Thank you, erikaj!
I think when you're older you don't get the burn as often.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Trudy Booth - Mar 16, 2026 12:25:21 pm PDT #11987 of 12311
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
erikaj - Mar 16, 2026 12:41:13 pm PDT #11988 of 12311
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I don't always get it myself, which is, like, the dumbest "Everybody lies," ever, Because, yes, I've said it when it wasn't true because it was either an infection or bladders have Mardi Gras.
Cass - Mar 16, 2026 12:59:32 pm PDT #11989 of 12311
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
It's currently 33°F here, so if you want to send us 30 degrees of your surplus I'd be game.
You can have mine. It's not overwhelming here but my climate mitigation machine needs professional attention. 63 seems nice.
since everything goes so completely clown shoes so fast whenever Mommy gets one.
Super good idea.
I looked into sodium ones because I also get clown shoes but it only measures what is in the pee cause you are always excreting sodium so less useful. When people don't make sense, look for the dang UTI or electrolyte imbalance.
Cass - Mar 16, 2026 1:04:15 pm PDT #11990 of 12311
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oh I forgot the point of posting, I had jury duty today. Was not selected to even be questioned which is just as well because it was domestic violence and my former brother-in-law is both jailed and had no parental rights to The Twins. I could be impartial but that has to be disclosed.
I would absolutely serve on a jury but I hate the "jury duty" part as it is all waiting and sometimes they make you put your book down.
Shir - Mar 16, 2026 2:09:43 pm PDT #11991 of 12311
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Some of the interceptors' fragments in Jerusalem today hit East Jerusalem, near the National Library, and in the Old City as well - Church of Holy Sepulchre and the yard in Temple Mount. That's coming after the weekend, when a warhead hit a building in my mom's neighborhood.
I love this city so much. I chose it as a home 20 years ago. It's hardcore, insane, wonderful and weird all at once. And there's always good food, and something to break your heart and something to restore your faith. I cannot begin to imagine the havoc in the Old City if anything serious happens. You do not mess with an axis mundi - especially this one - whether you believe in a god or not.
(just so we are clear, "fragments" can be anything from the size of a small ball to a small car of burning metal containing explosives).
DavidS - Mar 16, 2026 4:00:27 pm PDT #11992 of 12311
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Would that some fragments landed on the ill considered war mongers and autocrats.
I'm sorry, Shir. It must be so stressful and sad.
askye - Mar 16, 2026 4:30:59 pm PDT #11993 of 12311
Thrive to spite them
I'm so sorry Shir that you are having to go through all of this.
lisah - Mar 16, 2026 7:53:32 pm PDT #11994 of 12311
Punishingly Intricate
Sending love, Shir.
Shir - Mar 17, 2026 1:51:49 am PDT #11995 of 12311
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks. I am still doing OK, especially compared to many others here, but really - some places here are under a status quo for a reason (to prevent something much much worse). The immovable ladder alone... [link]
DavidS - Mar 17, 2026 1:54:10 pm PDT #11996 of 12311
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The immovable ladder alone... [link]
I did not know the lore of the ladder!
It's going to be a record high of 83 in SF today.
I found a green t-shirt and green cords to wear. So the odds of me being pinched went from 0.0% to -67.00%.
I gather from the news that some of you are getting snow blasted, which always seems like a dirty trick so close to the spring equinox.
Matilda is on break this week and we have breakfast plans for Thursday, and I'm looking forward to that.