I’m so sorry sweet Maya! You’re so right about the balloon payment at the end of a pet’s life. I’ll say a prayer for you guys tonight. #sad

So much cat sitting this week. Mia wouldn’t let me near her yesterday. Today she let me brush her, she purred so hard, and leaned against me so hard she fell off the windowsill.

I did one of those 3-day 60-mile walks and gained weight. lol 

This is why I do long distance running, 20 kilometers tomorrow morning, more bread for me today!

I had to Google that and it’s not what I’m aiming for but that looks delicious! I am a coeliac goblin so I see things that make my mouth water through fancy patisserie windows and try to recreate them in a form that won’t poison me! The beast in question looked like this...

A friend of mine has a pretty good side gig of finding name brand clothes in thrift stores and reselling them online.

Thank you. I’m not really that surprised I got this UTI or some other bug that it feels like - I was so rundown from the stress of it all and all the running around to different specialists and tests and icy waiting rooms and multiple blood draws and paperwork mix-ups (despite all the electronic records, it’s a mess…

No reply needed, just rest and remember, grieve and give thanks. <3

This looks delightful, well done you! My grandmother used to make “apple-under-the-blanket” which was stewed apples under a thick layer of meringue. I tried it this evening with a handful of blackberries thrown in with the apple. It looked like a crime scene but it tasted pretty amazing. I also made banana brownies…

One of my high school friends has kicked thyroid cancer’s ass a couple times now, and I’m sure you will too. I’m pulling for you and sending you massive hugs and chicken soup (Jewish penicillin! Guaranteed not to make you sick!), dear internet stranger.

Very sorry to hear about this. Cancer is a beast, even with one with a high cure rate. Take care of yourself, lean on your friends and family, and keep your doctors in the loop. I’m glad you shared with us.

Hey all..it’s been a wild few weeks, hence my absence here; after waiting for what feels like forever things are moving so fast and I’m dizzier than ever.

I decided to start going to the gym again 2 weeks ago and my body is protesting. I am hungry all the time and achy and tired. I also immediately gained weight. This does NOT make me want go.

Hey Jezzies. Two weeks ago I found out I have thyroid cancer. I’m scheduled for surgery in 2 days, developed a UTI earlier this week, am on antibiotics now and feel like utter shit, kind of like you feel when you’re coming down with the flu. Hot/cold, little nauseous, eyes hurt in sunlight. Don’t know if it’s from the…

I agree with many of your comments. In order to save the planet - everyone (especially in the industrialized world) needs to give up lots of modern luxuries and conveniences. The world needs to get smaller instead of bigger. I have never driven or owned a car and I have lived all over the US - in small towns and big…

Regular, non-rich “boomers” care, at least the ones I know. But since 2016, feel very helpless. The knowledge that generally half the US population is behind Trump takes away so much of whatever hope there ever was. At this point I see nothing to keep him from winning again.

Exactly. Until you can do the same, SFTU!

Technically, the Dowager’s argument was for serfdom, not slavery. But also, she’s meant to sound like a relic—the narrative doesn’t take her side. It’s worth pointing out that, while the Dowager is waxing fondly about tying serfs to the land, it’s another wealthy woman (Sybil) who is defying her father and grandmother…

He started a “church” that sings his music. He sells them clothes to wear to events—and also the drab colorless shapeless clothes? Those are a part of it, too, right?

And now he’s bought a whole heck ton of acres in Wyoming, the least populated state in the US?

Clearly he’s starting a cult and we need to…