Marco: Do we look reasonable to you? Mal: Well. Looks can be deceiving. Jayne: Not as deceiving as a low down dirty... deceiver.

'Out Of Gas'


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 - Feb 06, 2023 2:49:55 pm PST #20481 of 29425
Our wings are not tired.

It has been a sad couple of days for my northern family and community. A women I went to elementary school with came home from her daily walk over the weekend to find her husband had shot himself. She is the same age as me and super active. Hiked over 1000 miles last year in the Adirondack region, local librarian since retiring from being postmaster. Involved in all kinds of stuff including hosting my monthly book club where we snowbirds participate via zoom. Her husband, who I really didn't know, was more the sit at home and not really participate type. Her thousands of pictures of adventures with kids and grandkids rarely included him. Local conjecture was that he was upset over getting a DWI a couple of weeks ago. She and all the family are of course devastated. What do you even say? My heart breaks for her. It is just so very sad. eta: Just read the obit, they were married in 1974 just a couple of years after we all graduated high school. He was a few months younger than me.


JenP - Feb 06, 2023 3:08:54 pm PST #20482 of 29425

Oh, Laura I'm so sorry for her and her family's loss. How terrible.


Calli - Feb 06, 2023 3:24:59 pm PST #20483 of 29425
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I’m sorry, Laura.

I hope Ken is ok, amyparker.


Sheryl - Feb 06, 2023 5:34:45 pm PST #20484 of 29425
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Much ~ma for you and yours, amyparker


meara - Feb 06, 2023 7:57:19 pm PST #20485 of 29425

Oh wow Laura, how sad.

I uploaded about 100 pictures to a shared photo album, hoping my aunt can identify some of the people.


DavidS - Feb 06, 2023 8:47:48 pm PST #20486 of 29425
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Walked 10.5 miles today and 45 floors.

Oofdah, lot of running around. This was because I walked to the pharmacy to collect JZ's meds and THEY WERE NOT READY.

That's like a half hour walk one way, so...pharmacists have not been my friend most days over the last two months.

So it turns out in cancer care you're managing a delicate triangle between: 1) pain management; 2) nausea; 3) constipation.

That last one is a muthafuckah because 1 and 2 frequently impinge on 3.

JZ spent a good portion of today arguing with me that she needed to forego solid food forever, and that stuff Alibelle suggested was fairly tasty.

We're in that space where it's not All Clear, but it's no longer In Crisis. Maybe tomorrow.


meara - Feb 07, 2023 7:31:19 am PST #20487 of 29425

What did Alibelle suggest? Some kind of Ensure? That sucks. I hope it’s going better today.

I had realized I was scrolling with my middle finger on the mouse scroll wheel too much. So figured out how to order a new mouse from our portal….which the only ergonomic option was like $130? And oops got it and it’s not really what I need but also the company software blocks the mouse software so I can’t even set it up? Argh. May go buy my own dang mouse but they’re ridiculous expensive to find one with a thumb scroll wheel because it’s for designers and gamers. Doesn’t anyone else not have a buff middle finger? Lol


Tom Scola - Feb 07, 2023 7:36:19 am PST #20488 of 29425
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

As I was reading this, I realized I was scrolling with the mouse wheel using my index finger, not the middle.


meara - Feb 07, 2023 7:41:04 am PST #20489 of 29425

Lol yeah I need to work on that part too, Tom. I tried using my left hand (I am left handed) but that sucks because then I can’t mouse with one hand and write things down simultaneously with the other


DavidS - Feb 07, 2023 8:35:01 am PST #20490 of 29425
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

What did Alibelle suggest? Some kind of Ensure?

Yep. It's called Core Power.

Flavor wise, and in order:

Core Power
Boost
Muscle Milk
Ensure (she found this yucky)