Re surgeries: I recovered much faster from surgery in my 30s than I did my last one (early 60s), so factor in age to recovery time. Everything seems to take longer to heal as we age.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
bennett - May 23, 2023 6:25:04 am PDT #22321 of 30000
Matt the Bruins fan - May 23, 2023 6:46:16 am PDT #22322 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
In my experience that effect isn't limited to healing times.
Susan W. - May 23, 2023 8:09:08 am PDT #22323 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
the Zona Romantica in PV is very nice, especially depending on the hotel/Airbnb you pick
Thanks!
DavidS - May 23, 2023 9:10:13 am PDT #22324 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This week's stressor is that Matilda is completely breaking down at the end of the school year. She had a crying breakdown at school yesterday and sat with a teacher (skipping another class).
And she crawled into my lap and cried this morning and begged not to go to school. She's got finals next week so this is not optimal.
Also, a girl at her school stole Matilda's iPhone. She got it back but not before the girl pulled out the SIM card and flushed it down a toilet. You wouldn't think getting a new SIM card would be that complicated, but it's been fucky. Also, the girl didn't get expelled even though she stole three other phones that week. So she keeps giving Matilda the stink-eye in the hallway.
Laura - May 23, 2023 10:15:24 am PDT #22325 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Oh dear, Matilda. I can feel her emotional overload and just wish I could send something more than soothing ~ma.
erikaj - May 23, 2023 10:47:33 am PDT #22326 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Sorry, Matilda. Kind of a rotten time to need to dig deep, but life sucks like that sometimes. You can survive not-so-great finals, though. mine often pulled things down, not that I'm a success. But I have found outlets for my antisocial tendencies(Virtual rally in a few minutes) Wish I could mess up the phone thief, though
Calli - May 23, 2023 11:37:58 am PDT #22327 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Isn’t theft against the law? Shouldn’t the phone thief get arrested? I’m not big on cops for stuff that needs a social solution, like hunger, mental health, or homelessness. But the kid’s not stealing bread or baby food.
DavidS - May 23, 2023 12:06:34 pm PDT #22328 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Isn’t theft against the law? Shouldn’t the phone thief get arrested?
Because the thief has a documented "family situation" with the school they get handled differently.
lisah - May 23, 2023 1:00:35 pm PDT #22329 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Poor Matilda. This is a lot for the wee nugget to be going through. I hope school ending soon will take some of the stress off her.
Susan W. - May 23, 2023 1:08:00 pm PDT #22330 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
{{{Matilda}}}