Are those the kibbutzim, Shir?
Two of several kibbutzim. The worst stories (so far) are starting come out of these specific two. Don't read them.
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Shir - Oct 10, 2023 10:48:49 am PDT #26008 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Calli - Oct 10, 2023 10:51:47 am PDT #26009 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad you have a trauma nurse on hand, Shir. I'm sorry that about the potential relevance. Thank you for reaching out to care for us, even as you have so much going on there. I wish we could find a way to care for you, too.
erikaj - Oct 10, 2023 10:59:04 am PDT #26010 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I wish we could do something that helps(maybe distraction does, sometimes) Calling about my electrical rate plan was not as arduous(or pitching) as I feared-although still an annoying shell game by a monopoly. But the woman I talked to was a big help and really pleasant, so that was good.
Dana - Oct 10, 2023 11:11:32 am PDT #26011 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If anyone does trip over terrible images, play Tetris or something along those lines. It helps distract the brain or something, and your memories of the traumatic incident are less intrusive.
DavidS - Oct 10, 2023 11:27:15 am PDT #26012 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, Shir, it's all so horrible. And it's going to escalate the reprisals too.
lisah - Oct 10, 2023 12:09:18 pm PDT #26013 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
What Calli said, Shir. It’s all so horrible.
-t - Oct 10, 2023 1:48:38 pm PDT #26014 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, I've read about that, Dana. Good reminder!
erikaj - Oct 10, 2023 1:49:19 pm PDT #26015 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
yeah. very much appreciated Ari Melber's explainer on the conflict yesterday(and that he didn't like, quote "99 problems"as per his schtick, but I have had to modulate my erstwhile news-junkie tendencies.) I think it may be more like "999 problems" anyway, for this one, but sometimes his examples from hip-hop fit better than other times. Writing "erstwhile" makes me feel like Boyd Crowder...not sure if I'm into that, or not. (A little, maybe. That menacing whisper was always pretty hot, and I could do worse as I followed "a brain, a basket-case, a princess, and a criminal.")
-t - Oct 10, 2023 1:58:03 pm PDT #26016 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Watching the new Justified (which I still haven't finished, I should get on that) I did find myself thinking that that bad guy was no Boyd Crowder. He's a tough act to follow.
erikaj - Oct 10, 2023 2:06:29 pm PDT #26017 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
and not just cause he'll blow shit up till you love him, again. Although that's absolutely true. Other Crowderesque words include "Libations"(especially applied to brown liquor) and "ablutions" especially if one "performs" some.