Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.

Mal ,'Serenity'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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 - Mar 20, 2022 5:33:02 pm PDT #13958 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Not for the first time I am thinking unkind thoughts in the direction of Clarence Thomas.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, will miss some oral arguments this week, court says. Thomas, 73, is the longest-serving member of the Supreme Court. He is being treated with intravenous antibiotics, the court announced Sunday night.


Laura - Mar 21, 2022 6:16:19 am PDT #13959 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I have a place to stay until we get a boat! A friend that has come to the house every Sunday to shoot pool here fro years said it was a no-brainer that we stay with him until we get situated. We had already moved the pool table to his house to live there until/unless we get a house again. He is a single guy with a 3 bedroom house and said we could have the two rooms indefinitely to sleep and work. Since he said his existing bed sucks we even bring our own super comfy bed. I am more than excited. When Brendon went there yesterday for their weekly pool games the friend offered when DH said we didn't know where we were going. It is so perfect.


lisah - Mar 21, 2022 7:05:11 am PDT #13960 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

That's great, Laura!


Laura - Mar 21, 2022 7:10:48 am PDT #13961 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

It never occurred to me to ask him, because he isn't "family", but we have known him forever. Nothing like great friends. I told him we could all eat out every day for what it was saving me. Not to mention the comfort factor.


Trudy Booth - Mar 21, 2022 7:54:20 am PDT #13962 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Not for the first time I am thinking unkind thoughts in the direction of Clarence Thomas.

Yeah, My thoughts at this time are... nothing to be proud of.


Dana - Mar 21, 2022 8:16:38 am PDT #13963 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yeah, a friend of mine suggested that one just really really hope that he's forced to step down for his health. And not because of the other thing.

Though I don't know. He's pretty bad, certainly near the top of the list that I don't have. Along with Mitch McConnell, the Orange Idiot, Ted Cruz....I should stop making this list.


DavidS - Mar 21, 2022 8:21:21 am PDT #13964 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

When Brendon went there yesterday for their weekly pool games the friend offered when DH said we didn't know where we were going. It is so perfect.

That's so great!

I learned not to wish ill on Supremes after Scalia died and they replaced him with three people as bad or worse.


Toddson - Mar 21, 2022 9:29:19 am PDT #13965 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I think having a pool table on a boat could make playing very ... interesting? challenging?


JenP - Mar 21, 2022 9:43:08 am PDT #13966 of 30000

That's fantastic, Laura!

Same not super kind thoughys re: Thomas.

In news of me, I just got my first two sets of Invisalign trays at the dentist's a few mins. ago. Let the aligning begin! Invisibly.

It is gorgeous here today. I need tonfigure out a work outside set-up stat.


amyparker - Mar 21, 2022 9:50:06 am PDT #13967 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Laura, that is excellent news. I am happy to hear about Buffistas finding the homes they want.

(One of the realtors has sent me listings that tick NONE of the boxes I've told her were non-negotiable! I do not think we will be working with her going forward.)

I would read Thomas's obituary with great interest, is all I'm saying about that.

JenP, may the aligning not be too owie.