I’m at Safeway behind a woman in line. She has beer, water, chips, hot dog buns….and a case of bananas. I’m fascinated what is happening at this bbq she’s throwing.
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
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.
meara - Jul 03, 2025 2:42:24 pm PDT #8105 of 8119
erikaj - Jul 03, 2025 2:59:03 pm PDT #8106 of 8119
Always Anti-fascist!
gorillas?
-t - Jul 03, 2025 3:08:41 pm PDT #8107 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Now I feel bad about joking about that fire seeing as people died in it.
Oh, that's sad. I suppose I should read more than the headline sometimes
sj - Jul 03, 2025 3:24:06 pm PDT #8108 of 8119
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thank you everyone. I’m having a very nice day and am avoiding focusing on the news until tomorrow.
Steph L. - Jul 03, 2025 3:30:58 pm PDT #8109 of 8119
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
She has beer, water, chips, hot dog buns….and a case of bananas. I’m fascinated what is happening at this bbq she’s throwing.
Post-race (5K, 10K, marathon) BBQ?
JenP - Jul 03, 2025 3:31:27 pm PDT #8110 of 8119
Yah, no plans for the 4th and big feeling of disgust for the shameless, spineless, cruel assholes who passed that monstrosity. May they all suffer tenfold what they are inflicting on so many.
Tone shift: I do Wordle, Connections, and Strands first thing. Then I'll do Letterbox (I try to get two guesses under par, but I don't always succeed in the lower ones) and Sudoku Easy (which is just silly, but it's soothing) at some point in the day, usually. Same re: Tiles, Trudy.
I haven't done Spelling Bee in a while, but I did used to be pretty obsessive. Might start again... maybe.
DH and I do the Mini and the Crossword together in the evening. And now I print out an old NYT or two of whichever day of the week it is from the archives to practice for next year's tournament! Yes, I track my times.
-t - Jul 03, 2025 3:50:18 pm PDT #8111 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I like sudoku when I have time for it but I don't feel bad about skipping it. I'm surprised how much I like Strands. Never thought I was into word searches, but it's very satisfying
-t - Jul 03, 2025 3:50:54 pm PDT #8112 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Banana splits and someone else is providing the ice cream?
Steph L. - Jul 03, 2025 3:55:23 pm PDT #8113 of 8119
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I play sudoku all the time on my phone. I even tell myself from time to time "You have been conned into DOING MATH! This is not a game; it is sneaky math!" and yet I keep on playing it like it's my second job.
-t - Jul 03, 2025 4:25:11 pm PDT #8114 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I mean, most games could be described as sneaky math if you get into it