Oh, haaaaaiiiii, it’s been 5 minutes, I better brag on this. And, course, this. :)

You joke as we all do about Hanson of the 90s but their fans, like their hard core ride or die fans are fucking nuts. Hanson’s still putting out albums and they are still eating this shit up.

Ugh sorry about your in-laws. I’m super lucky with mine given that my FIL is ex-military, Republican, and a gun owner. He ripped up his NRA card years ago and called them “a fucking disgrace.” He voted for Hilary with no deliberation, and dumped his target shooting buddies who started throwing th N- word around when…

Even nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

Making your own wheel is pretty impressive. I’ve made spindles, but not a wheel. I struggled enough just putting together my Rose.

When I was under employed, I fell into a sort of homesteading rabbit hole. I made so much stuff from scratch, I mended, created, and knitted clothes. I probably would have tried making my own yarn, except for the lack of money.

Good move. I once priced a whole wheel of Italian Parmigiano Reggiano at Whole Foods. $14,000.

Just remember when you’re ageing it – contrary to popular belief, big wheels do not keep on turning; you’ll have to do it yourself every few days!

For a brief shining moment (actually about two months) a few years ago a Whole Foods here in Manhattan had these 2-kg wheels of triple-crème brie for like $10. It must have been some huge inventory/pricing mistake, but I’ve never been happier. You know the “Oprah/BEES!” gif? That was me when people would stop by, but…

I watched an anime called Silver Spoon that dedicates a bit of time to cheese making. Never have I wanted to make cheese so bad.

I want to know how your cheese comes out.

If you and your grandmother don’t mind, I might save that for future use.

My grandmother used to say “even an idiot knows that the sky is blue”.

“Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, according to current and former U.S. officials…

You...should not upset Mother.

That’s dark. And nothing Pence would expect. I approve.

I would love it if Heaven is not what Pence thinks. I would laugh in his face. I would find him amidst the billions of people in the afterlife just to laugh in his face. Yes, I’m petty.

The point you make about the quickening is the number one reason I get pissed off with Christians being anti-abortion. The Bible itself gives us the idea of it not being alive until the mother feels the baby move. That’s around halfway through the pregnancy. FFS.

Or on the “sanctity of life”…

Anything pro-birth makes me insane, but invoking Susan B. Anthony’s name based on one letter that was very clearly NOT written by her makes my blood boil. SBA A) didn’t believe a fetus was a person until the “quickening” at month 5 and B) didn’t really think women should chain themselves to their husbands with babies…