Thanks all.
My folks are currently in CT. Their plan is to come down mid-October to go to FL. We'll see how that goes.
Willow, check you out! Witch-Fu!
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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.
Sheryl - Sep 12, 2021 3:57:05 pm PDT #9163 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
sj - Sep 12, 2021 4:42:07 pm PDT #9164 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yikes, Sheryl! Tons of ~ma to your parents.
Tom Scola - Sep 12, 2021 5:03:21 pm PDT #9165 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
My Mom is in the hospital after she had a bad fall last week. She has broken bones and a head injury. She’s supposed to go into rehab on Tuesday, but her condition is changing day to day. She lives down by my sister, but she hasn’t been able to visit, because the hospital has been locked down due to COVID. She’s 85, but this is the first time she’s had an extended hospital stay in decades. It’s quite disturbing to see just how rapidly her condition can deteriorate.
Also, it’s the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Also also all NYC employees are back at the office tomorrow.
Looks like I picked the right week to take a photography class. The first class was last Thursday. I was OK for the beginning of the class, but pretty frazzled by the end. When I left class and started walking towards the subway, I found myself walking in the wrong direction. I tried to re-orient myself, but I still found I was going the wrong way. The is in Midtown Manhattan, where the streets are CLEARLY NUMBERED.
Jesse - Sep 12, 2021 5:15:28 pm PDT #9166 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, Tom. That's an awful lot for one weekend. I hope your mom gets better.
sj - Sep 12, 2021 5:31:20 pm PDT #9167 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Tom}}} ~ma to your mother.
meara - Sep 12, 2021 5:41:04 pm PDT #9168 of 30000
Sheryl good luck to your parents!! Tom too.
I got mostly nothing done today. I guess it’s not yet 6pm, I could still be productive! But I probably won’t.
Jesse - Sep 12, 2021 5:50:11 pm PDT #9169 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was with a friend last night at like 6, and she was like, "I'm going to go home and do x, y, and z" and I was like !?!?!? It's already nighttime! You're going to start new things???
Beverly - Sep 12, 2021 6:52:59 pm PDT #9170 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Hi Nora! Good to see your pixels. I'm sorry Texas has been disheartening for you.
Sheryl, all good thoughts for your mom and dad. And Tom, best thoughts for your mom, too. And gentle thoughts for you, too, in a difficult time.
Theo, I have to wonder--has she just been using a bic, or just gone candle-less? What does she do on birthdays? I'm glad you had the getaway, and mornings free for solitude.
I was up till 5:30 last night--or this morning. I was reading and ignored the time--not like I have a job to go to or anything. Slept in an extra 40 minutes, and no nap today. Sleep is apparently underrated in my land.
DavidS - Sep 12, 2021 8:53:51 pm PDT #9171 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Seriously -- NEVER had lit a match. I got her to do it without burning her fingers, but I made her stand over the bricks of the fireplace in the time-share when she did it, just in case.
You've enlarged her world!
Oof, Sheryl, that sounds stressy. Hoping for best results.
Tom, that also sounds extremely stressful for you. It's worrisome.
meara - Sep 12, 2021 9:36:30 pm PDT #9172 of 30000
Dear lord. Y’all remember the saga last year of my checking account having a bunch of money transferred out via CashApp? I just logged in to my other account (NOT the one that had this issue before) and there’s a random $6k withdrawal last week. I do not recall withdrawing $6k!!’ It just says “withdrawal” and not…how?? So I have to call them first thing. But wtf?? I’m really hoping it’s a mistake on their part??? Jesus I do not want to deal with this again, because then I won’t feel like my money is safe anywhere!