I seriously do not understand in which world people feel like there should be suffering competitions for earn some empathy.

No one wins in a misery competition. I am seeing too many playing that game.

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Shir and Nilly love that you keep checking in. Any and all updates are welcome and loved.

This.

Thank you. At times I don't write some things here that I feel would be too much. You guys are not in a war right now, and I 100% want you not to be involved in this if you can because it is really awful.

meara, I'm sorry about the no work.

I am very jealous of EU citizenship!

Easy: direct family fled from Germany in 1934 >> paperwork >> wait two years >> "oh hi yes we feel bad about it here's the citzinship we revoked from your grandma's family". I also have a British citzinship which I counted on as an EU citizenship, but someone had to Brexit (mom was born in the UK, after the same family returned from Palestine/Israel to Europe in the 1950s. They really didn't like the Levant but had no other choice to return here. On my grandfather's side the family arrived here in the 188x, because these weren't fun times to be Jewish in Eastern Europe either. My other grandparents came here as refugees during and right after WW2 but I didn't check to see if I can inherit their nationalies because 3 feel excessive as is).

I have no access to any other citizenships. Great great grandfather from Ireland is not recent enough, at least not last I heard. Would consider marriage for most Scandinavian country citizenship though, some European also.

Not great news today from close friend, M. Breast cancer. No info on genetic type yet. Not believed to be metastasized. M was also friend of friend who passed in July and then M’s mother died a week later. M’s dad died from cancer in the late 90s. It’s all sucktastic.

I'm sorry, msbelle. That is a lot of suck. I hope she gets better news.

I have a small victory! My original dinner plan involved roasted asparagus, but when I opened the package it was yuck so I tossed it. The current rainstorm is enough to make me not go out again so I explored my cabinets. I had 2 cucumbers for fresh options. I added black olives, roasted red peppers, and jarred pesto. So yummy!!!

Sorry to hear about M, msbelle.

I added black olives, roasted red peppers, and jarred pesto.

I don't know if any of you are on TikTok, but now I'm laughing about Laura liking store-bought pesto. CRAAZY!

I'm sorry, msbelle. It's a lot.

Today, in humor: [link]

I don't know if any of you are on TikTok, but now I'm laughing about Laura liking store-bought pesto. CRAAZY!

Now I have to find and watch this. I've made pesto, and it is easy enough, but for the most part I find premade just fine and dandy. I'll edit after I find the video! eta: now I understand. If I TikToked I would have to create one.

I've never made pesto ... pre-made is good enough for my taste.

I was once in the hospital ER and a young man had been diagnosed with an allergy to pine nuts of all things. While I understand that pesto can be made with other nuts, this struck me as one of those allergies you run into once in a while. If I remember correctly, Trudy Booth is allergic to myrrh of all things. I have minor environmental allergies, but the only thing that's odd is I can't eat lobster. I usually describe it as an allergy, but it just gives me a stomach ache if I try to eat any significant amount,

This is a sickening popularity contest, from both sides. I just don't get it.

This is such an apt, and horrible description.