Condolences, Nilly. May her memory be a blessing.
I'm so sorry, lisah. I hope you can get machinery in motion to get them released! So many stories like this, all terrible.
Easy Bake. Flop-a-palooza. Woosh. Pop. I don't skulk.
Angel ,'Shells'
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.
-t - Dec 01, 2025 8:41:15 am PST #10409 of 10440
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JenP - Dec 01, 2025 8:53:35 am PST #10410 of 10440
Jesus, lisah, I am so sorry. It's all so fucking wrong.
DavidS - Dec 01, 2025 9:22:54 am PST #10411 of 10440
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That’s infuriating, lisah.
I’m so sorry , Nilly.
I’m in the procedure room at UCSF where they just did an excision at my hairline and now I have pound sand for 90 minutes so they can biopsy it and make sure they got it all.
That’s the basal carcinoma. Then they excise the freckle sized melanoma on my forearm.
Happy December.
dcp - Dec 01, 2025 10:18:56 am PST #10412 of 10440
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
First snow of the season today. Very fine powder has been sifting down all morning, and has finally stopped. My ruler shows 55mm (a little over two inches) has accumulated on my balcony rail. It is still very gray out, not at all picturesque. Not much wind, so going out to the mailbox later will not be unpleasant.
The dark-eyed juncos are living up to their "snowbird" nickname. They, and a few blue jays, are keeping me entertained while I have lunch.
St. Louis got about three times as much snow a few days ago. I'm glad to have been spared that.
DavidS - Dec 01, 2025 10:24:22 am PST #10413 of 10440
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dangit, they had to go back and take more (“a sliver at the top”).
Now I have to wait again for another lab.
dcp - Dec 01, 2025 10:37:41 am PST #10414 of 10440
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Clear margins are important.
Jessica - Dec 01, 2025 10:58:47 am PST #10415 of 10440
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy belated Thanksgiving all! Nilly, I'm so sorry for your loss.
lisah, that is terrifying for your nephew's friend.
~'noma-ma, Hec!
erikaj - Dec 01, 2025 12:13:37 pm PST #10416 of 10440
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
What Jessica said. I might have said it, but my e has been down all day. Which is distracting, more than anything, but it also shows a real downside to the whole "Can't isn't a word--make a way out of no way" thing I grew up with, right? I could drive myself insane trying to crash through the door that's not open so to speak--it might make me feel young.
msbelle - Dec 01, 2025 12:27:17 pm PST #10417 of 10440
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am so sorry Nilly. Thinking of you and your family. May her memory be a blessing.
Lisa that is awful. I hope we as country have the resolve to arrest all involved with the ICE action when this is over.
lisah - Dec 01, 2025 12:38:55 pm PST #10418 of 10440
Punishingly Intricate
I really hope so, msbelle