It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.

Mal ,'Shindig'


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.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 31, 2025 7:06:50 am PDT #9961 of 9971
"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

The back of the plane is the safest part!


dcp - Oct 31, 2025 7:32:04 am PDT #9962 of 9971
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

...the pilot has moved us around.

Getting the weight & balance right is important.

Dick Francis put it succinctly in Flying Finish: "If the center of gravity isn't kept to within fairly close specific limits the plane won't fly at all, just race at high speed to the end of the runway and turn into scrap metal."


Trudy Booth - Oct 31, 2025 7:45:50 am PDT #9963 of 9971
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

Pumpkin bread and a bunch of bacon is a perfectly cromulent breakfast, right?

This pBread was made with a whole bunch of molasses. Its glorious.


dcp - Oct 31, 2025 8:09:04 am PDT #9964 of 9971
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

That's almost as good a breakfast as leftover pizza!


Laura - Oct 31, 2025 8:16:54 am PDT #9965 of 9971
Our wings are not tired.

Pumpkin bread and a bunch of bacon is a perfectly cromulent breakfast, right?

Perfection.


-t - Oct 31, 2025 8:18:25 am PDT #9966 of 9971
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Is it sad that I'm looking at the Lisa Loeb glasses because I'm excited about the case? Go you and your symphony or purples!

I feel like I have to say no because it's pretty sweet, but I am not a disinterested judge

Pumpkin bread and a bunch of bacon is a perfectly cromulent breakfast, right?

I don't understand why this is even a question.


meara - Oct 31, 2025 9:14:37 am PDT #9967 of 9971

Pumpkin bread and bacon sounds like an excellent breakfast to me!! Since I just got in last night I went to the store for breakfast as I had no milk for my coffee. I have a latte and a savory scone and am idly contemplating if I want to replace my 23” screen with a giant 34” monitor like I was using at my sisters. It’s excessive but also kind of fun…


-t - Oct 31, 2025 9:40:32 am PDT #9968 of 9971
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, savory scone. Y'all are making my granola bar and protein shake look pretty feeble


erikaj - Oct 31, 2025 10:52:43 am PDT #9969 of 9971
Always Anti-fascist!

Phone bank went well, but sometimes I think that nothing in my life really adds up to anything..


-t - Oct 31, 2025 11:03:15 am PDT #9970 of 9971
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It's a non-trivial improvement over actual nothing, erika! Just hearing that a phone bank went well keeps my morale up, on top of any election results you may have affected