Good riddance.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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 - Aug 10, 2021 9:45:38 am PDT #8387 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Jesse - Aug 10, 2021 9:48:11 am PDT #8388 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I bet he did this to avoid an impeachment.
Thank goodness for small favors!
In other news, the infrastructure bill passed 69-30.
Nice.
Toddson - Aug 10, 2021 9:50:10 am PDT #8389 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
To be exact, it passed the Senate - with amendments - and is now back in the House to be passed again.
meara - Aug 10, 2021 11:45:35 am PDT #8390 of 30000
Yay Cuomo resignation and bill! Boo COVID assholes!!
I had a meeting today that I feared would be awful and involve me being yelled at (client is not happy about a thing that was somewhat preventable; understandable but often this client reaction is to pound in the displeasure) ….but it was actually fine and we spent most of the meeting discussing a different issue entirely. Whew!!!
Cashmere - Aug 10, 2021 1:40:38 pm PDT #8391 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I may be growing just a bit uncharitable regarding the pandemic situation.
I basically tweeted that if I was a doctor or nurse and Greg Abbott called me personally to beg me to come help in Texas, I would tell him to go fuck himself. I am not a nice person.
I can't believe Cuomo resigned. I really thought they'd have to drag him out of the office by his feet.
Dana - Aug 10, 2021 1:50:34 pm PDT #8392 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
There's a Ronan Farrow article about Cuomo in the New Yorker today. I haven't read it, but you know you're fucked at that point.
Various Texas ISDs are pushing back against the ban on mask mandates, and various counties are seeking restraining orders against the ban. So that's something, I guess.
Sparky1 - Aug 10, 2021 3:05:48 pm PDT #8393 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Someone figured out how many minutes it took between Ronan Farrow's article hitting the website and the resignation. Not long! Preet Bharara will also discuss what happened on the Insider podcast, dropping tonight, which is usually behind a paywall (but this episode won't be). He's great, I recommend.
Sheryl - Aug 10, 2021 4:43:25 pm PDT #8394 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Sigh...Mr. S didn't go to sleep until after 10 last night, and it's showing. I got home from work to find him upset because his eyes hurt(he went to the pool with the babysitter) and worked himself into a tizzy. He fell asleep for a little bit, then got upset again. Hopefully a good night's sleep will get him resettled.
msbelle - Aug 10, 2021 4:58:46 pm PDT #8395 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am OUT OF PATIENCE!!!! Numbers going up everywhere. We are probably going to reinstate mask mandate at work. I'm still wearing mine when not at my desk due to unvaccinated ppl in the bldg not wearing their masks.
Artists are withdrawing from Austin City Limits Festival I go to each year. No word from the festival if they would close it to unvaccinated people or are looking at cancelling it again.
TOO MUCH STRESS
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 10, 2021 6:17:37 pm PDT #8396 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My former neighbor who works at the pizza parlor next door just told me and a friend about refusing to serve a Shirley Temple to some poor 15-year-old because of her age. He just would not believe us about it being a non-alcoholic drink until his co-worker joined in and made it three to one. I was afraid to ask what kind of liquor he thinks grenadine is.