Yes, yes, yes! I am the same age as you. Honestly, I didn't like the clothes the first time around, and being subjected to them again is almost insulting. They didn't look good on me when I was a skinny teenager and they don't look good on me now.
I am NEVER EVER going to subject myself to the travesty that is jorts.…

I love J.Jill. They make clothes that fit my figure. I have hips and a J.Lo ass, which means that most American clothing manufacturers hate me.

Wow, with the longer length they're downright trendy! Thanks! :)

It's a freaky cult, is what it is.

"not to speak ill of the dead"—Whereupon you do. Did the poor kid deserve to die?

A mostly-plastic Blonde White Woman (which is the only kind they have on their shows, except for that horse-faced woman, Greta Van Flustering) defending another mostly-plastic Blonde White Woman, Miss "Mean Girl" 'Murrica.

That's kind of off-topic here...we're talking about lab animals and NIH research.

Thanks for the clarification!
The NIH does great work.

^^^^This.
A long time ago, I had a govt job as a receptionist. I was bored out of my mind, but I was a receptionist, what do you expect? We had an employee who was hated by everyone, that our boss would have loved to get rid of, but he couldn't. He managed to slough her off to another office, and she sued him for…

When I lived in Russia in 2004-2005, all the Russian ladies were rockin' the metal-tipped stiletto heels, both pumps and boots (weather depending). Me, I trudged around in my comfy Uggs.

Both NC and SC style BBQ are excellent.
I can vouch for SC-style mustard-based BBQ.

Regular grits are meh, but cheese grits are AMAZING.
Regular grits are less meh if you mix them with scrambled eggs—even better if you mix them with scrambled eggs, bacon, and 57 Sauce. Yum.
But cheese grits are the best.

I have seen durians at the local Asian supermarket. They are big, spiky, and stored in refrigeration to keep the smell down. I've once eaten a durian pastry. One of these days I'm going to try something more overtly durian-flavored.

I, on the other hand, loathe lima beans. I loathe them with the fire of a thousand suns.

Was she Russian? Russians seem to love their metal-tipped stiletto heels.

You are correct, sir.

In-grey-purgatory-since-signing-up-here-too, signing in. Even before the Great Greyening.

That is all so, so sad. I'm sorry.

Ditto!

Because Arizona.