Gosh I love no-nonsense old ladies. It’s the goal of my life to be one - getting closer every day!
Surely a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest flea.
Saffron: You're a good man. Mal: You clearly haven't been talking to anyone else on this boat.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
DavidS - Feb 17, 2021 9:01:29 am PST #3583 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
shrift - Feb 17, 2021 9:30:53 am PST #3584 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My coffee machine died yesterday, or at least the heating element did. It's now sitting in my utility closet along with the other coffee machine that died, where I keep my e-waste until I can be bothered to figure out how to recycle it. I decided to try a pour over coffee maker instead, so I've been drinking that this morning. It's good, but I'm not having revelatory experience.
If my electric kettle dies, I'm going to squint nervously at the universe and wonder if it's trying to get me off caffeine.
Dana - Feb 17, 2021 9:33:16 am PST #3585 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Rush Limbaugh has died. Wish I could say I didn't let out a little whoop.
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2021 9:33:22 am PST #3586 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If my electric kettle dies, I'm going to squint nervously at the universe and wonder if it's trying to get me off caffeine.
No, if your electric kettle dies, that's when you fistfight God to keep that tasty tasty caffeine.
Jessica - Feb 17, 2021 9:47:52 am PST #3587 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This is why I have three kettles (2 electric, one stovetop) and a stovetop Moka pot juuuuuust in case. You will pry my morning coffee out of my cold dead overcaffeinated hands.
Jessica - Feb 17, 2021 9:49:05 am PST #3588 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(And an espresso machine and 3 French presses and 4 pourover carafes. I have BACKUP COFFEE PLANS is what I'm saying)
-t - Feb 17, 2021 9:50:14 am PST #3589 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The universe had better not, shrift! Although you could always transition to cold brew at that point. Easy and tasty.
I am heaving a sigh of relief, Dana, I admit it. What a terrible human being he has been for an awfully long time.
-t - Feb 17, 2021 9:54:11 am PST #3590 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have approximately 1 billion devices of various kinds for making coffee lying around and also try to have instant coffee available for emergencies and I haven't actually had a cup in a couple of weeks. I don't know what that's about.
Toddson - Feb 17, 2021 10:05:46 am PST #3591 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I have my reliable Melitta - both the four-cup and the one-cup versions - plus a stovetop cappuccino/latte maker, which I fear is coming near the end of its useful life. It's served me well and faithfully for quite a number of years and I use it to give myself a treat on weekends. I like a hot, foaming cup of coffee to dunk biscotti in.
Toddson - Feb 17, 2021 10:11:06 am PST #3592 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
On a different subject, I was watching a video about Chernobyl - the wildlife is coming back and seems healthy; most of the people remaining there - who refused to be evacuated - are old women. The Babushkas are sticking it out and seem to be doing all right.