I agree. Nevertheless, most other aspects of the movie sets up Nicholson as the guy to root for and the nurse as the baddie. He reminds me of Don Draper in that sense. Sure, we know he’s a bad guy. But the entire world is presented from his POV and thus we root for him. It’s been many years since I watched the movie,…

I have sort of tempered enthusiasm for this premise. I have always disliked the misogyny of the OFOTCN and wouldn’t mind someone rebooting the premise, to comment on the original. I don’t know if that’s Murphy but I like the idea of _somoeone_ discussing in a big forum the things we assume when we watch canonical…

I imagine Berkeley of the past was like a 24/7 art-school party. 

I also keep prepared shredded meat in individual portions (1/3 cup, frozen in instant pot egg cup silicone molds) in the freezer: shredded pork carnitas (not crispy though), Korean beef taco meat, bbq shredded chicken, maybe chicken cacciatore. All of those are instant pot meals. On nights I don’t want to cook, I make…

I’m a big fan of prep/cook once, assemble many times. So, prepare one thing that is flexible as a basis for many other meals.

Thirded. WIth kids home, I’m basically just putting on a batch of rice every morning, keeping hard-boiled eggs in the fridge, and letting the kids eat that for most of their meals, alongside raw veg. Sliced egg over rice with furikake is a perfect ready-to-eat meal. 

Same. It was better when it was _Northern Exposure_.

Try as I may, I am unable to see Yoon Shi Yoon as anyone but  Enrique from Flower Boy Next Door. That generally works OK for his comedies, but less well for the dramas.

I have nothing to add except that I pray that your hopes are realized, that real change happens. God knows, it feels like we’re all at a particularly grim precipice.

Seems like they could have just said that?

I used a bunch of different kinds and then finally ended up with a worm composter. It’s delightful. 

I used a bunch of different kinds and then finally ended up with a worm composter. It’s delightful. 

UGK always makes me look twice, because I’m a former UKG (UK Garage) fanatic.

IDK, I’m having flashbacks from my years going to Boston-area art parties.

I have no oar in this race, but your comment reminds me of WE! DO! NOT! TALK! ABOUT! THE! ORANGUTANG! which is the single greatest thing to happen to the internet.

Jews are both an ethnic group and a religion. I’m pretty sure that various Russian rulers and Hitler (and Europeans, and so on and so on) were not checking schul membership status when they killed and oppressed Jews.

I’m pretty sure this falls under mom rule #234345: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.

I can’t say how common it is now among the newly homeschooling in response to COVID, but it’s somewhat common among people who homeschool. Lots of parents opt to join homeschool co-ops or hire teachers for specific subjects. We locally have a homeschool school (!) that specifically addresses “I homeschool, but I suck…

Star +1000

Yeah, this is a nonsensical chart.

Seriously. I peel the gross parts off, but that takes no time at all.