See, I think that is aiming too high. But is there something that, if the opportunity arose and would not involve a pay cut or needing to put on pants and leave the house every day, would make you quit your job and do that instead? As a thought experiment.

Movie reviewer. Maybe book reviewer, but I'm getting tired of reading being my job. If I could make money refinishing and saving old furniture, that would be awesome. Gretchen and I want to open a bookstore (with a proper little tea shop inside, and some resident rescued cats, of course). A bookstore with a furniture shop behind it, I can't think of anything better than that.

Hey, what's a high fiber (as in keep shit moving, but not alarmingly so) but not high calorie tasty snack? Given the amount of opioids he's on, he's going to need it, but he also is unhappy about being sedentary.

Is it acceptable to donate old socks to a homeless shelter? I was culling my sock drawer because I realize I don't actually like most of my socks and have been buying them on automatic instead of being a grown-ass woman and buying the socks I want because of reasons. So I've got lots of socks that are in good repair that I don't want, that I don't want to throw away, and I'd rather send clothing to folks who really need decent clothing and won't get help from the local church. But, socks. Do they fall under "ideally used by only one person" rules?

Socks are one of the most-needed but least-donated items at homeless shelters. I doubt any homeless person would turn down clean, intact, secondhand socks.

Socks are a hugely requested item at a lot of shelters. If they don't t look terribly used, I'd go for it.

A bookstore with a furniture shop behind it, I can't think of anything better than that.

Oh, that sounds wonderful.

Very donatable, Connie.. Wash 'em and give 'em away.

High -fiber snacks - produce in general: celery, lettuce, most fruits I think..Prune juice is the classic, and it's high sugar, but he can dilute a quarter cup in a cup of water and it's more palatable and effective.

Hey, what's a high fiber (as in keep shit moving, but not alarmingly so) but not high calorie tasty snack? Given the amount of opioids he's on, he's going to need it, but he also is unhappy about being sedentary.

Wheat and rice bran sprinkled on tastier stuff, navy beans (well, some people like 'em), lentils, raspberries and blackberries, green peas and split pea soup, acorn squash, almonds, cauliflower, broccoli, dried figs, pears.

Soups and snacks fruits are good. He can't get up much. Rather, he can crutch fine, but is hurting bad enough now, with a ton of opioids in him, that he doesn't want to.

I don't have any advice on what to do about your dream job, Zen, or your present job for that matter, but it makes feel better to hear about a possibility, however currently impractible, that is so pleasant.

ION: stemless wine glasses, I think I am against. How did this become a trend and drinking wine out of tumblers did not?

Thinking about possibilities for the future makes things a little better, even if I feel like they're really only fantasies.

Last weekend at a new friends' house, they served wine in stemless wine glasses, and talked about how weird it was and that they'd got them on sale. They were fine, but basically, they're just tumblers. I don't get the big deal about what glass to drink wine out of. If Italians can drink wine out of a mug, so can I (and I frequently do). I also watered down a bitey Shiraz with spring water and made it palatable, so I'm a shameless barbarian.