery as maneuvering a store seems fraught.


-t - May 27, 2019 10:54:47 am PDT #8158 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Smart.