Yeah, better to find out the office culture includes a commitment to racism before an offer is on the table, Calli.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 26, 2025 7:31:22 am PDT #8453 of 9230
"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
Laura - Jul 26, 2025 7:34:07 am PDT #8454 of 9230
Our wings are not tired.
That does make the choice more obvious, Calli. Hope that one comes through.
Laura - Jul 26, 2025 7:36:20 am PDT #8455 of 9230
Our wings are not tired.
Sending out the birthday~ma to Kat G today with hopes for a wonderful year.
Calli - Jul 26, 2025 9:52:19 am PDT #8456 of 9230
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’d hoped that the dismantling of the local Klan group was a sign that things had improved. Guess it’s still a work in progress.
Happy birthday, Kay G.!
Laura - Jul 27, 2025 5:29:30 am PDT #8457 of 9230
Our wings are not tired.
In random puzzle confusion, I almost always do my puzzles first thing in the morning when I brain best. Yesterday was a full and busy day with my uncle's memorial and life. This morning I go in and started with the Mini and it is already done. Huh? I did not realize that they roll over to the next day early. Per their site - "The Mini is available for subscribers the evening before its publication date, specifically at 10 p.m. EST on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 6 p.m. EST on Sundays." Anyway, I resolved the issue by going into archives to do yesterday's since today's is already done.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2025 12:08:55 pm PDT #8458 of 9230
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In random puzzle confusion
You're putting me to mind of the Grinch who "puzzled and puzzed" which is how I will now think of the lot of you Wordling away.
Side note: JZ was completely possessed by glee when she got a Queen Bee pin in the mail after acing the Spelling Bee.
'Tis another gray day in SF as it has been the gloomiest summer for decades, though this does give me leave to buy myself a small mocha periodically.
I am relieved to report that after more than a month stuck on the same weight, I bore down and was ultra disciplined with my diet and finally broke through and I can tell from the bad taste in my mouth I'm still in ketosis and should be able to maintain this trend.
I'm not quite at the top-most dosage of Ozempic but getting there and I had to raise my dose two months in a row to move the needle.
I socialized on Thursday with Matilda's godmother, Marta, and on Friday with Hannah (one of the Sacred Circle) and they have also both been doing Ozempic and were pleased with how readily the first 20 lbs came off for them.
tl;dr Ozempic report: It does work. You still have to mind your diet. Sometimes it gets stuck.
Karl - Jul 27, 2025 12:38:09 pm PDT #8459 of 9230
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Tom Lehrer has left us: [link]
Ozzy Osbourne, Chuck Mangione, and Tom Lehrer. I can almost hear it; the most eclectic musical trio in the Afterlife.
97's a good run, though. I think I'll listen to "Lobachevsky" tonight in memory.
dcp - Jul 27, 2025 12:42:50 pm PDT #8460 of 9230
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Lehrer's songs are like potato chips: I can't stop with just one.
Laura - Jul 27, 2025 12:49:20 pm PDT #8461 of 9230
Our wings are not tired.
A Chuck Mangione concert was my first date with my first DH back in 1972. Me old.
Sheryl - Jul 27, 2025 1:24:38 pm PDT #8462 of 9230
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
RIP Mr. Lehrer.
I spent a good part of yesterday in urgent care, since my knee was still hurting a lot. The urgent care I went to in the morning gave me a knee brace and a prescription for extra-extra strength ibuprofen. They also told me to go to a different one to get an X-ray, since they were not doing them that day. After lunch I went to get an X-ray, which didn't show anything. I was told that if it was still hurting in a week, I should go to an orthopedist.