I'm desperately eager to get to Scotland so I'll want you to take lots of notes.

Well we happen to know a couple of people who will be there just after Christmas. You could always do the same thing!

Um, grew up in Scotland, parents still live there, visit at least once a year (pandemics excepted). Happy to help with organisational queries. I will admit that I am less good on touristy stuff because I never actually really do it.

Scan~ma Epic. Glad it was no big deal, Jen.

Happy birthday, Tom!

Scan~ma to you, Epic!

That article is very interesting, Toddson. I'm tempted to mention it to a friend suffering MS as a sign of potential future treatment... hopefully her bias against Covid-19 vaccine won't be tripped by the "inverse vaccine" description.

It's very moving that your writing has had such a profound effect, Atropa. May it help many more people!

Um, grew up in Scotland, parents still live there, visit at least once a year (pandemics excepted). Happy to help with organisational queries. I will admit that I am less good on touristy stuff because I never actually really do it.

Oooh, an in-house exploitable resource.

Raining this morning, so I'm not running.

Doctor appointment at 11:20, and getting together with a friend at 4:30. That seems sufficient activity for today.

Matilda and I have a TV watching date tonight. We did manage to watch Poor Things last week. I was not prepared for the amount of very naked Emma Stone weird sex I was going to be watching with my teen daughter, but we both enjoyed the movie.

Maybe we'll watch Wonka tonight unless there's a lot of kinky naked sex with Chalamet and an Oompa Loompa.

We will be exploring Edinburgh's festive Christmas market and winter festivals and then celebrating Hogmanay in their incredible street festival.

I really liked Edinburgh and I hope Hogmanay is as amazing as it sounds.

Maybe we'll watch Wonka tonight unless there's a lot of kinky naked sex with Chalamet and an Oompa Loompa.

I can confirm that Chalamet does not make the beast with two backs with Hugh Grant. Still a little bit kinky, though.

Trying to schedule watching things with other people can be so complex. Many things I want to watch, but have to wait for Brendon, or watch twice. Then I pick things that I think I will only enjoy, and then he comes through and starts watching too so I can't proceed! It's complicated.

I'm a moderator for a NYT readers group on FB and we have one very active member who goes on reporting binges. I've had nearly a dozen posts she has reported as hate speech or fake news the last couple days. None of which were either, but they did say negative things about Netanyahu or the IDF. I had to reach out to one of the Jewish moderators to see if I was being blind or if she had a point. I was assured that she is nuts and keep all the posts. I will delete a comment if they call her out by name for being an extremist, even though she is, because we don't allow personal attacks against members. If Donald, Joe, or Bibi join our group we will be in trouble!

I'm also torturing myself by reading all the menus for my upcoming cruise. I can stay keto without issue, but it makes me want to switch to vegetarian for all the risottos, pastas, and Indian options.

eta: see how retirement has not put me on the computer fewer hours, just doing stuff other than work

Maybe we'll watch Wonka tonight unless there's a lot of kinky naked sex with Chalamet and an Oompa Loompa.

Don't kinkshame the Oompa Loompas.

Laura it sounds like more fun than work though!

I am so sleepy today. I am also apparently incapable of dyeing my hair without getting dye everywhere even though I am wearing gloves. Sneaky dye.