It's a turvy-topsy world!
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Laura - Apr 13, 2026 1:23:09 pm PDT #12295 of 13135
Our wings are not tired.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 3:55:40 pm PDT #12296 of 13135
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Because I must share the "linear time, wtf" -ness of it all: Princess Tickybox turns 21 today. HOW ON EARTH IS MY GOTHDAUGHTER TWENTY-ONE?! OMGWTFBBQPOLARBEAR
But she's just a little big eyed lemur!!
P.M. Marc - Apr 13, 2026 4:01:30 pm PDT #12297 of 13135
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah, IDEK how that happened.
askye - Apr 13, 2026 4:53:32 pm PDT #12298 of 13135
Thrive to spite them
Happy Princess Tickybox day even though it can't be she's 21?
askye - Apr 13, 2026 5:31:52 pm PDT #12299 of 13135
Thrive to spite them
I keep seeing people on social media talking about how there will be massive food shortages /food prices getting out of control and everyone should stock up on things now/plant gardens etc. And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 5:52:37 pm PDT #12300 of 13135
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
I don't think that scenario is going to happen. Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
TACO 4evah.
Calli - Apr 13, 2026 6:01:23 pm PDT #12301 of 13135
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 6:17:35 pm PDT #12302 of 13135
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
That's true, but we're not in a resource limited country. It will continue to make things more costly but there shouldn't be any need for panic hoarding. Having lived poor I can vouch that you can get by on beans and rice for a pretty long time.
askye - Apr 14, 2026 8:07:41 am PDT #12303 of 13135
Thrive to spite them
My coworker who had a miscarriage after a surprise pregnancy last year is pregnant again. This time it was planned. She just showed me ultrasound pictures and I asked her if they had a nickname yet and told her how Princess Tickybox got her nickname
sj - Apr 14, 2026 8:43:25 am PDT #12304 of 13135
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
How is Tickybox 21?! Wow. Time is weird.