What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?

Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'


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.


Consuela - Apr 16, 2023 8:10:10 pm PDT #21710 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

It is hard! Be kind to yourselves!

I went for a nice hike on the peninsula this morning, got the chance to carpool with an old friend I haven't seen in a while, did some yard work (i.e., pulled weeds), and was jazzed to see that my lime tree has lots of blossoms on it! Maybe this will be the year I get limes!

Now I'm roasting a bunch of veggies before going to my sister's house to watch Ted Lasso. Tomorrow is work again, sigh.

Happy birthday, ND!


Laura - Apr 17, 2023 4:37:50 am PDT #21711 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Good Monday all! Happy birthday wishes to Sheryl! I hope you have a delightful day. May the year to come bring all good things to you and your family.

We're home. Everything went relatively smoothly and yet we're still both exhausted because this is hard.

Rest well. May each visit get easier for both of you.


JenP - Apr 17, 2023 7:32:41 am PDT #21712 of 30000

Happy Birthday, Sheryl!

Indeed, completely exhausting no matter how smooth. Love to you both & the family.


Steph L. - Apr 17, 2023 7:45:25 am PDT #21713 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Happy Birthday, Sheryl!

We're home. Everything went relatively smoothly and yet we're still both exhausted because this is hard.

I hope you're both getting some good rest today.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 17, 2023 8:38:29 am PDT #21714 of 30000
"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

Happy Birthday Sheryl!

I'm taking my mother in to have her hooked up to one of those wearable heart monitors today. Her doctors want to get some readings over time to see if anything has changed since the last time she had one (fairly recently), though the heart ultrasound she had at the hospital last week supposedly didn't indicate anything to be very concerned about.


DavidS - Apr 17, 2023 8:43:30 am PDT #21715 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I hope you're both getting some good rest today.

JZ got about 12 hours of sleep and I knew she was feeling perkier this morning because she immediately got in my way during my morning crunch time (aka, getting Matilda out the door) and I had to tell her to get the hell out of my kitchen.

Also, my voice was low this morning and so I was singing Beatles songs with a low, slow, rumbly, croaky Henry Kissinger impression.

"Do you vhant to know a secret. Ooh. Ah. Ooh. Do you promise not to tell. Ooh. Ahh. Ooh. I'm in luff with you."


Steph L. - Apr 17, 2023 9:01:17 am PDT #21716 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

JZ got about 12 hours of sleep and I knew she was feeling perkier this morning because she immediately got in my way during my morning crunch time (aka, getting Matilda out the door) and I had to tell her to get the hell out of my kitchen.

Intrinsic to kitchens' nature is that, as soon as you're in there, your spouse will suddenly need to be in there too and get underfoot. (This is not [solely] a complaint about Tim, because I do the same thing to him. There's just a magnetic pull to a kitchen occupied by one's spouse.)


Laura - Apr 17, 2023 9:09:05 am PDT #21717 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I'm taking my mother in to have her hooked up to one of those wearable heart monitors today.

May the reports give you peace of mind.

JZ got about 12 hours of sleep and I knew she was feeling perkier this morning because she immediately got in my way during my morning crunch time

Your bigger kitchen should make it easier!


DavidS - Apr 17, 2023 9:09:44 am PDT #21718 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Intrinsic to kitchens' nature is that, as soon as you're in there, your spouse will suddenly need to be in there too and get underfoot. (This is not [solely] a complaint about Tim, because I do the same thing to him. There's just a magnetic pull to a kitchen occupied by one's spouse.)

This is 100% true in my experience. They get sucked into your wake.


Tom Scola - Apr 17, 2023 9:38:29 am PDT #21719 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Glad to hear that JZ is recovering.

I’m sorry that the A’s don’t seem to be a very good baseball team this season, David.