Maybe I've always been here.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Dana - Nov 21, 2023 3:53:49 pm PST #26964 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

{{{{lisah}}}}


Cass - Nov 21, 2023 5:08:29 pm PST #26965 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

((lisah))

You can ask about what to look for at end of life and what you should expect to see from your Dad.

This part is very helpful.


askye - Nov 21, 2023 5:11:04 pm PST #26966 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

(((lisah)))


aurelia - Nov 21, 2023 7:22:43 pm PST #26967 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

{{{lisah}}}


aurelia - Nov 21, 2023 7:31:11 pm PST #26968 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Will backstage-at-A-Christmas-Carol be a welcome distraction for anyone? My office is across the hall from the young performer dressing rooms so I usually get some good overheard quotes. There hasn't been anything quite like the "EVERYONE PUT ON PANTS!!" from years past but today one child has been singing the same handful of lines from Total Eclipse of the Heart on repeat for the last 9 hours. I may request Rick Astley tomorrow.


meara - Nov 21, 2023 7:31:12 pm PST #26969 of 30000

So sorry lisah. I hope it’s as easy as possible.


lisah - Nov 21, 2023 7:43:24 pm PST #26970 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Thank you all for the good advice and kind thoughts.


Cass - Nov 21, 2023 8:10:20 pm PST #26971 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

"EVERYONE PUT ON PANTS!!"
A classic.


Shir - Nov 22, 2023 4:36:31 am PST #26972 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

There is a ceasefire and a hostage deal. Maybe starting tomorrow, but no confirmation on this yet. 50 of them, out of 238/9. 10 more for each day of truce. Hamas can only account for 80.

It's not that I'm not happy and relieved to know that they'll soon be safe with the loved ones who survived Oct. 7th (if they're not kidnapped themselves). It's just that I didn't take into account this hellish emotional reality show, in which they might be realesed in small groups, with every family learning who is alive and who is not, who is released and who is staying there, over several days. I'm relieved and grateful that some of them are back, but this format is a torment on its own.


Laura - Nov 22, 2023 5:24:50 am PST #26973 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Holding you and yours in my heart, lisah. What they said about the hospice nurses. They are so very knowledgeable and compassionate.

I'm relieved and grateful that some of them are back, but this format is a torment on its own.

Listening to the debates on the pros and cons of the deal is rough, but for the families, it is something more than they had yesterday. I hope it proceeds better than anticipated.