That sounds like a good home for the cat, Sophia. And good for you asking for help.
Ugh on the norovirus, Tep, but yay Midnight Burger toaster!
That sounds amazing, Tom! How was the train?
Happy Vortex Day!
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'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.
-t - May 17, 2026 8:49:41 pm PDT #12724 of 12726
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Karl - May 17, 2026 9:39:04 pm PDT #12725 of 12726
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Tom, I hope you didn't blister your feet. 20k steps a day in Pittsburgh is no little thing, even in the flatter parts.
Erika, I've been e-mailing back and forth with a friend I met just after I turned 8. It has brought up a lot of memories, for certain. I definitely hear you on the ambivalence thing.
DavidS - May 17, 2026 9:40:38 pm PDT #12726 of 12726
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sophia, while I think it's smart to take your time and not be rushed making big, life changing decisions, I would also caution about leaving the house unoccupied for too long.
JZ and her brothers took a long time to bring it to market and the place wound up catching fire and burning from an electrical short. Also thieves marked it as unoccupied and broke into it.
An unoccupied house is vulnerable in ways it's hard to anticipate.
Anyway, I think it's smart to get your BiL involved. He'll have a good sense of the house's value and you can weigh moving into it vs. selling it and perhaps getting something smaller and retiring early.