Robert Duvall has died.
He spent a good chunk of the last part of his life tango dancing.
I loved his performance in Lonesome Dove, and still drawl "Lorrie, darling..." under my breath from time to time.
I'm eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a friggin' beer!
Anya ,'Storyteller'
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.
DavidS - Feb 16, 2026 11:48:05 am PST #11565 of 12332
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2026 12:13:57 pm PST #11566 of 12332
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Robert Duvall has died.
I was just thinking about his movie The Apostle yesterday. I didn't realize he was 95. That's a good run for anybody.
bennett - Feb 16, 2026 12:55:30 pm PST #11567 of 12332
He was wonderful in "Tender Mercies".
JenP - Feb 16, 2026 2:00:13 pm PST #11568 of 12332
Fare thee well, Robert Duvall.
Hil R. - Feb 16, 2026 4:08:52 pm PST #11569 of 12332
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I woke up this morning with all the clocks in my kitchen flashing the time, and my heat not working. So, power outage during the night, and I assumed that had done something to the furnace. I called the HVAC people, and they sent someone out. Turned out the power outage and the heat were unrelated -- the problem with the heat was just that the batteries in the wall controller unit thingy had died. So, $60 to have someone sent out to change the batteries. He did some kind of safety check of the system while he was here, and said that everything looked good, so I guess I got something out of it.
dcp - Feb 16, 2026 5:07:11 pm PST #11570 of 12332
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
power outage
As I was leaving the cancer center today, I pushed the elevator call button -- and lights for the whole floor went out. Yikes!
I repressed the urge to shout, "I didn't do it!"
There was a loooooong ten second pause, and then power came back -- for three seconds.
Another long pause. Power flickered.
I decided that even if power came back on and seemed to stay on, I wasn't going to risk the elevator.
Fortunately I only had to climb five flights of stairs to get to the level where my car was parked, and I can still manage that.
-t - Feb 16, 2026 5:21:37 pm PST #11571 of 12332
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yikes! That seems like a bad place for the power to go wonky!
msbelle - Feb 17, 2026 6:00:55 am PST #11572 of 12332
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Happy Monday Tuesday.
I’m starting to loath coming to work and that’s no good. I need an attitude adjustment.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 17, 2026 7:27:23 am PST #11573 of 12332
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
I managed to get the cats out of the crawlspace under my house and seal the entrance behind them yesterday, so hopefully that's an end to the neighborhood toms circling my house and serenading all through the day and night.
I also took Mom out to a mystery movie that turned out to be an advance screening of How to Make a Killing last night. It's apparently a remake of Kind Hearts and Coronets. It's enjoyable for much of the run time, but really fails to stick the landing.
Tom Scola - Feb 17, 2026 8:11:06 am PST #11574 of 12332
They pay me in WOIMS
Happy Fat Tuesday Paczki Year of the Horse!