when he dies my brother and I will have to do the whole greet-all-the-well-meaning-people, which neither of us is remotely emotionally equipped to handle
You really don't. As the chief mourners, other people gotta take care of you. That's how it is supposed to work. And at the funerals I've been to (both for people close to me and not so much) it pretty much has.
And Suzi, sometimes having someone else fall apart is exactly what a grieving person needs. Take her at her word that you were not a burden.
I really like the extra length, Liese. I kinda want to bring that picture into my stylist and ask her about making my asymmetry more extreme.
I am intrigued by the tiny pie plate lightboxes.
How I know I'm overtired and should stop working: I looked at the candle and thought "Hey, I should blow that out now," and reached for the TV remote.
SPOILER: the remote did not make the candle go out.
Not universal enough, eh?
On the lighter side, you know how people threaten to move to Canada if they don't like the results of an election? Well, Canada (one part of it, actually) is preemptively offering a refuge.
It's always been an option for those of us that lean Left, but I really have to raise an eyebrow at conservatives who moan about leaving the country if the opposition gets elected. Exactly what country do they intend to move to that's less inclined to Socialism, gun ownership restrictions, and keeping religion out of government? I hardly think people raving about imaginary Kenyans are going to be happy moving to Uganda.
One evening I was in the drugstore and the cashier had obviously been working a little too long - she scanned my discount card, the items and, when I handed her a $20 bill, tried to scan that.
On the lighter side, you know how people threaten to move to Canada if they don't like the results of an election? Well, Canada (one part of it, actually) is preemptively offering a refuge.
There is a bit of a stink here because apparently the website is owned by a federally funded economic development agency. And.Cape Breton, while lovely in many ways (except for the hellhole armpit I grew up in), has chronic unemployment in the double digits. Half the population has moved to Alberta for work.
Well, it was a nice idea. And since I don't think anyone's ever actually moved to Canada (or anywhere else, most likely) because of an election, I doubt many people would seriously consider it.
And I still like to remember the guy who, after Obama's first election, said he'd be moving to Australia because their president was a righteous Christian man ... overlooking the fact that (1) they had a prime minister who (2) was a woman who was (3) an atheist and a lesbian. (I think ... I may well be wrong)
