Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?

Xander ,'Get It Done'


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.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 09, 2023 10:38:58 am PDT #25220 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

Yeah, despite the stress this trip sounds like it was a good idea for all the principals involved.

Wishing you a mild case of Covid and a quick recovery, dcp.

I just got confirmation that what I caught from the bar mitzvah last weekend isn't Covid, which is a relief yet highlights how much of a baby I've become about infectious diseases in the three years since having any. What do you mean I'm going to have a sore throat and stuffy nose FOR A WHOLE WEEK?!?

Why is there jargon for this? Just say who you want in a meeting.

I feel sure someone who drank the Six Sigma kool-aid decided that wouldn't be sufficiently trendy and prone to misunderstanding.


msbelle - Sep 09, 2023 12:13:17 pm PDT #25221 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

My boss is all about jargon if she’s ready it in an HR association publication. She’s obsessed with asking people in interviews about what various acronyms mean.

Had a lovely Saturday this far albeit still warm and muggy.

Now waiting for the child to go look at a car for him. Fingers crossed he likes it and we can stop being a one car household.


DebetEsse - Sep 09, 2023 12:29:02 pm PDT #25222 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.

David, I'm glad things are going as smoothly as can reasonably hoped for. I hope the Universe decides to lay off soon.

Dcp, I hope it passes quickly. Did they give you paxlovid? I basically always had gum in my mouth when I was on paxlovid to fight the awful taste.

We had to take the OTHER kid to the ER last night for a high fever. He doesn't have COVID, RSV, flu, or strep. He has a touch of pnuemonia, so he's getting a 10-day course of antibiotics and can't hold the baby till he's fever-free for 24 hours (same standard as going back to school). The nurse said it was unlikely to be super-communicable, so that's a relief (I was considering the baby and me being out of the house for a few days because this does not seem like the time to tempt fate). For those keeping score, this is our 3rd different hospital in the 3 weeks since Arthur was born. There do exist 3 other hospitals on this island, although having a reason to go to Kohala is hard to imagine (and I work at another of the 3)


bennett - Sep 09, 2023 2:44:43 pm PDT #25223 of 30000

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msbelle - Sep 09, 2023 3:25:34 pm PDT #25224 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Goodness kiddos. Feel better.


Sheryl - Sep 09, 2023 4:09:11 pm PDT #25225 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

We just have Mr. S for one night. Considering the weather, that’s probably a good thing.


msbelle - Sep 09, 2023 6:42:39 pm PDT #25226 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Bought the car. No more car sharing.

Now I immediately want tracking on him. Why am I like this?


Hil R. - Sep 09, 2023 6:42:42 pm PDT #25227 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

That was a somewhat more eventful week than I'd planned. I'm OK now, but spend the past few days in the Cardiovascular ICU. (And then my sister was planning to fly out here Friday morning, but she got Covid. So my dad flew in today, but I'd already been discharged from the hospital and there wasn't really anything I needed help with at home, so I mostly napped while he watched TV.)


Laura - Sep 09, 2023 7:31:48 pm PDT #25228 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

We had to take the OTHER kid to the ER last night for a high fever.

Oh, no. I hope things calm down soon.

Bought the car. No more car sharing.
Now I immediately want tracking on him. Why am I like this?

First, yay! Car sharing sucks. Second, yeah, I get that impulse so very much.

Hil, I'm glad your dad is there even if you don't need much. Better to have some company. I'm sorry you are going through this.


Vortex - Sep 09, 2023 10:41:11 pm PDT #25229 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, no, Hil! Glad you are out of the hospital. Hope you are better soon.