I spent 7/3–7/4 with my sister at their boat. There were fireworks one marina over, so we just turned our lawn chairs in their direction and watched. There was one yahoo who tried to play God Bless the USA, but his wife or whatever must have been lagging. So it sounded like, “I’m proud to say I’m an . . . American, where . . . [breakup noises] . . . I know . . . I’m . . . free . . . “ Symbolism?
Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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.
Calli - Jul 06, 2025 9:01:15 am PDT #8150 of 8154
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
lisah - Jul 06, 2025 9:24:06 am PDT #8151 of 8154
Punishingly Intricate
We went foraging with friends for wineberries and then Bob made us pancakes and we had brunch out back.
JenP - Jul 06, 2025 9:39:39 am PDT #8152 of 8154
That sounds pleasant, Calli, minus the stupid song.
Yum, lisah!
Laundry load one ready to turn, second and final dishwasher load running, hand wash dishes done!
I also made a tomato, basil topping for my sourdough bread using up the vinaigrette from earlier. Also yum.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 06, 2025 10:16:07 am PDT #8153 of 8154
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My cousin threw a party for the 4th, so I took Mom over to enjoy. One of my in-laws manned the grill for some truly delicious sliders, and we were blessed by the heat being dry/a bit shy of oppressive and the mosquitos being almost entirely absent.
DavidS - Jul 06, 2025 11:41:43 am PDT #8154 of 8154
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What are you all up to today?
Well, now I'm going to make a tomato, corn and basil salad with a lemon vinaigrette.
So, I'm reading the NYT article about the Zizians, who are a cult-like group in the Bay Area linked to six deaths. And I'm getting twitchy because they profile as one of Marjorie Taylor Green's whackadoo fantasies: they're an anarchist, vegan group and their leader (and many of the group) are transgender.
I just know it's going to be a Fox news / right wing bugbear for years to come, fueling the anti-trans hate.