Today I taught my 6 year old about Ea-Nasir. As a bedtime story. So, there's that.
Excellent.
Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…
'Conviction (1)'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Atropa - Jan 23, 2026 12:31:44 pm PST #11236 of 11241
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Laura - Jan 23, 2026 12:42:04 pm PST #11237 of 11241
Our wings are not tired.
After several days of further decline and copious testing the think they've figured out the primary problem and have started a course of treatment. Fingers crossed.
Sending ~ma that they have it figured out
IMHO wunderground.com and windy.com are two really useful weather sites. I like them better than TheWeatherChannel / weather.com
Agree completely, except when we are getting a hurricane, then our local Miami coverage is better than any of the national sources.
I hope all those in the path of the winter storms stay safe and warm. I am sitting here, sweating, after 45 minutes of swimming. WeatherUnderground says it is 84, feels like 89, but after the exertion, I beg to differ.
Been busy so I haven't been on my computer as much, which is a good thing.
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2026 12:46:38 pm PST #11238 of 11241
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
WeatherUnderground says it is 84, feels like 89, but after the exertion, I beg to differ.
My cold toes are envious! We're going to a jazz concert tonight at a venue that isn't a dedicated theater/concert hall/club; it's an old repurposed church that gets used for all kinds of stuff like health fairs, swap meets, and concerts. So they don't have a liquor license and don't bother with selling coffee/soda/water, but their events are all BYOB. I told Tim it's so cold (it'll be 10 degrees by concert time tonight) that we should take thermoses of hot chocolate.
-t - Jan 23, 2026 1:06:18 pm PST #11239 of 11241
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mmm, jazz at an old church with thermoses of hot chocolate sounds super cozy!
Trudy Booth - Jan 23, 2026 1:14:42 pm PST #11240 of 11241
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The treatment with mom appears to be working. Looks like we've dodged the bullet again inshallah.
-t - Jan 23, 2026 1:23:51 pm PST #11241 of 11241
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo!