Meara, I feel like it was one of the hardest ones I've seen recently.
Book: Where's the doctor? Not back yet?
Zoe: (beat) We don't make him hurry for the little stuff. He'll be along.
Book: He could hurry... a little.
'Safe'
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.
chrismg - Jul 01, 2026 3:39:22 pm PDT #13190 of 13442
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
-t - Jul 01, 2026 3:51:56 pm PDT #13191 of 13442
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I got no groups at all, comprehensive fail. I think that's the first time I've managed that. I don';t see a badge for it, so maybe I've done it before, but it feels unique.
Laura - Jul 01, 2026 9:04:22 pm PDT #13192 of 13442
Our wings are not tired.
Good thing I decided to let my streaks go and catch up on archives over the weekend. It is too stressful to add puzzles to my day after driving so many hours. Last night and tonight I didn’t even bring my laptop in from the car.
Staying in Fairborn OH tonight after surviving Alabama last night. I changed my shirt in the car rolling down the highway for my politically aware cousins. Lovely butterfly with text of “ The only orange monarch I care about”. It was appreciated here while the Alabama cousins probably wouldn’t notice but we have an informal no politics agreement.
Tomorrow another long driving day to Otter Lake.
JenP - Jul 02, 2026 5:03:44 am PDT #13193 of 13442
Happy travels, Laura!
So freaking hot outside.
Tom Scola - Jul 02, 2026 6:25:35 am PDT #13194 of 13442
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Wow, Pope Leo is not someone you would fuck around with.
Trudy Booth - Jul 02, 2026 7:41:53 am PDT #13195 of 13442
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
He's got a full tank of gas, its dark, and he's wearing sunglasses.
-t - Jul 02, 2026 8:19:12 am PDT #13196 of 13442
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I haven't been Catholic for a long time, but it's giving me a lot of feelings
Steph L. - Jul 02, 2026 9:13:05 am PDT #13197 of 13442
That which does not kill you should RUN
He's got a full tank of gas, its dark, and he's wearing sunglasses.
Hit it.
Steph L. - Jul 02, 2026 9:18:25 am PDT #13198 of 13442
That which does not kill you should RUN
If you like sour-sweet things, and you can handle your tongue being destroyed by citric acid, I highly highly recommend Trader Joe's sour cherry cotton candy (it comes in a plastic tub). The cherry flavor is awesome and it is so sour it will make Sour Patch Kids cry.
(Tim's taste buds are still recovering after getting blasted with radiation, and he's really into sour flavors right now. Off the top of my head, in the kitchen we have: sour cherry cotton candy, sour Skittles, Trader Joe's sour Scandinavian swimmers gummy candy, sour jelly beans, and a lot of lemon drop candies.)
-t - Jul 02, 2026 9:30:51 am PDT #13199 of 13442
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Tangentially related, perhaps, I finally picked up some True Lime (it was shelved with baking supplies, even with the little grocery store aisle map on my phone telling me where to look it was hard to find!) and can't remember what I wanted it for. Besides adding to Diet Coke. I'm pretty sure there was something else I wanted to try. Sprinkling on popcorn, is that a thing?