Yikes Laura. Bravo for what you’ve done already!! (I know my sister put up with more taking care of our father than I ever would have)
Emmett is 30?? Dear god where does the time go??
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
meara - Feb 20, 2026 9:58:49 am PST #11641 of 12325
erikaj - Feb 20, 2026 10:55:46 am PST #11642 of 12325
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I know, Meara. I end up talking with young activists a lot through work, but it's not quite the same as *hanging* with them.
JenP - Feb 20, 2026 11:17:01 am PST #11643 of 12325
Rowan and Sebastian
I feel like they each kept dating people until they got to someone with an acceptably cool name to go with their own. They sound like a couple in a fab piece of fiction. Also, hanging out with the youngs is a good thing for one's health and temperament, says my 88 y.o. aunt.
DavidS - Feb 20, 2026 11:51:57 am PST #11644 of 12325
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett is 30??
He will be in September!
I feel like they each kept dating people until they got to someone with an acceptably cool name to go with their own. They sound like a couple in a fab piece of fiction.
They are very cool and interesting! She recently became the director of Filoli House, which is impressive at her age: [link]
She's got a great museum curatorial background.
He was a developer at Apple but has moved to Roblox.
NoiseDesign - Feb 20, 2026 12:09:06 pm PST #11645 of 12325
Our wings are not tired
I am so tired of the uphill climb of having a big number in Accounts Receivable for my business and fijghting to have enough cash flow to keep things moving forward on all the projects. Usually I'm pretty happy with being a business owner, but there are days...
JenP - Feb 20, 2026 1:40:05 pm PST #11646 of 12325
That absolutely sucks, ND. So stressful. Slow and late-payers - opposite of helpful.
Laura - Feb 20, 2026 2:06:03 pm PST #11647 of 12325
Our wings are not tired.
It is so stressful, ND. With us, it is doctors, who can afford it far more than we can, who are the slow payers.
JenP - Feb 20, 2026 3:14:30 pm PST #11648 of 12325
Welp, DH's mom was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has spread to her lungs. So. We just got off the phone with her and his younger brother, who is with her. She seemed quite herself, because who else is she going to be? He is going up on Sunday to stay with her for a short visit. She's at an independent living stage of a swank place up in PA. And so begins navigating this journey. Any spare comfort and ease ~ his and her way would be lovely.
-t - Feb 20, 2026 3:30:55 pm PST #11649 of 12325
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy. All the ease~ma
dcp - Feb 20, 2026 4:23:13 pm PST #11650 of 12325
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
All the ease and comfort, for everyone involved.