Well said, Cap’n. We all need to grieve and then, I hope our inevitable rage will give us the energy to break down the structures that are trying to trap us in this place. BTW love your cereal.

I’m pro-sip. My parents would let us sip their martinis or beers - both giant yucks for me then. For special occasions we’d get a few ounces of wine mixed with water. This is was when we were 8-9+. We’re all in our 40s and 50s now. No problems with substance abuse and very little binging when we we were young adults.

Why is he allowed to do anything as president. He’s forfeited that honor. 

plus all the people who died from the Rona or lost their jobs because of a pandemic they did nothing to try to manage.

trump’s ego won’t let him resign. He’ll be dragged crying and screaming out of the white house like the ridiculous, spoiled baby he is.

Write, Call, Scream, Organize - let’s put the spotlight on these traitors and get them out of office. I don’t care who voted for them - they are traitors. We have the power if we step up. 

We use that no-knead bread from a book by Jim Lahey (https://www.amazon.com/My-Bread-Revolutionary-No-Work-No-Knead/dp/0393066304). It is delish with great results and little effort or expertise. So yum.

I read an article, that postulated that some venus figures might be representations that pregnant women made of themselves from the perspective of looking down onto their bodies.

Betsy is right, many non-profits rely on grant money, and getting grants means writing grant applications. Looks like you’d be a valuable to many different non-profits with your skill set.

I know (I’m a bit of a cracker myself) Seriously, the name ought not to be offensive. I think the Washington Crackers would be hilarious. the mascot could be a giant Triscuit, the cheerleaders, could be called the Saltines.

i know - i just think it would be funny

Please change the name of the Washington Redskins to HEY WHITEY or Washington Crackers. 

NC is a red state; but here in Raleigh I rarely see people whiteout masks. Traffic is blissfully low. Having said that, I work at home and don’t go out much, so I’m not much of an eye-witness. And NC cases are growing so we aren’t doing a great job.

A 60 yr old has been using a PC for probably 20 years. I’ll accept no technical excuses. 

Right! Nothing (to me) is less erotic than a fricking WORK meeting. If my coworkers find it unbearably stimulating, that’s fine; but I don’t want to know. 

You have my deepest sympathy. But it is nice of you to give her a warm, safe place with her fav person to sleep. :-)

Spread out! When I traveled for business I’d sleep diagonally across the king-sized bed...such bliss!

My husband snores - sleep apnea so he sounds like he’s choking to death on and off. He also grinds his teeth, which is astoundingly loud and very weird sounds. Also, we have two cats who think my side of the bed is the best side of the bed. So instead of lying in bed getting more and more wound up over the idea of…

I agree. If you don’t  understand how ridiculous Sedaris’ humor can be; you probably need to not read him. Twain was prickly too in his social satire. 

Have you and your mom watched The Windsors? (via Netflix here in the US). It is a hoot.