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 74: Ready or Not  

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.


Maria - Jan 12, 2016 5:03:10 pm PST #13270 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Oh sara. I am so tired of senseless violence, everywhere.

That's a beautiful tribute.

So the incident I posted about yesterday? Is trending nationally, and has been picked up by the Daily Mail UK. Facts have changed as more information has been gathered, but the father pointed an AR-15 at the constable's chest (he was sent to ensure the eviction process went smoothly), and the constable shot the father and the bullet went through his arm and hit his daughter. A friend of mine who works for the apartment complex was there filming it because the family has been difficult in the past, and she is a wreck. The BF is doing OK, but he's never going to be able to forget this call. It's so tragic all around.


sarameg - Jan 12, 2016 5:13:10 pm PST #13271 of 30003

It's horrible.


WindSparrow - Jan 12, 2016 5:36:22 pm PST #13272 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

So much heartbreak.


Lee - Jan 12, 2016 5:41:07 pm PST #13273 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

That is so horrible, Maria.

Seconding the wow, Sarameg. So much grace.

Earlier,I thought today was a People: Why? day, but now I think it might be a koala day.


-t - Jan 12, 2016 5:54:57 pm PST #13274 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I hope you have had a cookie by now, Lee.


Lee - Jan 12, 2016 6:17:56 pm PST #13275 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

"a" cookie?


Burrell - Jan 12, 2016 6:27:38 pm PST #13276 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I had a cookie and a glass of wine. I think I may just need to call it a day and go to bed.


-t - Jan 12, 2016 6:45:11 pm PST #13277 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

A cookie is the minimum I hope for you on this fine evening, Lee. Surpass that threshold as much as you like.


Consuela - Jan 12, 2016 8:06:05 pm PST #13278 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Well, I went to a public meeting for a project I'm working on, and I didn't get called a soulless automoton, so that's one in the win column.

If you need some cheering up, the #HAM4SOTU hashtag on Twitter is very amusing.


Steph L. - Jan 12, 2016 8:12:55 pm PST #13279 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

If you need some cheering up, the #HAM4SOTU hashtag on Twitter is very amusing.

Best one so far: a picture of sad/frowny-face Paul Ryan, with the caption "...and Peggy."