Aw, man, Sheryl.(I wish I had something useful to offer as well, but...)
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
erikaj - Apr 29, 2026 11:35:30 am PDT #12474 of 12484
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Laura - Apr 29, 2026 12:04:34 pm PDT #12475 of 12484
Our wings are not tired.
It has to be incredibly stressful, Sheryl. I hope a solution is found quickly.
Trudy Booth - Apr 29, 2026 12:06:56 pm PDT #12476 of 12484
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
NYC folks, there's a restaurant in Tribeca that does a Cincinnati night on the last Monday of the month, so if you feel like your life is lacking weird chili and amazing ice cream, here's where to go:
I will pay that much for a 3-way!
Oh! I got to try the Skyline Graeter's! Vanilla ice cream with oyster crackers and the spices. Maybe a teeny tiny bit of chili? (not that the chili has a whole lot of chili). Not meaty of course. I'm not going to crave it fortnightly, but it was really nice! I'd eat it again, kept the container... good beat, you can dance to it.
I've always thought a Chicago Bar in this city would be a license to print money. Play the games, sell the foods... the place would be packed.
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2026 12:22:39 pm PDT #12477 of 12484
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm not going to crave it fortnightly, but it was really nice! I'd eat it again
I never did get around to trying it, but that seemed to be the general consensus about it. It really is two great tastes that taste great together!
Dana - Apr 30, 2026 5:41:21 am PDT #12478 of 12484
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Today should be Friday.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 30, 2026 7:42:35 am PDT #12479 of 12484
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Seconded. Shall we put it to a vote?
DavidS - Apr 30, 2026 7:45:45 am PDT #12480 of 12484
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Today should be Friday.
Hmmm, that would mess up my schedule.
Gray morning in SF but I don't begrudge it. Also it'll probably burn off.
JZ's cousin Nicole is visiting this week and I'll be taking her to Chinatown at her request.
Apparently she hasn't been back since she was 12 and it is magical in her memory.
Then I'm getting a facial and I'm meeting up with a friend whose marriage has come to a surprise (for her) end. She's very bereft, and I remember those feelings well.
Also being a widower, I am more recently acquainted with the sudden advent of wildly change life circumstances.
So I will be there to buy her drinks and assure her that there is a life to be led on the other side of the dark tunnel she has entered.
Tomorrow is May! One third of this year is over. One quarter of this century is over. 2030 is a totally made up science fiction year but it's going to happen pretty soon.
More confusingly autonomous humanoid robots are being sold by multiple companies and they're going to be everywhere. They are already working in Amazon warehouses and Tesla assembly lines and in Korean malls. Nobody seems to be talking about this but it's happening. It happened before flying cars.
Trudy Booth - Apr 30, 2026 10:10:43 am PDT #12481 of 12484
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Lunch today is roast duck breast and ramps. I keep thinking I should go back and have one wrapped to take home to mom... um...
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?
Trudy Booth - Apr 30, 2026 12:01:17 pm PDT #12482 of 12484
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oh! I saw King Charles yesterday.
Possibly Camilla.
I saw a left hand waving out the window of the motorcade that was effing my commute.
Cass - Apr 30, 2026 3:27:53 pm PDT #12483 of 12484
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?It's over and over for so dang long. It's the worst club.