On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Steph L. - Jun 22, 2025 9:17:02 pm PDT #7889 of 8137
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I found out earlier that there's a raccoon mama and raccoon babies under my mom and stepdad's garage. My mom has named them Pootie (mama) and the Toots (babies).

Pootie and the Toots sounds like the name of a band. I just can't decide if it sounds like a band I'd listen to or not.


meara - Jun 22, 2025 9:34:17 pm PDT #7890 of 8137

Raccoon babies!! Aww.

David, i figured lifting big bags of soil is probably a good reason I’ve been going to the gym? It’s crazy though, because like hauling each one (of three) up a flight of stairs was exhausting…but I used to weigh 60 pounds more than I do now, and I did that all the time??!


Laura - Jun 23, 2025 4:45:26 am PDT #7891 of 8137
Our wings are not tired.

We have good news today, and a reason for celebration! Today we celebrate the birth of Steph L. Happiest birthday, Teppy! May you have a delightful day and may the year to follow be filled with joy.

How is the hand recovery? Any sign of Evil?


Laura - Jun 23, 2025 4:46:54 am PDT #7892 of 8137
Our wings are not tired.

Raccoons are very cute when they live far away from me! Preferably via video from remote areas.


JenP - Jun 23, 2025 6:51:33 am PDT #7893 of 8137

Hey, hey! Happy Birthday, Steph! Hope you enjoy the day and that the coming year brings all kinds of happy.


lisah - Jun 23, 2025 6:58:17 am PDT #7894 of 8137
Punishingly Intricate

Happy birthday, Steph!!!

I just had a giant bowl of strawberries and black raspberries from the market , bananas, plain Icelandic yogurt, a little granola and chia seeds. That should power me to accomplish something?? today? It was delicious anyway.


JenP - Jun 23, 2025 7:05:56 am PDT #7895 of 8137

That sounds super yum, lisah! I bought some strawberries yesterday but not from a market... just from an Aldi. Ha! I hope they're good, though.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 23, 2025 7:21:57 am PDT #7896 of 8137
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Happy Birthday Steph!

I prefer my cute raccoons in commercials or Youtube videos, not fleeing from where they've just crashed through a ceiling.


askye - Jun 23, 2025 7:48:35 am PDT #7897 of 8137
Thrive to spite them

Happy Teppy Day!!!


Trudy Booth - Jun 23, 2025 8:01:19 am PDT #7898 of 8137
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

Pootie and the Toots sounds like the name of a band. I just can't decide if it sounds like a band I'd listen to or not.

I was just thinking that same thing about Necrotic Lymph Node.

Happy Birthday!